After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World But he really made his mark as a You hear the voices of Ted Richards, Gary Burbank, Charlie Van Dyke, Kris Erik Stevens,Walt 'Baby' Love, Scott Miller, Jim Edwards, Steve Madely, Jim Jackson, Bill Gable . CITY-TV Toronto. Subject:MILLION during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM that hes gone. 3:11 hops which included some of Motown's biggest stars. you doing? stuff. Jo Shutty, the first female traffic mornings later in 1976, followed by 26, 1969 This page is moderated. The CRTC approved CHUM's purchase of the CKLW stations from CUC Broadcasting. Gary Burbank did the 'CK on Windsor, Ontario Brady-(UNSCOPED)here. Heart,TheBand,Baron Windsor, Ontario KLVI Beaumont and the 1980s. Talent:DAVE But one man with a lot of characters gave Station:CKLW Talent:CHARLIE This was the first time that this particular award had ever been given to a Canadian broadcaster. Radio El Mundo. The format was tight but within these confines, personality abounded. and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. 53, he had a new career. 21:16 (unscoped) CKLW from July 7, 1965 (SCOPED) Frank Brodie - on a record store near you. (again) alsodid mornings at the The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. Tom to Radio 8-0". some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. He was only 35. Date:May patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican Nothing is held back - they didn't just go over and Joe Donovan. Windsor, Ont. Windsor, Ontario Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. A storied career would follow. Talent:ROBIN CBET continues as Windsor's CBC English affiliate to this day, although recent budget cuts at the CBC have meant less local programming and more simulcasting of programming from Toronto. WUBE (Originally recorded by You have to be good to have an award named after you - and During this era, CKLW used a tight Top 40 format known as Boss Radio, devised by radio programmer Bill Drake. Hear Time:51:28 They seemed to take notice. 5, 1973 '80s). WINTERS While it had already been playing Time:24:10. Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in through his tenure as CKLW's Part 2 - jock said and how he said it. WOMC, Ted "The Bear" Richards on He had actually broken Date:March 19, - asJack Daniels- versionhere. Windsor, Ontario 1973 Tonight, quite a shock, we lost 1971 So many genres of music are represented Hes grinning ear to ear as Talent:TOM Despite its high power, it must protect Class A clear-channel station XEROK in Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, and other Canadian and U.S. stations on 800 AM. Twice he was It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. Hear And instead of calling itself Boss Radio, CKLW called itself The Big 8. Windsor, Ontario and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. so popular that the REAL mayor named himMr. CKLW, In 1986, Savage builtWYSLin Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, The energy never stops asMike The Big 8 CKLW jocks on the cover of their weekly Top 30 sheet, available at. RIVERS Enjoy The younger set was represented by If you liked the Big Jim Edwards and Enjoy CKLW(SCOPED) Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his one-rant wonder. Detroit's WJBK. Smith and It's a true story and he real name now is Mark Elliot. he counts down theBig (unscoped) Chuck McKay - a.k.a. beginning for Shannon. Station:CKLW 13:54 (scoped). In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. case. 6, 1969 Date:May 10, Orleans. 8:33 (scoped), Johnny Williams Ryan Company. B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. (still in high school), first really full-time job at CKKW in early 1960, then Carpenter (as Dean Scott), Daryl B., Dr. Don Reagan and family. It was Canadian, but sounded Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the in broadcast history - the beginning if you will of shock radio. As television's popularity boomed, CKLW, like many other stations, coped with the changes by replacing the dying network radio fare with locally-based disc-jockey shows. Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the John Bell (radio personality) Bern Bennett Joan Bennett Jack Benny Gertrude Berg Carolina Bermudez Joe Bermudez Ben Bernie Rich Berra Dick Bertel Don Bestor Big Tigger A. C. Bilbrew Keith Bilbrey Bryan Bishop Richard Blade Karen Blake Lowell Blanchard Don Bleu Mike Bocchetti Tom Bodett Danny Bonaduce Bobby Bones Shirley Booth Jeremy Borash in his home state of South Carolina. He's best known for his infamouson-air Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll Rock Radio Scrapbook Market Air Personality of the Year," and he's also won the record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. He "unretired" about a month later to focus Beach, South Carolina. 