Toronto Today with Greg Brady
Corus Radio Network
Greg has been with CORUS and AM640 since Fall 2019 when he crossed over from Sportsnet 590, the Fan after 9 1/2 years wanting to do something more challenging and diverse than "just" sports. After success early in his career in Detroit co-hosting the top-rated morning sports talk show in the entire state of Michigan from 2002 to 2007, Greg came to Toronto and CORUS/AM640 to co-host "The Bill Watters Show" when the company had the broadcast rights to the Toronto Maple Leafs. His time at Sportsnet 590, The Fan began in 2010, and also featured a successful run in morning drive in two incarnations, between 2011 and 2019, so morning audiences are already very familiar in Toronto with his knowledge and personality. Greg has broadcast play-by-play from several Super Bowls for radio in the United Kingdom, and handled OHL play-by-play for the Windsor Spitfires and Saginaw Spirit from 2002-2008. His radio recipe is to "play the hits" and "keep things moving", with a mix of news, politics, social commentary, sports, and entertainment. The things people talk about at their dining room table, backyard barbecues, and at kids' sporting events are the things he wants the show to be about. Greg's current joy is navigating two teenage boys through as he describes it, "an era of adjustment" with his wife of 17 years. His hobbies include making music playlists for runs at the gym, tennis, reading music biographies, and watching documentaries when live news and sports isn't consuming him.
Location:
Toronto, Canada
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
Greg has been with CORUS and AM640 since Fall 2019 when he crossed over from Sportsnet 590, the Fan after 9 1/2 years wanting to do something more challenging and diverse than "just" sports. After success early in his career in Detroit co-hosting the top-rated morning sports talk show in the entire state of Michigan from 2002 to 2007, Greg came to Toronto and CORUS/AM640 to co-host "The Bill Watters Show" when the company had the broadcast rights to the Toronto Maple Leafs. His time at Sportsnet 590, The Fan began in 2010, and also featured a successful run in morning drive in two incarnations, between 2011 and 2019, so morning audiences are already very familiar in Toronto with his knowledge and personality. Greg has broadcast play-by-play from several Super Bowls for radio in the United Kingdom, and handled OHL play-by-play for the Windsor Spitfires and Saginaw Spirit from 2002-2008. His radio recipe is to "play the hits" and "keep things moving", with a mix of news, politics, social commentary, sports, and entertainment. The things people talk about at their dining room table, backyard barbecues, and at kids' sporting events are the things he wants the show to be about. Greg's current joy is navigating two teenage boys through as he describes it, "an era of adjustment" with his wife of 17 years. His hobbies include making music playlists for runs at the gym, tennis, reading music biographies, and watching documentaries when live news and sports isn't consuming him.
Language:
English
Episodes
Protect Our Schools: Weekend Rally at Queen’s Park
10/3/2025
Greg Brady spoke with Jessica Bell, Shadow Minister for Finance and the Treasury Board and MPP for University-Rosedale about Protect Our Schools Rally Takes Over Queens Park: CUPE Education Workers Rally at Queen’s Park on Saturday to Demand Increased Funding, Staffing, and Safety in Ontario Schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:14:26
Tradition in Question: The Politics of Remembrance Day Wreaths
10/3/2025
Greg Brady spoke to Chris Richardson, CAF veteran (cook) and Founder and Chief Diving Officer at Deep 6 Gear (a scuba equipment brand) about Carney government limits provided Remembrance Day wreaths for MPs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:07
Think Tank with Ben Mulroney and Eric Lombardi
10/3/2025
Greg Brady & the panel of: Ben Mulroney, Host of the Ben Mulroney Show 9 to Noon on the Corus Radio Network, Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, Discuss: 1. UK terror attack has grabbed everyone’s attention. More sad than furious watching celebrations in London after it. There’s only one religion we’d allow to be victimized like this - plain & simple. What are we supposed to think when we hear this/see what we saw? 2 - Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says the number of homes sold in September was up 8.5 per cent from the same month last year. And most importantly for buyers - prices have dropped by almost 5% year over year - to just over a million dollars for all home types - condos included. If housing affordability has improved, why does it still feel unaffordable? 3. Is it time for Canada to embrace two-tier health care? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:22:32
Should Canada Adopt a U.S.-Style Approach to Military Recruitment?
