Placeline Hamilton

About Placeline Hamilton

In journalism, a "placeline" is the location given at the start of a story which indicates where the story originated – in this case, Hamilton. Each week, the Placeline Hamilton podcast will bring you all the latest news from around Hamilton and area – everything from council to crime and entertainment to sports – and things of interest to Hamiltonians. Hosted by Spectator columnist Scott Radley, it will be a deep dive into the week's most interesting developments, and bring you exclusive interviews with experts from The Spectator and across the city.

Publisher

Hamilton Spectator

Category

news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Apr 2025

Latest episode

27 May 2026

Latest episodes

49 of 51 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Two teams, one market. Can both new hockey franchises work in Hamilton?

   CHCH Sports' Bubba O'Neil discusses with Placeline Hamilton the potential success and challenges of two new hockey franchises sharing the Hamilton market.

2. 

   2 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Annette Hamm on the past, present and future of local TV

   For four decades — including years now as co-host of the morning show — Annette Hamm has worked at CHCH in Hamilton. But the other day she announced she was retiring this summer. A career that long gives someone a chance to see a whole lot of changes within the company and the industry as a whole. It also allows for some insight about where things might be going. Particularly with local TV. She talks about the past, the present and the future on this episode of Placeline Hamilton. And, yes, she is looking forward to sleeping in.

3. 

   26 Mar 2026

   What makes a song Canadian?

   This is Juno Awards week in Hamilton. There are events and concerts happening all around town, capped by prize ceremonies on the weekend at TD Coliseum. It's a multi-day celebration of the Canadian music industry. Since we're talking about Canadian music, let's ask this brain teaser: Is there a Canadian sound that's easily identifiable? In other words, can you tell a song's Canadian just by hearing it? Alan Cross is the host of The Ongoing History of New Music podcast and the man behind A Journal of Musical Things. If there's a discussion to be had about music - particularly Canadian music - he's the man with which to have it. In this episode of Placeline Hamilton we talk to Cross and try to answer those questions, assess the impact of politics in awards voting and figure out whether we're in a golden age of Canadian music right now. Among many other things.

Inside a recent episode

Two teams, one market. Can both new hockey franchises work in Hamilton?

Published 27 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So it was kind of right down the middle from where they are in the American hockey league. So, I mean, like you said, there's going to be a honeymoon phase. The first couple games will be filled. But yeah, on a Wednesday night, there will be 3,000 people there. That's just the way it goes. They play more games in the American Hockey League than they will in the PWHL. Twice as many. Because I would think with four new teams added, I think they played 30 teams in the PWHL this year, and I think with four new added teams, let's just say they go up to 40 for a number's sake. I think the PWHL team, I'll use a different word than you, I think the PWHL is a movement. […]

Who has been a guest on Placeline Hamilton

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bubba O'Neil
• Don Robertson
• Robin Abbott
• Natalie Paddon
• Fred Eisenberger

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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86

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