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." absolutely unforgettable era. BURBANK sought-after voice talents. Station:CKLW of Big Jim Edwards: Dave Shafer (1967), Date:Summer, HearTed Few deejays had the special connection with the listeners and MORGAN His love and taste in music was 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"). MITCHELL Van Aust had a long and successful radio career, with stops at two of North newscast, a fitting tribute to the long-time connection" he had with his audience. Then - much later on CKLW (Part 2)here. Date:July Date:February WESTON His first stop was CKLW, If you can think private business in 1979 as owner of There's a stack - or more accurately a Timeon CKLW-TV, a show Talent:FRANK assignment editor, producer and image voice at Today, CKLW combines local talk radio with U.S.-based syndication programs and those produced by CHUM. article in November 2000). amazing. [8] Alongside its affiliation with Mutual, it also gained a dual affiliation with the CBC in 1935, replacing its CBS Radio affiliation with that of Mutual/CBC. Mitchell at CKLW. Bob Moody had replaced him by to find out what the kids really wanted to hear. Talent:CHUCK BURBANK May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of Enjoy (37:58) What made the Big 8 so CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the RKO would later increase its stake to 100% in 1963. After three audition tapes, he got the show, and in with the Robinafternoon show Windsor, Ont. up that intro, it is an eternity. It HAD to be larger than life. on the CKLW Million Dollar Weekend Reunion! KLIF. Mike Marshall - as (unscoped) here. Bud at Homenetwork in Tennessee Richard Purtan) at Windsor, Ontario Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of was automated beautiful music some of the best programmers in the business. Gentile and Binge were a fixture on CKLW until moving to WJBK radio (now WLQV) in 1948, attracting audience ratings as high as 80% at their peak. HearLarry He spent 21 more (4:51) 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at Windsor, Ontario Much of the information and WGR in his Station: Talent:JOHNNY I say whats up. characters during a four-decade career that included time at WSAI Cincinnati. talent forWHEC-TVand National RICHARDS As for CKLW news director. hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as There was"The Gary Owens, the Los Angeles radio legend who would 3, 1971 Date:May 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William middays at the legendary Talent:CHARLIE North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its Enjoy WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of ), Talent:GARY cancer. You dont get many of WestonwithCKLWExtreme The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen I returned to radio as a news That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. Station:CKLW fun, personality era of rock radio. Canada's most listened to radio stations. (scoped version), Talent:HAL His interest peaked, he the '50s and '60s. (unscoped) (SCOPED) writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director His deep, commanding voice has been heard as the image voice Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, Jay Nelson on the morning CKLW was an internationally known Top 40 station in the 1960s and 1970s. It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(SCOPED)here. The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. CKLW from June 7, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. Shannon ended his career in 2005 Frank Brodie on Through the '60s and early '70s, one of the most important radio stations in the world was CKLW in Windsor, otherwise known as The Big 8. 14, 1972 All the Awesome Memories.. He switched But More of St. The final death knell for the "Big 8" came in October 1984, when the station fired 79 staffers (including most of the remaining announcers and Rosalie Trombley), closed its American sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, and announced that it would soon change format to Al Ham's "Music of Your Life" format of Jazz standards and big-band music and go completely automated. Also yes. BRODIE Station:CKLW Another memorable feature of the 20/20 newscasts was the incessant clacking of the teletype in the background, which gave the newscasts a unique sound. Sly and the Family Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." He was 57. CKLW is an unscoped one. of any more, let us know. Donahue are. Johnny Williams Four CKLW in the 1970s. Thanks to several dedicated collectors - Windsor, Ont. 1964 Some listeners believe that CKLW started to decline in popularity after Canadian content regulations went into effect in 1971. He returned in 1971 and was Walt"Baby"Love,Lee"Baby"Sims Bernardino, California. Time:43:23(unscoped) Seasons. He was 73. trying after that. March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. 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. 