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====Staffing changes==== In August, 2010 cohost Jason Barr left ''The Dean Blundell Show'' and CFNY.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfny-fm |title=CFNY-FM |website=Canadian Communication Foundation |access-date=22 October 2018 |archive-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028061345/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/cfny-fm |url-status=dead }}</ref> On July 24, 2013, it was announced that Todd Shapiro would not be returning to ''The Dean Blundell Show''. The exact reasons have not been made public.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/07/24/todd_shapiro_no_longer_on_the_dean_blundell_show.html "Todd Shapiro no longer on the Dean Blundell Show"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 24, 2013.</ref> In November 2013, the station faced criticism when ''Dean Blundell Show'' cohost Derek Welsman made on-air comments about a criminal trial on which he had been the jury foreman, resulting in allegations both of [[homophobia]]—the case involved allegations of [[sexual assault]] against a client of a [[gay bathhouse]]—and of potentially causing a [[mistrial]] by publicly discussing aspects of the jury deliberations.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/12/dean_blundell_show_apologizes_for_homophobic_juror_jokes.html "Dean Blundell show apologizes for ‘homophobic’ juror jokes"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 12, 2013.</ref> The station announced the show's suspension on December 12, 2013,<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/12/12/dean_blundell_show_suspended_from_torontos_edge_1021.html "Dean Blundell Show suspended from Toronto’s Edge 102.1"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', December 12, 2013.</ref> and the show was ultimately cancelled on January 6, 2014.<ref name=blundell/> With the firings of Blundell and Welsman, the station's morning show was taken over by "Fearless Fred" Kennedy<ref>[http://o.canada.com/entertainment/fearless-fred-replacing-dean-blundell/ "‘Fearless Fred’ Kennedy to fill in for cancelled Dean Blundell on 102.1 the Edge"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112075528/http://o.canada.com/entertainment/fearless-fred-replacing-dean-blundell/ |date=2014-01-12 }}. [[canada.com]], January 8, 2014.</ref> until March 18, 2014, when former [[CILQ-FM]] evening show host [[Dominik Diamond]] was announced as the morning show's new host.<ref>"Corus' 102.1 the Edge Announces New On-Air Lineup". ''Broadcaster'', March 18, 2014.</ref> On March 31, 2014, the station debuted a new weekday schedule. Midday and evening hosts Josie Dye and [[Greg Beharrell]] would move to mornings to co-host alongside newcomer Diamond, past host and music programmer Carlos Benevides was re-hired to take over middays, while Fearless Fred returned to the afternoon drive slot joined by weekend host Melani Mariani. Longtime swing host Adam was also granted a permanent timeslot, as evening host.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2014/03/1021_the_edge_mornings_with_domin.html|title=102.1 the Edge Mornings with Dominik Diamond, Josie Dye and Greg Beharrell | Toronto Mike's Blog|date=18 March 2014|publisher=Torontomike.com|access-date=2014-09-08}}</ref> [[File:CFNY-FM logo.svg|thumb|102.1 The Edge logo 2016|right|180px]] This lineup, however, would prove short-lived. The departure of both Beharrell to [[KITS]] in San Francisco and Benevides back to mornings at [[CKBT-FM]] in Kitchener was followed by the apparent dismissal of Diamond, forcing the station to rearrange its broadcast schedule for the third time in less than a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontomike.com/2014/08/1021_the_edge_shuffles_show_deck.html|title=102.1 the Edge Shuffles Show Deck | Toronto Mike's Blog|date=30 August 2014|publisher=Torontomike.com|access-date=2014-09-08}}</ref> In September 2014, Alan Cross rejoined the station as music consultant and host, relaunching ''[[The Ongoing History of New Music]]'' and a new weekday programming feature called ''Adventures in Vinyl''. "Spirit of Radio"-era personality Scot Turner, also program director for [[CJDV-FM]] and [[CKBT-FM]], rejoined the station as host of ''Spirit of Radio Sunday'', a program which focused on classic alternative rock tracks from the "Spirit of Radio" era in the 1980s. The return of Cross and Turner was intended to draw in younger listeners, as well as older audiences from the "Spirit of Radio" era who were alienated by station's "harder-edged" atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1388337/alan-cross-returns-to-toronto-s-102-1-the-edge|title=Alan Cross Returns to Toronto's 102.1 the Edge|work=Newswire|date=July 17, 2014|access-date=September 25, 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203213854/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1388337/alan-cross-returns-to-toronto-s-102-1-the-edge|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketingmag.ca/media/alan-cross-goes-back-to-the-edge-120519|title=ALAN CROSS GOES BACK TO THE EDGE|work=Newswire|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> ''Spirit of Radio Sunday'' became the station's highest-rated program, but was discontinued following its February 1, 2015, edition because it was not sufficiently popular among the station's core 18–34 demographic.<ref>[http://www.torontomike.com/2015/02/spirit_of_radio_sunday_on_1021_the.html "Spirit of Radio Sunday on 102.1 the Edge Cancelled"]. ''Toronto Mike'', February 1, 2015.</ref> Around this time, the station retired its previous slogan ("Toronto's Alternative") and adopted its current one: "Modern Music". In February 2016, the station announced that former [[MuchMusic]] VJ and current ''[[ET Canada]]'' correspondent [[Rick Campanelli]] will join the station as cohost with Fred and Mel of the morning show, beginning June 27.<ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/102-1-the-edge-toronto-announces-rick-campanelli-as-morning-show-co-host/1004043754/ "102.1 the Edge, Toronto, Announces Rick Campanelli as Morning Show Co-Host"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226085354/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/102-1-the-edge-toronto-announces-rick-campanelli-as-morning-show-co-host/1004043754/ |date=2016-02-26 }}. ''Broadcaster'', February 25, 2016.</ref> [[File:1021edgevan.jpg|thumb|102.1 The Edge van in [[Toronto]].]] In November 2018, [[Kolter Bouchard]] (ex-[[CILQ-FM]]) and Meredith Geddes (ex-[[CFOX-FM]]) were announced as the new afternoon drive show, effective immediately.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edge.ca/show/kolter-meredith/|title=Kolter and Meredith|work=102.1 the Edge|access-date=2018-12-04|language=en}}</ref> After Geddes left in April 2023 to return to Vancouver and accept a position at [[CJAX-FM]], she was succeeded by Casey-Jo Loos from Vancouver's CFOX-FM as co-host of the afternoon drive show, now called "Kolter & Casey-Jo".<ref>{{cite news |title=Casey-Jo Loos heads to 102.1 the Edge |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/casey-jo-loos-heads-to-102-1-the-edge/ |access-date=February 17, 2024 |work=Broadcast Dialogue |date=May 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://edge.ca/show/kolter-casey-jo/ | title=Casey-Jo }}</ref> Bouchard left the station at the end of March 2024 to become a full-time online content creator.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Weekly Briefing |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/twb-rsa-040424/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |work=Broadcast Dialogue |date=April 4, 2024}}</ref> Loos left Corus in a round of company-wide staffing cuts in February 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Corus Entertainment confirms staffing cuts across Global News, Corus Radio |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/more-staffing-cuts-confirmed-across-global-news-corus-radio/ |access-date=February 27, 2025 |work=Broadcast Dialogue |date=February 18, 2025}}</ref> In January 2020, Ruby and Alex were released and replaced in February 2020 by the morning show team of Shawna, Chris Z and Jay Brody (known collectively as "The B Team") from Hamilton sister station [[CJXY-FM]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/102-1-the-edge-debuts-new-morning-show-the-b-team/|work=BroadcastDialogue|access-date=2020-08-06|language=en|title=102.1 the Edge debuts new morning show "The B Team" |date=24 February 2020 }}</ref> In February 2025, the station announced the addition of [[Justin Wilcomes]], also known as Drex, in the afternoon slot effective March 3. ''The Drex Show'' also airs mornings on [[CFGQ-FM]] in [[Calgary]].<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/71572-2/ "The Drex Show joins the Edge lineup in Calgary, Toronto"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', February 27, 2025.</ref>
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