Andrew Krystal is a Canadian radio talk show host 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 is 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. He became a national media figure in January 2006 when headlines described a heated exchange between Nova Scotia Members of Parliament Peter MacKay of the Conservative Party and Alexa McDonough of the New Democratic Party that took place on his show, where MacKay told McDonough the following: "I think you better stick to your knitting". A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ... The Maritimes or Maritime provinces are a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. ... CJNI is a radio station broadcasting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at 95. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... Moncton (46°6′ N 64°46′ W) is the second largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is at the heart of the fastest growing urban area in the province. ... Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, BA, LL.B, MP (born September 27, 1965) serves as the member of Parliament (MP) for Central Nova, Nova Scotia, Canadas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Alexa McDonough (born August 11, 1944) is a Canadian politician, and former leader of the New Democratic Party. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ...

Krystal garnered further national attention on January 23, 2006 for comments made during a brief appearance on CTV Newsnet, when he told fellow election panelist Charles Adler, who is the grandson of Auschwitz victims, that Adler would have voted for Adolf Hitler if Hitler were running as a Conservative. Krystal's comments sparked outrage in the Canadian conservative blogosphere and were branded as "sick" and "despicable" by the popular Bourque Newswatch website. CTV Newsnet is a Canadian 24-hour headline news cable television channel which went onair on October 17, 1997. ... Charles Adler (born August 25, 1954) is a Canadian talk show host. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Blogosphere is a collective term encompassing all blogs and their interconnections. ... Bourque Newswatch is a Canadian news aggregator website, run by journalist Pierre Bourque. ...

Krystal later clarified his comments in an email to a Canadian political blogger, as follows: "I said that Adler would vote for Satan or Hitler as long as he was a Conservative. Blind in other words.... I wouldn't vote for Mussolini or Hitler either. I might try Satan. He's the devil I know." Gustave Dorés depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan, from the Hebrew word for adversary (Standard Hebrew: , Satan; Tiberian Hebrew ; Koine Greek: Σατανάς Satanás, Persian: , Satanás; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , , Geez: , Turkish: Şeytan), is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally applied to... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ...

Krystal began hosting Maritime Morning in October 2005. He previously hosted The Andrew Krystal Show on Sunday nights on Toronto's CFRB. He has also hosted talk radio programs on CFMJ in Toronto and on CKTB in St. Catharines, Ontario. CFRB, or CFRB 1010 as it is often referred to, is an AM radio station in Toronto, Canada, broadcasting on 1010 kHz, with a shortwave radio simulcast by CFRX on 6070 kHz. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ... CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 on the AM dial in Toronto, Ontario. ... CKTB is a radio station in St. ... Nickname: Motto: Industry and Liberality Location of St. ...

On July 12, 2006, Andrew Krystal become a source of blogsphere controversy again. Caveat blog page Krystal's comments on his views on pit-bull terriers were the latest comments by the Rogers Media talk show host.

Andrew Krystal made newspaper headlines and TV news cycles, yet again, on Tuesday August 22nd 2006 when the Premier of Nova Scotia, Rodney Macdonald, consented to go on air in an exclusive interview to discuss the controversy surrounding his personal life: after running a campaign on "family values", Macdonald recently split up with his wife. The Premier addressed his determiniation to fight on politically and maintained there is not an inconsistancy with what he ran on and who he is privately; Macdoanald also declared that he still loved his wife and openly dared his constituents to "define a family".

Following a domestic dispute in January 2007, Krystal pleaded guilty to mischief and disobeying a court order to abstain from alcohol. A charge of assault and another alcohol-related charge were dropped^[1]. He was given a conditional discharge with 12 months of probation. As part of his probation, he was ordered to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, pay for a damaged computer and take substance abuse and anger management counselling.^[2]

Andrew Krystal is a conservative flame baiter who refers to people who panhandle as human pigeons

Krystal is a conservative flame baiter who refers to people as human pigeons.

External links

• Andrew Krystal Facebook Group
• Andrew Krystal, official site
• Toronto discussion site totalk.ca is home to a group of Toronto-based fans
• Unofficial Andrew Krystal discussion area on talkradionation.com
• Audio of the January 23, 2006 interview on CTV Newsnet
• Charles Adler's Sun Media Column on this incident