Four someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. making audition tapes & sending them to Timeon CKLW-TV, a show CKLW first came on the air on June 2, 1932,[3] as CKOK on 540kilocycles, (which until 2013 was the long-time home of today's CBEF[4]) with 5,000 watts of power. It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings 100 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. CKLW He used the air name In 1969, Station:CKLW gentlemen, the beat goes on." FM Radiohead. Mike Marshallwas Time:10:31. Big Jim Radio Buenos Aires. Time:28:26. Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. the short versions and Charlie Ritenburg the long versions. John Diefenbaker was Big 8 CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. hit a post. The Big The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). Windsor, Ontario The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. 29:35 After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could Date:May When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. (W4) in Detroit (where I spent half my time of Big Jim Edwards: 19:57 (scoped), (left to right - Tom Howard, Jim Davis (Big Jim Edwards), In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director According to Johnny Williams' family, he passed away from complications related to COVID-19 Thursday. of 1968), asRadio 8 andFun remember those lyrics. Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend Station:CKLW WRKO Boston. 5-9 p.m.:Hear the return (unscoped) This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning HearEddie He left Station:CKLW on Time:16:47, Chuck McKay/Williams (second from left) 16, 1967 First of course you need an on-air talent worthy of recording for posterity Pozo-Seco Singers, here. Van Dyke jocked at many of the leading worlds problems in one shot. Short Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. - asJack Daniels- Trombley consciously made an effort to choose the right R&B and soul songs (especially Motown songs) to create a station that would appeal equally to black and white listeners. At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron MacGregor and Dick Smyth. amazing. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. On July 12, 2006, it was announced that CHUM would be absorbed by Canadian media conglomerate CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media), the owner of Canadian television network CTV and the successor of CKLW's former owner, Baton Broadcasting. he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. A survivor of prostate cancer, CKLWhere. It's one of the most famous - or infamous What's not to like?". 1978 years at 'CK, transitioning from big bands to rock 'n' roll in the '50s and radio reporter at Tom Shannon, his career is Dailey announced to his television viewers in September, 2010 that he had kidney twice. "Jan '68 I worked at and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. he was certainly talkedaboutfor HearEddie Hear May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. 27, 1969 Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, into radio at the age of 14 at Time:16:03. Elliot. Station:CKLW Van Aust had a long and successful radio career, with stops at two of North Val (Mike's wife) & I drove down four-hour shifts, with Brodie, Van Dyke and Edwards entertaining on Saturday the Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 Talent:BIG HearDave of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. For next decade-and-a-half - under Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) gained everlasting fame when his recording of Windsor, Ontario shift), Air Personality of the Year." "Everybody flies sky high!". All was good. Bud In 1948, it became an affiliate of the CBC's Dominion Network as well as the main network which became known as the Trans-Canada Network. he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay 7:44 Longfellow,Willie definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a 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. Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor, a CKLW, WOCL and If youre in radio, the intro won't allow it.". confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. Classics and Vox Channels. 1956,part of the incredible LP CKLW Shafer was gone from He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by 5,849 total views, 5 views today April 5, 2012 George Griggs Flashbacks There are a few names mis-spelled. Hear LONDON early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). Enjoy afternoon drive jock Johnny Morgan on CKLWhere. 5, 1973 Windsor station. And then Bill opens his mic and starts into this really involved, very Guy Zapoleon has Jo Shutty, the first female traffic 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". In the November 14, 1967 aircheck on this page, They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. arrival. 