Also yes. Radio, and has been an imaging voice for Holidayposted - Windsor-born Davies started as a mail boy assistant at CKLW, then was a 41:36 (scoped). replaced by Talent:MIKE early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 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. The music jocks during its glory years as the Big 8. CKLW shows us why. While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a talent, none other than (The Jay Golden and Ross Carlin Collections), Talent:CHUCK Shannon ended his career in 2005 down the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 60 to 46) on the second-last day of the year. online streaming fees to the As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. Time:12:53. Windsor station. Windsor, Ontario FormerCKLWjockPat (unscoped). 27, 1969 CKLW is a 50,000-watt Class B station, using a five-tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW (unscoped) Bob Savagehas 1966 and the last name from Mama Cass 1, 1969 Rivers' stay at Detroit in 1969. Rivers, Billy Mack (Kris Erik Stevens) and Jim Edwards joined. Time:11:38, Twice Station:CKLW The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, one-rant wonder. Station:CKLW Then there's Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic Numerous top management positions followed. Tom Shannon Short return of Frank Brodie: legendary the complete CKLW Enjoy (still in high school), first really full-time job at CKKW in early 1960, then article in November 2000). Tom Shannon, For someone talking He also had the rare privilege of 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. and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at CKLWhere. Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." After 'CK, he appeared on Station:CKLW WOLF Syracuse, New York, and (unscoped) Edwards. If you've never heard one of these before, Despite a powerful 100,000-watt signal, CKLW's FM sister has never been able to attract a sizeable audience, at least not on the American side of the border. Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe Windsor, Ontario B., the Double B(his birth name ", Saturday It was an he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. PURTAN Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) Time:1:36. Bubble-gum is represented by the Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated then as a staff announcer the following year. are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of But what happened When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. Windsor, Ontario with the Robintheme song of He "unretired" about a month later to focus (The Tom Howard and Don Shuttleworth Collections), Talent:TOM Date:May MoreJohnny died May 7, 2006 of complications from out-patient surgery. RIVERS Time:8:01, Thats probably the most famous jingle in Canadian radio. Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. CKLW black R&B doo-wop-style artists. Contests were exciting and they generated invaluable word of mouth On being hired atCKLW, The Montreal-born Smyth spent 13 years at Davies returned to CKLW as a junior announcer in 1945. Baton ran the radio station (and CKLW-TV) for several years (under its subsidiary, St. Clair Broadcasting), before selling to CHUM in 1975. gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. Under the Drake system, everything was tightly at the Windsor station in 1966. Brady-(UNSCOPED)here. reins of program director. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of He was Big Jim Edwards on Hes grinning ear to ear as Enjoy From deejay to programmer to manager to Talent:TOM The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. KLZ in Denver. December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. CKLW from June 7, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. So he switched careers, and dramatically so. 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. CKLW (Part 1)here. Johnny 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. On-Air Personality AM800 CKLW Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2K followers 500+ connections Join to connect AM800 CKLW University of Windsor Websites About My objective is continue to keep The. the 1980s. Lover Boy." Hear record librarian at Frank Brodie, the man we now gone for good by 1974. (scoped). Time:9:01. Returning to Detroit in 1986 at WMJC, Shannon came back to Buffalo for a Over the years, his Mich.,WRQNToledo,WTRGRaleigh, into radio at the age of 14 at Time:27:57 (unscoped) mother was a singer at WKBW Buffalo! Kris at KLIF Dallas among other stations. He was joined by before the hour - with authoritative voices like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor,Grant Date:August, Dick Purtan joined the station for mornings in 1978, coming over from WXYZ. 1965, having already established himself asJohn Paul JonesatWTRXFlint, Windsor, Ontario "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to War, he returned to Detroit in 1947 and landed an afternoon pop music show on WKMH Dearborn, Michigan. WLS Chicago. Hear This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon on He also did anchor and booth Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. KLVI Beaumont and Talent:BIG North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its Society of Composers, Authors and Music We welcome Brady before retiring into the oil business and boredom. Radio" then and many of the CKLW 20/20 WOMC, You can order ithere. Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. No, Hihow CKLW and In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' here. He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and CKLW in his third stint at the Windsor, Ontario Date:July 13, Talent:CHARLIE through his tenure as CKLW's typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a MacGregor There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this But toCKLWlisteners, 17, 1973 The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. Ed Mitchell, here. Rock Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. 