10/3/2025
Greg Brady spoke to Charlotte Duval-Lantoine vice-president of Ottawa operations and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute about does Canada need a more aggressive approach to military recruitment like in the US? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:33
From Stranded to Stonewalled: Air Canada’s Passenger Payout Problem
10/3/2025
Greg Brady spoke to Mike Denyszen, Air Canada passenger who was stranded in Sweden during strike and was owed $2,200 from Air Canada and now they have ghosted him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:06:26
Friday's Show Opener
10/3/2025
Greg Brady talked about Manchester synagogue attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:13:06
Can Trump’s Framework End the War? Israel Says Yes, Hamas Pressured
10/2/2025
Greg Brady spoke to Andrew Fox, former airborne army officer served for 16 years in the British Army about President Trump’s peace plan: the deal Israel accepted, but Hamas is saying no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:17:53
Lobbyist Influence Seen in Ford Government’s Training Fund Choices
10/2/2025
Greg Brady spoke with David Piccini, Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and MPP for Northumberland - Peterborough South about Ford government picked low-scoring projects pushed by lobbyists for training fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:39
Think Tank with Laryssa Waler & Genevieve Tomney
10/2/2025
Greg Brady & the panel of: Laryssa Waler, Founder of Henley Strategies, Genevieve Tomney, Principle at GT and Company, Discuss: 1 - Ontario unlikely to hit $10-a-day child care target next year, minister concedes: Is this mismanagement by the province by spending the federal childcare funds in 4 years when it was earmarked for 5 years, or should the feds have put more money into it to begin with? Was this always an unrealistic number - and why wasn’t it guided to income? Why should a couple making $300K get $10/day daycare - this was happening in some context 2 - Doug Ford ‘disappointed’ with feds decision to refuse relocation request for Marineland whales: Feds block moving them because they will be in captivity but they already are in captivity, what should be done about the whales? 3 - The US government is clear - we’ll recognize the male/female sex on a passport - you cannot mark X - your passport must state male/female - I suppose proper warning - have to play by the US rules or ANY nation, yes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:22:57
Ontario Withdraws Thousands of Driver Charges Amid Court Backlog
10/2/2025
Greg brady spoke to David Shellnutt, founder Biking Lawyer LLP about Thousands of charges against drivers withdrawn in Ontario as critics decry system in ‘shambles’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:11:19
Brad Bradford Announces Early Bid for Toronto Mayor
10/2/2025
Greg Brady spoke with Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York about his intention to run for Toronto mayor more than a year ahead of election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:13:14
Thursday Show Opener
10/2/2025
Greg Brady talked about the Ontario Auditor General's report on Energy & Child Care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:46
A familiar face is heading back to Toronto City Hall
10/1/2025
Greg Brady spoke with Neethan Shan, councillor-elect for Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge River about his by-election win and heading back to Toronto City Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:11:14
Think Tank with Stephanie Smyth, Brad Bradford, & Mark Saunders
10/1/2025
Greg Brady & the panel of: Stephanie Smyth, Toronto—St. Paul MPP Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor for Beaches - East York Mark Saunders, former Toronto police chief, mayoral candidate Discuss: 1 - Temporary hotel funding ends - feds had spent at least $1.2B on it - cities now under pressure, Toronto amongst them, and yet no ask for a re-frame or re-think about asylum qualifications or fixing the system from Mayor Chow - just an ask for $. How do you see this? She’s fine to ask for it - it only makes the issues grow, does it not? 2 - Two terrible scooter accidents in GTA involving 12 and 10 year olds. TERRIBLE to hear of, yet not sure lack of legislation impacts this. I was pleased to see a bunch of tickets handed out in Toronto for illegal use of them. Does any deterrent work to prevent this, besides us agreeing 10 and 12 is way too young to be anywhere near heavy traffic with these? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:23:15
TTC Issues Apology Following Major Service Disruption
10/1/2025
Greg Brady spoke with Mandeep Lali, TTC CEO about his apology to commuters after fire at Bloor-Yonge Station shuts down several stations & would he raise TTC fares if he could? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:11:34
Teaching Model Change Sparks Parent Protest in Toronto’s East End
10/1/2025
Greg Brady spoke to Jenn Engels, parent of Grade 7 student at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School about Parents at east end school protest teaching model change for grades 7 and 8. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:09:00
Think Tank with Chloe Brown & Steve Paikin
9/30/2025
Guest host Brad Smith and the panel of: Steve Paikin, Author and Broadcaster, host of The Paikin Podcast, Chloe Brown, policy analyst and former Toronto mayoral candidate, Discuss: 1 - Are apologies, monuments, ceremonies, and land acknowledgements meaningful if they’re not matched by resource allocation and structural change? How do we hold today’s governments accountable for harms that happened in the past but still affect people now? 2 - Chow warns funding shortfall for asylum seekers equivalent to two per cent tax hike: Is there any way to get around this without a tax hike? 3 - Ford considers rolling out more cameras to investigate home invasions: Is this an invasion of privacy? Ford does say that he will seek residents permission as well so shouldn't he be asking residents permission to remove speed cameras? How effective would these cameras even be, we have speed cameras being watched by cameras and they still get vandalized and criminals aren't caught.. 4 - Ready to fall back? Here’s when daylight time ends in Canada: Can we just end the time change? Why can’t we just fall back and stay there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:25:24
Cinematic Protectionism: Trump’s 100% Foreign Film Tariff
9/30/2025
Guest host Brad Smith spoke to Marguerite Pigott, Film Commissioner & Director of Entertainment Industries, City of Toronto about Trump says U.S. to impose 100% tariff on all foreign-made movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:07:15
Toronto’s “for-Indigenous, by-Indigenous” non-profit organization Na-Me-Res will host its fourth annual Day of Remembrance
9/30/2025
Guest host Brad Smith spoke with Steve Teekens is an Ojibway, member of Nipissing First Nation and passionate advocate for Indigenous rights and Executive Director at Na-Me-Res a Toronto-based organization that provides outreach and temporary, transitional and permanent housing to Indigenous men living on the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:10:33
At the Table: Police Association Meets with Public Safety Minister
9/29/2025
Guest host Brad Smith spoke with Clayton Campbell, President of the Toronto Police Association & Hank Idsinga, 640 Toronto’s Crime Specialist, former police inspector about the annual board meetings of the Canadian Police Association joined by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:44