We lost a Canadian broadcasting legend this week. Lloyd Robertson anchored CBC’s the National before leaving for CTV National News where he’d be appointed Chief News Anchor and Senior News Editor until his final sign off on September 1, 2011. That was 41 years as a national anchor – the longest tenure of any national news anchor in North America.

A few years ago, when Lloyd was 89, he agreed to appear on Toronto Mike’d remotely. I remember sitting on the zoom waiting for Lloyd and just hoping I wouldn’t screw it up. Lloyd was so cordial and kind, I relaxed right away and realized I could ask him anything. I could ask him about SCTV’s Floyd Robertson and The Simpsons’ Kent Brockman and his successor at CTV National News Lisa Laflamme. We ended up talking for 90 minutes.

I never met Lloyd in person, but I’ve talked to dozens of people who did and they all experienced the same gentle kindness. Here’s an edited version of episode 1194 of Toronto Mike’d, featuring a man who will truly be missed, Lloyd Robertson.

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In this 1947th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Ted Axe, the first lead singer for The Action, one of Canada's first punk bands.

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In this 1946th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike catches up with the remarkable Stu Stone. Stu takes about Dark Side of the Ring, his live event with Samoa Joe, his Don't F**k with Ghosts event in Banff, his surprise role as Cygnus Hyoga in Saint Seiya, his thoughts on the current Toast duo and his Drake Take before he reviews Toronto Mike'd one-man-show at the El Mocambo.

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In this 1945th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Rebecca Rankin about the Irreplaceable Milk campaign that launched her career, her time at MuchMusic hosting Fax, her move to NYC and VH1, why she came home and so much more.

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In this 1944th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Andrew Creeggan about the passing of his father, how he and his brother Jim came to join Barenaked Ladies, why he left the band, The Brothers Creeggan and Andiworks.

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In this 1943rd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Juno Award and Polaris Prize-nominated singer Tanika Charles about Parkdale, her big break with Soul Run, her imposter syndrome and why she's still making beautiful music.

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Peter Gross called me this morning with the sad news. Bill Atanasoff had passed away at the age of 73. Shortly after this phone call, Lorne Honickman texted me the same news and included this prose:

Bill Atanasoff was a former City-TV cameraman who was struck by a drunk driver on November 9, 2010, while on assignment. Bill suffered severe head trauma, a broken neck, broken pelvis and two broken legs, but despite living the rest of his life as a blind quadrapeligic, his story was not a sad one, but an inspiring one.

On Sep 29, 2025, Peter Gross visited the TMDS studio for a lengthy chat about Bill. Peter arrived with several pieces of audio, featuring Jim McKenny, Lorne Honickman, John Whaley, Al McCormick, Bill's sister, and Bill's caregiver. He also recorded a conversation with Bill himself, about the accident, about his life in the years that followed, and about his incredibly inspiring attitude.

You can hear the entire episode in the Toronto Mike’d archives, you’ll find it there as episode 1770, but I wanted to pay tribute to Bill by sharing some of the highlights, including a very special conversation with Bill himself. I am grateful to Peter that we have this audio, as Peter tells me it was likely the last time Bill shared his story in such detail.

Rest well, Bill. My sincere condolences to all who knew and loved him.

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In this 1941st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Zoomer morning show host Jane Brown about her career in radio at Newstalk 1010, 680 News, CHFI, CISS FM, Q107, and the CKO Radio Network.

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