Andy Frost
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Andy Frost is a Toronto radio personality with stations Q-107 and AM 640, as well as the public address
announcer at the Air Canada Centre
for the Toronto Maple Leafs
. He replaced long-time PA announcer, Paul Morris
who retired at the end of the 1998/99 hockey season. Frost is a radio personality
for CILQ (Q107)
, a radio station
with a classic rock
format based in Toronto, Ontario. His show, Psychedelic Psunday
focuses on psychedelic
music. He is also the host of Frost Overnight, which airs Monday to Thursday from midnight to 5 a.m. on Q-107.
Frost is also the host of Leaf Talk, which airs after every Toronto Maple Leaf game on AM640 Toronto Radio. It invites listeners to call in and share their thoughts on the game.
Frost's broadcast career started in Winnipeg in the late 1970s. He first worked as a volunteer disc jockey
, hosting an on-air music program at the University of Manitoba's college station CJUM-FM 101.5
. In 1979, he joined 92 CITI-FM
as a disc jockey
and later became their music director. During his tenure at 92 CITI-FM
, he also worked as the radio commentator for the Winnipeg Jets for CITI-FM's sister station 58 CKY-AM
. He moved to Toronto in the fall of 1985.
Public address
A public address system is an electronic amplification system with a mixer, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a sound source, e.g., a person giving a speech, a DJ playing prerecorded music, and distributing the sound throughout a venue or building.Simple PA systems are often used in...
announcer at the Air Canada Centre
Air Canada Centre
The Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The arena is popularly known as the ACC or the Hangar ....
for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He replaced long-time PA announcer, Paul Morris
Paul Morris (PA announcer)
Paul Morris is the former public address announcer for the Toronto Maple Leafs and sound engineer at Maple Leaf Gardens. He held the announcing job for 38 years, from October 14, 1961, to 1999 and was the PA announcer for 1,585 consecutive Leaf games...
who retired at the end of the 1998/99 hockey season. Frost is a radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
for CILQ (Q107)
CILQ-FM
CILQ-FM is a radio station, broadcasting at 107.1 FM in Toronto, Ontario. The station broadcasts a classic rock format branded as Q107 and is also available through streaming audio....
, a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
with a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format based in Toronto, Ontario. His show, Psychedelic Psunday
Psychedelic Psunday
Psychedelic Psunday is a program airing on Toronto's CILQ-FM , a classic rock station. It airs every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The program consists entirely of music from the psychedelic era, spanning from 1965 to 1975. The program always begins with Alice Cooper's rendition of "Hello...
focuses on psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
music. He is also the host of Frost Overnight, which airs Monday to Thursday from midnight to 5 a.m. on Q-107.
Frost is also the host of Leaf Talk, which airs after every Toronto Maple Leaf game on AM640 Toronto Radio. It invites listeners to call in and share their thoughts on the game.
Frost's broadcast career started in Winnipeg in the late 1970s. He first worked as a volunteer disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, hosting an on-air music program at the University of Manitoba's college station CJUM-FM 101.5
CJUM-FM
CJUM-FM 101.5 FM is a volunteer driven campus radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, based at the University of Manitoba.-History:...
. In 1979, he joined 92 CITI-FM
CITI-FM
CITI-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classic rock at 92.1 MHz on the FM dial in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is owned by Rogers Radio, and shares studios with sister station CKY-FM....
as a disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and later became their music director. During his tenure at 92 CITI-FM
CITI-FM
CITI-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classic rock at 92.1 MHz on the FM dial in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is owned by Rogers Radio, and shares studios with sister station CKY-FM....
, he also worked as the radio commentator for the Winnipeg Jets for CITI-FM's sister station 58 CKY-AM
CKY-FM
CKY-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a adult contemporary format on 102.3 FM in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is owned by Rogers Radio, and shares studios with sister station CITI-FM. CKY-FM competes with Hot 103 and Energy 106.-History:...
. He moved to Toronto in the fall of 1985.