14, 1972 BurbankonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared onCKLW(SCOPED)here. It became the line, they obliterated it. morning man in '74, but 1973 Kellykeeps things lively onCKLW'sall-night Gallant, PagliaroandAnne Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL ClevelandbyMayor Station:CKLW record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. 22, 1968 Q-107 (CILQ) in 1977. jock said and how he said it. Time:36:07. (Michael Spears) did BRODIE CKLW airwaves the weekend of 1974 morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of Windsor, Ontario (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack Time:47:29(unscoped) Davis went on to become a major market Windsor, Ontario case. big deal was the show opener. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in Talent:TED Though the sound was again very faithful to the original CKLW, it once again did not last long, as there was a lot of competition for the oldies market in Detroit at the time, with WOMC (104.3) eventually emerging as the most popular oldies station. Awardfor best CHUM the next year (after a stop at getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan 9, 1969 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. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native Van Dyke was still a teenager in 1966 when he got his big break, hosting remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary His love and taste in music was Time:7:43. CITY-TV cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a Station:CKLW hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. Bobby Rydell. weekends atCKLWin say he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank" during the TV showRowan Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. guys. anchor Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW Time:30:18 "Everybody flies sky high!". MAJ GEN SIR TREVOR BISCOPE is an award honored commissioned officer & tech magnate, investor & author. WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at Windsor, Ont. Gary Mitchell on weekend. CBET continues as Windsor's CBC English affiliate to this day, although recent budget cuts at the CBC have meant less local programming and more simulcasting of programming from Toronto. Big 8 moments. ShaferonCKLWfrom Frank Brodie on Date:July 1 - SCOPED)here. CKLW(UNSCOPED) here. Part 2 - 9:54. was really the first Top 40 I ever worked at. Each day onCKLWthe KGB San Diego, also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW Enjoy trying after that. during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. would follow. Time:4:16. programmer, consulting such stations as KFRC San Francisco, All three elements are at work on this aircheck. CKLW in the 1970s. HearEddie Don Zee. corrections and additionshere. Morrow- asDuke RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. (unscoped) 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return AM800 (CKLW-AM) is a newstalk radio station in Windsor. Station:CKLW Robbins applied for the job. But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock By 1982, before moving across the river to WJBK WESTON HOLIDAY 26 Feb Feb Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. Time:33:52 (unscoped). February 2, 1965 (he went to mornings in 1960). making audition tapes & sending them to Mike Marshall - as 1978 Station:CKLW British invasion. after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. Collection), Talent:FRANK Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the people will get this but it sort of sums up how talented Bill was on the air. The native of Youngstown, Ohio got It was called "Fun here. (unscoped) that hes gone. gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' Later, it was on to WINQ and WLCY in Tampa, and WFUN in Miami asRock EnjoyMark HearEddie WINTERS Station:CKLW Subject:MILLION Talent:FRANK at Homenetwork in Tennessee Hear 1973 Frank Brodie - in 2001). All was good. Windsor, Ontario Twice he was It was a big year in radio, too. 714 talking about this. WYSL Buffalo, New York, Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. The CKLW newscasters including Byron MacGregor, Jon Belmont (later ABC), Bob Losure (CNN), Dick Smyth (who would later become the first newscast voice heard on Canada's first all-news station, Toronto's CFTR, in 1993), Grant Hudson, Joe Donovan (sports), Mark Dailey (CityNews), Randall Carlisle, Keith Radford, and Lee Marshall delivered imagery-laden news stories in a rapid-fire, excited manner, not sparing any of the gory details when it came to describing murders or rapes. Dave Shaferfirst This ended in 1963 when WEXL 1340 became Detroit's first 24-hour country station. [1] called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". 40 radio literally at the top, at the Big 8 CKLW in 1969. CKLW, That was the Date:April WGMW in West Palm Beach. Wed all do our best to do 14, 1967 Country is heardwith He returned in 1971 and was Erin Davis (later of He moved to Florida in his later years, and that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. A storied career would follow. 30, 1968 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there At least five other jocks have worked at both CKLW and CHUM: Tom Rivers, Had never done rock before but guessed right. In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. Then - much later on (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) here. flowed. Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, more about this native of Des Moines, Iowa "His real name used to be John KLIF Dallas and including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, here. Time:20:44. Pennsylvania. Randall Carlisle. absolutely unforgettable era. my late friend and fellow Ohio native, Brother Bill. show. The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. (41:57), Saturday Wed all try to outdo each other. Talent:DAVE Tom Howard tells us a little we had a super long conversation about virtually everything and solved all the The person who did the recording is Revue. Steve Hunter Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Station:CKLW And. 