Tony Marinaro...Canada's Most Obnoxious Radio Broadcaster

TSN 990 Radio's Tony Marinaro will never be mistaken for being generous when it comes to broadcast etiquette...Tony Marinaro will never be remembered for his social graces or obliging personality...Tony Marinaro will never acknowledge that a conversation should include two or more people. After nine years at TSN 990, all of these underwhelming traits have produced a broaadcaster whose approach can only be described with one word...OBNOXIOUS.
In order to be recognized as Canada's "most obnoxious radio broadcaster", you have to meet several criteria for which you are deemed so unbearable, that it takes the listener every ounce of restraint not to take a sledgehammer to the radio! Many broadcasters can bring out these savage impulses but Marinaro is in a league of his own! Here are but a few of the examples that earned Marinaro his infamous distinction as...MOST OBNOXIOUS IN CANADA.
-Has been known to call his listeners and e-mailers "morons" when anyone disagrees with his opinion.
-Predictions seem to be so very important to him...The show has become his personal fantasy league.
-Thinks that predictions are a science...An exact science when he is right.
-Brags about his correct predictions incessantly the next broadcast day.
-His predictions come with underlying contradictions and assorted scenarios in order to keep all the bases covered when defending himself the next day.
-VERY ethnocentric...He reserves an uncharacteristic respect and patience for his Italian brethren.
-Interrupts callers in mid-sentence, goes on a tangent and thanks the listener for calling...End of conversation Marinaro style.
-Never lets Randy Tieman finish a thought...Good thing or bad, it's pretty rude.
-Can't accept any negative comments contrary to his point of view.
-Will spend the whole show defending past comments all the while claiming he doesn't want this to be the shows primary focus.(Prime example: When Tony insisted that Jacques Martin should have put Canadiens' hometown rookie Louis Leblanc on for the opening faceoff, for HUMANITARIAN reasons, regardless of Leblanc's status as a fourth liner.)...The next two hours were spent debating and defending this trivial subject.
-Seems to be psychic...Twenty four hours after a sporting event he claims to have known that a certain team would win...We're not worthy!
-His useless Twitter question of the day is designed to get people riled up. More times than not it's just a big waste of time. Example; When ex Montreal Canadien Jaroslav Halak's St.Louis Blues beat Carey Price's Canadiens, Marinaro asked if "the right goalie was traded". This question received such a negative response that Marinaro once again resorted to calling listeners "morons" for criticizing his question.
-Says "I'm not going to lie to you" quite a bit...What sort of person usually says that...Hmmm.
-A couple of years back when the Canadiens Scott Gomez was struggling with his play, for weeks Marinaro had a shtick where he'd call out: Scoott! Gomez! Come here boy! Where are you!? There's the goal! (Like calling for a dog) The routine was borderline racist and halted suddenly (management?). There is nothing wrong with being controversial and edgy but when the motives of the person are mean spirited with a tinge of racism, it's inexcusable.
-Still thinks "Rocky" is real...I think that sums up everything!