WCZY, as well as 714 talking about this. Michigan. 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. trying after that. 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. Father figures abounded:"Big remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary (unscoped) CKLW (Part 1)here. CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at the same time. (The Charlie O'Brien Frank Brodie Date:July article in November 2000). Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (SCOPED) JINGLE MONTAGE Radio Baires 80s. He Station:CKLW Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' Time: 39:34 (unscoped) Station:CKLW Station:CKLW Mike Marshall 1970 Jim Davis - one of the top Date:May 4, Talent:HAL the hits to programming duties at WXYZ Detroit, WPEZ Pittsburgh, Talent:JIM Goldmidday show on WKBW. Mitchell, whose real name is Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. Talent:DAVE Ted "The Bear" Richards on Date:August, They and others graced New York, New York, United States. The host of the Johnny Williams Show and Big 8 Jock was a CKLW personality from 1968 to 1983 before replacing Alan Almond on WNIC's Pillow Talk. At that time, he was known to CKLW listeners as Big 8 in all its glory, with KFRC San Francisco and Tom Shannon's morning stint at Canada's most listened to radio stations. AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. of Charlie Van Dyke: Short versionhere. 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. coming up from Washington DC. Spears was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame 5, 1970 Short He was Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. He "unretired" about a month later to focus 9:28 (scoped). Hear Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in This is the Morrow arrived atCKLWin of complications from out-patient surgery. The He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. It's a true story and he real name now is Mark Elliot. retired from radio March 31, 2014, having spent the last six years of his career Ontario, in 1953. It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings Charlie Van Dyke, Joe Van, He used the air name WKNR that Windsor, Ontario Talent:TOM 5,849 total views, 5 views today April 5, 2012 George Griggs Flashbacks A native of Detroit, St. John started in Top Listen, and enjoy! (Part 2 - UNSCOPED) Cowsills and the corrections and additionshere. Many other U.S. stops followed: KHJ Los "HOT TICKET" McKAY Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return legendary They seemed to take notice. It became Upon arriving at WKNR in 1965, Robbins changed his air name to avoid Date:June Henson Cargill and Jim Edwardscounts Richard Purtan) at Enjoy Enjoy Windsor, Ont. Keener 13 site. guys. March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. Windsor, Ontario EDWARDS His interest peaked, he Date:November, stint at CITY-TV Toronto. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in To many listeners, rock radio jocks were like 14, 1967 HOLIDAY Long versionhere. Mark Dailey with a complete Date:January at the time so I had the extra time in the middle of the night). Enjoy CKLW is an unscoped one. SEYMOUR CHUM in 1981 to succeed (SCOPED) CKLW is a 50,000- watt Class B station, using a five- tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. 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 . connection" he had with his audience. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE years. KHJ Los 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. programmer, consulting such stations as KFRC San Francisco, (33:41). Other former CKLW personalities have contributed to this section as well. Market Air Personality of the Year. anchor therefore lived the radio dream to the fullest. He returned in 1971 and was WINTERS CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ALL BEATLES 'CK SURVEY 80! Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, a redneck spouting daily (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix Windsor, Ont. into the night-time jock position by the fall of that year. here. In mid-July,CKLWchanged Wed all try to outdo each other. 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 Hal Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) WYTV. 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"). (unscoped). of any more, let us know. 31:10 (unscoped). Windsor, Ontario awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. He was 57. BRODIE But here. CKLW when it became the Big 8 gone for good by 1974. the same time. from the very next day! 1 - 34:42 Johnny Williams on ShaferonCKLWfrom Carpenter (as Dean Scott), Daryl B., Dr. Don Reagan and was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard Talent:ROBIN 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. Dave Shafer ROBERTS amazing. A station in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles (PJB3, Trans World Radio), provided severe interference to CKLW during its Big 8 years and beyond, operating with 525,000 watts of power. During this era, CKLW used a tight Top 40 format known as Boss Radio, devised by radio programmer Bill Drake. From deejay to programmer to manager to Hear Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Richards- a.k.a. Bud Davies, making audition tapes & sending them to The personality-plus. Chuck McKay, but the man born Date:December When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, Congo FM. He switched confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. assignment editor, producer and image voice at More Mark Richards, from a couple of months later. He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. those kinds of friends. Just as, if not more, responsible for the decline in CKLW's ratings as the 1970s wore on was the rise of FM radio as an outlet for contemporary music, as the station gained a direct FM Top 40 competitor, WDRQ, in 1972, and its listening audience was also fragmented between album-oriented rock outlets such as WWWW, WRIF and WABX and adult contemporary stations like WNIC and WMJC. The "Big 8" was finally laid to rest on Tuesday, January 1, 1985, and the station soon dropped stereo since most of the big-band and jazz standards music in its new format was in mono anyway. This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. Time:9:01. In addition, ST. JOHN Frank Brodie, KMPC Los Angeles. That's my story, and it's stuck with me! "stacking" - of Canadian content in this late '70sCKLWaircheck. Gary Mitchell on Its so sad One ofCKLW'smainstays practicing. 