Viewers of Toronto’s Breakfast Television on CityTV woke up to a surprise on Monday morning: co-hosts Sid Seixeiro and Meredith Shaw are no longer with the show.
The news was announced on-air on Monday morning by City’s Devo Brown.
“Thank you for waking up with BT,” Brown said. “Wanted to share some news with all of you at home. Our colleagues Sid and Meredith are no longer with BT. They brought us plenty of great conversations, laughs, and unforgettable moments. We’re grateful for everything they shared with all of us.”
“We wish them the very best in what comes next. We know change is never easy, but for over 35 years Breakfast Television has grown and evolved to bring you the best to start your day. So stay tuned, we have some exciting plans in the works that we’ll share with you very, very soon.”
Seixeiro has hosted the show since 2021, while Shaw began in 2023.
Seixeiro had built up a large following at Rogers Sportsnet, co-hosting the Tim & Sid show alongside Tim Micallef from 2011 until 2021, when Micallef took the show over as “Tim & Friends.”
Shaw, meanwhile, began her career as a singer-songwriter and eventually transitioned into media in 2011 when she worked at Toronto radio station Boom 97.3. She replaced Dina Pugliese in 2023 to join Seixeiro.
“We’re invested in Breakfast Television’s success and leadership in Canadian morning television, and we’ll announce exciting new plans in the coming weeks. As part of this evolution, we have parted ways with Sid Seixeiro and Meredith Shaw. We thank them for sharing their passion and energy with audiences every morning and wish them both the very best,” a Rogers Sports & Media spokesperson explained in an email.
“Hey guys. Confirming my last day at Breakfast Television was this past Friday. Thanks for letting me into your homes and for being so kind. Also, thank you to
Rogers for over 13 years of support. They allowed me incredible freedom on-air and I’m grateful,” Seixeiro wrote in a post on X.
“It was an absolute honour getting to work with Meredith Shaw” he added in a follow up post. “She’s driven, she challenged me every day and made me a better broadcaster. I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for her. She’s just getting started.”
“Not gonna lie, this is hard. Deep breath. Thank you for welcoming me into your homes & hearts. Thank you Sid, for being a tremendous teammate and friend. You’re the best of the best and I love you,” Shaw wrote in a post on Instagram.
“To you, BT viewers, my gratitude for you has never been deeper as a new chapter begins for your favourite show. I hope I did you proud, I hope you saw me up there on your television and felt seen, I hope you know how much I cherish every conversation I have with you out & about or in the DMs and I hope every time you see a duck you’ll think of me cheering you on, telling you to go for it, to show up, to have a good time, because I sure did,” she continued.
Seixeiro has yet to publicly comment on the news.