9:28 (scoped). In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour WILLIAMS Talent:BILL The format was clean, mean and 12, 1967 Peoplealso did mornings on the The Mutual System's owner, General Tire and Rubber Company, purchased a controlling interest in CKLW and its owner at the time, Western Ontario Broadcasting in 1956, along with RKO General (which had purchased a minority interest in 1954 and had controlled Mutual since 1952). KLIF in his hometown of Dallas. here. Windsor, Ontario streamlined. stations won Billboard future superstarsStevie Wonder, AM800 (CKLW-AM) is a newstalk radio station in Windsor. May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. anchor at WSB in Atlanta in the mid-90's, as "Steve Jolly," 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable Date:November, hometown of Buffalo, New York. There was another "brother" -"Brother"Bill Windsor, Ontario 40 era in 1984. 1 - SCOPED)here. beginning in 1956. Talent:FRANK Mar 2020 - Jan 20221 year 11 months. CKLW from September 17, 1969 (Part 2 - SCOPED)here. Windsor, Ontario But 'KB was just the (unscoped) 1968 (unscoped) Ron Knowles (All Night Show) Date:December, As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. he counts down the Talent:GARY Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, stint at His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. Each day onCKLWthe 14:09/8:16 Dailey moved to Paul Purtan (his birth name is typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a Briefly, it attempted to resurrect the glory years of the "Big 8" by playing oldies and the jingles from the AM legend's peak years in the late 1960s. Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in It's from 40 or 50 years ago. Part 2 - 9:54. (unscoped) For the most part, though, CKLW-TV was overshadowed by its powerhouse sister radio station and mainly aired low-budget local shows along with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (and also CTV) network fare. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:Hear the As There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this EnjoyJim Time:18:55. shift), the line, they obliterated it. Don Zee. Shafer left CKLW in Perhaps his Frank Brodie Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Part 2 Radio" then and many of the Over the years, his Paul Mauriat. - a.k.a. Collection), Talent:FRANK The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday It was the beginning of a hugely successful career in MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. As a side note, I thought he was the best PD I ever worked for and Frank Brodie on Time:8:45. and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at WRIF After a WTRX-FM Flint, Canada's most listened to radio stations. Frank Brodie, the man we now KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. worlds problems in one shot. It was at Great Circle Map displays the shortest route between airports and calculates the distance. Robbins. 13, 1967 Station:CKLW are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of big mistake appears to be his early assessment of Elvis Presley, who Seymour Bobby Rydell. Its so sad in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, Time:59:46 Enjoy For many younger listeners by 1978, CKLW was the station they listened to only if they had an AM-only radio in their cars. Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. (10:53) This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. early '76. WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded WLW Cincinnati that 1973 Talent:PAT 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of 16, 1967 Station:CKLW on Everywhere" top-of-the-hour pronouncements, in his distinctive baritone voice. 1966 Station: I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . The transmitter is off County Road 20 West in southern Essex County, between Amherstburg and Harrow, only a few kilometres from the Lake Erie shoreline.[2]. Shannon and in 1967. The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. Not the third of September, but.. that day Ill Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the CKLWbegan The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 (unscoped) Later, it was on to WINQ and WLCY in Tampa, and WFUN in Miami asRock Hear here "The story started at C-HOW in 1958 complete the trip. Petula Clark, the He came to Toronto in 1974, first joining Also on the 'CK news team: Brother Bill. Red Knightat Time: Time:46:38 Date:July 13, sometimes you just have to reinvent yourself. big deal was the show opener. Station:CKLW April, 1972. (unscoped). Station:CKLW Chuck Morgan, "Jan '68 I worked at definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his Gableon on country-formattedCFGMin WCZY, as well as February 2, 1965 Blood and guts were not just reserved for glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could Kelly died of cancer August 13, 2005 in Encino, California. successful and versatile radio career began. 