Mitch Melnick is a radio sports broadcaster in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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A 30-year veteran of radio in Montreal, Melnick is a star of Montreal’s English all sports radio station, Team 990

CKGM (AM)

CKGM branded on-air as TSN Radio 990 is an English language Canadian radio station located in Westmount, Quebec but licensed in Montreal...

 and can be heard providing insight and analysis every weekday from 3pm-7pm as host of Melnick in the Afternoon; he also carries the Sports Director title.

Before signing on with The Team when the format started in May 2001, Mitch spent seven years as host of the Melnick/No limit drive home show on CIQC

CINW (AM)

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, which, at that time, was the longest running show on English AM radio in Montreal.

After ending his four-year stint as host of The Habs This Week and The Expos This Week, he contributed at CFCF-TV

CFCF-TV

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 on the program Sports Night 360 hosted by Ron Reusch

Ron Reusch

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Among Mitch’s most important influences are Danny Gallivan

Danny Gallivan

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, Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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, Lenny Bruce

Lenny Bruce

Leonard Alfred Schneider , better known by the stage name Lenny Bruce, was a Jewish-American comedian, social critic and satirist...

, Hunter S. Thompson

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, Bill Hicks

Bill Hicks

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, Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer

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 and Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

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. Music is a hobby of Mitch’s; he’s a member of BillyBob Productions (a music promotion company). Montreal

Montreal

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-produced shows include Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Jesse Winchester, John Prine, Shawn Mullins, Chris Smither, Steve Forbert, Loudon Wainwright III, Roger McGuinn, Todd Snider, Chris Whitley, Melissa Ferrick & Ron Sexsmith.
He was brought up in Chomedey,Quebec.