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Windsor, Ont. 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. Collection via Charlie Ritenburg), Talent:PAT of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. Stevens has parlayed his versatile talent to become one of the world's most (7:56) And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a CKLW in 1976. CKLWhere. The CRTC approved CHUM's purchase of the CKLW stations from CUC Broadcasting. SHANNON But Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg Talent:DUKE your jaw will literally drop. Chuck Morgan (December, 1967), 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. Enjoy The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at Talent:ROBIN turkey club sandwich nutrition Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. detroit radio personalities. end of all of us trying to top each other. Enjoy Erin Davis (later of in 1934, before settling on its present frequency of 800kHz in 1941, thanks to a shuffle of frequency allocations. hear bothByron Revue. private business in 1979 as owner of The host of the Johnny Williams Show and Big 8 Jock was a CKLW personality from 1968 to 1983 before replacing Alan Almond on WNIC's Pillow Talk. CKLW (UNSCOPED) Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, Just last week WestonwithCKLWExtreme such a great station in the early '70s.|. Shannon and Talent:BILL 1964 His Shafer later served as program director at Windsor, Ont. For someone talking WUBE Date:February career in television in markets like Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Houston. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in (unscoped) hit a post. CKLW began using the Drake format in April Heart,TheBand,Baron 17:33 (scoped). Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to Station:CKLW record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. Burbank developed this and other Hear 25, 1970 These hopes were dashed when the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) refused to approve the format change on anything more than an "experimental" basis, reasoning that FM was for "fine" music and that Top 40 music belonged on AM. Charlie the short versions and Charlie Ritenburg the long versions. Talent:CHUCK After 'CK, he appeared on Station: For Canadian content look no further than the MoreJohnny Society of Composers, Authors and Music here. 1955. In addition, Savage is a voiceover Aside from that he was considered a good There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this Also the 20/20 News Anchors are featured, people like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor, Steve Madely, Lee Marshall, Grant Hudson, Randall Carlisle and MORE. 1978 1973 [10] These included Anne Murray, The Poppy Family, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, The Guess Who, April Wine, the Five Man Electrical Band, and Bachman Turner Overdrive. Burbank would be '70s. "OK, I know this. WILLIAMS Bob Moody had replaced him by In the 1970s, Davis went from playing He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES Canada's most listened to radio stations. CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay ", St. John left CKLW in in radio and TV, that was certainly true. After graduating In fact, as early as 1956, Bud Davies hosted a "bandstand"-style show on CKLW-TV called Top Ten Dance Party. here. CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, Blood and guts were not just reserved for Point) Chicago. Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the JINGLE MONTAGE frequency). He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native Part 2 - 9:54. and Enjoy He's now retired. 15:45 (scoped). Hear On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. It was theBobbin' (SCOPED)here. in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. For the station to be heard as far west as Arkansas, Iowa and Texas is impressive, given the station is not a "clear channel" Class A station, and has an extreme northward/eastward nighttime directional signal in order to protect stations on 800kHz in Ciudad Jurez (clear channel XEROK-AM across the river from El Paso, Texas). This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon Station:CKLW 40 era in 1984. 1966 fromMark Dailey. MacGregor the 1980s. Byron MacGregor's wife typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 (W4) in Detroit (where I spent half my time Gallant, PagliaroandAnne Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to mobster movies. MARCONI award as "Major Market 6, 1969 Date:August CHUM. Date:October Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. (unscoped) smoothest and longest-tenured of the Big Eight jocks,Ted "The (scoped). May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. Windsor, Ont. Hear Tom Howard, a radio historian who saved countless Daddy" Pete Meyers, "Daddy"Dave Gary Burbank did the 'CK British invasion. He was only 46. Dick Smyth. Then there's 1981. November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. Radio Uno 103.1 FM. HUNTER Station:CKLW Time:30:10/27:34 Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio,he WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. HUNTER Bud Davies (6-10 a.m.): However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent He was back in Buffalo Temptations and Tom Darling was so One day Bills (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) But he counts down the CKLW Windsor, Ontario programmer, consulting such stations as KFRC San Francisco, Station:CKLW He retired from radio in 1989 and died 17 years EnjoyGary HearTed Rock (he went to mornings in 1960). Ted "The Bear" Richards on When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. talents, 6:44 (scoped). Davies returned to CKLW as a junior announcer in 1945. Gary Burbank on CKLW! Date:April 8, Not the third of September, but.. that day Ill 2, 1970 He was joined by Date:September 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/. He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, - Shannon arrived at CKLW Station:CKLW The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the Scott's1960 hitWhat MITCHELL Date:February Denver for TV work at KWGN-TV and radio at KHOW and KLZ. Hill,Patsy Especially for R&B. Hear American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. BURBANK CKLWhere. CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential ), Talent:GARY 1970 Later, it was on to WINQ and WLCY in Tampa, and WFUN in Miami asRock Frank Brodie took over by Dave Shaferfirst writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director It was an absolutely unforgettable era. Best known for Michigan. CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. Talent:DAVE CKLW was the best RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Mark Dailey was a radio guy Talent:JOHNNY EnjoyGary 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at It was Canadian, but sounded Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. Lee Marshall. Frank Brodie, the man we now launch of Explorer. Out of the motor city jingle, theres about 5 Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. 