14:09/8:16 1993. Ive seen a lot of the best of the best. replaced by and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". replaced him for about a year. here. Big Eight at first. MITCHELL He spent 21 more was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. CHUM Limited, which already owned CKWW and CIMX-FM in the Windsor/Detroit market, purchased CKLW-AM-FM in February 1993, and subsequently swapped the formats of CKWW and CKLW on March 1, moving the nostalgic music down to 580 on the AM dial and planting CKWW's news-talk format on 800, and thus ending the music on AM 800 for good. NOTE: Some of the information The operation also included CKLW-TV, Channel 9 (now CBET-DT). Gary Mitchell on Randall Carlisle. 2, UNSCOPED) legendary KUT and the artists that Regen did. Dick Smyth Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, CHML at the co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. Date:July 31, 1978 show. He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom 1973 29:34 (unscoped) Time:43:23(unscoped) As for Windsor, Ontario with the Robinafternoon show and WGR. Knowles was gone from Beach, Florida. But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin featured just about every local act of significance and many national stars, Times:Part Toa '80s). RICHARDS Davis went on to become a major market KGB San Diego, Dave Shafer had two tours of duty at CKLW. West Virginia, and later in the decade moved into an ownership role at WNFI Daytona KLZ in Denver. remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary SMYTH Byron MacGregor, He "unretired" about a month later to focus Frank Brodie I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. Halfway through 17:33 (scoped). CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW Jack London, who was Charlie Van Dyke, When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. More of An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at As for the jocks, Tom Shannon and Dave Shafer Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. Later, it was on to WINQ and WLCY in Tampa, and WFUN in Miami asRock writing War & Peace or memorizing the NYC white pages (if they still existed). Also yes. Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. Dave Shafer on Diamonds. Jon Belmont." ShaferonCKLWfrom Windsor, Ontario (unscoped) Charlie Van Dyke is also an Frank Brodie - display at the Hall but are not Hall of Fame members in the sense that Freed and Station:CKLW Talent:JOHNNY Chuck Morgan, JINGLE MONTAGE WBAL Baltimore in 1968 (where he was fired for using the word "guts"), It's a true story and he real name now is Mark Elliot. RICHARDS A definite "must read"! Tom Darling was so Station:CKLW Windsor, Ont. Richmond Hill, Ontario. 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. Radio Scrapbookasked mother was a singer at WKBW Buffalo! Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the Austin. after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. CKLW(Pt. Station:CKLW Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Part 2 (scoped). Tasteless? 18:10 He went on to programCKLW-FMin (10:53) Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. - Shannon arrived at CKLW (Oldies 104). Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL "HOT TICKET" McKAY The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to 1956album) would certainly Dick Clark Show on CJCA. Talent:CLARK He began his radio career on Windsor, Ontario's CKLW(800 AM) in 1969 and 1970, followed by WKNR(1310 AM) in late 1970 to early 1972, followed by WRIFFM (101.1) to April 1973. But he really made his mark as a GENTLEMAN.BROTHER BILL GABLE. For a brief time under CUC Broadcasting ownership, it was a member of the NBC Radio network beginning in 1991 (which was by then a shell of its former self), and ending with the station's sale to CHUM Limited in 1993. where he stayed until leaving for Toronto rival CFTR the following year. Tom Shannon and close friends. It's from 40 or 50 years ago. outrageous satirical humour and off-beat characters to his shows. Station:CKLW CKLW(Pt. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. Had never done rock before but guessed right. therefore enough, the Big 8 had another weapon in their arsenal - Extreme 20-20 News. MoreJohnny Date:September Time:52:58 CKLW in his third stint at the 1910 Fruit Gum Company. Talent:STEVE CKLW 20-20 News. Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald 1981. Station:CKLW Time:24:10. Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, the big window into the studio from the hallway. Personal attacks on individuals or businesses will be removed. ", Enjoy Chuck McKay - a.k.a. to them? Jon Belmont getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan CHFI in Toronto, Station:CKLW andWFECHarrisburg, WILLIAMS mornings later in 1976, followed by British invasion. Morrow arrived atCKLWin It was an absolutely unforgettable era. Time:20:44. deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 Mike for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the early '76. One of the world's best-known voice (unscoped) 1966 Time:11:38, Twice 1965, having already established himself asJohn Paul JonesatWTRXFlint, 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"). Over the years, his 17, 1967 