Vancouver sports fans got the first taste of the new Sekeres and Price-Donnie and Dhali crossover on Tuesday, and the opening edition of The Crossover had the kind of easy chemistry you’d expect from four people who have spent years around the same media circles.
The collaboration, announced Monday by Sekeres and Price and Donnie and Dhali - The Team, is set to run every Tuesday at noon. Tuesday’s debut aired on the Sekeres and Price YouTube channel.
This isn’t unfamiliar territory for Matt Sekeres, Blake Price, Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal. They’ve crossed paths before, including during the TSN 1040 era, and they noted at the start of the show that their working relationship goes back even further than that.
Price said the idea felt right from the start: “It gives me the feels, so hopefully the viewers feel the same way,” said Blake Price. “These guys are like brothers, and we’re all pulling the rope in the same direction in the new media world, so it just made sense to collaborate officially.”
Sekeres echoed that sentiment with a line that summed up the moment neatly: “Nature is healing for Vancouver sports media,” added Sekeres.
Taylor framed the partnership as a practical move as much as anything else, pointing to the need for media voices to work together. “Here’s the thing: it’s so important right now that we in the media support each other,” said Don Taylor of Donnie and Dhali.
“We’re certainly not getting support from certain businesses back east. Whatever it takes to help each other stay afloat.
I couldn’t be happier about collaborating with Matt and Blake, even if it means spending more time with Rick!”
Dhaliwal was just as enthusiastic, and just as ready to needle his new-old colleagues. “Super happy to be doing the crossover with Matt and Blake,” Dhaliwal said.
“I can’t wait to hear words from Blake which are never used in sports. Him and Drance like to make sure everyone thinks they went to Harvard.
Can’t wait to get a text from Matt two minutes before the show on topics we should talk about. Donnie and I will have our hands full.”
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