First Up with Korolnek & Colaiacovo

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Join Toronto's top new pair in the mornings on First Up with Korolnek and Colaiacovo, weekdays from 6-10am.

Born and bred in the city, former Maple Leaf Carlo Colaiacovo, who with his 14 years experience in the NHL, brings you inside the locker room like very few can.

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  • Lyingscum
    Because
    How many times does Coco say because during a show? At least 20. Annoying as hell.
  • PaulyGi
    Advertising
    Enough with real estate plugs Carlo. Very repetitive and annoying. And Carlo what bird is on the Baltimore Orioles hat??????
  • Eddee7
    Anything is better than 590!!! J Edward
    The show is OK to listen to but Carlo struggles to put a coherent sentence together and then he brags about not reading books. Really!! AK knows facts but he is too brash and not at all analytical.
  • SpencerL_13
    Piss poor
    Carlo can’t string a coherent sentence together on a consistent basis and continually spews out incorrect statements. AK clearly has small guy syndrome and his voice is agonizingly annoying. Do better TSN. Time to make a change. Been a long time coming.
  • RKC1989
    Carlo…
    Aaron is a very strong host, but Carlo makes this program hard to listen to. He seems like he would be fun to hang out with and is a nice guy but has troubles formulating thoughts clearly and speaking. Maybe not the best fit for radio… I usually I just listen to the guest hits so it is mostly Aaron and the guest speaking.
  • tardio96
    Quality programming
    Usually really good stuff, AK is a good host who brings expert gambling odds and info. Coco brings a lot of energy and a good representation of the Toronto sports market.
  • Jemo67
    Two thumbs up
    Great program
  • JoshTole
    Carlo
    Carlo has got to go. He honestly seems unprepared and never has any details correct. His takes are brutal and frankly make no sense. He has zero ability to play off what his co host is saying. He seems to not listen and then needs repeating for everything that AK says. It’s embarrassing. Not every former athlete is meant to do media. He brings zero content or prudent information. He can barely put a sentence together. I feel bad for Korolnek who’s a great host and has a great future in sports broadcasting. He deserves better.
  • PeterDawn88
    awful
    Just very amateur hosts. Sorry, but not informative, poor opinions and really below average talent for a tsn show.
  • Angry birds adict
    Must listen!
    These guys are the best. Informative, funny… it’s the best way to catch up on everything that happened in sports the night before, and to find out what’s happening tonight. Toronto is very lucky to have these guys!
  • Croney-B
    Best Morning Sports Show
    Nothing gets my morning going like listening to First Up. AK and Carlo are great hosts - BANNGG!
  • Bobbie777
    Love it
    Best Sports Morning show! Keep up the great work
  • Bigrig72
    Bigrig72
    Carlo absolutely sucks. Talks over AK. I’m glad I only get this show on occasion when passing thru The Smoke. Thank you 590 for morning choice. Brutal 🤮
  • BBriere
    Please replace Carlo !!
    Calling for the replacement of Carlo … he is the worst voice / opinion on the radio . Frankie Corrado would be a good replacement . You have 3 star rating … it’s time
  • adub1977
    Really bad!!
    Need some more intelligence on the show. Painful listen
  • nicksupportshillary?
    Carlo
    Hard to listen to this guy talk. Within seconds I find myself changing to another station. He does give his terrible takes with condescending confidence for what it’s worth
  • Presseault
    Awesome show
    I love the show. It has been part of my morning routine for a few years. Keep up the great work.
  • HotJoeKyle
    Worth waking up early when you don’t have to
    I started listening to this show back in 2018 when it was Carlo & Michael “oy-vay” Landsberg. At the time, I was living in Sudbury (4 hours north of Toronto) and had to stream it from a radio app but almost right away I was captivated; especially when they put out the original first up theme song with Carlo singing! The show was funny and had great content. It became part of my every day routine. Fast forward to today with AK: still listening! AK and Carlo are hilarious, and they know their stuff! I don’t start working until 10 AM, but this show literally gets me out of bed for 6 just to listen and have my coffee. I’ve relocated to the GTA, and the best part about that is that I can get it on my AM dial lol! To say the least, this show is great way to start your morning! These guys are genuinely engaged with their liateners/fans and make them feel like they’re truly part of the TSN community. Great show. Highly recommend. Definitely worth waking up early for. Kyle Barrelmaker
  • pokerstan
    Audio is brutal
    I listen to a lot of TSN podcasts and don’t understand why this one can’t get their audio issues fixed. Been like this for years.
  • Qhsntiebeyebxifhevsbshxn
    Audio cuts out for sure
    Cuts in and out. If you don’t skip ahead or backward will continue to have missing audio
  • Finn Staar
    No more Feschuk!!
    Great show but could be better with less Dave Feschuk!! Phil said it best!!
  • spgdhami
    Worst audio editor ever!
    Agree with everyone in regards to audio issues. This issue has been present for a couple years now and whoever is editing this is the worst! They obviously don’t care about any feedback since this issue has never yet been resolved.
  • Abe Thornton
    Audio cuts out
    Great show but audio issues are awful. Cuts in and out all the time
