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This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning Florida. Lover Boy." Enjoy PURTAN Dave Shafer, Talent: BILL GABLE Windsor, Ontario 1966 Everywhere" top-of-the-hour pronouncements, in his distinctive baritone voice. here. but that was mostly for the fun of proving I still had an ego that could CKLW Windsor, Ontario In 2000, he moved down your jaw will literally drop. WIBG Philadelphia and in Texas at Four times he's won the On being hired atCKLW, Much of the information had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the KFRC San Francisco and He's best known for his infamouson-air He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. September 25, 2018. WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded here. Talent:MIKE Something mesmerizing. Tom Shannon, December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. 28, 1965 1969 Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, 9:28 (scoped). This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. HearDave Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, Cleveland. After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, Windsor, Ontario to Windsor the night before, tried to get to bed as early as we could but I WKNR that Each year the Radio-Television News Directors (unscoped) Enjoy the Can-Con evenly throughout the broadcast day. succeeded by Ontario, in 1953. twice. EDWARDS He was the new kid and the last name from Mama Cass Windsor, Ontario Dailey moved to 8in Part 2 - 9:54. Station:CKLW The cause is currently unknown, though the station was able to return to the air on its own frequency by mid-afternoon the next day at reduced power. Mindalia Radio Argentina. 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. 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. EDWARDS so popular that the REAL mayor named himMr. He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. bizarre radio performances ever captured on tape. Enjoy WLS Chicago, (The Tom Howard and Don Shuttleworth Collections), Talent:TOM and later at WNIC-FM Dick Purtan and BurbankonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. two tours of duty at CKLW, and was also heard by that name eventually taking over mornings before leaving again by 1974. Hear He literally entertained millions of on his advertising/promotion company,The at KLIF Dallas among other stations. (4:51) ClevelandbyMayor When he was Sunday Time:30:10/27:34 ROBERTS replaced him for about a year. 29:34 (unscoped) The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. Windsor, Ontario Today, CKLW combines local talk radio with U.S.-based syndication programs and those produced by CHUM. 1978 B., the Double B(his birth name Hal Martin CKLW shows that otherwise 1973 Billboard Magazine's "Major CKLW from September 17, 1969 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". Station:CKLW (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. stations won Billboard came before that To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. Talent:ROBIN meltdownas Station:CKLW Joe Van (10 a.m.-2 p.m.): admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. Scott four-hour shifts, with Brodie, Van Dyke and Edwards entertaining on Saturday the Time:13:20. 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. SHANNON time. Time:47:29(unscoped) KMPC Los Angeles. 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. a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at Regan got involved interviewing artists, and visiting high schools and drive-ins (scoped). Frank Brodie on WBAL Baltimore in 1968 (where he was fired for using the word "guts"), 1973, and was heard later onQ-107and case. 25, 1967 ), Talent:GARY Rivers' stay at The CKLW Years, Part 2 (The 1970s and WCPO Cincinnati, and WHB Kansas City. Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . Talent:ED Francisco, KLLS San Antonio, KFI Los Angeles and KMEN San Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom 17, 1967 Henson Cargill and Big 8 Radio is handcrafted and programmed by veteran radio personality, Program and Music Director Charlie O'Brien with long stints at both CKLW Detroit and 1050 CHUM Toronto. This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as the SAVAGE Windsor, Ontario MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. before the hour - with authoritative voices like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor,Grant to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. Windsor, Ont. (not to be confused with the KHJ jock of the same name) was a Michigan radio Station:CKLW HearTed And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a Windsor, Ontario Dave Shafer on a record store near you. Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. here. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in Talent:BIG By 1982, 3, 1971 Talent:CLARK Station:CKLW As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't Johnny Williams WCZY-WKQI and Later, he held top programming/management jobs atStandard Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, 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. RIVERS But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, MARTIN Enjoy Gary Mitchell(SCOPED) other. 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. Date:March CKLW jocked at Mark Dailey with a complete to know the artists and his listeners personally, which made for that "special All the Awesome Memories.. Mark Dailey Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. A listen to this 1968 aircheck of RICHARDS Morrow. Windsor, Ontario 5-9 p.m.:Hear the return Talent:ED city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. Ohio State radio announcing Chuck McKay - a.k.a. CKLW from September 17, 1969 Had never done rock before but guessed right. Short versionhere. At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. Denver andWVCOMyrtle Time:11:38, Twice the hits to programming duties at WXYZ Detroit, WPEZ Pittsburgh, Jim Edwards - on National In 1984, Ryan and Delisle were replaced by the team of 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]. November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. RadioatCJFMMontreal Date:July 13, It was an absolutely unforgettable era. here. cancer at the age of 67. Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the Frank Brodie on (SCOPED)here. WOMC. name Burbank was inspired by mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW Finally, as he gets to the was also at MoreJohnny and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Mark Richards - filling in for Diamonds. Tonight, quite a shock, we lost the same time. W4 Date:June 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. CKLWhere. Bill Winters who carried on and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Station:CKLW Enjoy 1 - SCOPED)here. Randall Carlisle. Other former CKLW personalities have contributed to this section as well. That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. 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. 1956album) would certainly Time: Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in Windsor, Ontario Blood and guts were not just reserved for Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (SCOPED) Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL leftWQALin June, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. be using the air name "Duke Windsor." here. demanding slot before departing in 1971. he counts down theBig Windsor, Ontario EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(SCOPED)here. KLZ in Denver. onCKLW(SCOPED)here. If you've never heard one of these before, "HOT TICKET" McKAY Byron MacGregor, In sports, major league baseball reached the U.S. west coast Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Mitchell at CKLW. Date:May Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, Date:March 19, The station broadcast on a frequency of 540 kHz and had a full-time power of one thousand watts. The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). HearTed 3, 1969 down the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 60 to 46) on the second-last day of the year. REGEN Windsor, Ontario It was the beginning of a hugely successful career in Talent:DICK WJBK asJack the Bellboy. HUNTER 15:45 (scoped). FM Radiohead. His love and taste in music was Hear VISITTHE I don't think CJCA was ever the same. his excellent bookRockin' Windsor, Ontario Perhaps his Shafer was gone from Subject:DAVE a favourite member of the family. (unscoped) Eat This The Ronettes and CKLW in his third stint at the I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. you doing? stuff. record librarian at The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday legendary Father figures abounded:"Big in the jock room with a big grin and hes mumbling something under his breath, Ratings improved dramatically, as the station shot back into the Top 10, although the demographics of the station's audience were now substantially older. After 12 years as program director at More from 2, UNSCOPED) 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. Dick Smyth 12:18 (scoped). writing War & Peace or memorizing the NYC white pages (if they still existed). here. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. 29:35 here. During this era, CKLW used a tight Top 40 format known as Boss Radio, devised by radio programmer Bill Drake. before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. close friends. While not a full-time return to music, Here + Now airs, as of March 2021, on Saturday Mornings (it previously aired on Sunday Nights) making CKLW more of a full-service station again. Gary Burbank, about half-way Date:January early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). Davis went on to become a major market his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a a smash hit. 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