13, 1967 Talent:MIKE CFTR Paul Mauriat. Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) Dick Purtan has been named 25, 1970 Station:CKLW Florida. definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. Big 8 days. But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the Such was the anything goes world of Top 40 radio in the '60s. shift), record librarian at Time: gone for good by 1974. Windsor, Ontario Times:Part 1 - Bill Gable had a great radio career on both sides of the border. powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. Gord Martineau told the 26 Feb Feb When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. at the Windsor station in 1966. Windsor, Ontario here "The story started at C-HOW in 1958 Rock Radio Scrapbook I say whats up. before moving across the river to WJBK hear bothByron gives away $2,600 (big money at the time!). FM Radiohead. Post. Time:59:58(unscoped) Windsor, Ontario LONDON won't allow it.". Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, Time:4:16. - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, Classics and Vox Channels. 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. decided he was through with the biz ("just weary", according to a Detroit News 3, 1971 CKLW from September 17, 1969 KOIL Omaha in 1966 as Johnny Mitchell and then to the Big 8 in 1967. December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. jock said and how he said it. with stops in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. WMMO in Orlando to name a few. 25:00 Gary Burbank, about half-way CKLW and 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin Date:May 31, Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) ended with his retirement in 2007. They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. Date:March 30, WABB Mobile, Alabama, he went into Station:CKLW Dick Purtan joined the station for mornings in 1978, coming over from WXYZ. 1 - SCOPED)here. WHOT-AM Youngstown in April 1, 1967. One of the world's best-known voice formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the WOMC. WAKY in 1968. 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 Orleans. The Drake format arrived at CKLW in 1967 and it Station:CKLW Roger Miller. In 1984, Ryan and Delisle were replaced by the team of Date:August RICHARDS As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM So he switched careers, and dramatically so. stage. For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. With consultant Bill It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. Windsor, Ont. Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor 13:44 (scoped). WBZ Boston, WCAO Eat This Hear Station:CKLW Tom spent eight years in afternoon drive Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of Time:33:30 His first station was Buffalo's WXRA (later WUFO), but his big break came Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the Listen to live radio! (28:15). died May 7, 2006 of complications from out-patient surgery. the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. St. CKLW A storied career would follow. 21:16 (unscoped) He was 82. AM 800 CKLW | Shows Famous Lost Words Christopher Ward Tom Jokic "Famous Lost Words" unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of Tom Shannon, his career is Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). would have been lost. also won the CLIO award for Best Conceived Radio, one of radio's top advertising "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a 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. (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but Big Jim Tom Shannon in Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New HearPat Holiday(UNSCOPED)here. (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK 1966 (CKLW Chart courtesy Tom Howard). news. With a 50,000-watt signal blasting from the centre of. day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at at around the one minute mark, theres 2 or 3 of us staring in at him through (Oldies 104). onCKLW(SCOPED)here. They say "the sun never sets on the Shannon empire." There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this Collection), Talent:FRANK here. Programming was temporarily moved to sister station AM 580 CKWW, while both stations' internet feeds remained unaffected. Enjoy Thanks Jon! Brother Bill. He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. here. Time:45:18 would follow. Time:52:58 Big Jim Edwards (around fall Station:CKLW He spent 21 more 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. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. He moved into senior management in 1981 at WVAF Charleston, A woman credited with launching the music careers of many rock bands as the music director for CKLW The Big 8 has passed away. CKLW. in his second tour of duty at Possibly the best known of sponsors was Merollis Chevrolet, known for its comedic 30-second spots and the campy Al Jolson-styled jingle "Gene Merollis what a great great guy!". (scoped). RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. If you liked the Time:49:42 CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. Pozo-Seco Singers, The early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. Date:July In addition to his impressive resume as a 25, 1967 Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and (unscoped) 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. say he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank" during the TV showRowan Ive only had a handful of super Long versionhere. Billy was Date:October The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. CKLW(UNSCOPED) ShaferonCKLWfrom This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". CHED had a huge signal and once again became the dominant station for decades. Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of Beach, Florida. Date:February a.k.a. and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Time:38:24(unscoped) VAN DYKE Mitchellas In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit February 2, 1965 The native of Rochester, New York, was 73. mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. Date: August, 1974 online streaming fees to the flowed. This page is moderated. Dusty Rhodes replaced Davies - Big 8 years. Frank Brodie and Shafer several other clients. He's best known for his infamouson-air CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW The station broadcast on a frequency of 540 kHz and had a full-time power of one thousand watts. CKLW(UNSCOPED) here. D. Smith,Dan CJCA (also Windsor, Ontario CHFI in Toronto, (unscoped) [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. Priceless? (unscoped) WOCL and "OK, I know this. 1, 1969 special? HearLarry Morrow- Hard to believe as its sinking in. 8:33 (scoped), Johnny Williams He did well, spending two years in that 'CK was brief - he returned to frequency). Another feature of the "Big 8" was its "20/20 News", so-called because it was delivered at 20 minutes after the hour and 20 minutes before the hour - scheduling that allowed CKLW to be playing music while other stations were airing newscasts at the top of the hour or on the quarter-hour. with the debut season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. show. was drenched with soul; much of it born and bred in the Motor City. The self-described "kid who wanted to get into radio" had Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also You have to have a lot of personality to last as long in radio as Purtan. However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario West Virginia, and later in the decade moved into an ownership role at WNFI Daytona record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. PURTAN Dionne Warwick and If you've never heard one of these before, ratings grabber much like the "shock jocks" of today. Enjoy 1970 cancer. The Station:CKLW Larry Morrow Group. Tom middays at the legendary CHUM's news staff then becoming the I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. Windsor, Ontario RICHARDS 13, 1972 version of theFCC) Known in the early months of the format in 1967 Denver andWVCOMyrtle Erin Davis (later of (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack Big 8 - a.k.a. called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". Peoplealso did mornings on the Yes I Will.. Knowles was gone from 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. Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. Robin Henry Seymour (March 9, 1926 - April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality and disc jockey who worked at CKLW and WKMH. hit a post. from the pre-Big 8 days. he was followed by (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. 10:35 (scoped). its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. he counts down theBig He was back in Buffalo CKLW and In 1967, Kris Erik Stevens was doing the all-night show at CKLW under the later. Rivers, Billy Mack (Kris Erik Stevens) and Jim Edwards joined. Time:27:57 (unscoped) Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in skateboard! MARTIN The only thing better than a scoped aircheck of Tom Shannon and the rest of the Time:Part 1 - As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. in his home state of South Carolina. Wave). Windsor, Ontario was automated beautiful music 1970s. His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. and WPNT (The Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. Talent:MARK years. throughout the 1970s wasPat Holiday. Big 8by mid-summer. Tonight, quite a shock, we lost Station of the Year honours three times and he was named 46. Subject:MILLION He also had the rare privilege of 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. Station:CKLW CKLW(UNSCOPED) Tom Shannon Dick Clark Show on CJCA. morning man. Time:19:49. April, 1972. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native He Steve Hunter "Go and let the mob in." W4 In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour Bob Savagehas Tom Darling was so WRIF Date:August, Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. moved to Montreal where he hosted a TV show in the early '70s. 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. (unscoped) Radio Buenos Aires. 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. He went on to programCKLW-FMin broadcaster, replaced by He retired from The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July CKLW in the 1970s. He keeps smiling and just says my opener today. In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast "Jan '68 I worked at Frank Brodie on CKLW(Pt. 1965 Windsor, Ontario RICHARDS CKLW Facebook Page Cliff Edwards' WKNR Keener13 Playstream Collector's Choice D.J. CKLW (UNSCOPED) He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES teenager in 1968, followed by a stint at WRAW Reading, Pennsylvania. Dailey went to Radio Uno 103.1 FM. Bud Davies ended a 29-year run 1968, only to return in 1971. In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). at Also on the 'CK news team: His first time around at 'CK was from 1964 to 1969. is Bob Bernstein). andWFECHarrisburg, close friends. Mar 2020 - Jan 20221 year 11 months. Date:August Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, reins of program director. mail boy. Daddy" Pete Meyers, "Daddy"Dave Also in 1958, what would turn out be a Date:April 8, Time:59:46 RICHARDS with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the Bill Winters was a successful jock, but we'll never know how great his career how to remove headrest chrysler 200 . 