  • BKS81
    Love this show
    Best morning show hands down. Carlo was awesome when he played hockey with my brother as a kid and it’s so cool to listen to him every morning now. Landsberg is one of my favourite broadcasters and mental health advocates. Love his perspective. Korolnek is blunt and smart and adds a great layer to the show. Great analysis and excellent guests.
  • Leavoy
    Bad audio
    I really want to like the show, but when I get constant audio drops mid conversation it makes it almost impossible to listen to unfortunately :(
  • CarterCarts
    Former National Broadcast
    TSN is a joke
  • Fred9786
    Stansbury
    Landsberg sucks. Always rambling on about Trump
  • gogogogogp
    Great show, awful editing
    Consistent audio issues cutting in and out. Great show otherwise
  • dcoldomination
    Horrible audio!
    This audio blows, it cuts out constantly and it’s so annoying! You’re a media company and can’t fix this, pathetic!
  • rw19888
    Awful Audio
    I’m an avid podcast listener. Of all the shows I listen to, this is the only one where the audio consistently cuts in and out. Tried to work with it, but it is unbearable. Had to unsubscribe, even though coco is the man!
  • Csenra
    Great show
    Love the show, but this podcast sound cut off issue is extremely annoying, why is it only this podcast that does this. I don’t have issues with the Rogers Sportsnet podcasts what gives
  • No balls open
    Edit anyone?
    I listen to most TSN podcasts and this one is edited the worst. Audio cuts out constantly. Let’s not rush through the work you get paid for, take some time and pump out a quality product please. Other then that love the show
  • timmimak
    Fix the audio
    Absolutely brutal. Audio skips constantly. Leafs lunch and overdrive don’t skip as often as this show. Can’t even listen to it
  • 760 Cross Ave
    Who edits this?
    Brutal job on the editing and the overall sound quality here. Certainly no Over Drive!
  • cms_d
    Audio is to frustrating
    Either nobody reads the numerous audio issue reviews from TSN or they don’t care. I can’t handle the constant audio issues, not listening anymore.
  • johnnyo2k
    Fix your audio it’s 2020
    This is the only podcast I’ve ever listened too that skips. It’s also very disappointing the lack of attention you give to this as it is not a new problem.
  • MichaelGMitchell
    Condensed? Audio?
    I guess no one actually reads these reviews. I still believe a “best of” condensed (like LeBatard) would be a winner. Also, “Michele” Landsberg? AND … why does the audio constantly cut out? ANYBODY? PRODUCERS? I'm unsubscribing until some fixes occur. ...great addition to the podcast world, very enjoyable. However, I don’t have time to listen to three hours. Suggestion would be to do a "best of" version, whittle it down to an hour, etc., as is done with rival podcasts (Kornheiser, LeBatard, etc.). At present, I choose one hour, tops.
  • BJ_89
    Awful Audio
    This audio is terrible. The audio regularly drops for no reason. Keep needing to pause and resume or skip back 15 seconds to correct. Often times the hours are uploaded but there’s only about 20 minutes of audio, segments are missing. It’s been like this forever. No fixes
  • Lc_Frie
    Audio is terrible!!
    Can’t even listen to the podcast without constant skipping!! Super frustrating to the point I’m not even going to bother anymore!! Suggest fixing this issue if you want people to listen.
  • Subsnclubs86
    Intro way to annoying for early morning
    Garbage intro, good info on early news.
  • Matt the adult onset hunter
    Late uploads
    Waiting to hear discussion on leafs trades and the first hour isn’t even up in an acceptable time frame
  • dn5575
    Skipping too much
    Every single time I try to listen to the podcast it eventually starts skipping and doesn’t stop.. don’t bother listening
  • Irish Cedar
    Podcast images
    For Leafs Lunch, Overdrive and First Up stopped coming through on podcast app in last few weeks. It’s the only podcasts I subscribe to with this issue. An HTML tag issue?
  • leafsfan1980
    Excellent and fun podcast
    Really, really enjoy listening to you guys. I love Carlo’s insights on hockey and his honesty. Great mix of humour too. Keep up the great work gentleman. This pod gets me through the first couple of hours of work, always a good thing.
  • snakesonablake
    That’s embarrassing
    Someone tell Carlo what irony is. Love it, thanks.
  • jonnoliu
    Is there a different audio format you’re uploading compared to other TSN podcasts?
    Your audio more consistently than the other shows cuts out here and there. Extremely frustrating to listen to but when you can hear it it’s good content
  • shsvdhxjsnsnsjz
    Best radio show in Canada
    Love listening to you guys every morning from bowmanville to Vaughn!
  • J0087
    ...
    Landsberg has trump derangement syndrome. You like sports and sprinkles of liberalism in a show. This is your show!
  • jfmarian
    Improvement idea
    Long time listener, first time reviwer ;) First off, just wanted to say I love the crew, the show and the podcast. This feedback is really for all of TSN 1050's Pods, please stop splitting them up into hourly blocks, it makes it so much more difficult to delete them from my devices if I've already listened to them on the radio or live from the TSN app.
  • Bababooey1972
    Fantastic rebranding!
    The rebranding of the show as First Up and the addition of Colaiacovo has been phenomenal! The incites that he brings from the player’s perspective are so informative....like going behind the scenes. Well done!
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