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trained police dispatchers and then moved into HR because I was studying while I was working.

And then from there, I actually worked in the nonprofit sector and Rogers Communications.

I worked at a law firm, a national law firm, and then the Bank of Canada.

And when I worked at the bank, I have a bit of an eclectic background between crisis management, HR, and information security.

Matt Sicars alongside Blake Price.

Four-time Juno Award winner, two-time provincial basketball titlist, world logrolling champion, Mike Rogerson hitting switches and conducting things.

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Well, yeah, because they knew what, uh, what they were, what they weren't [laughs] and what other forms of audio content were that they were not measuring up to.

I've told the story a million times, but, uh, before meeting Mr. Rogerson here and all his expertise, I have a good friend who's in the music business, sound engineer, and when we were starting this project up, I was asking him about mics and things like that, and he finally stopped me and he's like, "Matt, you're on the AM dial.

Wherever you go, whatever you speak into is gonna sound miles better than where you were." And I was like, "Fair point." Uh, not to mention the screeching downtown.

Not only what we stand against, but what we stand for.

You've been in the private sector for the last five years or so, working with CIBC, then Rogers Communications, following a lengthy career in federal politics.

What was it about the Ontario Liberal leadership that appealed to you?

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My email address is mike.epple, that's E-P-P-E-L, at rci.rogers.com. On social media, I go by at Eppman, that's E-P-P-M-A-N.

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The NHL has a new 12-year French-language broadcast arrangement in Canada.

TVA Sports snagged the rights through a sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications and Quebec Corps.

Under the deal, TVA Sports and TVA Sports Direct will air up to 350 regular season games per season, including 32 of the Montreal Canadiens' contests.

That's up from 22 last season.

But first, I know you're also keeping an eye and an ear on everything here in Vancouver and the broadcast stuff.

Games moving to KISS FM, and you were the guy a couple of weeks back who said, hey, don't think Rogers hasn't considered bringing back Sports Talk Radio despite nixing it in July.

What's the latest you're hearing on all that?

All eyes at Rogers right now, it's going to upset your Vancouver sports fans.

So I think all eyes right now on Rogers on the amalgamation of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment and the Blue Jays when that deal finally closes that they take full ownership.

So when you talk to Rogers people right now, especially as it relates to sports.

sports media and content they're really trying to figure out what does this new world order look like when that closes you know who's doing what who owns what and I think even to the extent of who's in charge I mean ultimately we know who's in charge at the very top but there's now going to be a new entity they have the Jays the Raptors the Leafs add in the Blue Jays add in Sportsnet That is a big beast and growing more important each and every day.

So to me, the question really is, what does that look like? And from all eyes and ears right now, that's what they're focused on.