Big2Rob
@big2rob.bsky.social
🇨🇦Husband and father to two adult sons. Retired from📻 & 📺 Journalism after nearly 40 years on air and on assignment desk - first in SK & moving to AB in 1988. Now offering contract communications services, voice over work, media training, etc.
Growing up in Regina within walking distance of Taylor Field, I know how much this Grey Cup Championship means to Rider fans across the country & around the world. It doesn’t happen often and it’s a great feeling. Big thanks to the dedicated players & coaches that brought it home for Rider Nation.🏆
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Growing up in Regina within walking distance of Taylor Field, I know how much this Grey Cup Championship means to Rider fans across the country & around the world. It doesn’t happen often and it’s a great feeling. Big thanks to the dedicated players & coaches that brought it home for Rider Nation.🏆
Let us remember today those who fought for the freedoms that so many take for granted. We must remain vigilant to ensure our essential freedom are not eroded again. I pay special tribute to my father who bravely served the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. Lest we forget. 🇨🇦
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Let us remember today those who fought for the freedoms that so many take for granted. We must remain vigilant to ensure our essential freedom are not eroded again. I pay special tribute to my father who bravely served the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. Lest we forget. 🇨🇦
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It is said that baseball is America's Pastime, but the first recorded baseball game in North American history happened north of their border.
It was way back in 1838 when two teams came together in a cow pasture near present-day Beachville, Ontario.
This is the story.
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It was way back in 1838 when two teams came together in a cow pasture near present-day Beachville, Ontario.
This is the story.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It is said that baseball is America's Pastime, but the first recorded baseball game in North American history happened north of their border.
It was way back in 1838 when two teams came together in a cow pasture near present-day Beachville, Ontario.
This is the story.
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It was way back in 1838 when two teams came together in a cow pasture near present-day Beachville, Ontario.
This is the story.
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Let’s remember, the Blue Jays game 1 rookie starter had this much movement before his MLB debut…EARLIER THIS SEASON.
What a year Trey Yesavage has had! #GoBlueJays #WorldSeries
What a year Trey Yesavage has had! #GoBlueJays #WorldSeries
October 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Let’s remember, the Blue Jays game 1 rookie starter had this much movement before his MLB debut…EARLIER THIS SEASON.
What a year Trey Yesavage has had! #GoBlueJays #WorldSeries
What a year Trey Yesavage has had! #GoBlueJays #WorldSeries
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FAX technology actually dates back to the Second World War. Interesting article in one of the 1946 Saturday Evening Posts I have in my collection about the new technology and suggests it would fit with that other new tech of the era - FM Radio - as a transmission method rather than phone lines.
July 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
FAX technology actually dates back to the Second World War. Interesting article in one of the 1946 Saturday Evening Posts I have in my collection about the new technology and suggests it would fit with that other new tech of the era - FM Radio - as a transmission method rather than phone lines.
Before there was podcasting as a side hustle for many celebrities, and before TV became common place, there was radio. This ad from a 1946 edition of the Saturday Evening Post I have in my collection shows a number of celebrities with successful acting careers who also had radio shows.
June 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Before there was podcasting as a side hustle for many celebrities, and before TV became common place, there was radio. This ad from a 1946 edition of the Saturday Evening Post I have in my collection shows a number of celebrities with successful acting careers who also had radio shows.
I stumbled across this list of NHL player salaries published in the Edmonton Journal that I saved from the last season the Oilers won the Stanley Cup. How things have changed since then.
June 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I stumbled across this list of NHL player salaries published in the Edmonton Journal that I saved from the last season the Oilers won the Stanley Cup. How things have changed since then.
As my Oilers prepare to take on the Florida Panthers in a Stanley Cup final rematch, I wanted to share some images from this Panthers inaugural 1993 season media guide, which I just stumbled upon while cleaning out some boxes in my basement. Note the first advertiser that appears in the media guide.
June 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As my Oilers prepare to take on the Florida Panthers in a Stanley Cup final rematch, I wanted to share some images from this Panthers inaugural 1993 season media guide, which I just stumbled upon while cleaning out some boxes in my basement. Note the first advertiser that appears in the media guide.
Cheering on my two home teams as they go into battle on the ice and with the White House. Hoping for a good outcome on both fronts.
April 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Cheering on my two home teams as they go into battle on the ice and with the White House. Hoping for a good outcome on both fronts.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
if you were a radio reporter in the 1980s or 1990s, you’ll know what to use this cable for.
April 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
if you were a radio reporter in the 1980s or 1990s, you’ll know what to use this cable for.
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Dear Donald: A history lesson on why American carmakers came to Canada
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Dimitry Anastakis:
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Dimitry Anastakis:
Opinion: Dear Donald: A history lesson on why American carmakers came to Canada
Donald Trump doesn’t seem to know that it was America that willingly (and profitably) helped to create an integrated North American auto sector
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March 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Dear Donald: A history lesson on why American carmakers came to Canada
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Dimitry Anastakis:
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Dimitry Anastakis:
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In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In 1890, the Tariff Act came into place in the United States. It placed tariffs on imports of up to 50%.
While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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While touted as a way to build American industry, there was also the hope it would force an annexation of Canada. It backfired.
Let's learn more.
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Honoured and humbled by the 💕 shown to me by my colleagues on my final day before retirement from 24 years as assignment editor at CTV Edmonton. Wow!! Thank you for making it a very special day. You are all truly the best.
December 21, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Honoured and humbled by the 💕 shown to me by my colleagues on my final day before retirement from 24 years as assignment editor at CTV Edmonton. Wow!! Thank you for making it a very special day. You are all truly the best.
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I don't care what anyone says — broken candy canes taste worse than their unbroken counterparts!
December 20, 2024 at 12:59 AM
I don't care what anyone says — broken candy canes taste worse than their unbroken counterparts!
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November 23,1989 and it's The Latest In Home Computing at Vintage Edmonton:
http://www.vintageed...
#yeg #yeghistory #yegheritage #1980s
#Apple
http://www.vintageed...
#yeg #yeghistory #yegheritage #1980s
#Apple
November 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM
November 23,1989 and it's The Latest In Home Computing at Vintage Edmonton:
http://www.vintageed...
#yeg #yeghistory #yegheritage #1980s
#Apple
http://www.vintageed...
#yeg #yeghistory #yegheritage #1980s
#Apple
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