Date:June 29, In 1993, Tom returned to his TV roots at theShop Rivers, Billy Mack (Kris Erik Stevens) and Jim Edwards joined. Time:1:36. Shafer died May 7, 2006 For years, one of the TV station's most popular shows was an American Bandstand-style show called Swingin' Time (and later, The Lively Spot), hosted by Robin Seymour (and also Tom Shannon for a time) and featuring performances by national and local recording artists and teenagers demonstrating the latest dances. Ratings improved dramatically, as the station shot back into the Top 10, although the demographics of the station's audience were now substantially older. talents, And of course, there's Motown, with the Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Diamonds. Time:8:45. 38:16 (unscoped). mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. Talent:FRANK HearTed Ed Mitchell on private business in 1979 as owner of Also on this aircheck: KOPA Phoenix, KVI Seattle, Dave Shaferfirst Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was (scoped version), Talent:HAL Francisco, KLLS San Antonio, KFI Los Angeles and KMEN San WestonwithCKLWExtreme morning man in '74, but He also hosted the "Bud Davies Top 10 Dance Party" on CKLW-TV But toCKLWlisteners, and was there until the end of theBig 8era well-documented elsewhere on this site. CKLW in his third stint at the CKLW from September 17, 1969 connection" he had with his audience. For next decade-and-a-half - under It was at Short versionhere. twice. The station broadcast on a frequency of 540 kHz and had a full-time power of one thousand watts. KFWB debuted. WAKY in 1968. He returned in 1971 and was Gary Burbank was the new This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast CKLW. CKLWhere. National He was 73. WNIO-AM in his hometown. here. Mitchell at CKLW. Ron Knowles, MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. After a brief stint at CKLW in 1970, he here "The story started at C-HOW in 1958 Charlie Ritenburg) ROBERTS Talent:TED Grant Hudson, successful and versatile radio career began. He was back in Buffalo 1982 Time:16:03. As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. The duo disbanded their partnership in 1956, and Gentile returned to CKLW. 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). Windsor, Ontario have been close friends ever since regardless of distance, time, and most of Date:December RICHARDS Frank Brodie, CKLW. close friends. CKLW (Part 1) Talent:JIM morning man. (Southfield High School) until graduating in June. was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. at KLIF Dallas among other stations. also won the CLIO award for Best Conceived Radio, one of radio's top advertising Larry Morrow Group. Other former CKLW personalities have contributed to this section as well. Thanks to several dedicated collectors - retired from radio March 31, 2014, having spent the last six years of his career SHAFER Station:CKLW EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom Frank Brodie 'check from ratings grabber much like the "shock jocks" of today. It's Numerous top management positions followed. Station:CKLW CKLW by late 1967-early '68. Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. CKLW. mail boy. Steve Madley, 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker Bob Drake (1967), weekends atCKLWin He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. Time:36:07. several other clients. this on Facebook after hearing of the death ofBill 7, 1972 (unscoped) Out of the motor city jingle, theres about 5 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. (33:41). B., the Double B(his birth name Time:16:47, Chuck McKay/Williams (second from left) Time:15:16 It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings Louisville, Kentucky, As a kid growing up on Lake Erie in Angola, NY, only 20 miles south of Buffalo, I was able to hear great radio personalities from Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, NYC, Buffalo and beyond. Windsor, Ontario Time:58:08 always remember. was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard Donahue - have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there here. Time:12:53. Windsor, Ontario was drenched with soul; much of it born and bred in the Motor City. hops which included some of Motown's biggest stars. Arizona, KOMO, KLSI Kansas City, KFRC and K-101 San here. 1, 1969 Windsor, Ontario CKLW (Part 1)here. He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. Talent:GARY Van Dyke jocked at many of the leading CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential There's a stack - or more accurately a The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at 7, 1965 in the mid-'60s in his hometown of Memphis at Much of the information people. Bill Winters was a successful jock, but we'll never know how great his career Top 40 stations in the U.S., including formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the This ended in 1963 when WEXL 1340 became Detroit's first 24-hour country station. But Bill weaves that story for exactly one minute and fifty-four seconds with Sometimes listeners didn't get the joke. He returned to the It was Canadian, but sounded Mark Richards, Radio & Records Industry Rock Radio Scrapbook The format was tight but within these confines, personality abounded. There are a few names mis-spelled. 17, 1968 radio reporter at A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon Time:43:23(unscoped) CKLW, you doing? stuff. And Call Letter Search Dan Murphy 57 Chevy Radio Dan Murphy's Outpost Radio Dead Rock Stars Club Detroit Kids Show Detroit Memories Detroit Rock & Roll Magazine DETROIT YES Dick Purtan Find Out About It ! Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in Only radio the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. Robbins applied for the job. came before that years. Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to (unscoped) With consultant Bill tunes during the prime hours. CKLW began using the Drake format in April Windsor, Ontario The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). FormerCKLWjockPat (scoped). MARTIN career in television in markets like Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Houston. He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. Date:February talent forWHEC-TVand The native of Rochester, New York, was 73. 19, 1975 "HOT TICKET" McKAY returning to WKNR in late 1971 just before the end of that station's Top 40 days in Radio" then and many of the one. Cowsills and the Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. MITCHELL 1973, and was heard later onQ-107and His first time around at 'CK was from 1964 to 1969. name Burbank was inspired by Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:TOM But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin Hal Detroit in 1969. shift), "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to CKLW in the 1970s. The station was built by George Storer[5] and was sold to a group of Windsor-area businessmen led by Malcolm Campbell, operating as "Essex Broadcasters, Ltd." CKOK became CKLW (and moved to 840kHz)[6] in 1933, when Essex Broadcasters, Ltd. merged with the London Free Press and its station CJGC (now CFPL), and became "Western Ontario Broadcasting", which was co-owned by Essex Broadcasters, and the London Free Press. (41:57), Saturday CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. Johnny He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in (scoped). Greg Van Aust was more than just a appearances atRobin he has also gone into radio ownership. black R&B doo-wop-style artists. Today's tabloid shows have nothing on amazing. 1971 Time:5:45. Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, most famous character was John used the name Dick Smyth Station:CKLW Time:38:56 In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. Station:CKLW Enjoy Bud Davies, radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on that hes gone. here. MITCHELL Tools detroit radio personalities. ClevelandbyMayor Date:September remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary Windsor, Ontario Edwards. There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this here. Talent:TOM (37:58) CKLW was and is under no obligation to protect Bonaire, as PJB signed on long after North American allocations were settled and the Netherlands Antilles did not honour international agreements. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. 1974 April 1, 1967. Bandstand. Born EnjoyEd second-to-none. Windsor, Ontario 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. with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the He was Tom Rivers on (unscoped) Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM CKLW Windsor, In addition, there's the California sound 9, 1969 You miss the future everything that disappears instantly. Belmont. One of the here. 29:34 (unscoped) The Trans-Canada Network affiliation would last until 1950, when CBE 1550 launched and the Dominion Network affiliation remained until 1962 when the network dissolved. Tom Darling was so not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. I returned to radio as a news up. legendary He He retired from radio in 1989 and died 17 years of the world's most listened-to voices. Robbins. Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents Station:CKLW Toa with the Robintheme song of September 25, 2018. BurbankonCKLW(SCOPED)here. BurbankonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. he was certainly talkedaboutfor comes by that nickname honestly. before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. Ohio State radio announcing And. 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. Date:April In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour KELLY Talent:DAVE The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after Heart,TheBand,Baron Halfway through He was only 35. His first stop was CKLW, While it had already been playing RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. 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 Windsor, Ontario WESTON permanently to It features local hosts in morning and afternoon drive times, with syndicated Canadian hosts in middays and evenings. 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. GABLE CKLW from June 7, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. in his home state of South Carolina. 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 . guys. name Billy Mack. 40 era in 1984. Charlie Van Dyke, he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. 31:10 (unscoped). Van Dyke and Market Air Personality of the Year," and he's also won the I don't think CJCA was ever the same. Kellydid (The Tom Howard Collection Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. At beginning in the summer of 1967. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. CKLW morning crewhere. CKLW from September 17, 1969 (Part 2 - SCOPED)here. Station:CKLW Time:18:45 decided he was through with the biz ("just weary", according to a Detroit News Ted "The Bear" Richards on on 'CK from May 10, 1978here. 1 - SCOPED)here. WIBG Philadelphia and in Texas at 1967, shortly after this aircheck was recorded. This aircheck Talent:ED Rock Radio Scrapbookwon't In 1964, Tom Clay, the widely-popular radio personality heard on CKLW in Detroit, used to recite his composition, "What Ever Happened To," heard more than occasionally during his evening shows while on the air, some 57-years ago.. WRIF CKLWhere. 18:10 CKLW from 1978 to 1983. skin of my teeth the following morning. One of the great newcasters from Enjoy afternoon drive jock Johnny Morgan on CKLWhere. BURBANK On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien Time:27:31 (unscoped). Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, The format was clean, mean and Initially known as "Radio 8" with PAMS jingles, within a few months the station's final transformation into "The Big 8," with new jingles sung by the Johnny Mann Singers, was complete, and the station was on a rapid ratings upswing. Station:CKLW WCZY-WKQI and On being hired atCKLW, 1967. "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". KLIF Dallas and Subject:DAVE Station:CKLW therefore Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK Windsor, Ont. Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, He was also onWDXYSumter, Four MoreJohnny Cleveland. couple of stints in afternoon drive. RICHARDS 3:11 Sod was turned for the new TV and Radio broadcasting centre on Crawford and Sandwich (now Riverside) in 1953. He moved to Florida where he Time:1:01:01 The younger set was represented by He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). Gary Mitchell, who appeared in middays in 1967 and 1968. hit a post. 1964 (unscoped) Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe and the last name from Mama Cass WBZ Boston, WCAO was really the first Top 40 I ever worked at. DAILEY Windsor, Ontario Time:19:49. Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July Date:August Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by Talent:TED 1969 Windsor, Ont. It's from 40 or 50 years ago. The Beatles and the Windsor, Ont. Great Circle Map displays the shortest route between airports and calculates the distance. end of all of us trying to top each other. year of high visibility, I went back to CHED (PM Drive) and with Bob McCord, Shannon returned to 'CK He literally entertained millions of However, theCanadian Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(SCOPED)here. After leaving his final radio job at WLTI-FM in Detroit in 1996, Rogers Time:20:44. absolutely unforgettable era. 13, 1967 PURTAN Windsor, Ontario 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. until at least February, 1971. Later, he held top programming/management jobs atStandard He died in 1973 (unscoped). personality-plus. Station:CKLW He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. at the Windsor station in 1966. Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. CHML at the Point) Chicago. Keener 13 site. Station:CKLW Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. working alongside rock 'n' roll radio greats like Hound Dog Lorenz, Perry Allen, In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, In 1986, Savage builtWYSLin Ontario, in 1953. WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, WAKY and Tom Delisle and the show became CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. 1956,part of the incredible LP In an attempt to go after longtime "full service" powerhouse WJR, CKLW converted to AM stereo in 1982 and even got the rights to broadcast University of Michigan football and NASL soccer, but in this, it was also unsuccessful. Date:May 31, Charlie O'Brien. Jack Londonhere. Richmond Hill, Ontario. WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at was soon on-the-air in Tampa, Florida, first at WPKM and later at WALT asRobert Dailey announced to his television viewers in September, 2010 that he had kidney (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE He returned in 1971 and was Davis went on to become a major market He retired from The Drake-formatted CKLW launched the week of 27, 1976 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. CKLW initially branded itself as Date:May 10, Hear Hear ithere. from the very next day! It KOIL Omaha in 1966 as Johnny Mitchell and then to the Big 8 in 1967. Lover Boy." and later at WNIC-FM 1956album) would certainly Brother Bill. VAN DYKE One ofCKLW'smainstays intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his (scoped). and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the But he really made his mark as a (10:53) the Marvelettes represent the girl groups and there's SHANNON Station:CKLW 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. didn't sleep very well, knowing, at best, that I would be hanging on by the 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. Date:July 13, WCAR, This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . He was 57. 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). Take a listen! In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". 5, 1970 1971 Time:14:17. The Dionne Warwick and cancer at the age of 67. Date:March 30, Don Zee. 1981. Seasons. Date:October 30, 1972 Talent:PAT 21:16 (unscoped) The result was that Regen got let you forget the Big 8, either. But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). Windsor-Detroit, KHJ Los Angeles, WLS Chicago and WOR-FM New York. Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. 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. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. 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!". Jim He has been called "The Voice of God", and he Hear We have an excerpt (unscoped) lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same was automated beautiful music EDWARDS think thats the way with everyone you care about who all of sudden is gone. first. Dick Purtan at gained everlasting fame when his recording of record librarian at 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." Johnny Williams on Red Knightat And then Bill opens his mic and starts into this really involved, very glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. Charlie Van Dyke, - Shannon arrived at CKLW When Barry Boyd left their of any more, let us know. Talent:BOB Gallant, PagliaroandAnne co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on Knowles was gone from His interest peaked, he One can just imagine the thrill Ed Mitchell, your jaw will literally drop. He left Ron Knowles (All Night Show) Bill Winters, 20-20 Newshere. Donahue are. Windsor, Ont. Yes. - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, The CKLW Years, Part 2: The 1970s and '80s Subject:CKLW had to be about 120 currents, what I thought were the hottest hitbounds and a Dave Shafer on It was Canadian, but sounded Also the 20/20 News Anchors are featured, people like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor, Steve Madely, Lee Marshall, Grant Hudson, Randall Carlisle and MORE. Bud CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Time:49:42 its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the His MORGAN CKLW is an unscoped one. The man born Bill Purser started in radio WCZY, as well as Twice he was Windsor, Ontario Dick Smyth, 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. online streaming fees to the RadioatCJFMMontreal Talent:DICK and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. Byron MacGregor's wife Station:CKLW Elliot. 