TORONTO – "Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too?” boasts Bill Carroll who will continue hosting the Bill Carroll Show on top-rated L.A.-based talk radio station KFI AM 640, as he picks up the afternoon drive slot at Toronto’s Talk Radio AM640 reports Corus Radio. Carroll’s Toronto show will air weekdays from 4 pm to 7 pm with award-winning Canadian journalist, Arlene Bynon, starting Monday, January 7, 2013. At KFI he hosts his other daily show from 12 – 3 pm (9am-noon Toronto time).
“Today I have in my hand a new long term agreement to remain at KFI. Awesome! But that's not all. Starting January 7th next year, my Toronto fans can hear me each weekday on Talk Radio AM640 as they drive home from 4 to 7 pm. A completely different show for Toronto listeners on issues they care about. 640 in L.A. and 640 in T.O. It's almost poetic. To my Toronto fans, thanks so much for missing me and wanting me back. To my SoCal fans, my eternal gratitude for making us so welcome here,” writes Carroll on his website blog.
A seasoned talk show host, broadcast reporter and news anchor, Carroll’s career began over 25 years ago and has included hosting positions at morning and afternoon drive shows in Ontario (including Corus' Q107 in Toronto). Bringing his “signature no nonsense approach to current issues, Bill's special brand of talk radio offers AM640 listeners a compelling afternoon drive experience,” says Corus in a statement.
"We're thrilled to have Bill join our AM640 team as he will positively serve our station's mission to be the best talk radio station in Toronto," said Gord Harris, Program Director, AM640. "Bill's flair for storytelling and his ability to engage and entertain his listeners is a great fit with the station's lineup of informed and opinionated current affairs program hosts."
"This new show is about Toronto and for Toronto, and I'm very excited to be back on air full-time in the city and on my new 'home', AM640," said Bill Carroll. "I'm also thrilled that Arlene Bynon will be part of the program and I look forward to engaging with her and the loyal audience she has built."
"It's wonderful to see Bill Carroll coming back to Toronto radio," said Arlene Bynon. "I have been driving this bus for a year and half and look forward to sharing the mic with Bill for part of the show which will allow me to pursue my many other interests."
Carroll will join on-air talent including John Oakley, Mike Stafford, Tina Trigiani, Jeff McArthur, Charles Adler and Roy Green.
