John Shannon

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297 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 8 Jul

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Sekeres & Price Show · John Shannon: chatting with Caleb Malhotra, Network changes, and the Toronto bias · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

But that became, you know, how many employees? matched

You know, all of the, you know, the pensions that they pay for those people. matched

It became a line item in a major corporation. matched

But in no way... matched

when we're talking about millions of dollars, probably small millions of dollars in the radio world versus billions of dollars for MLSE, I don't think they're related at all. matched

So the answer is what, and support the other company out of Montreal? matched

I know, I know. matched

So then you say, okay, well, then I'm going to switch. matched

I'm not going to Rogers. matched

I'm not going to Bell. matched

I'm going to switch to Telus, right? matched

I mean, so that's, I mean, I was part of that world, Matt, in the late 70s, early 80s, when people were mad at the NHL not going to Winnipeg and Edmonton, and there were bullet holes through the Molson, matched

brewery office in Winnipeg when the Jets were not going to be considered to rejoin the NHL in 79. matched

Those days are a little different now, but you do have to be a little concerned about that. matched

Just as a point, and this is not about me, but when you do run something like Hockey Night in Canada, matched

You have to be respectful, not of the big cities. matched

You have to be respectful of what it means to Estevan, Saskatchewan, and what it means to Prince George, and what it means to Fort McMurray, because that's where your real hardcore hockey fan lives. matched

And I think in my time, that was our biggest success, because we didn't need to speak to the Toronto Maple Leaf fan that lived in North York. matched

he was going to watch anyway. matched

But we needed to speak to Canadians across the country. matched

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