This article is about the broadcasting personality, see Bill Carroll (musician) for the American guitarist/singer.

Bill Carroll is a Canadian broadcast personality and currently the host of The Bill Carroll Morning Show from 6:00 am to 10:00 am on CFRB 1010 in Toronto. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the country. ... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... Bill Carroll in concert, 2005 Bill Carroll (born December 29, 1966 in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, bassist and guitarist. ... 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. ...

He is one of the most prominent radio hosts in Canada and many billboards currently show him with Leslie Roberts. It is a promotion for what was then called The New Bill Carroll Morning Show. It can be heard in the Toronto and Mississauga areas.[1] History and Family Born in 1962, Leslie Roberts is a well-known TV personality, primarily from his position as the anchor for Global TVs News Hour at 6:00 and finishing at 7:00. ... Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Area: 288. ...

Background

Carroll was born in Scotland near Glasgow, and came with his family to Canada in the late 1960s. The family first lived in Scarborough, Ontario in an apartment (later in a townhouse), where he attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute, a few years before Mike Myers. This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1 January 1850 (township)   1 January 1967 (borough) Incorporated Amalgamation June 1983 (city) 1 January 1998 Government  - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)  - Governing Body Toronto City Council  - MPs John Cannis, Jim Karygiannis, Derek Lee, John McKay, Dan McTeague, Tom Wappel  - MPPs Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti... This article is about the actor. ...

Carroll became a Canadian Citizen in recent years; his Citizenship Ceremony, on a Canada Day was broadcast over CFRB. Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is Canadas national holiday, marking the establishment of Canada as a self-governing Dominion on July 1, 1867. ...

Carroll married his wife Sylvie Lapointe in July 2003 in Quebec City. They had their first child early in 2005, and had their second child in July of 2006. Nickname: Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use; the Don de Dieu was Champlains ship) Coordinates: , Country Province Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Founded 1608 by Samuel de Champlain Constitution date 1833 Government...

Career

Out of high school in 1980, Carroll moved to New Liskeard, Ontario. "My first job was as news director for the station CJTT. This meant I was also the morning news anchor and the news reporter — I was a one-man department. But it was a great place to learn about broadcast journalism. "I hadn't formally studied journalism, so once I got the job I bought every book on broadcast journalism I could find. At night I would study to be a broadcast journalist, and practice during the day." Bill was the co-host of MuchMusic's game show spoof Test Pattern, along with Dan Gallagher. After a stint in Peterborough, Ontario, he joined Q107 in Toronto, on a news program named "Barometer". He subsequently worked at its sister station TALK 640 as morning host, before joining CFRB in 1998; first as a weekend newscaster, then as news director, before assuming his talk show. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Temiskaming Shores, Ontario is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... CJTT is an FM radio station in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, Canada, with a hot adult contemporary format. ... Broadcast journalism refers to television news and radio news, as well as the online news outlets of broadcast affiliates. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ... Test Pattern was a game show on the Canadian television channel MuchMusic in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Dan Gallagher (?-1997) was the host of the CBC Television music video program Video Hits during the early 1990s. ... Nickname: Motto: Dat natura, elaborant artes (Nature Provides, Industry Develops) Map of Ontario with Peterborough indicated with a red dot Coordinates: Country Canada  Province Ontario  County Peterborough County Established 1819 - Scotts Plains Incorporated as town 1850 - Peterborough Incorporated as city July 1, 1905 Government  - Mayor Paul Ayotte  - MP Dean... CILQ-FM is a radio station, broadcasting at 107. ... CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 on the AM dial in Toronto, Ontario. ...

In October 2004, Carroll was named to host Global Television's Focus Ontario, a weekly public affairs show. His tenure there lasted until fall 2005, when he was replaced by Sean Mallen. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CIII-TV is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

He continues with Global Ontario as a commentator on its early evening newscast with Leslie Roberts [2], and occasionally Live at 5:30 on CH television in Hamilton. CIII-TV is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... History and Family Born in 1962, Leslie Roberts is a well-known TV personality, primarily from his position as the anchor for Global TVs News Hour at 6:00 and finishing at 7:00. ... CH is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Province Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - MPs List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet  - MPPs List of MPPs Sophia Aggelonitis Andrea...

