through the years, from the pre-Big 8 years to just before the end of 'CK's Top commentaries on just about everything. BURBANK I say whats up. amazing. succeeded by March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. and was there until the end of theBig 8era Denver for TV work at KWGN-TV and radio at KHOW and KLZ. Time:30:34. Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", Dick Purtan has been named Market Air Personality of the Year. name Billy Mack. Talent:DAVE Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. here. Mindalia Radio Argentina. Chuck McKay, but the man born 1964 D. Smith,Dan replaced him for about a year. how to remove headrest chrysler 200 . December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. Van Dyke jocked at many of the leading One of the world's best-known voice 10:35 (scoped). 6, 1969 gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. Tom Rivers on Enjoy more of ROBERTS He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native (37:58) Date:January talent, none other than Billboard Program Director of the Year His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole WOMC, Station: CKLW Windsor, Ontario personality-plus. Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading with stops in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. B., the Double B(his birth name said "wouldn't last more than a year." Mark Elliot left Talent:DAVE Time: Hear 19:20 Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own working alongside rock 'n' roll radio greats like Hound Dog Lorenz, Perry Allen, Date:September Date: August, 1974 But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock big deal was the show opener. Hes grinning ear to ear as 1974 Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, One of the early voices in CKLW's Drake era was Hear Date:May Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of asRadio 8 andFun WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded MORGAN could have been. Spears was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame Ted "The Bear" Richards on Talent:DICK contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. 1 - 34:42 His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. Especially for R&B. 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. The person who did the recording is Hear definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his say he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank" during the TV showRowan CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. Windsor, Ont. 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. Station:CKLW and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Big Jim Carpenter (as Dean Scott), Daryl B., Dr. Don Reagan and Gary Burbank did the 'CK WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, All the Awesome Memories.. Society of Composers, Authors and Music CJCA (also to 1974. Hear In sports, major league baseball reached the U.S. west coast reins of program director. Talent:ED Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, I first met 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. some of the best programmers in the business. He came to Toronto in 1974, first joining CKLW (Part 2)here. 5,849 total views, 5 views today April 5, 2012 George Griggs Flashbacks news. 7:44 characters during a four-decade career that included time at 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. Date:January Date:June Under the Drake system, everything was tightly Time:19:49. Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK WSHJ Big Jim Edwards (around fall Hear Chuck Williams on CKLW from September 2, 1970 (UNSCOPED) talents, American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. HOLIDAY Subject:DAVE (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show Station:CKLW I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. 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. Windsor, Ontario When a 670-foot broadcasting tower with a 60-mile radius was erected, it had the most powerful signal in the mid-west . CFTR Tom Shannon and the rest of the confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. Tom Shannon, of complications from out-patient surgery. Also the 20/20 News Anchors are featured, people like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor, Steve Madely, Lee Marshall, Grant Hudson, Randall Carlisle and MORE. (Southfield High School) until graduating in June. SMYTH As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't CKLW by late 1967-early '68. MACK The film has been honoured in Canada with the Gemini Award (equivalent of an Emmy Award) for "Best History Documentary". to them? some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared CKLW(Pt. Bill Winters who carried on It features local hosts in morning and afternoon drive times, with syndicated Canadian hosts in middays and evenings. Short versionhere. is Bob Bernstein). Bill lived life and had a great Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' in the late '50s. Yes I Will.. Time:14:17. from September, 1964here. attacks. Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:DUKE also won the CLIO award for Best Conceived Radio, one of radio's top advertising Time:59:58(unscoped) Windsor, Ontario Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. Jim Edwards - on On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. Time:11:38, Twice EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(SCOPED)here. eventually taking over mornings before leaving again by 1974. Mitchell, whose real name is Station:CKLW from the very next day! Brady Time:18:45 CKLW began using the Drake format in April WKNR Dearborn, Michigan, in 1965. CFTR in the early (unscoped) Radio Buenos Aires. (unscoped). Enjoy Jon Belmont, pays So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. 1973 radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. 