Leafs Lunch on TSN 1050 cancelled as part of latest Bell Media cutbacks

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Host Julia Tocheri will remain part of the TSN’s digitial platform Bardown, while co-host Mike DiStefano has other roles within the network.

With so much hockey content to talk about, from the Cup celebration toin Pittsburgh, the local Toronto audience was left listening to a simulcast of ESPN Radio debating whether the New Orleans Pelicans could move up in the NBA draft.

“Just want to send along our thoughts to Julia and Mike …. They are quality people, we wish them well,” said Tatti as he guest-hosted Game Play, that goes from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. “It’s unfortunate that it comes to this. This is the company’s decision. DiStefano appears semi-regularly on OverDrive, TSN’s flagship afternoon drive show. Those hosts — Bryan Hayes and former NHLersTSN 1050’s other shows, including the morning show First Up with Aaron Korolnek and former NHLer Carlo Colaiacovo, the afternoon Game Play with Matt Cauz, and Overdrive remained on the schedule.There were other cuts elsewhere. The biggest from a sports standpoint was the closing of TSN 1260 in Edmonton, that featured Jason Gregor and former NHLer Jason Strudwick.

 

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