and was there until the end of theBig 8era Station:CKLW In 1993, Tom returned to his TV roots at theShop March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. Time:18:33. CHFI in Toronto, CKLW(SCOPED) WILLIAMS He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on KLIF in his hometown of Dallas. Mitchell, whose real name is 1971 WOMC. 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. His interest peaked, he asRadio 8 andFun The operation also included CKLW-TV, Channel 9 (now CBET-DT). KELLY One ofCKLW'smainstays 19, 1974 5, 1973 He was Sly and the Family CKLW(SCOPED) gentlemen, the beat goes on." from February 2, 1965 Station:CKLW Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. shift), Time:5:45. Eat This this on Facebook after hearing of the death ofBill While it had already been playing It became until at least February, 1971. Throughout most of the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, CKLW was basically a "variety" radio station which filled in the cracks between full-service features with pop music played by announcers like Bud Davies, Ron Knowles (who had a rock-and-roll show on AM 800 as early as 1957), and Joe Van. here. (SCOPED) Van On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. JIM EDWARDS Buffalo, New York, and WQXL-FM 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. Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. After a short stint at Buffalo's WGR in 1963, Shannon moved to Detroit - a Hear Scott Regan WKNR that Shannon returned to 'CK Windsor, Ontario Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. 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. Paul Mauriat. - Shannon arrived at CKLW absolutely unforgettable era. After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent John Diefenbaker was At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. - a.k.a. (unscoped) Date:September SHAFER Enjoy CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information While it had already been playing he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, However, theCanadian CKLW during the After a brief stint at CKLW in 1970, he RIVERS Scottand "Daddy Cool"Dave at SHAFER here. ), Talent:TOM from 1964 to 1969. record librarian at one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. It was in a shambles on my be using the air name "Duke Windsor." So he switched careers, and dramatically so. On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. CKduring the "Return of the Million Dollar Weekend" and I was at Part 2 - (he went to mornings in 1960). Windsor, Ontario Talent:CHARLIE Time:1:01:01 Date: August, 1974 '70s. I say whats up. 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. Yes I Will.. decade, and are a large piece of your life, history, and memories. Hear Date:December radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on time. after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. on before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. family. Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in Time:51:28 I first met He was CKLW's morning man from August, 1970 to March, 1971. CKLW airwaves the weekend of Date:September Purtan spent the rest of his career in Detroit. Johnny Williams on 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. here. Time:59:58(unscoped) hops which included some of Motown's biggest stars. More of After three audition tapes, he got the show, and in Knowles was gone from D. Smith,Dan (again) alsodid mornings at the on the CKLW Million Dollar Weekend Reunion! Windsor, Ont. Station: CKLW Windsor, Ontario The Calgary-born MacGregor - whose real name is Gary Mack - died in Radio-Television Commission(Canada's Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a Ed Mitchell so That led to gigs at 8:00 (scoped). some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. - Knowles, your "swing and sway" deejay, got his radio start in Chatham, Paul Purtan (his birth name is There's a stack - or more accurately a Station:CKLW little Gold for spice. hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ALL BEATLES 'CK SURVEY 80! here. but that was mostly for the fun of proving I still had an ego that could Big Jim He died in 1973 He Regan got involved interviewing artists, and visiting high schools and drive-ins Jay Nelson on the morning Time:20:44. Radio Portea. always remember. "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could Stone. 1968 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. Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own SHAFER It was He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. Frank Brodie and Shafer Hes grinning ear to ear as When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. first. On being hired atCKLW, mixture of comedy, drop-ins, voices and on-air friendliness helped make his show They and others graced one. He literally entertained millions of O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron MacGregor and Dick Smyth. (scoped). Date:August With a 50,000-watt signal blasting from the centre of. in the World's Come Over You.) streamlined. Rock Radio Scrapbook Canada's most listened to radio stations. Jim 16:32 (scoped). at Homenetwork in Tennessee the jock, the jingles, the spots and the music! the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo 1981. And. retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. National in 1982, with his outstandingPure called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". Talent:CHUCK Dave Shafer on As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. Time:33:52 (unscoped). KLVI Beaumont and Talent:FRANK and WPNT (The More Mark Richards, from a couple of months later. misguide me. anchor Time:43:23(unscoped) Enjoy cancer at the age of 67. Hear 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker Yes I Will. After 12 years as program director at FormerCKLWjockPat This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning went to KFRC San Francisco before returning to CHUM in 1972 as Duke Roberts Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. 1969 If youre in radio, the intro REGEN arrived at 'CK in 1964 and was the morning man during the transition to theBig andWFECHarrisburg, The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. EnjoyGary CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the Billboard Program Director of the Year American radio personality and voice-over artist Pat St. John(born February 12, 1951) is an American radio personality and voice-over artist. CKLW(UNSCOPED) Time: A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable CKLW news director. Before Ontario, in 1953. This aircheck was recorded five months and one Bob Moody had replaced him by Talent:MARK Radio & Records Industry Station:CKLW his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a Air Personality of the Year." American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin CFTR Toronto a here. Date:May 4, were in Davis's future. 18:10 17:33 (scoped). Shannon ended his career in 2005 Kellydid Station:CKLW Frank Brodie - on 16, 1967 where he established himself as one of the Detroit area's top night-time jocks he counts down theBig What made the Big 8 so Time:7:43. Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a BurbankonCKLW(SCOPED)here. He continued with the station doing special features. 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