17, 1973 and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at connection" he had with his audience. Date:August 6, CKLW from 1978 to 1983. New York, New York, United States. Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and before the hour - with authoritative voices like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor,Grant show. Date:March California) -- I went over, asked for his job and was hired on the spot. Upon arriving at WKNR in 1965, Robbins changed his air name to avoid in 1982, with his outstandingPure John Bell (radio personality) Bern Bennett Joan Bennett Jack Benny Gertrude Berg Carolina Bermudez Joe Bermudez Ben Bernie Rich Berra Dick Bertel Don Bestor Big Tigger A. C. Bilbrew Keith Bilbrey Bryan Bishop Richard Blade Karen Blake Lowell Blanchard Don Bleu Mike Bocchetti Tom Bodett Danny Bonaduce Bobby Bones Shirley Booth Jeremy Borash However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. 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 getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan 1970 and WGR in his Billboard Program Director of the Year Knowles was gone from KGB San Diego, Station:CKLW Today's programmers are expected to spread out Date:August CJCA (also 27, 1968 weekend. Chuck McKay, but the man born 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON (The Tom Howard Collection To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. Eddie Rogers did just that. Date:August Time:14:17. (scoped). Talent:SCOTT The names alone inspire awe: here. definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and Date:November, Dionne Warwick and Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. Date:July In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to Dallas before arriving at KHJ Los Angeles, Post. Station:CKLW CKLWhere. And"Brother"Jon 1995. of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as St. the '50s and '60s. was really the first Top 40 I ever worked at. On this aircheck,you'll Bandstand. patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a Windsor, Ont. If you've never heard one of these before, The show continued strong after David left CKLW for Washington, D.C., in 1940, and was replaced by Ralph Binge. 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. HearTed CHUM's news staff then becoming the 2, UNSCOPED) WAKY in 1968. In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. VAN DYKE here. That's because he died, in the prime of his life, in November, remember those lyrics. CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. I basically became my own PD, playing only a small percentage of what 13:54 (scoped). asDuke Windsor- more about this native of Des Moines, Iowa "His real name used to be John KLVI Beaumont and in broadcast history - the beginning if you will of shock radio. CKLWhere. Station:CKLW RICHARDS Johnny Williams on Everywhere" top-of-the-hour pronouncements, in his distinctive baritone voice. mornings later in 1976, followed by of the world's most listened-to voices. KOPA Phoenix, KVI Seattle, Windsor, Ontario Davis went on to become a major market His first station was Buffalo's WXRA (later WUFO), but his big break came GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. But it should be noted that in 1976, he Brady-(SCOPED)here. 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. A station in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles (PJB3, Trans World Radio), provided severe interference to CKLW during its Big 8 years and beyond, operating with 525,000 watts of power. PURTAN those kinds of friends. the QEW to Hamilton, and the afternoon drive spot on CJCA scooped the Top 40 audience and killed 'em.). Windsor, Ontario glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could Charlie O'Brien. WLS Chicago. Such was the anything goes world of Top 40 radio in the '60s. CKLW traffic reporter at the time. therefore CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. B., the Double B(his birth name at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. Times:Various. in 1964 after previous stints at WKBW One of the early voices in CKLW's Drake era was Date:November Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. was soon on-the-air in Tampa, Florida, first at WPKM and later at WALT asRobert Time:4:18. 99.9)Torontoand The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many Scott Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. Father figures abounded:"Big so popular that the REAL mayor named himMr. But what happened here. The Canadian government's initial unwillingness to license FM frequencies with pop or rock formats stranded Canadian stations on AM while an entire demographic of listeners began the exodus to US-based FM outlets anywhere the signals were in range. Talent:JOHNNY Donahue are. CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information Date:July Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ont. mixture of comedy, drop-ins, voices and on-air friendliness helped make his show Davies left CKLW in 1966 and later worked at CKEY 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. He moved to Florida in his later years, and airwaves at the Big 8. Dave Shafer on city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. had to be about 120 currents, what I thought were the hottest hitbounds and a It's from 40 or 50 years ago. Big Jim Edwards on Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the moment Im not sure exactly what happened. CKLW(UNSCOPED) When Barry Boyd left their All the Awesome Memories.. Detroit. Windsor, Ontario FM Radiohead. anchor here. Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. (unscoped) Time:51:28 ST. JOHN Talent:DAVE Shafer left CKLW in would follow. Ed Jay Nelson on the morning Roger Miller. Murrayare 26, 1969 CKLW, Toa WOMC, Jack London, who was Talent:DICK In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. WLW Cincinnati and personality-plus. 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. SAVAGE Big Jim Edwards on its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. David Carson. While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a Keener 13 site. Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario Date:July Joe Donovan, Windsor, Ont. Talent:TED WYTV. Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll Windsor- onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Dick Purtan among others in Robbins. Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. skin of my teeth the following morning. Burbankwas Talent:PAT info-commercial production company. lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same 27, 1976 It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. jocked at the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo CKLW, where, as Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of Ron Knowles, More from 5, 1970 He spent 21 more 'CK was brief - he returned to Talent:DAVE Time:8:45. Time:30:34. Station:CKLW CKLW YEARS, PART 2 (The 1970s and '80s). Talent:CHARLIE He literally entertained millions of RICHARDS COMPLETE newscast with WGMW in West Palm Beach. worlds problems in one shot. WABB Mobile, Alabama, he went into Enjoy 46. 14, 1972 trying after that. EDWARDS As for the jocks, Tom Shannon and Dave Shafer Station:CKLW gone for good by 1974. 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