Was fired from Global when focus groups felt that he was lousy and didn't care for his Conservative slant on every piece.

Carroll also teaches a radio course at Seneca College. Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ...

Increase in listeners

Since CFRB's program changes, they have had a substantial increase in listeners to The Bill Carroll Morning Show.

The radio station gave the unreleased details to their "E Club" members.[3]

• The Bill Carroll Morning Show saw an increase of 11.2% during the Winter BBM Ratings. Female listeners of the show aged 25-54 have increased 36.6% while male listeners aged 25-54 have only increased 25.8%.
• Adult listeners of The Leslie Roberts Show have increased 40.2% in the Fall BBM Ratings. Female listeners of the show aged 25-54 have increased 174% in the Winter BBM Ratings.

News

FLICK-OFF Campaign

On April 26, 2007 the Ontario Provincial government launched a new environment campaign with a slogan "FLICK-OFF". The phrase resembled the derogatory phrase fuck off (because the 'L' and the 'I' together could be perceived as a 'U'). Carroll claimed children will see the derogatory word, sending the wrong message. He sarcastically told the government and some callers to Flick-off on live radio. is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Switch over

On December 15, 2006, it was announced on The Six O'clock News Hour that Bill Carroll would be replacing Ted Woloshyn as host of The Morning Show starting January 2007. Woloshyn had announced that very morning that he was resigning, after celebrating his tenth anniversary as CFRB Morning host (following Wally Crouter's 50 year tenure).^[1] Ted Woloshyn (born c. ... Wally Crouter (born Walter Crouter August 5, 1923 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a retired Canadian radio broadcaster best known for his career at CFRB radio in Toronto, spanning half a century, most of which was spent as the stations top-rated morning man. ...

However, Carroll unlike Woloshyn, show starts at 6:00 am instead of 5:30 am. His show ends at 10:00 am instead of 8:30 am, and is followed by Leslie Roberts, with whom Carroll appears with on Global News Hour. This was announced on January 3, 2007. History and Family Born in 1962, Leslie Roberts is a well-known TV personality, primarily from his position as the anchor for Global TVs News Hour at 6:00 and finishing at 7:00. ... CIII-TV is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Impersonation

On February 2, 2007, fellow talk show host Jim Richards found out that an unknown man was impersonating himself and Carroll in chatrooms. Richards later talked to the man during his show. The impersonator, had pictures of Carroll's children, wife, himself and parents. He sent these to people in his chatrooms as verification that it was really Carroll and Jim. There were harsh words exchanged as Jim Richards did not discuss the impersonator with Carroll. Carroll found out from a listener, and had later discussion on and off the air with Richards. ^{[citation needed]} Jim Richards (born 1966) is a Canadian radio personality. ...

Lawsuit

Tim Hortons filed a defamation lawsuit against Carroll, Standard Radio, which owns CFRB, and CanWest for his allegations on CFRB and Global TV that the Canadian taxpayers were footing the bill for its well-publicised franchise in Afghanistan.^[2] Tim Hortons is a coffee-and-doughnut fast food restaurant chain largely based in Canada. ... Standard Broadcasting Corporation is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...

Carroll said on his Global TV commentary: "Tim Hortons has been sliding by on the great publicity about the Kandahar franchise all these months and then Global uncovers the dirty little secret. You and I, the taxpayers, are picking up $4 or 5 million dollars a year so that they can look good to the public ... Shame on Tim Hortons."

Tim Hortons Inc. is seeking $35 million from all three for the false statement.^[3]

References

External links

• Bill Carroll Show (CFRB)
• Global TV
• Excerpt of Bill Carroll hosting a cable TV show in the early 1980s