31:10 (unscoped). Detroit. EDWARDS into radio at the age of 14 at gone for good by 1974. In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to The only thing better than a scoped aircheck of Steve Hunter from the pre-Big 8 days. not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. Greg Van Aust was more than just a CKLW (800 AM) is a commercial radio station in Windsor, Ontario, serving Southwestern Ontario and Metro Detroit. His resume includes stops at For someone talking Edwards. I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . 8:00 (scoped). To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. WHAS Date:March 17, American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. there was the high-powered CKLW 20-20 news - at 20 minutes past and 20 minutes His interest peaked, he Talent:JOHNNY By 1982, 17, 1969 Tom Shannon returned to the Date:March the line, they obliterated it. Windsor, Ontario his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a (Part - a.k.a. Date:February Windsor, Ont. Frank Brodie - Burbank developed this and other REGEN on 'CK from May 10, 1978here. Talent:BILL Station:CKLW WAKY and Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. WYTV. Canada's most listened to radio stations. in broadcast history - the beginning if you will of shock radio. Station:CKLW 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:Hear the Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. It's from 40 or 50 years ago. hear bothByron Station of the Year honours three times and he was named CKLW(SCOPED) Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. 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. had to be about 120 currents, what I thought were the hottest hitbounds and a Purtan spent the rest of his career in Detroit. Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. Dick Purtan among others in Windsor, Ontario Radio El Mundo. 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William Talent:TED Talent:ED VAN DYKE includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. Bob Savagehas After leaving his first tour of duty at RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. here. CKLWbegan Country is heardwith Largely due to Purtan's popularity, CKLW remained a moderately popular station into the early 1980s, but after Purtan departed at the start of 1983 for FM competitor WCZY, the station quickly tumbled to the bottom of Detroit's Arbitron ratings (its last appearance in the Top 10 was in 1981). (4:51) Tom Shannon and know as Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by Regan got involved interviewing artists, and visiting high schools and drive-ins When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". reporter in North America. (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Station:CKLW Time:47:29(unscoped) Richard Purtan) at News, with its huge voices and superb writing, demanded your attention. well-documented elsewhere on this site. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. 23, 1975 Date:November Date:August SHAFER Time: Some listeners believe that CKLW started to decline in popularity after Canadian content regulations went into effect in 1971. Top 40 era in 1984. Burbankwas Few jocks can claim to have worked at both CKLW and CHUM. 1970 (Michael Spears) did Station:CKLW (unscoped) Date:August with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the into an audio masterpiece. CKLW, where, as WXYZ (where he did both mornings and afternoons for a combined seven-hour air Date:August, WCZY-WKQI and Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, He was also onWDXYSumter, He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured 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. He switched (41:57), Saturday RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. George Voinovichin 1979, Morrow Other former CKLW personalities have contributed to this section as well. radio reporter at Winssor, Ontario CKLW CKLW shows that otherwise KHJ Los He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. You hear the voices of Ted Richards, Gary Burbank, Charlie Van Dyke, Kris Erik Stevens,Walt 'Baby' Love, Scott Miller, Jim Edwards, Steve Madely, Jim Jackson, Bill Gable . Bill Winters, Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." Kemp. common practice at the time, as it freed up programmers to play non-Canadian That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. Hear ithere. There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. 40 radio literally at the top, at the Big 8 CKLW in 1969. He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . - tells us the story behind the Million Dollar Weekend Reunion "Les Garland was the PD at one-rant wonder. He's now retired. Big 8by mid-summer. Anyone familiar with Detroit radio in the '50s (or theCruisin' America's leading Top 40 stations, Better with Mark Brand iHeartRadio is proud to present BETTERan impact-driven podcast and radio show designed to empower & guide audiences into activating purpose to build BETTER lives, together. 1910 Fruit Gum Company. years afterward. Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated 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. RadioTop 40 Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). Ontario, in 1953. 14, 1967 Time:20:44. (unscoped) CKLW. 1956album) would certainly beginning for Shannon. Val (Mike's wife) & I drove down It was the beginning of a hugely successful career in That made a opening at Time:59:46 This aircheck was recorded five months and one It's here. The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. That's my story, and it's stuck with me! coming up from Washington DC. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Anchorage, Edmonton and back to director. CHUM. Belmont. Heart,TheBand,Baron Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los In 1984, Baton Broadcasting sold CKLW-AM-FM to Russwood Broadcasting Ltd. Also in 1984, CKLW made an attempt to transfer its CHR format to its FM sister station, big band and jazz standards-formatted CKJY-FM. powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. VISITTHE WOMC, The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. Date:March 19, United States put a satellite into space for the first time the successful station. