Andrew Krystal
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Andrew Krystal (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian radio talk show host currently heard on sports talk radio station The Fan 590 in Toronto. He has previously been heard on the Rogers Communications news talk network in the Canadian Maritimes. Originating from News 95.7 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his program Maritime Morning was simulcast on co-owned stations in Moncton, New Brunswick and Saint John, New Brunswick. Krystal is also a writer and occasional TV current affairs panelist.
Following his studies in English and international relations at the University of Toronto,[1] Krystal began a career in radio syndication.
Career
From 1986 to 1991 he worked with Sonic Workshop, owned by the late David Pritchard and Alan Lysaght, where he co-produced, wrote, voiced and sold the Entertainment Tonight-style series Entertainment Week and Entertainment Today, which aired in 60 Canadian markets. Following syndicated radio, he hosted and wrote independent TV series and travel guide programs.
He previously hosted The Andrew Krystal Show on Sunday nights on Toronto's CFRB, and also hosted talk radio programs on CFMJ (Talk 640/Mojo Radio) in Toronto, and on CKTB in St. Catharines, Ontario. He is perhaps best remembered in the Toronto market for popularizing the term "Leaf Nation."[citation needed]
Krystal began hosting Maritime Morning in October 2005. The Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) indicated in the spring of 2010 that Maritime Morning with Andrew Krystal continued to be the highest rated program on News 95.7, with a 12.3 share among men 25-54, ranking second overall in the market.
In 2010 Andrew Krystal won the RTNDA (Radio Television's News Director's Award) for editorial commentary for his broadcast editorial on the death of Michael Jackson.
On July 12, 2010 it was announced that Krystal would be leaving News 95.7 to join the Fan 590 in Toronto. His last appearance on Maritime Morning was on July 30, 2010. On August 16, 2010, Krystal made his début on the Fan 590 on the 9AM-12PM timeslot.
On September 21, 2010, Krystal made his debut as the host of the FAN 590's new morning show, Andrew Krystal in the Morning, on the 5:30AM-9AM timeslot with contributions by FAN 590 veteran Dan Dunleavy as its sports anchor.[2]
Legal troubles
On January 6, 2007 Krystal was arrested and later pled guilty to one count of mischief, and two breaches of an undertaking after consulting with the crown.[3] [4][5]
In February 2007 Krytal missed a show after he was arrested again for allegedly breaching an undertaking that forbids him from possessing or consuming alcohol.[6][5]
References
- ^ http://www.halifaxclub.ns.ca/viewevent2.php?id=1037&thisdate=2010-03-09
- ^ http://www.fan590.com/more.jsp?content=20100919_231630_752 FAN 590 press release
- ^ "Krystal pleads not guilty to assault on ex-girlfriend". The Halifax Daily News. February 21, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "N.S. radio host changes pleas to guilty, assault charge dropped". Canadian Press NewsWire. May 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ a b Beth Johnston (February 4, 2007). "Krystal at a crossroads". The Halifax Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Radio host back on air after arrest". The Globe and Mail. February 15, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2010.