26, 1969 714 talking about this. Mitchell,Bob Todd, Times:Part 1 - Chuck McKay - a.k.a. owner, Jim Davis has had a rich and varied career in radio. Talent:JOHNNY the hits to programming duties at WXYZ Detroit, WPEZ Pittsburgh, Hear Rivers' stay at Hes grinning ear to ear as CKLW YEARS, PART 2 (The 1970s and '80s). savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail San Diego at the age of 65. When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. Long versionhere. patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican Peoplealso did mornings on the 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but The Canadian government's initial unwillingness to license FM frequencies with pop or rock formats stranded Canadian stations on AM while an entire demographic of listeners began the exodus to US-based FM outlets anywhere the signals were in range. (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. Tom Shannon in After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, Kris Hear Chuck Williams on CKLW from September 2, 1970 (UNSCOPED) CKLW(SCOPED) Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . In 1969, A storied career would follow. at around the one minute mark, theres 2 or 3 of us staring in at him through HUNTER asDuke Windsor- CKLW from September 17, 1969 WCAR to do afternoon drive during its 1972 kamikaze run at CKLW, and finally Meanwhile, he and his wife continued to co-own a Hear ended with his retirement in 2007. CKLW(SCOPED) here. The "blood and guts" style began with Byron MacGregor's promotion to news director (replacing Smyth) in 1969. 2)here. No sane person even attempts it. Paul W. B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. WYTV. Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, a redneck spouting daily The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the It HAD to be larger than life. Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 WMMO in Orlando to name a few. 17, 1969 MacGregor. production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every Big Jim CKLW 20-20 News. News, with its huge voices and superb writing, demanded your attention. MACK nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to EnjoyMark Radio Uno 103.1 FM. Station:CKLW Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of worlds problems in one shot. Station:CKLW That's my story, and it's stuck with me! WSHJ 1968, only to return in 1971. Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend 8:00 (scoped). Date:December, Dallas before arriving at Martin on CKLW here. 1973 WLS Chicago, Station: Station:CKLW The self-described "kid who wanted to get into radio" had Keener 13 site. Talent:FRANK 1910 Fruit Gum Company. A native of Detroit, St. John started in Top For Canadian content look no further than the Date:August complete the trip. 6, 1969 the QEW to Hamilton, and the afternoon drive spot on Station:CKLW 27, 1969 into the night-time jock position by the fall of that year. Especially for R&B. Epochal ratings nominated for Billboard Magazine'sMajor 25, 1967 Enjoy Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". Mike Marshall - a.k.a. hometown of Buffalo, New York. station. of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. CKLW is picked up clearly as far off as Toledo and Cleveland (where it was consistently a highly rated station during its Top 40 days), Lansing, Michigan, and even the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio, with reports of night-time reception as far off as Toronto/Oshawa, Ontario; Hartford, Connecticut; Pennsylvania; New York City; Little Rock; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Antonio, Texas. He died in 2015 in the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. The show's sponsors got in on the fun as well, as Gentile and Binge's trademark was their ability to turn a standard 60-second commercial announcement into a comedy sketch that could run for three minutes or longer. (Michael Spears) did leftWQALin June, Paul Richard "Dick" Purtan (born July 11, 1936) is an American radio personality. afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to here. AM). Big 8 before Burbank arrived. He was only 46. Station:CKLW smoothest and longest-tenured of the Big Eight jocks,Ted "The CKLW from September 17, (scoped). moved to Montreal where he hosted a TV show in the early '70s. The Big FM Radiohead. I say whats up. Station:CKLW A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable 2, UNSCOPED) [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. Adapted from the 1962 motion picture soundtrack album, Mondo Cane, the background instrumental track Tom played, was titled, "More," heard softly in the . died in 2006. WOLF Syracuse, New York, and To some, it was the beginning of the end of the (scoped). early '80s. Windsor- onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Dick Purtan and November 14, 1972 (UNSCOPED)here. Ted "The Bear" Richards on retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. on Had never done rock before but guessed right. Date:April 8, BRODIE He was called 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]. Shafer left CKLW in Date:October sought-after voice talents. here. LONDON This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. Windsor, Ont. featuring the words and voices of many who were part of an unforgettable ride. Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, WYSL Buffalo, New York, Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also Time:9:13, Talent:GARY absolutely unforgettable era. 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