Following his studies in English and international relations at the University of Toronto,[1] Krystal began a career in radio syndication.
[2] Krystal was banned from CTV Newsnet after telling Charles Adler in a political panel that he would have voted for Hitler if 'Hitler had been a conservative'.
[1] In the spring of 2010, the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement (BBM) reported that Maritime Morning with Andrew Krystal continued to be the highest rated program on News 95.7, with a 12.3 share among men 25-54, ranking second overall in the market.
[citation needed] In May 2010, Krystal won a Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada Network Radio Award in the Atlantic Region for his broadcast editorial on the death of Michael Jackson.
[2] Program director Don Kollins stated that he would remain with the station to "fill on-air shifts and work with me on new projects".