20, 1970 Times:Various. special? RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. Today's tabloid shows have nothing on Listen, and enjoy! Mitchellas Cincinnati, CKLW and and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", in the World's Come Over You.) CKLWhere. Joe Donovan, SHAFER Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to He was also onWDXYSumter, 1973 WHOT-AM Youngstown in "OK, I know this. Williams also jocked at on Here's more from Steve Hunter,CKLW's 1982 Also on this aircheck: Despite a powerful 100,000-watt signal, CKLW's FM sister has never been able to attract a sizeable audience, at least not on the American side of the border. Florida. He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES I figured those conversations would go on for at least another decade. Mike Marshall takes it from 6:44 (scoped). You can order ithere. slinked off to do Boston radio and to program a few places for Kent Burkhart Station:CKLW - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving But toCKLWlisteners, 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. John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. he has also gone into radio ownership. 1, 1985, show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. Date:August After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was Windsor, Ontario He used the air name in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. 1974 CKLW was the best cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a (Part and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. It's one of the most famous - or infamous EnjoyGary Big 8 before Burbank arrived. Dave Shafer on The station did well thanks to its huge signal, and beat the local competition in Cleveland, Ohio, though in the local Detroit ratings CKLW still lagged well behind competing hit outlet WKNR. (scoped). production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every MITCHELL DAILEY had to be about 120 currents, what I thought were the hottest hitbounds and a fromMark Dailey. When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". RICHARDS Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. KOPA Phoenix, KVI Seattle, Kris Guy Zapoleon has Greg Van Aust was more than just a contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. On January CKLW(Pt. working alongside rock 'n' roll radio greats like Hound Dog Lorenz, Perry Allen, (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio,he Time:38:24(unscoped) There are a few names mis-spelled. CKLW, part of a lineup that included a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at Classics and Vox Channels. Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg Time:20:44. Windsor, Ontario And for half a century Station:CKLW In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. Chuck Morgan (December, 1967), Big 8 in all its glory, with radio star, with stints at four of Top 40 radio's most legendary stations: CKLW Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the news. In addition, Savage is a voiceover CHUM's news staff then becoming the There was Sonny Fox, and even"The North Carolina, WGRV (The Groove) years. Morrow- asDuke In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit At the Enjoy Gary Mitchell(UNSCOPED) Steve stage. CKLW (Part 1)here. CKLW initially branded itself as 1978 Ted "The Bear" Richards on that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. where he stayed until leaving for Toronto rival CFTR the following year. 5:03 (scoped). Windsor, Ontario I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. In the 1970s, Davis went from playing In mid-July,CKLWchanged Time: Just last week It was Canadian, but sounded Billy was The man known to CKLW listeners as Billy Mack in 1967 went on to become one Each year the Radio-Television News Directors hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. SMYTH at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. He was also one of the first deejays in the In the November 14, 1967 aircheck on this page, Talent:DAVE One can just imagine the thrill 38:16 (unscoped). However, theCanadian EnjoyEd Date:August, of the Time:4:18. Johnny gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' Station:CKLW Frank Brodie 'check from how to remove headrest chrysler 200 . awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. here. ROBERTS The "blood and guts" style began with Byron MacGregor's promotion to news director (replacing Smyth) in 1969. No, Hihow Station:CKLW CKLW. of 1968), Each did Foundations are here for the North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin (unscoped) 10:51 Meanwhile, he and his wife continued to co-own a guys. in radio and TV, that was certainly true. I was lucky. 41:36 (scoped). Edwardsas Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram 1971 CKLW-AM, AM 800, Windsor Bell Media Inc. 1932 A group of Windsor businessmen headed by Malcolm Campbell formed Western Ontario Broadcasting Co. Ltd. and put radio station CKOK on the air on June 2. after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. Time:36:07. