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New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Controversial hockey voice Don Cherry clears up confusing sign-off
One of the most colorful characters in hockey isn't putting down the mic just yet. Don Cherry, best known for his 33-year stint as a broadcaster on 'Hockey Night in Canada' before a controversial departure, stirred up some confusion when he signed off on the 313th episode of 'The Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast.' 'Well, Tim, this is our last show,' the 91-year-old said at the end of the episode. 'Thanks everyone for listening. Toodle-oo!' 3 Don Cherry announced he'll no longer be recording episodes of 'The Grapevine' podcast. AP While it sounded like the end of his four-plus decade run as a prominent voice in Canada's game, Cherry quickly corrected the record. 'I'm coming back next season,' he told the Toronto Sun. 'We just meant to say goodbye for this year. We always do that at the end the season. There's no more hockey this year, so there's no podcast for the summer. I guess we should have said for the season.' The former defenseman and coach launched the podcast with his son, Tim, six years ago, when Cherry was dismissed from Sportsnet, after the Kingston, Ontario, native made a controversial comment about Canadian immigrants. 'We've been listened to all around the world, it's just amazing how many different countries people download and listen to it,' Tim, who is also a scout in the Ontario Hockey League, said on the season finale episode. 'We've had 6.5 million downloads, which is pretty good.' 3 CBC sportscasters Don Cherry (L) and Ron MacLean (R) cover the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game. NHLI via Getty Images Cherry, nicknamed 'Grapes,' has been involved in just about every aspect of the hockey world. He enjoyed a 14-year career in the AHL in the 1950s and 60s, and played in one glorious NHL game with the Bruins in 1955. He then went on to coach five seasons with Boston from 1974-79, leading the team to two Stanley Cup Final appearances, and spent 1979-80 as the bench boss of the Colorado Rockies, now the Devils. 3 Don Cherry receives the Hockey Legacy Award on stage at the Sports Museum 'The Tradition' annual gala at TD Garden on November 28, 2018. Getty Images Then came his broadcasting career, which began with him as a studio analyst for CBC in 1980 and continued for the next three decades. Cherry became famous for his brash, colorful personality, which was on full display whenever he appeared on the air – during the broadcast of a game, on his half-hour interview show 'Don Cherry's Grapevine' or anywhere else.
The Guardian
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The Grapevine by Kate Kemp review
Although the Australian series Neighbours has been cancelled again (this time by Amazon), the soap's 40-year run is some measure of its popularity. The storyline focused on several households in the same Melbourne suburb, depicting the residents' friendships and rivalries. Kate Kemp's debut novel takes place at a different time and place, but employs the same formula: ordinary folk and gossip. Set in the sweltering summer of 1979 in a quiet cul-de-sac, in a Canberra suburb, The Grapevine opens with a woman scrubbing traces of blood from her bathroom floor. We learn that her husband has killed their neighbour, Antonio Marietti. The next day, as news of the gruesome murder spreads and Antonio's body parts are discovered, the residents of Warrah Place start to point the finger at potential suspects. Kemp, an Australian based in the UK and winner of the 2021 Stylist prize for feminist fiction for an earlier version of the novel, has said she was 'interested in exploring women at different ages… how they inhabit their body… how they choose to present themselves'. Alternating between different points of view, she builds a convincing cast of characters: Curious, wilful 12-year-old Tammy, who is determined to solve the crime; melancholic, unfulfilled Naomi and her controlling husband; Lydia and Ursula, who conceal their love for each other; Debbie, Ursula's niece, who arrives under a cloud after having an abortion; and Guangyu, who left Hong Kong with her family for a new start in Australia. The Grapevine becomes less about the murder and more about the interactions of the neighbours in a claustrophobic close-knit community where dissatisfaction, secrets and prejudices proliferate like wildfire. Certain characters are more interesting than others, and some backstories feel sketchily drawn. A scene towards the end verges on the melodramatic and stretches credibility, but Kemp has a couple of final twists up her sleeve. Tammy is a memorable creation and Kemp immerses us in her world through carefully layered detail and some gloriously evocative 70s Aussie slang. The Grapevine by Kate Kemp is published by Phoenix (£18.99). To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at Delivery charges may apply