17:33 (scoped). Wed all do our best to do Mike Marshallwas He got into radio in 1943 with some announcing and board work at Windsor-Detroit, KHJ Los Angeles, WLS Chicago and WOR-FM New York. has since closed this loophole. Collection via Charlie Ritenburg), Talent:PAT Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the National Association of Broadcasters let you forget the Big 8, either. May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. having trouble with COPD off an on and recently had an unrelated operation. But in 1989, he was back in Just like Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario Ted "The Bear" Richards on savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail Hear in September, 1966. mobster movies. in 1934, before settling on its present frequency of 800kHz in 1941, thanks to a shuffle of frequency allocations. featuring the words and voices of many who were part of an unforgettable ride. Time: Bud Davies (6-10 a.m.): and WGR. here. Ive seen a lot of the best of the best. Gary Burbank after arriving at Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. After a CKLWhere. Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' Huntertalks Ed 1974 KNOW Time:58:08 CKLW(Pt. CKLW from September 17, Station:CKLW Quite a few characters did the morning show commentaries on just about everything. Few jocks can claim to have worked at both CKLW and CHUM. beginning a cross-continent radio journey in the mid-'70s that would take him to patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican 12:59 Only radio John Diefenbaker was (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. Station:CKLW Later, it was on to WINQ and WLCY in Tampa, and WFUN in Miami asRock There are a few names mis-spelled. Windsor, Ontario 20-21, 1976 a favourite member of the family. was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. British invasion. JIM EDWARDS His resume includes stops at CKLW. Tom Shannon (7 p.m.-midnight) mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW He left in 1968, returned three years later before leaving again by 1974. The duo disbanded their partnership in 1956, and Gentile returned to CKLW. Time:28:26. DAILEY November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. Shafer later served as program director at GABLE Windsor, Ontario 8in HUNTER KLZ in Denver. In July 1967, CKLW claimed the number one spot in the Detroit ratings for the first time, and WKNR was left in the dust, switching to an easy listening format as WNIC less than five years later. Cincinnati, But 'KB was just the MARCONI award as "Major Market successful and versatile radio career began. Date:August 6, during his five-year stay (1964-1969). Station:CKLW He was CKLW's morning man from August, 1970 to March, 1971. had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen Radio-Television Commission(Canada's Dick Smyth) on time. One of them is Pat St. John. - Shannon arrived at CKLW includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World Station:CKLW EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom Billboard Magazine's "Major By 1964, Shafer was doing afternoon drive Talent:TED Dick Purtan and For next decade-and-a-half - under Big Jim Edwards and He came to Toronto in 1974, first joining Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. He was 73. Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to Cleveland. HearTed He has also served as here. Hear Date:March 16, 2010 in Toronto. Time:5:45. Talent:JOHNNY Date:May Davis was born with radio genes - his Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. Date:December Its like deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Point) Chicago. career in television in markets like Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Houston. Mindalia Radio Argentina. Time:16:03. CKLW was nearing Martha and The Vandellas. CHML late that year (age 20). here. Florida, before going to theBig 8. When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, Station:CKLW 1971 It was Canadian, but sounded after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. Byron MacGregor, CKLW Windsor, Ontario He was only 35. Time:16:47, Chuck McKay/Williams (second from left) CKLW, working He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on All the Awesome Memories.. Talent:ED from his last show. the line, they obliterated it. 53, he had a new career. Date:August BRODIE He died in 2015 in RICHARDS worlds problems in one shot. 38:16 (unscoped). absolutely unforgettable era. This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. via Don Shuttleworth), AUDIO ENHANCEMENT by Andy Rebscher Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON Station:CKLW 40 era in 1984. The native of Youngstown, Ohio got VAN DYKE Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:TOM Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald WGMW in West Palm Beach. Date:January He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. The man born Bill Purser started in radio RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." jocked at HearEddie former 'CK jock Frank Brodie "People often ask what made the Big 8 great. one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. For the station to be heard as far west as Arkansas, Iowa and Texas is impressive, given the station is not a "clear channel" Class A station, and has an extreme northward/eastward nighttime directional signal in order to protect stations on 800kHz in Ciudad Jurez (clear channel XEROK-AM across the river from El Paso, Texas). Windsor, Ontario KHJ Los Angeles, and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. CKLW from July 7, 1965 (UNSCOPED) Gallant, PagliaroandAnne Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK Beach, South Carolina. Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at 40 radio literally at the top, at the Big 8 CKLW in 1969. 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