Satiar Shah appears to be on the verge of a broadcast comeback, and he’s not hiding the suspense.
The longtime Vancouver radio and TV voice took to TikTok on Monday to tell fans that “You’re gonna find out really, really soon - tomorrow - some big news,” adding that he’ll have “big news” to share on Tuesday. The reaction was immediate, with Canucks fans flooding social media with well wishes.
Shah has been out of work since July, when Sportsnet 650 was abruptly shut down. Since then, other familiar names from the station have landed elsewhere: Mike Halford and Jason Brough moved their morning show to Daily Faceoff Vancouver in September, while Jamie Dodd now co-hosts Rink Wide with Jeff Paterson.
All signs point to Shah’s next stop being Sick Media. The podcast network has also said it will make an announcement on Tuesday, and its tease was hard to miss: “Vancouver’s prime time sports talk show is here,” Sick Media announced.
I have heard the new show will air daily on weekdays.
Sick Media already has several sports podcasts, including hockey-focused shows, but this would be its first Vancouver-based program.
Shah has deep roots in Vancouver sports media. He helped launch Sportsnet 650 after leaving TSN 1040 for the new all-sports station in 2017, then became one of the station’s most familiar voices as Bik Nizzar’s afternoon drive co-host and as a regular on Canucks radio broadcasts. He also appeared often on Canucks television broadcasts on Sportsnet’s intermission panel with Dan Murphy.
Stay tuned for the official announcement on Tuesday morning.
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