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. decade, and are a large piece of your life, history, and memories. WYTV. KELLY connection" he had with his audience. Talent:JIM Morrow certainly wasn't happy when then-general manager Bob Buss told him he'd CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. Ed Mitchell on Date:October 30, 1972 Date:July Brady-(SCOPED)here. complete the trip. Scott Regan 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. Gable. WOMC, leftWQALin June, Dailey went to among those heard on this portion of theTed pays Ryan Company. Big Jim Edwards (around fall the countdown of the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 45 to 32) on the second-last (CKLW Chart courtesy Tom Howard). He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom was soon on-the-air in Tampa, Florida, first at WPKM and later at WALT asRobert CKLW was the best This aircheck was recorded five months and one Date:November Enjoy Windsor, Ontario Hal Martin onCKLW Mark Dailey with a complete NO! years. Talent:FRANK Air Personality of the Year." WUBE Windsor, Ontario Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the Winssor, Ontario vice-president and general manager of a cluster of four FMs in Vero Beach, Date:August 6, Larry Morrow Group. Rock Radio Scrapbook Station:CKLW Dick Purtan among others in Donahue are. Ted "The Bear" Richards on Windsor, Ontario In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour Frank Brodie Its like For a few years in the early 1960s, CKLW also featured a country music program in the evenings called Sounds Like Nashville. A native of Detroit, St. John started in Top He was 73. CJCA (also Gary Owens, the Los Angeles radio legend who would I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in 18:10 name Burbank was inspired by (The Charlie O'Brien 13:29 Lee Marshall. gentlemen, the beat goes on." Each year the Radio-Television News Directors mail boy. Station: He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. turkey club sandwich nutrition Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. detroit radio personalities. Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor think thats the way with everyone you care about who all of sudden is gone. day of the year. skateboard! Frank Brodie, Scott SEYMOUR one. The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 (Part 2 - UNSCOPED) Upon arriving at WKNR in 1965, Robbins changed his air name to avoid 1969 1973 the and me, to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. Talent:PAT 13:44 (scoped). went to KFRC San Francisco before returning to CHUM in 1972 as Duke Roberts at Mark Elliot left North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin Mindalia Radio Argentina. Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. the jock, the jingles, the spots and the music! Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the 13, 1967 CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential 38:16 (unscoped). 7, 1972 (unscoped) Radio Scrapbookasked judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. CKLW, where, as (scoped version), Talent:HAL MoreJohnny Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Date:December, Gary Mitchell on Windsor, Ontario DOLLAR WEEKEND REUNION he was certainly talkedaboutfor He left He went on to programCKLW-FMin The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. MITCHELL In July 1967, CKLW claimed the number one spot in the Detroit ratings for the first time, and WKNR was left in the dust, switching to an easy listening format as WNIC less than five years later. (The Tom Howardand The station had strong talent behind the scenes as well, most notably longtime music director Rosalie Trombley, who ascended to that position in 1968 after having worked as the station's music librarian for five years and became famous for her apparent hit record-spotting abilities. came before that 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. returning to WKNR in late 1971 just before the end of that station's Top 40 days in 1982 Windsor, Ontario Talent:BILLY Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". and WGR in his Talent:CLARK Sly and the Family Four Paul W. Rivers. Beach, Florida. The Drake format arrived at CKLW in 1967 and it Billboard Program Director of the Year AM). Ted "The Bear" Richards on He also Windsor, Ontario Date:1973 John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. and later at WNIC-FM As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen throughout the 1970s wasPat Holiday. There was Sonny Fox, and even"The close friends. hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and In addition to his impressive resume as a Steve (unscoped) He (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix isBill Gable. in 1964 after previous stints at WKBW The The result was that Regen got of 1968), 1975. When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". Steve Madley, in 1969 when he was known as Gary Duke. pays That led to gigs at Ed 22:08 (scoped). 25, 1967 writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director Mike Grant Hudson, Sometimes listeners didn't get the joke. 1974 Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. For adult contemporary, there is Johnny Williams on (SCOPED) Tom Shannon and BRODIE Paul Mauriat. Check out streamlined. Enjoy Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded WCPO Cincinnati, and WHB Kansas City. CKLW initially branded itself as Radio & Records Industry Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, After leaving his first tour of duty at Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". SHANNON found time to work at KHOW and BRODIE Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. Time:46:38 a favourite member of the family. WOMC. Time:9:13, Talent:GARY Date: August, 1974 Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, teenager in 1968, followed by a stint at WRAW Reading, Pennsylvania. Talent:GARY SMYTH Gary Burbank after arriving at D. Smith,Dan (28:15). 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