Best of MTL 2021: Media in Montreal

Terry DiMonte was once again voted #1 Best Radio Host, and this year that result is especially poignant following his retirement at the end of May after a 43-year career on air (and mostly on CHOM). We thank our readers for once again voting us Best Magazine, Best Newspaper and Best Website, but going forward we will disqualify ourselves from the newspaper category to give The Gazette a chance. We were surprised last year that we beat Pornhub in the website category (especially during the isolation of lockdown), the bad publicity they’ve had for dubious content (to put it mildly) has somehow not affected their #2 standing. Newly added to the media section, Best TikTok was dominated by musician/viral icicle analyst Maryze, but the category also features a stylish dog, a girl who wears bikinis in the snow, Verdun influencer Murphy Cooper and, of course, Eve Parker Finley.

Best Radio Station

1. CKUT 90.3FM
2. CHOM 97.7FM
3. CJLO 1690AM
4. CBC 88.5FM/93.5FM
5. ICI Radio-Canada 95.1FM
6. Virgin Radio 95.9FM
7. CISM 89.3FM
8. CJAD 800AM
9. The Beat 92.5FM
10. TSN 690AM

Best Radio Show

1. NoeTheKulcha (CJLO 1690AM)
2. Montreal Forum (TSN 690AM)
3. La soirée est encore jeune (ICI Radio-Canada 95.1FM)
4. Ashes to Ashes (CJLO 1690AM)
5. Melnick in the Afternoon (TSN 690AM)
6. As It Happens (CBC Radio One 88.5FM)
7. Des si et des rais (CHOQ.ca)
8. Morning Detour (CKUT 90.3FM)
9. Les Criquets crinqués (CISM 89.3FM)
10. Plus on est de fous, plus on lit! (Radio-Canada)

Best Radio Host

1. Terry DiMonte
2. Prince Rara
3. Tony Marinaro
4. Mitch Melnick
5. Paul Arcand
6. Julien Bernatchez
7. Jason Rockman
8. Billal Butt
9. Donna Saker
10. Patrick Masbourian

Best Podcast

1. 2 Fxfs le Matin
2. Des si et des rais
3. Chosen Family
4. Mike Ward Sous Écoute
5. The Sick Podcast
6. GeektastiqCypha
7. Woke or Whateva
8. Go Plug Yourself
9. The 1st Half
10. Behind That Suit

Best TV Channel

1. CTV
2. CBC
3. Radio-Canada
4. Télé-Québec
5. Noovo
6. RDS
7. Global
8. Frissons.TV
9. TVA
10. MAtv

Best Newscaster

1. Mutsumi Takahashi
2. Céline Galipeau
3. Maya Johnston
4. Patrice Roy
5. Pierre Bruneau

Best TV Personality

1. Rita Baga
2. Jay du Temple
3. Mutsumi Takahashi
4. Frank Apache
5. Jean-René Dufort
6. Lori Graham
7. Gino Chouinard
8. Julie Snyder
9. Martin Matte
10. Véronique Cloutier

Best Magazine 

1. Cult MTL
2. Elle Québec
3. Maisonneuve
4. Also Cool Mag
5. Nouveau Projet
6. RSVP
7. Urbania
8. Dinette
9. Editorial
10. Liberté

Best Newspaper 

1. Cult MTL
2. The Gazette
3. Le Devoir
4. La Presse
5. Le Journal de Montréal
6. Métro
7. The Link
8. Le Revoir
9. 24 Heures
10. The Concordian

Best Website

1. cultmtl.com
2. pornhub.com
3. mtlcityweblog.com
4. mtlblog.com
5. montreal.eater.com
6. ricochet.media
7. 9to5.cc
8. reddit.com/r/montreal/
9. alsocoolmag.com
10. enmodedrag.com

Best Twitter

1. @fucknomtl
2. @Aaron_Derfel
3. @guyalepage
4. @TrannaWintour
5. @UmaGahd
6. @CultMTL
7. @ShitterLaVie
8. @HarriWeinreb
9. @EveParkerFinley
10. @lethal_heroine

Best Instagram

1. @fucknomtl
2. @murphycooper
3. @umagahd
4. @pontomtl
5. @eveparkerfinley
6. @tikatheiggy
7. @desmemesgais
8. @memesocialistesgourmands
9. @onaroll.record
10. @cabaneasang

Best TikTok

1. @maryzemusic
2. @eveparkerfinley
3. @murphycooper
4. @tikatheiggy
5. @canadiansnowqueen
6. @lubalin
7. @arnaudsoly
8. @thedamntruth
9. @offbeat_kyle
10. @michelle1furtado

See all the Best of MTL 2021 Top 5 lists in the June issue of Cult MTL.