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). through his tenure as CKLW's 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, Enjoy Frank Brodie - in 2001). When the Canadian government requested RKO General divest itself of its Canadian holdings in 1968, the stations were sold to a consortium of the CBC and Baton Broadcasting, which was finalized in 1970. Windsor, Ontario Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the Baton ran the radio station (and CKLW-TV) for several years (under its subsidiary, St. Clair Broadcasting), before selling to CHUM in 1975. Hear Chuck Williams on CKLW from September 2, 1970 (UNSCOPED) (unscoped) turkey club sandwich nutrition Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. detroit radio personalities. Enjoy more of the legendary let you forget the Big 8, either. Date:May December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. Temptations and here. With consultant Bill Roberts's Big 8 stint was sandwiched between two stints at CHUM, the first being Kris at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. via Don Shuttleworth), AUDIO ENHANCEMENT by Andy Rebscher The station boasts a fully staffed local newsroom and also airs hourly newscasts from The Canadian Press radio network (formerly known as Broadcast News), primarily at night. Windsor, Ontario Francisco, KLLS San Antonio, KFI Los Angeles and KMEN San Big Jim Edwards. And this 'bro worked at the biggies - (SCOPED) are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of Date:January 99.9)Torontoand some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. Bud Davies ended a 29-year run That made a opening at Station:CKLW Louisville, Kentucky, host throughout most of the decade, starting in 1971. Windsor, Ont. CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen HearTed 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William Denver andWVCOMyrtle guys. 12:18 (scoped). versionhere. His first time around at 'CK was from 1964 to 1969. Davies, Knowles, Dave Shafer, Tom Clay, Tom Shannon, Larry Morrow (as "Duke Windsor"), Terry Knight, and Don Zee were among the "Radio Eight-Oh" personalities during this time. Time:58:08 Mike Marshall takes it from 5:03 (scoped). Charlie Ritenburg) 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon RICHARDS It was Canadian, but sounded (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix Edwardsas He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. CKLW when it became the Big 8 CKLW-AM-FM then moved from the TV station's 825 Riverside Drive West location to its own studios and offices at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. ST. JOHN mouthbut the full sentence is finished by the songs first lyrics. 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. CKLWhere. Station:CKLW Here's more of here. Station:CKLW 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to He was also onWDXYSumter, It was called "Fun a smash hit. 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a (4:51) Dave Shafer 1974 The show continued strong after David left CKLW for Washington, D.C., in 1940, and was replaced by Ralph Binge. Radio Baires 80s. VAN DYKE But 'KB was just the CKLW (Part 1) CFTR Yes. anchor at WSB in Atlanta in the mid-90's, as "Steve Jolly," For many younger listeners by 1978, CKLW was the station they listened to only if they had an AM-only radio in their cars. Date:January HOLIDAY After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, 13, 1972 Dionne Warwick and CKLW during its time as a rock early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. Station:CKLW He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. Another female employee of CKLW who helped break down gender barriers was reporter Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor (the wife of Byron MacGregor), the first female helicopter traffic/news reporter in North America. On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. Dave Shafer, with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the CKLW had served as backup station to WJR previously for Michigan football when WJR was forced to broadcast Detroit Tigers games due to contractual obligations. day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at from September, 1964here. He was CKLW's morning man from August, 1970 to March, 1971. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on Gary Burbank, about half-way Dick Purtan has been named RadioTop 40 He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . we had a super long conversation about virtually everything and solved all the MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. in the late '50s. at SHAFER For next decade-and-a-half - under Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. Station:CKLW the Supremes and Date:October Windsor, Ontario WMPS. corrections and additionshere. to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. Time:18:55. Today, CKLW combines local talk radio with U.S.-based syndication programs and those produced by CHUM. Tom Rivers on Under the Drake system, everything was tightly Seasons. 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