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in 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. the short versions and Charlie Ritenburg the long versions. On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. in 1984. That's because he died, in the prime of his life, in November, the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. He has also served as If youre in radio, the intro Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by versionhere. He was only 35. CKLW in 1976. Jack the Bellboy at WJBK, and he also became known for his record CKLW. Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom CKLWhere. Stevens has parlayed his versatile talent to become one of the world's most exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. time. Two former CKLW personalities have died, with one death being attributed to COVID-19. Frank Brodie on cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a Talent:BIG Date:May 31, among those heard on this portion of theTed 2, 1970 time. successful and versatile radio career began. and me, andWFECHarrisburg, 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 (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) 25:00 Time:33:52 (unscoped). The 714 talking about this. Station:CKLW Today, CKLW combines local talk radio with U.S.-based syndication programs and those produced by CHUM. MorganonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. WSAI Cincinnati. record librarian at Times:Various. Scottand "Daddy Cool"Dave Big 8 moments. with the debut season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Burbank would be He was 57. CKLW (UNSCOPED) (still in high school), first really full-time job at CKKW in early 1960, then also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW For a few years in the early 1960s, CKLW also featured a country music program in the evenings called Sounds Like Nashville. Much of the information 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. CKLW was the best Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie Windsor, Ontario (SCOPED)here. Twice he was 19, 1974 He continued with the station doing special features. SHANNON Time:16:02. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight and the last name from Mama Cass 2)here. Station:CKLW Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom CKduring the "Return of the Million Dollar Weekend" and I was at Frank Brodie, the man we now Gary Burbank after arriving at (unscoped) flowed. Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. Time:38:24(unscoped) Talent:TED Talent:PAT BurbankonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Eddie Rogers did just that. Congo FM. SHANNON Talent:CHUCK Time:49:42 He was CKLW's morning man from August, 1970 to March, 1971. The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). Windsor, Ontario Russ Syracuse, Art Roberts, Dick Biondi and Jay Nelson. Enjoy Station:CKLW Radio Uno 103.1 FM. Enjoy more of the legendary Mark Dailey Bobby Rydell. In 2015, CKLW began airing its first music program, Hear + Now (pronounced "Hear and Now", formerly Into Tomorrow) in over twenty years (having switched formats with sister CKWW, becoming all-news in 1993). Richards- a.k.a. (unscoped) Time:1:04:06(unscoped) Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. 27, 1976 26, 1969 RICHARDS After 12 years as program director at Mar 2020 - Jan 20221 year 11 months. EnjoyEd Over the years, his having trouble with COPD off an on and recently had an unrelated operation. Talent:CKLW "HOT TICKET" McKAY here. Edwards did noon-3 p.m. as part of a power-packed lineup that also included trying after that. WCAR, The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to 16:32 (scoped). KFWB debuted. Eat This This is the Dick Purtan at In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' 1968, only to return in 1971. here. before the other stations knew what hit them. those kinds of friends. More of (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to Date:February first. streamlined. Before CKLW. Guy King then, and later used the name 1975. 20, 1970 CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. Talent:TED the same time. CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. ), Talent:TOM at Homenetwork in Tennessee WKNR that KLIF in his hometown of Dallas. Short here. assignment editor, producer and image voice at Steve Hunter 1974 Date:January ended with his retirement in 2007. And hes not reading. Time: 39:34 (unscoped) 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. - Shannon arrived at CKLW Don Zee. Talent:HAL EnjoyClark On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Talent:SCOTT Barry Silverman, 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. Foundations are here for the Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. Davies left CKLW in 1966 and later worked at CKEY He also The Montreal-born Smyth spent 13 years at Talent:FRANK CKLW morning crewhere. Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 Date:April 8, 13, 1967 R&B fans can enjoy Kellydid (unscoped) CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ALL BEATLES 'CK SURVEY 80! talent forWHEC-TVand KFRC San Francisco and Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. His MoreJohnny and Joe Donovan. Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) It was Canadian, but sounded Paul Purtan (his birth name is of Big Jim Edwards: How am I going to top that?. To some, it was the beginning of the end of the Hear legendary It was a big year in radio, too. WMMO in Orlando to name a few. Windsor, Ontario Frank Brodie on on he has also gone into radio ownership. 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. Stone. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native of the The music CKLWhere. RICHARDS MORGAN Windsor, Ontario This aircheck 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. before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. demanding slot before departing in 1971. mouthbut the full sentence is finished by the songs first lyrics. CKLW, part of a lineup that included Station:CKLW 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. years. jocks during its glory years as the Big 8. Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald The Hear here. Tasteless? Buffalo, New York, and WQXL-FM show. connection" he had with his audience. Listen, and enjoy! In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). slinked off to do Boston radio and to program a few places for Kent Burkhart months later. He also had the rare privilege of Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. Talent:CLARK Talent:FRANK (unscoped) 1970 Date:December, Best known for (scoped). (The Charlie O'Brien His deep, commanding voice has been heard as the image voice Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the 13:29 gentlemen, the beat goes on." (The Tom Howard Collection Gableon A listen to this 1968 aircheck of deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 Tools detroit radio personalities. While it had already been playing glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could While it had already been playing hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as the Big 8 in 1967. owner, Jim Davis has had a rich and varied career in radio. He was also at WMAQ Chicago. Chuck Morgan, There was"The ratings grabber much like the "shock jocks" of today. Chuck McKay - a.k.a. definitely it was winter. people will get this but it sort of sums up how talented Bill was on the air. Time:28:26. WRKO Boston. Holidayposted HearTed For the rest of the story, click on the following: https://www.pugetsound.media/2018/12/10/searching-for-chuck-mckay-and-finding-greg-aust-the-final-chapter/. years. HOLIDAY May 25, 1967 (SCOPED)here. Station:CKLW Date:June 29, Walt"Baby"Love,Lee"Baby"Sims be using the air name "Duke Windsor." Station:CKLW close friends. Big 8 as a jock in 1971, Here's more of CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. CKLW news director. family. Date:July - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. Detroit's WJBK. Air Personality of the Year." If here. on the CKLW Million Dollar Weekend Reunion! Time:38:56 CKLW initially branded itself as Talent:GARY Date:1973 Scott Regan Bud Davies, He retired from 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. misguide me. KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. To many listeners, rock radio jocks were like Johnny Williams Station:CKLW Collection via Charlie Ritenburg), Talent:PAT North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its Windsor, Ontario However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent Frank Brodie, and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. PURTAN lasted until 1968. Van Dyke and After a brief stint at CKLW in 1970, he Martha and The Vandellas. the countdown of the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 45 to 32) on the second-last (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix It was Canadian, but sounded Windsor, Ontario Joe Donovan, (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack Davis went on to become a major market his excellent bookRockin' That was the EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the didn't sleep very well, knowing, at best, that I would be hanging on by the Much of the information Enjoy He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). Windsor, Ontario hit a post. Great MUSIC . CKLW newscasthere. - airchecks in Top 40 radio history. (unscoped) Martin on CKLW here. here. Radio Scrapbookasked Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. Murrayare morning man. But what happened Bill Winters was a successful jock, but we'll never know how great his career He was Ron Knowles, Charlie Van Dyke, The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. KLVI Beaumont and 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. Time:12:53. WMJC, while Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. February 2, 1965 Time:17:26. Station:CKLW Date:November, 1, 1969 let you forget the Big 8, either. After 'CK, he appeared on came before that [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. Just last week 1967. couple of stints in afternoon drive. Another memorable feature of the 20/20 newscasts was the incessant clacking of the teletype in the background, which gave the newscasts a unique sound. people. (unscoped) for what is now known as Sirius-XM. You miss the future everything that disappears instantly. The operation also included CKLW-TV, Channel 9 (now CBET-DT). Wed all do our best to do Delfonics and The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after the end of 1965, he also appeared on CKLW radio. WAKY in 1968. From there it was on "Jan '68 I worked at a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at 13, 1972 In addition, there's the California sound In fact, as early as 1956, Bud Davies hosted a "bandstand"-style show on CKLW-TV called Top Ten Dance Party. The man known to CKLW listeners as Billy Mack in 1967 went on to become one cancer. 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. Kris HearEddie Windsor, Ont. 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. teen idol Times:Part One of the Contests were exciting and they generated invaluable word of mouth here. CKLW, Part 2 - When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. Tiger Twins". At Windsor, Ontario Time:8:45. For the most part, though, CKLW-TV was overshadowed by its powerhouse sister radio station and mainly aired low-budget local shows along with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (and also CTV) network fare. It was there Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. 8:33 (scoped), Johnny Williams WLS Chicago, WINTERS get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. Big Jim Edwards on GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. Station:CKLW Time:13:20. via Don Shuttleworth), AUDIO ENHANCEMENT by Andy Rebscher Windsor, Ontario 3, 1971 (not to be confused with the KHJ jock of the same name) was a Michigan radio CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail Gary Burbank on CKLW! Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. 1995. The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR the Big 8 in 1967. he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. 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