''The Bill Watters Show'' is a former sports talk radio program on

CFMJ CFIQ (640 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Richmond Hill, Ontario, and serving Greater Toronto, Southern Ontario and Western New York with a talk format known as "640 Toronto". Owned by Corus Entertainment, CFIQ's studios are loc ...

AM640 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hosted by

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and Jim Ralph, it aired weekdays from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. As of July 18, 2011 it is no longer listed as a regular program on AM 640, and has been replaced by other programming.

Hosts

The program was hosted by Bill Watters and Jim Ralph. Watters is a former NHL agent, scout, and the former assistant General Manager of the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

. He also appears on

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as well as ''

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'' on

AM640. The program also featured hockey "insiders"

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and

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. From 2007 Greg Brady cohosted the program.

Format

''The Bill Watters Show'' focused heavily on hockey, specifically the Toronto Maple Leafs. The program was often called "The Show The Entire Hockey World Listens To". The show also covered other major sports, with a specific focus on Toronto's professional sports teams.

References

External links

AM640 official site

''Bill Watters Show''

Bill Watters bio
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