Nineteen ninety-five turned out to be one of the most tumultuous in McCown's career as he was fired only to be re-hired a month later to once again host PTS after Shulman left to become the Blue Jays' play-by-play announcer on TSN. McCown promptly took a 3-week vacation after hosting just one show upon his return on a Friday afternoon. For the rest of the decade, he would host PTS at times during winter from his Las Vegas home while simultaneously smoking and spending commercial breaks on his couch. Rogers Media purchased The Fan in 2002, and, two years later, began simulcasting PTS on Rogers Sportsnet, thereby allowing McCown to also become a fixture on television for the first time in his career. In 2007, McCown received a Sports Radio Award for "Air Talent Of The Year" at the Rick Scott & Associates Sports Radio Conference and published his first book, "McCown's Law: The 100 Greatest Hockey Arguments," with co-author David Naylor.