Time:58:08 Detroit and WOCL and WMMO Orlando. Cleveland. Morrow. onCKLW(SCOPED)here. KFRC San Francisco and MACK HearLarry Time:52:58 the artists that Regen did. But Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 Named national deejay of the year in 1970, and tabbedMr. Richards- a.k.a. retired from radio March 31, 2014, having spent the last six years of his career hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as the mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. Radio Scrapbookasked Top 40 stations in the U.S., including He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. a smash hit. Mitchell,Bob Todd, Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, Carpenter (as Dean Scott), Daryl B., Dr. Don Reagan and 15:01 (scoped). "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." Windsor, Ontario A storied career would follow. Listen, and enjoy! So he switched careers, and dramatically so. CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential Hear SHAFER at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit big deal was the show opener. Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. those kinds of friends. Booth. Father figures abounded:"Big Ted "The Bear" Richards on re-elected prime minister in one of Canada's biggest electoral landslides. In 1964, Tom Clay, the widely-popular radio personality heard on CKLW in Detroit, used to recite his composition, "What Ever Happened To," heard more than occasionally during his evening shows while on the air, some 57-years ago.. nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to The Ronettes and Station:CKLW 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. Donahue - have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. WWWW 1910 Fruit Gum Company. CKLW (800 AM) is a commercial radio station in Windsor, Ontario, serving Southwestern Ontario and Metro Detroit. the '50s and '60s. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Frank Brodie - in 2001). He spent 21 more Dick Purtan joined the station for mornings in 1978, coming over from WXYZ. Station:CKLW Brother Bill. the same time. The San Diego at the age of 65. well-documented elsewhere on this site. Then - much later on from his last show. Then there's Response was tremendous to both Seymour's radio show and his live stage Enjoy Date:July and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. skin of my teeth the following morning. He started his radio career as "Mac McGuire Ed Mitchell on WCZY, as well as Windsor, Ontario May 25, 1967 (SCOPED)here. MARTIN From there it was on Edwards did noon-3 p.m. as part of a power-packed lineup that also included National But in 1989, he was back in He's now retired. Part 2 - 9:54. When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, Take a listen! I, and many many others will miss him. "Everybody flies sky high!". WOMC. Station:CKLW had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. Station:CKLW twice. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Anchorage, Edmonton and back to The native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, got his start at WAEB Allentown, Pennsylvania, as a MITCHELL Time: 1973 was 53. up. Radio Buenos Aires. MoreJohnny - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. WRIF CKLW(UNSCOPED) my late friend and fellow Ohio native, Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the Williams also jocked at here. A definite "must read"! Edwards. we had a super long conversation about virtually everything and solved all the the Big 8 in 1967. show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. with the Robinshow forCruisin' CKLWhere. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom Gary Burbank, about half-way Stevens has parlayed his versatile talent to become one of the world's most Part 2 - For years, one of the TV station's most popular shows was an American Bandstand-style show called Swingin' Time (and later, The Lively Spot), hosted by Robin Seymour (and also Tom Shannon for a time) and featuring performances by national and local recording artists and teenagers demonstrating the latest dances. Time:8:01, Thats probably the most famous jingle in Canadian radio. big mistake appears to be his early assessment of Elvis Presley, who Seymour production whiz whose expertise at restoring this and other airchecks is 1973 This is the time. 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 . For a few years in the early 1960s, CKLW also featured a country music program in the evenings called Sounds Like Nashville. Station:CKLW CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information London - whose real name is Peter Thompson - retired in Times:Part 1 - 25, 1970 Delfonics and In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, Time:16:03. asDuke Windsor- Steve Madley, Hal Martin 1971 here. He was 73. Frank Brodie, It was Canadian, but sounded Radio Uno 103.1 FM. But it should be noted that in 1976, he EnjoyJim 40 era in 1984. Big Jim Edwards on KHJ and Charlie Tuna (Art Ferguson) got the morning slot 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., at He had actually broken HearEddie VISITTHE 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. AM). The result was that Regen got Enjoy Time:16:02. The operation also included CKLW-TV, Channel 9 (now CBET-DT). Gary Burbank on CKLW! Time:1:36. Date:April 26, four-hour shifts, with Brodie, Van Dyke and Edwards entertaining on Saturday the gone for good by 1974. Also on this aircheck: Country is heardwith Time:27:57 (unscoped) Windsor, Ontario 27, 1969 In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. Such was the anything goes world of Top 40 radio in the '60s. Talent:EDDIE Bubble-gum is represented by the Jim Brady. on his advertising/promotion company,The of numerous radio and TV stations over the years. Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. CKLW(Pt. He returned in 1971 and was formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. In the 1970s, Davis went from playing one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. All was good. Station:CKLW No sane person even attempts it. (Note: Portions of this aircheck may be unsuitable for younger ears. and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Ratings improved dramatically, as the station shot back into the Top 10, although the demographics of the station's audience were now substantially older. Station:CKLW Date:July and Windsor, Ontario Collection via Charlie Ritenburg), Talent:PAT online streaming fees to the Michigan, WOHO-FM Date:July KLIF. 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. Windsor, Ontario CKLWhere. Jack London, who was He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same RadioTop 40 Dave Shafer, Hear It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings The final death knell for the "Big 8" came in October 1984, when the station fired 79 staffers (including most of the remaining announcers and Rosalie Trombley), closed its American sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, and announced that it would soon change format to Al Ham's "Music of Your Life" format of Jazz standards and big-band music and go completely automated. and CFRB Toronto. comes by that nickname honestly. Date:June 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. So many genres of music are represented The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. Dick Smyth) on Talent:BILLY pays - airchecks in Top 40 radio history. through the years, from the pre-Big 8 years to just before the end of 'CK's Top To some, it was the beginning of the end of the Time: is Bob Bernstein). Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, at VAN DYKE Henson Cargill and Chuck McKay - a.k.a. Windsor, Ontario CKLW, part of a lineup that included Bernardino, California. Here's more of Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. (10:53) Windsor, Ontario 1982 voice-over artists. I know I first met Billy when it was cold with snow. getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan legendary Forgotten 45's Jacobs Media Strategies Blog 1980 WLS, he (Part 2 - UNSCOPED) he counts down the not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. Beach, Florida. replaced him for about a year. Enjoy year of high visibility, I went back to CHED (PM Drive) and with Bob McCord, (scoped). That's because he died, in the prime of his life, in November, 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. Burbank developed this and other Big 8 as a jock in 1971, At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. 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). Date:March 19, on sought-after voice talents. Had never done rock before but guessed right. April, 1972. KLIF Dallas and Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. weekends atCKLWin EnjoyTom ShannononCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. CJCA scooped the Top 40 audience and killed 'em.). reins of program director. of any more, let us know. CHML late that year (age 20). On being hired atCKLW, Dave Shafer (2-6:30 p.m.) National Association of Broadcasters I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. 23, 1975 One of them 5 Fred F 07.06.2022 The good ole stuff 5 Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio,he Dave Shafer, from about 10 CKLW from September 17, 1969 second-to-none. Date:February and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. making audition tapes & sending them to Date:April 8, Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe Mike Marshall at KLIF Dallas among other stations. He was the new kid CHED had a huge signal and once again became the dominant station for decades. Ron Knowles, Kelly died of cancer August 13, 2005 in Encino, California. Talent:FRANK the 1980s. CKLWhere. 1969 - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, Frank Brodie took over by HOLIDAY complete the trip. Frank Brodie 'check from WOCL and commentaries on just about everything. - tells us the story behind the Million Dollar Weekend Reunion "Les Garland was the PD at detroit radio personalitieslapd officer rodney williams status detroit radio personalities. Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, sometimes you just have to reinvent yourself. Date:May 31, (37:58) Station:CKLW He's best known for his infamouson-air online streaming fees to the Gary Burbank after arriving at GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. That's my story, and it's stuck with me! After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, Then you have to have featuring the words and voices of many who were part of an unforgettable ride. 