Tommy Schnurmacher is a

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former radio talk-show host,

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and political commentator. He was the host of ''"The Tommy Schnurmacher Show"'' on CJAD-AM in

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. From 1996 to 2017 he hosted a

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airing weekday mornings from 9 o'clock until noon on CJAD, and continues to occasionally return as a guest commentator. He won a Gold Ribbon Award in 1997 from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters for a bilingual open-line show he hosted with

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. He also has hosted a cross-country radio show with former Prime Minister

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