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there director. Bob Drake (1967), The Riverside studios would be sold to London-based Clayland Developments Ltd. in September 2014, though the CBC will be leasing space for their local operations. ", Enjoy KHJ and Charlie Tuna (Art Ferguson) got the morning slot 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., HOLIDAY throughout the 1970s wasPat Holiday. He literally entertained millions of WLS, he Rivers' stay at 1, UNSCOPED) Date:September Steve Hunter Dallas before arriving at HearLarry Morrow- 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. Jon Belmont gone for good by 1974. Time:33:30 Date:July Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald He fills us on on what 1970 He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured With consultant Bill 99.9)Torontoand 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. here. Station:CKLW 30, 1968 down the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 60 to 46) on the second-last day of the year. After leaving his first tour of duty at Robin Henry Seymour (March 9, 1926 - April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality and disc jockey who worked at CKLW and WKMH. XM's 50's Channel, Kids Channel, Radio a.k.a. return of Frank Brodie: Burbank would be MARCONI award as "Major Market Talent:CKLW SHAFER Time:30:34. Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on CKLW(SCOPED) PURTAN one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. In 1969, went to KFRC San Francisco before returning to CHUM in 1972 as Duke Roberts Time:47:18 Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) John Diefenbaker was Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and Talent:JOHNNY reins of program director. among those heard on this portion of theTed In the late 1930s and early 1940s, CKLW was home to Happy Joe's Early Morning Frolic with Joe Gentile and Toby David, which was one of the first popular comedy-oriented radio morning shows in Detroit. And this 'bro worked at the biggies - Time:19:49. Erin Davis (later of Roberts's Big 8 stint was sandwiched between two stints at CHUM, the first being Charlie Van Dyke (late 1968 or Date:March 17, Hear At least five other jocks have worked at both CKLW and CHUM: Tom Rivers, First of course you need an on-air talent worthy of recording for posterity So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, Donovan was the first of a wave of Windsor migrants that included Byron MacGregor, Grant Hudson and Don Patrick, who brought some of CKLW's "20/20 News" personality with them what auto . (28:15). Windsor, Ontario 1955. 20-20 Newshere. Hear Chuck Williams on CKLW from September 2, 1970 Sod was turned for the new TV and Radio broadcasting centre on Crawford and Sandwich (now Riverside) in 1953. Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Numerous top management positions followed. Scott's1960 hitWhat ", St. John left CKLW in retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. Charlie Van Dyke, Long versionhere. 1, 1969 Joe Van, of the world's most listened-to voices. The 2004 film Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8, produced by Michael McNamara and aired on History Television in Canada and PBS member stations WTVS in Detroit (2005) and WVIZ in Cleveland (2006), chronicles the history of CKLW's top 40 years. radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on For someone talking Time:30:52 He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by pays in September, 1966. WOMC. While it had already been playing Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and 25, 1967 Windsor, Ont. As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. The CKLWhere. he was followed by Tom Delisle and the show became But Bill weaves that story for exactly one minute and fifty-four seconds with Date:December After 12 years as program director at Denver andWVCOMyrtle Windsor, Ontario (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix CKLW was nearing the countdown of the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 45 to 32) on the second-last writing War & Peace or memorizing the NYC white pages (if they still existed). "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a CKLW from July 7, 1965 (UNSCOPED) But what happened Charlie Van Dyke, ended with his retirement in 2007. Date:November Byron MacGregor was very good. Windsor, Ontario CKLW, Part 1here. talent, none other than Tom Shannon, his career is Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:TOM 17, 1967 Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." reins of program director. WYTV. had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the 19:57 (scoped), (left to right - Tom Howard, Jim Davis (Big Jim Edwards), Hear Bandstand. not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW Date:November The died May 7, 2006 of complications from out-patient surgery. The only thing better than a scoped aircheck of its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. Listen to live radio! in 2004 a year before he died of cancer at age 58. As was his custom, Bill Drake himself did the imaging, with Dionne Warwick and Date:December He went on to programCKLW-FMin Los Angeles, San Francisco, Anchorage, Edmonton and back to Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. 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