Whatever Happened To TJ Connors
By Jay Cooper Contributor / Musican
TJ Connors is one of the funniest announcers on radio today. So where is he now? We caught up to TJ to see how life is treating him.
TJ: Hey! Is this that long-haired rocker, Jay Coop? (laughs) ATOTK: Yes it is, my friend. Just older and not so cute anymore. (laughs) How are you doing? TJ: I have no complaints you find me in the frozen tundra of Winnipeg Manitoba, it’s a balmy minus 28 today and yeah we’re enjoying it. Suppose to get a little break in the cold action next week so that will be nice. ATOTK: The family has adjusted to the landscape and weather in the west? TJ: The family is good! My daughter is 7½ and my son is 2½ . She’s in grade 2 and really enjoying school. I kind of wonder if she’s really mine because she likes school. The jury is still out on that. (laughs) My son likes hockey and likes to eat, so he is definitely mine. Chelsea (TJ’s wife) is great and has put up with me for 12 years so I must be doing something above average. (laughs) ATOTK: You grew up in Winnipeg. Was it your father’s career in radio that pushed you into the broadcast field? TJ: In 2004 I was working in construction and listening to the radio all day, everyday. When my Dad had his first cancer diagnosis (stage 4 bladder cancer) we didn’t know what the outcome would be. He wanted to do a cross Canada trip to visit all the stations and friends from his career. So we started in Montreal and did a Legion tour of north western Ontario, stopping for a day each time. We made our way to Calgary where I spent a few days at a station there and got bit by the bug, so to speak. I sent out ten demos across the country and Lindsay was one that got back to me. I did not go to Broadcasting school. As my dad would say, ‘I went to Clown College’. (laughs) TJ with his father, Scruff Connors Page 44
