Latest NewsBen Mulroney, Steve Paikin among those joining 640 Toronto as contributors

Ben Mulroney, Steve Paikin among those joining 640 Toronto as contributors

Former etalk and CTV Your Morning host Ben Mulroney, TVO host Steve Paikin, and former Toronto deputy mayor Ana Bailão are among those joining 640 (CFIQ-AM) Toronto as regular contributors.

All three guests have joined host Greg Brady on weekday morning show Toronto Today. They’ll now move into dedicated appearance spots, with Mulroney heard every Monday between 7:30-8:00 a.m., Paikin every Tuesday from 7:30-8:00 a.m. and Bailão every Thursday from 7:30-8:00 a.m.

Former Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, former CP24 Managing Editor and anchor Stephanie Smyth, mayoral candidate Anthony Furey, and Paramount Fine Foods founder Mohamad Fakih also join the station as contributors.

“Adding respected voices to the fabric of AM 640 shows our renewed commitment to providing listeners with a variety of diverse opinions,” said National Director, Talk Radio, Mike Bendixen, in a station announcement.


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Connie Thiessen
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Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. With a passion for music, film and community service, she led News 95.7 to a 2013 Atlantic Journalism Award and regional RTDNA award for Best Radio Newscast. More recently, she was nominated for Music Journalist of the Year at Canadian Music Week 2019. To report a typo or error please email - corrections@broadcastdialogue.com

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