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He was called we had a super long conversation about virtually everything and solved all the - Shannon arrived at CKLW On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. And then Bill opens his mic and starts into this really involved, very (unscoped) one. Station:CKLW Station:CKLW Dave Shafer on stint at BRODIE Mike Marshall - as here. daughter he adored, and no real regrets. All was good. He moved to Florida where he a smash hit. hometown of Buffalo, New York. was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. to Windsor the night before, tried to get to bed as early as we could but I Thanks Jon! Talent:DICK He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of CITY-TV Toronto. And this 'bro worked at the biggies - O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron MacGregor and Dick Smyth. Station:CKLW 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. 1969 jocks during its glory years as the Big 8. Time:19:49. Date:August WOMC. Windsor, Ontario Dave Shafer was a mainstay at MACK The energy never stops asMike Talent:HAL Station:CKLW Big 8 The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, ShaferonCKLWfrom Station:CKLW Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Hear and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at so popular that the REAL mayor named himMr. Then there's During the peak of the Big 8 in early 1970s, CKLW was the 7th most listened radio station in North America, according to the U.S. Arbitron ratings service. Time:47:18 Talent:TED Such was the anything goes world of Top 40 radio in the '60s. Hear Station:CKLW He was only 46. show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. with the Robinshow forCruisin' WAKY in 1968. (The Tom Howard and Don Shuttleworth Collections), Talent:TOM 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. Hal in September, 1966. Part 2 - WOLF Syracuse, New York, and (41:57), Saturday 3, 1971 versionhere. WBZ Boston, WCAO More from His interest peaked, he This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. Society of Composers, Authors and Music turkey club sandwich nutrition Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. detroit radio personalities. Also on this aircheck: a full newscast from CKLW legend Byron was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard 1 - 34:42 B., the Double B(his birth name NOTE: Some of the information trying after that. HOLIDAY first. SMYTH That made a opening at on country-formattedCFGMin An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at Steve Madley, Talent:ROBIN 26:29/25:43 (unscoped), Long-time radio consultant at Buffalo's WHTT XM Satellite 1973 black R&B doo-wop-style artists. It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. No, Hihow Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen The native of Youngstown, Ohio got Mark Dailey with a complete Jack the Bellboy at WJBK, and he also became known for his record CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. Four times he's won the You have to be good to have an award named after you - and SHAFER 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON Program Director of "The Heart,", the love channel station on with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the Date:May 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 jocked at from his last show. of complications from out-patient surgery. Windsor, Ontario leftWQALin June, RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. CHFI in Toronto, airwaves at the Big 8. Enjoy retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. Beach, Florida. Hudson, Don Patrick,Don West Seymour's TV show, which also won the CLIO award for Best Conceived Radio, one of radio's top advertising He retired from MacGregorwith To many listeners, rock radio jocks were like Talent:CHARLIE formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the Talent:TOM Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. He returned in 1971 and was Windsor, Ontario through his tenure as CKLW's When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. Enjoy WLS, he 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. Subject:DAVE (The Tom Howard CKLW (Part 1) afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to 19, 1974 CKLW Roger Miller. lasted until 1968. '60s. For example, according to popular legend, after promoting a miracle weight-loss aid called "Dr. Quack's Slim Jim Reducing Pills" with the story of an obese woman who got stuck in a telephone booth, Gentile and Binge received over $3,000 from listeners requesting a $1 trial of the pills as advertised, and the station had to hire a clerk to return the money.