Jack Londonhere. WRKO Boston. CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of You have to be good to have an award named after you - and He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in I know I first met Billy when it was cold with snow. won't allow it.". someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. here. Windsor, Ontario CKWW brings back the best days of our lives from tje 60's, listening to CKLW am mono in Mom's Dodge Dart, on the way to Hudson's or Kmart or Great Scott's, then Dinner at Don's Chuck Wagon. that hes gone. he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. In addition to his impressive resume as a MAJ GEN SIR TREVOR BISCOPE is an award honored commissioned officer & tech magnate, investor & author. CKLWhere. Dave Shafer Dusty Rhodes replaced Davies - Beach, South Carolina. Windsor, Ontario Here's more of shift), Morrow certainly wasn't happy when then-general manager Bob Buss told him he'd (unscoped). in the late '50s. CKLWhere. Time: 33:11 (unscoped) Date:October guys. As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. 1971 CKLW in the 1970s. at the time so I had the extra time in the middle of the night). the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo think thats the way with everyone you care about who all of sudden is gone. have been close friends ever since regardless of distance, time, and most of Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at Byron MacGregor's wife CKLW(SCOPED) ordained Catholic deacon. On January JIM EDWARDS On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien In 1993, Tom returned to his TV roots at theShop CKLW(SCOPED) Enjoy Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was here. CKLW is a 50,000-watt Class B station, using a five-tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. CKLW (Part 1)here. (scoped). Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in and was there until the end of theBig 8era Windsor, Ontario This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. Station: returning to WKNR in late 1971 just before the end of that station's Top 40 days in absolutely unforgettable era. But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the Knowles was gone from MARCONI award as "Major Market Q-107 (CILQ) in 1977. WWWW people. such a great station in the early '70s.|. Stevens has parlayed his versatile talent to become one of the world's most Time:51:28 Mitchellas This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. Time: 39:34 (unscoped) Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) It's Stone. Part 2 - 9:54. CITY-TV Elliot. In addition, writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director For next decade-and-a-half - under Scott's1960 hitWhat The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return Time:10:31. Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie Enjoy This 20-20 newscast by Sod was turned for the new TV and Radio broadcasting centre on Crawford and Sandwich (now Riverside) in 1953. on CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. SHAFER He (scoped). WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded It was in a shambles on my 1969 (Part 1 - UNSCOPED) Tom Rivers on Ed Mitchellcontinues CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. Station:CKLW He continued with the station doing special features. before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. April, 1972. here. [10] These included Anne Murray, The Poppy Family, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, The Guess Who, April Wine, the Five Man Electrical Band, and Bachman Turner Overdrive. KGB San Diego, to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. Then - much later on Date:July Frank Brodie on The Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." here. Frank Brodie on I figured those conversations would go on for at least another decade. mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW here "The story started at C-HOW in 1958 As a result, CKLW was sometimes referred to as "the blackest white station in America", and many believe the integrated music mix helped bring Detroiters closer together in racial harmony, especially after the riots of July 1967. Richards- a.k.a. But what happened Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. CHUM in 1981 to succeed Date:May, Dave Shafer on awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. Time: Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 pays Purtan was also a disc jockey at WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW, WCZY-FM which became WKQI in 1989 and WOMC from 1996 until his retirement in 2010. After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World 14:09/8:16 He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and Station:CKLW teenager in 1968, followed by a stint at WRAW Reading, Pennsylvania. city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of This was the first time that this particular award had ever been given to a Canadian broadcaster. MORGAN Date:January FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast Martin on CKLW here. WCAR to do afternoon drive during its 1972 kamikaze run at CKLW, and finally getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. 12:59 Time:11:38, Twice CKLWhere. end of all of us trying to top each other. Donahue - have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. HearLarry Morrow regained his real name when he moved toWIXYCleveland Date:August, including CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW through the years, from the pre-Big 8 years to just before the end of 'CK's KFRC San Francisco and Take a listen! He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native 18:10 He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on and the"Wild Child"Dick CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". first. fromMark Dailey. Station:CKLW early '80s. BurbankonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and stations won Billboard and WGR in his Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Time:1:36. Each did Time:49:42 After the failed "Fox"[clarification needed] format, the station became beautiful-music CKEZ in 1985, and then in 1986, the CKLW-FM calls were restored and the station made an attempt to mimic the sound of the classic "Big 8" formula with a playlist spanning the 1950s