Boomer sits down with longtime FAN 960 program director Kelly Kirch — better known as the Regina Rocket — to look back on the rise, glory days and eventual death of Calgary’s beloved sports radio station. From Mike Richards and Rob Kerr to Pinder, Rhett Warrener, Pat Steinberg and the personalities that helped shape the station, Boomer and Kelly share stories from behind the scenes, revisit some of the biggest eras in FAN 960 history and discuss what made the station such an important part of Calgary’s sports community. Plus, Kelly opens up about the end of FAN 960, the changing sports radio landscape and whether something like it could ever exist again.
TIMESTAMPS ⏰
00:00 Intro / The Old FAN 960 Building
03:27 Kelly Kirch / The Regina Rocket
07:56 Kelly’s Early Days in Calgary Radio
09:59 Building FAN 960
14:53 The Mike Richards Era
21:04 Mike Richards Stories
26:16 Rob Kerr Joins FAN 960
28:44 Remembering Joe Sports
31:45 Boomer Joins FAN 960
34:02 The Old FAN 960 Studios
38:12 The 2004 Flames Cup Run
39:21 Mike Richards Leaves / Boomer Takes Over
41:17 Break
43:40 Boomer & Pinder Morning Show
47:38 Rhett Warrener Joins the Show
52:12 The Rhett Warrener Roast
55:38 Pat Steinberg’s Rise at FAN 960
1:01:52 Sports Radio Across Canada
1:04:03 Dealing With Sportsnet / Toronto
1:05:05 Kelly Finds Out He’s Been Let Go
1:08:04 The Death of Sports Radio
1:10:18 Could Sports Radio Ever Come Back?
1:11:23 Remembering FAN 960
1:13:24 Break
1:20:22 The Power of the Microphone
1:23:40 Memorable Interviews & Moments
1:27:11 Relationship With the Calgary Flames
1:30:20 Looking Back on Kelly’s Career
1:31:31 Classic FAN 960 Stories
1:35:48 FAN 960 Memories & Stories
1:38:45 Saying Goodbye to FAN 960
1:40:22 End
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