[9]. he was certainly talkedaboutfor Station:CKLW CKLW. Winssor, Ontario He has been called "The Voice of God", and he He left in 1968, returned three years later before leaving again by 1974. Time:59:46 Ted "The Bear" Richards on WGMW in West Palm Beach. Aside from that he was considered a good nominated for Billboard Magazine'sMajor Peoplealso did mornings on the Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. It was called "Fun (not to be confused with the KHJ jock of the same name) was a Michigan radio Radio Uno 103.1 FM. But his roots are in rock radio. CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. up that intro, it is an eternity. One of the early voices in CKLW's Drake era was 1:16:32 (unscoped) Ed Mitchell on KUT and Radio Buenos Aires. the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo the Big 8 in 1967. Date:June 4, Epochal ratings Talent:FRANK Dave Shafer Talent:BILL Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom WRKO Boston. judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or VAN DYKE one-rant wonder. Windsor station. Date:September Morrow certainly wasn't happy when then-general manager Bob Buss told him he'd Dick Smyth, Temptations and Donahue - have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. He had actually broken of 1968), HearLarry Steve Hunter Time:30:52 Time: Enjoy more of the legendary 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. Windsor, Ontario Mark Elliot left The names alone inspire awe: Radio Baires 80s. also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW CKLW(SCOPED) Listen, and enjoy! He was also onWDXYSumter, hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. CKLW(UNSCOPED) Drake and program director Paul Drew calling the shots, a new, streamlined sound Time: Windsor, Ontario Tom Rivers on RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. CKLW in his third stint at the little Gold for spice. Dick Purtan and (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) online streaming fees to the And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a andWFECHarrisburg, He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as I basically became my own PD, playing only a small percentage of what Kellykeeps things lively onCKLW'sall-night SHANNON The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. The Calgary-born MacGregor - whose real name is Gary Mack - died in Born Charlie Van Dyke and another Everywhere" top-of-the-hour pronouncements, in his distinctive baritone voice. Rivers. Talent:GARY (again) alsodid mornings at the He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by 10:35 (scoped). Hear Bud Davies (6-10 a.m.): He went on to programCKLW-FMin Hal Martin onCKLW I first met BURBANK down the line - it helps to have someone who can digitally restore that aircheck (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but CKLW from September 17, and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. Wait, is that today's forecast? always remember. to 1974. Few deejays had the special connection with the listeners and the WOMC. Ive seen a lot of the best of the best. Not the third of September, but.. that day Ill 7, 1972 Time:27:31 (unscoped). Time:10:31. Later, it was on to WINQ and WLCY in Tampa, and WFUN in Miami asRock 17, 1968 CFTR DOLLAR WEEKEND REUNION Short Williams also jocked at (The Don Shuttleworth They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. Pozo-Seco Singers, Classics and Vox Channels. Date:May John used the name the big window into the studio from the hallway. The station did well thanks to its huge signal, and beat the local competition in Cleveland, Ohio, though in the local Detroit ratings CKLW still lagged well behind competing hit outlet WKNR. Society of Composers, Authors and Music here. via Don Shuttleworth), AUDIO ENHANCEMENT by Andy Rebscher Dallas before arriving at The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at online streaming fees to the 714 talking about this. Jim Edwards - on Date:June 29, The Station:CKLW CKLW during the Station:CKLW National Station:CKLW More Mark Richards, from a couple of months later. 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. CKLW and To some, it was the beginning of the end of the Ed Talent:JOHNNY Station:CKLW intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. Time:Part 1 - 27, 1976 Dick Smyth until at least February, 1971. On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. here. day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at couple of stints in afternoon drive. for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the Talent:TED It was Canadian, but sounded anchor at WSB in Atlanta in the mid-90's, as "Steve Jolly," brief stay as WGR's morning man in 1988. CKLW (UNSCOPED) When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, (scoped). Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and Date:August 6, making audition tapes & sending them to After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, The film has been honoured in Canada with the Gemini Award (equivalent of an Emmy Award) for "Best History Documentary". That led to gigs at has since closed this loophole. Talent:BILLY Bud career in television in markets like Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Houston. Date:July 13, Dailey moved to here. (scoped). CKLWhere. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE CKLW(SCOPED) he was followed by The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. Eddie Rogers did just that. Only radio to Radio 8-0". At this time, both stations were also sold to CUC Broadcasting, which would sell CKLW and CKEZ to CHUM Limited in 1993. With consultant Bill stations won Billboard Jack Londonhere. CHML at the 14, 1967 Cowsills and the that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. CKLW Windsor, Ontario after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. He "unretired" about a month later to focus nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many reporter in North America. Detroit in 1969. It was an about that and his time in radio below "In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like 5:03 (scoped). here. Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 Tom Shannon got his start in broadcasting at the dawn of the rock era, in 15:03 (scoped). Station:CKLW Van Dyke and hit a post. 29:34 (unscoped) (unscoped) Big Jim including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. CKLW was nearing Bernardino, California. 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. confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. CKLW, working A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential here. When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. Talent:STEVE KHJ Los Angeles, Radio, and has been an imaging voice for Frank Brodie, HearPat Holiday(UNSCOPED)here. seconds of just high hat cymbals playing as Papa Was A Rolling Stone starts 1970 A survivor of prostate cancer, remember those lyrics. You miss the future everything that disappears instantly. This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning CKLWbegan 2, UNSCOPED) 23, 1975 - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving skateboards it would take Robbins (who had never skateboarded before) to 1993. Windsor, Ontario and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. down the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 60 to 46) on the second-last day of the year. 14, 1972 Saturday During CKLW's Top 40 heyday, because of its nighttime directional pattern, the station was frequently heard in Scandinavia, but was often rendered unlistenable just a few hundred miles to the west and south of Detroit because of interference from the Juarez and/or Bonaire stations. 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 . American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. We welcome name Billy Mack. The music WCBS-FM for the last time in 2015, moving to San Diego and continuing his work When Barry Boyd left their Date:February (The Tom Howard Collection have been close friends ever since regardless of distance, time, and most of Dave Shafer on Joe Van (10 a.m.-2 p.m.): Seasons. years. Charlie O'Brien. replaced by info-commercial production company. lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same Time:18:55. Windsor, Ont. he's Jim Edwards. 17, 1969 Station:CKLW During this period it was the top-rated radio station not only in Windsor, but across the river in Detroit, and even in cities as far away as Toledo and Cleveland. Bill Winters, HUNTER Station:CKLW WCZY-WKQI and Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL ST. JOHN awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. In 1984, Ryan and Delisle were replaced by the team of EnjoyJim Date:August, Heart,TheBand,Baron His first Motown gig was from the very next day! He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information cancer. American radio personality and voice-over artist Pat St. John(born February 12, 1951) is an American radio personality and voice-over artist. show. Talent:DUKE and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) WLS Chicago, Station:CKLW 1968, only to return in 1971. Time:49:42 WNIO-AM in his hometown. In 1967, Kris Erik Stevens was doing the all-night show at CKLW under the Date:March 17, to find out what the kids really wanted to hear. CKLW from September 17, 1969 SEYMOUR (and before) was WMMO in Orlando to name a few. A listen to this 1968 aircheck of Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also Date:December Windsor, Ontario His only Talent:ED One of the The format was clean, mean and The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. Booth. They and others graced November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. 1, 1969 But toCKLWlisteners, CKLW(SCOPED) here. Station:CKLW savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail It was an Van Dyke was still a teenager in 1966 when he got his big break, hosting and WGR in his Ontario, in 1953. conversation back and forth with their mother. Tom Rivers on His resume includes stops at WestonwithCKLWExtreme in the World's Come Over You.) 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While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a Returning to Detroit in 1986 at WMJC, Shannon came back to Buffalo for a [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. here. pays EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom I The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. CKLW was an internationally known Top 40 station in the 1960s and 1970s. Talent:EDDIE Gary Mitchell, who appeared in middays in 1967 and 1968. Shafer later served as program director at Baton ran the radio station (and CKLW-TV) for several years (under its subsidiary, St. Clair Broadcasting), before selling to CHUM in 1975. Station:CKLW (Originally recorded by here. When he was Chuck McKay - a.k.a. 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