If there’s one thing you can’t deny Vancouver of, aside from the beautiful ocean views and the mountains, it’s that this a sports crazed market! We love our Canucks, our Lions, our Whitecaps, even Giants, and now our Baby Canucks out on Abbotsford. Whether it be listening or watching, you can bet there’s fans there screaming at the ref and chanting the team’s name!
With that loyal and thirsty fan base, came multiple sports radios. Or, at least there used to be before Bell Media pulled the plug on one of them. Saturday, May 7, marked what should of been twenty second anniversary of Team 1040 radio.
Team 1040 radio debuted back on May 7, 2001, with then host Dan Russell gracing the air waves as the first show. There’s no secret how much of a staple sports talk radio is in this city. Team 1040 has served as the building block to a large majority of the media giants in this city from Barry MacDonald, to Don Taylor, David Pratt, Matthew Sekeres and Blake Price, to name a few.
May 7th-On This Day in BC Sport History: 2001
At precisely 10:40am, the TEAM 1040 goes on-air for the first time as morning show hosts Dan Russell and Bill Courage introduce Vancouver's first all-sports talk radio station an idea credited to Paul Carson, David Stadnyk, and…/2 pic.twitter.com/B2TfsCrRnP
— Jason D Beck (@JasonBeck82) May 7, 2022