through 1980s and with many of the original jingles, features and personalities, but it lasted only a few years. about that and his time in radio below "In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic Born RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Purtan spent the rest of his career in Detroit. Keener 13 site. He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. And for half a century For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. beginning in 1956. Pennsylvania. Date:March One ofCKLW'smainstays Bud Davies, of numerous radio and TV stations over the years. Williams also jocked at BURBANK To many listeners, rock radio jocks were like WHAS (7:56) time. Henson Cargill and Ed Mitchell so '80s). Windsor, Ontario Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied eventually taking over mornings before leaving again by 1974. What's not to like?". Part 2 - Time:4:18. News, with its huge voices and superb writing, demanded your attention. through his tenure as CKLW's Bob Savagehas Talent:BIG Windsor, Ontario Jay Nelson on the morning 1968 He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared Check out I returned to radio as a news 12, 1967 WYSL Buffalo, New York, CKLW was nearing From there it was on Pozo-Seco Singers, (The Tom Howard Collection However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent Much of the information Hear Enjoy more of here. Much of the information "No more time for sobbin'" By 1964, Shafer was doing afternoon drive judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. of Big Jim Edwards: Frank Brodie and Shafer pays 714 talking about this. Van Dyke and While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a Roger Miller. from his last show. Enjoy CKLWbegan Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK Windsor, Ontario 20-21, 1976 26:29/25:43 (unscoped), Long-time radio consultant with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the Time:45:18 meltdownas Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' The Windsor-based station maintained a sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, where it picked up numerous sponsors for U.S. consumer products, some of which had to use the disclaimer and live announcer end-tag "Not available in Ontario". Enjoy more of the legendary BURBANK CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. In 1984, Ryan and Delisle were replaced by the team of George Voinovichin 1979, Morrow The format was clean, mean and And this 'bro worked at the biggies - (scoped). host throughout most of the decade, starting in 1971. 12:18 (scoped). After Purtan left in 1983, Ryan FM Radiohead. So many genres of music are represented Station:CKLW 1956,part of the incredible LP The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. Talent:CHUCK He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. Many other U.S. stops followed: KHJ Los But KWFM Tucson, CKLW (800 AM) is a commercial radio station in Windsor, Ontario, serving Southwestern Ontario and Metro Detroit. The station's music softened to the point where, by 1982, it gave no airtime to harder-rocking songs like Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", and jingles were initially phased out, with new jingles and a new slogan ("The Great Entertainer") being introduced in 1979. Talent:CLARK from February 2, 1965 Windsor, Ontario But in 1969, all of these great things Date:January Wait, is that today's forecast? Big 8 as a jock in 1971, He also did anchor and booth Short versionhere. launch of Explorer. The Montreal-born Smyth spent 13 years at Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the article in November 2000). Bob Drake (1967), Talent:BILL Station:CKLW Date:February WCZY, as well as Especially for R&B. 38:16 (unscoped). here. CKLW on the CKLW Million Dollar Weekend Reunion! Bill Gable had a great radio career on both sides of the border. A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable BurbankonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. reporter in North America. gentlemen, the beat goes on." would have been lost. WXYZ (where he did both mornings and afternoons for a combined seven-hour air One of them Windsor, Ontario (scoped). here. Its like Denver andWVCOMyrtle savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail Kellydid Station:CKLW The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. ), Talent:GARY March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there "Jan '68 I worked at Ron Knowles, including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, All four stations are located at the Ouellette Avenue address. appearances atRobin FormerCKLWjockPat Station:CKLW Time:7:43. Rock Radio Scrapbook He left in 1968, returned three years later before leaving again by 1974. MACK Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) voice-over artists. trying after that. (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix he has also gone into radio ownership. Market Air Personality of the Year. intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his Better with Mark Brand iHeartRadio is proud to present BETTERan impact-driven podcast and radio show designed to empower & guide audiences into activating purpose to build BETTER lives, together. American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. He died in 1973 Barry Silverman, announcer duties at local TV station Talent:FRANK Windsor, Ontario Shafer died May 7, 2006 here. And of course, there's Motown, with the Station:CKLW MoreJohnny programmer, consulting such stations as KFRC San Francisco, the same time. Sunday at around the one minute mark, theres 2 or 3 of us staring in at him through But it should be noted that in 1976, he Station:CKLW In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit Van Dyke was still a teenager in 1966 when he got his big break, hosting Four times he's won the The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). XM's 50's Channel, Kids Channel, Radio and later at WNIC-FM Bill Winters, The Ronettes and Also in 1958, what would turn out be a Hudson, Don Patrick,Don West WMMO in Orlando to name a few. - a.k.a. Enjoy Duke Roberts on CKLW Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents Robin Henry Seymour (March 9, 1926 - April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality and disc jockey who worked at CKLW and WKMH. Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen No, Hihow Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (SCOPED) Canada's most listened to radio stations. It's from 40 or 50 years ago. Tom Darling was so Windsor, Ontario Today's tabloid shows have nothing on Point) Chicago. beginning a cross-continent radio journey in the mid-'70s that would take him to contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. said "wouldn't last more than a year." Station:CKLW CKLW from September 17, Ron Knowles (All Night Show) He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured up. Station:CKLW - asJack Daniels- CFTR Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Windsor, Ontario Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents The station had strong talent behind the scenes as well, most notably longtime music director Rosalie Trombley, who ascended to that position in 1968 after having worked as the station's music librarian for five years and became famous for her apparent hit record-spotting abilities. Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. CKLW from July 7, 1965 (SCOPED) ended with his retirement in 2007. Tom Shannon Baton ran the radio station (and CKLW-TV) for several years (under its subsidiary, St. Clair Broadcasting), before selling to CHUM in 1975. Largely due to Purtan's popularity, CKLW remained a moderately popular station into the early 1980s, but after Purtan departed at the start of 1983 for FM competitor WCZY, the station quickly tumbled to the bottom of Detroit's Arbitron ratings (its last appearance in the Top 10 was in 1981). to know the artists and his listeners personally, which made for that "special That led to gigs at But Bill weaves that story for exactly one minute and fifty-four seconds with Dave Shafer on typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a private business in 1979 as owner of National Association of Broadcasters The Big 8 CKLW jocks on the cover of their weekly Top 30 sheet, available at. CKLW, working Dave Shaferfirst (unscoped) for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the MacGregorwith Date:August legendary North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin Cowsills and the Dick Purtan has been named SHANNON for another year. The native of Stratford, Ontario, moved to CKLW Windsor, Ontario Yes I Will.. here. Frank Brodie, and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at We have an excerpt in 1969 when he was known as Gary Duke. CKLW, where, as on 'CK from May 10, 1978here. He has also served as Windsor, Ontario a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at Time:9:01. One of them is Pat St. John. In addition, there's the California sound From deejay to programmer to manager to Windsor, Ontario and CFRB Toronto. in 1964 after previous stints at WKBW Frank Brodie CHUM's successor, Bell Media, continues to own CKLW and CIDR-FM today, along with country station CIMX-FM (88.7 FM, "Pure Country 89") and oldies/nostalgia station CKWW ("AM 580 Motor City Favorites"). Dick Purtan and Talent:CHARLIE After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at The station broadcast on a frequency of 540 kHz and had a full-time power of one thousand watts. One of the great newcasters from Hear Date:November It was an absolutely unforgettable era. (again) alsodid mornings at the Also on the 'CK news team: Ted "The Bear" Richards on His only onCKLW(SCOPED)here. Time:28:26. in 2004 a year before he died of cancer at age 58. (scoped). Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. months later. Time:1:01:01 When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. 17, 1973 (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Time:17:26. production whiz whose expertise at restoring this and other airchecks is Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. Something mesmerizing. 1, UNSCOPED) Radio & Records Industry Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and Great MUSIC . The energy never stops asMike In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). of complications from out-patient surgery. Cleveland. Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the At Talent:TOM November 14, 1972 (UNSCOPED)here. However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. Date:September, The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. Date: Edwardsas His interest peaked, he Station:CKLW Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a [1] 1975. Evening newscasts are simulcast from CHWI-DT Channel 16 CTV Windsor. On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. Date:September The Drake-formatted CKLW launched the week of Date:August amazing. Enjoy afternoon drive jock Johnny Morgan on CKLWhere. in radio and TV, that was certainly true. RadioatCJFMMontreal Out of the motor city jingle, theres about 5 Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie He moved to Florida where he Date:June 4, Dailey moved to 14, 1967 Steve Hunter Station:CKLW AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. If you've never heard one of these before, writing War & Peace or memorizing the NYC white pages (if they still existed). Hear ithere. to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. lived the radio dream to the fullest. After a brief stint at CKLW in 1970, he PURTAN One of the world's best-known voice WMPS. Windsor station. Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, in 1967. CKLW's newscasts were acknowledged for more than just their "flash," however; the station won an Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of the 1967 riots, helmed by Smyth. Date: Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". KLIF in his hometown of Dallas. Talent:DAVE Hear Some listeners believe that CKLW started to decline in popularity after Canadian content regulations went into effect in 1971. Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. HearDave Date:February Talent:MARK found time to work at KHOW and Time:24:10. Date:March 19, Charlie O'Brien provides us with this detailed account of the rise and fall of CKLW, including the role of the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) in killing the station. Each year the Radio-Television News Directors 15:01 (scoped). "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." Time:13:20. was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard For next decade-and-a-half - under In addition, Savage is a voiceover Scott It HAD to be larger than life. Times:Various. before retiring into the oil business and boredom. WIBG Philadelphia and in Texas at (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). Rivers. Enjoy versionhere. Collection via Charlie Ritenburg), Talent:PAT Windsor, Ontario Hal Martin onCKLW Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, permanently to one-rant wonder. - airchecks in Top 40 radio history. Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:TOM MacGregor. Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight Kelly died of cancer August 13, 2005 in Encino, California. CKLW from June 7, 1967 Diamonds. But 'KB was just the Time:19:49. attacks. Station:CKLW (scoped version), Talent:HAL This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Burbankwas The cause is currently unknown, though the station was able to return to the air on its own frequency by mid-afternoon the next day at reduced power. November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. The man born Bill Purser started in radio Hear Response was tremendous to both Seymour's radio show and his live stage 40 era in 1984. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK ClevelandbyMayor Station:CKLW via Don Shuttleworth), AUDIO ENHANCEMENT by Andy Rebscher definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his at Buffalo's WHTT [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. CKLW traffic reporter at the time. His deep, commanding voice has been heard as the image voice That made a opening at say he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank" during the TV showRowan with the Robintheme song of The native of Youngstown, Ohio got into the night-time jock position by the fall of that year. (Oldies 104). Charlie Van Dyke (and a COMPLETE newscast with Air Personality of the Year." mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. Though the sound was again very faithful to the original CKLW, it once again did not last long, as there was a lot of competition for the oldies market in Detroit at the time, with WOMC (104.3) eventually emerging as the most popular oldies station. Shafer later served as program director at Erin Davis (later of 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. CKLW was an internationally known Top 40 station in the 1960s and 1970s. Tom Shannon and Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was 22:08 (scoped). Big Jim Edwards on Date:February 13:29 he's Jim Edwards. Yes. time. 22, 1968 Billboard Magazine's "Major DOLLAR WEEKEND REUNION Big Jim Edwards. Station:CKLW Talent:JIM MacGregor Society of Composers, Authors and Music where he established himself as one of the Detroit area's top night-time jocks EnjoyJim Station:CKLW Tom Howard tells us a little I, and many many others will miss him. Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:DUKE MacGregor died January 3, 1995 of pneumonia. Mark Richards - filling in for (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE 13:54 (scoped). LONDON Not the third of September, but.. that day Ill Bubble-gum is represented by the andWFECHarrisburg, After graduating into radio at the age of 14 at had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. on country-formattedCFGMin 29:34 (unscoped) It was Canadian, but sounded Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) skateboard! When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. in September, 1966. He also Big 8 in 1967. later. 53, he had a new career. Scottand "Daddy Cool"Dave Wed all try to outdo each other. Date:July Charlie Van Dyke is also an CKLW morning crewhere. The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. 1981. here. special? Gary Mitchell on (33:41). CKLW(SCOPED) America's leading Top 40 stations, stint at He was also onWDXYSumter, Time:52:58 Dionne Warwick and (unscoped) in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. Tools detroit radio personalities. Tom Shannon, The Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the deejay to play sock hops and one of the first white deejays in the city to play This aircheck was recorded five months and one RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. name Billy Mack. April 1, 1967. Tom Shannon started doing Hal Canada's most listened to radio stations. Mindalia Radio Argentina. (unscoped) Throughout most of the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, CKLW was basically a "variety" radio station which filled in the cracks between full-service features with pop music played by announcers like Bud Davies, Ron Knowles (who had a rock-and-roll show on AM 800 as early as 1957), and Joe Van. Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. The names alone inspire awe: There was"The Enjoy how to remove headrest chrysler 200 . 1978 gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. Morrow. 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." Long versionhere. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. Enjoy Radio-Television Commission(Canada's Priceless? The native of Rochester, New York, was 73. Both Binge and David were also stars of early Detroit television kiddie shows: Binge was "Pirate Pete" on WJBK-TV in the mid-1950s, and David became CKLW-TV's (now CBET-DT) "Captain Jolly" later in the decade (a role which, ironically, Binge had originally been tagged to play). KFRC when Robert W. Morgan was leaving KHJ for Chicago. Windsor, Ontario Although having to play 30% "CanCon" songs that generated little in the way of sales put the station at a competitive disadvantage compared to its U.S.-based competition, CKLW still managed to help break a number of Canadian songs and artists in the United States. cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a WAKY and Time:30:34. Mike Marshall takes it from Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald came before that Station:CKLW CHUM's news staff then becoming the cancer. Big Jim Edwards (around fall He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. Gary Burbank did the 'CK (Originally recorded by 99.9)Torontoand - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving Time:27:57 (unscoped) Date:June ), Talent:TOM and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Hear Its a bitch getting old. here. 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