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- ↑ Mudhar, Raju (2017-03-01). "Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole returning to TSN in September". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781 . Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ↑ "They're Back! SC WITH JAY AND DAN PRESENTED BY TIM HORTONS to Air Weeknights at Midnight Beginning Sept. 4 on TSN – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ↑ "Podcast". TSN. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
- ↑ "#JayAndDan on Twitter: "New Year, new #JayAndDan schedule. In 2018, we're moving! Sunday to Thursday at midnight ET, and the following mornings on the loop.…"". Twitter. @JayAndDan. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ↑ "Bell Media cuts more than 200 jobs at stations including Newstalk 1010 and CJAD 800". Toronto Star. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ↑ "TSN cuts Dan O'Toole in awkward end to dynamic 'Jay and Dan' partnership". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