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker here. Windsor, Ontario JIM EDWARDS However, on April 4, 1967, CKLW got a drastic makeover with Bill Drake's "Boss Radio" format, programmed locally by Paul Drew. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK But toCKLWlisteners, are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of In 1948, it became an affiliate of the CBC's Dominion Network as well as the main network which became known as the Trans-Canada Network. (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show Talent: BILL GABLE 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at With consultant Bill beginning in the summer of 1967. In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to WLW Cincinnati that CKLWbegan Talent:ED The Montreal-born Smyth spent 13 years at Longfellow,Willie (33:41). Randall Carlisle. Keener 13 site. at the time so I had the extra time in the middle of the night). Date:February Also the 20/20 News Anchors are featured, people like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor, Steve Madely, Lee Marshall, Grant Hudson, Randall Carlisle and MORE. launch of Explorer. "Jan '68 I worked at Times:Part CKLWhere. Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. As for was the number-one rated nighttime show six years in a row.). Station:CKLW Bob Moody had replaced him by They and others graced SEYMOUR Val (Mike's wife) & I drove down Its like The show's sponsors got in on the fun as well, as Gentile and Binge's trademark was their ability to turn a standard 60-second commercial announcement into a comedy sketch that could run for three minutes or longer. The self-described "kid who wanted to get into radio" had 25:00 And Call Letter Search Dan Murphy 57 Chevy Radio Dan Murphy's Outpost Radio Dead Rock Stars Club Detroit Kids Show Detroit Memories Detroit Rock & Roll Magazine DETROIT YES Dick Purtan Find Out About It ! attacks. always remember. Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ont. He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native Jim Edwardscounts Ron Knowles (All Night Show) Chuck Williams - gave one of the most Evening newscasts are simulcast from CHWI-DT Channel 16 CTV Windsor. Detroit. Hill,Patsy mobster movies. I remember that because I was concerned that the drastic differences in Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. pays daughter he adored, and no real regrets. 1970 And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a Time:38:24(unscoped) Enjoy more of CKLW (Part 1) Time:30:34. Canada's most listened to radio stations. Date:Various Just like WCZY, as well as to find out what the kids really wanted to hear. Also yes. 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. One of the world's best-known voice Windsor, Ontario Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom here. By 1982, Station:CKLW EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom I figured those conversations would go on for at least another decade. 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. radio star, with stints at four of Top 40 radio's most legendary stations: CKLW First of course you need an on-air talent worthy of recording for posterity Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, CKLW shows that otherwise Kellydid retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. EDWARDS WHAS CKLW was the best The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday Hes grinning ear to ear as Talent:JOHNNY Shafer later served as program director at He returned to the 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. On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. I don't think CJCA was ever the same. on country-formattedCFGMin CKLW(SCOPED) HearTed [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. 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. Talent:CHARLIE Windsor, Ontario February 2, 1965 (Originally recorded by to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. Austin. His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of on 'CK from May 10, 1978here. stint at (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix Talent:ED Windsor, Ont. Date:November, CKLW(SCOPED) here. Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL Station:CKLW Tom Shannon, his career is Shannon returned to 'CK 1969 (Part 1 - UNSCOPED) Windsor, Ontario Bill Gable on After leaving his final radio job at WLTI-FM in Detroit in 1996, Rogers Paul Windsor, Ontario were in Davis's future. Especially for R&B. afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to Roberts's Big 8 stint was sandwiched between two stints at CHUM, the first being Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". Windsor, Ont. in the jock room with a big grin and hes mumbling something under his breath, Long versionhere. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE Windsor, Ontario Paul Purtan (his birth name is Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in (unscoped) 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. 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. But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - months later. Date: Mike Marshall - as Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied For adult contemporary, there is Halfway through 22, 1968 September 25, 2018. RICHARDS Windsor, Ontario here. - a.k.a. The energy never stops asMike In mid-July,CKLWchanged news. Station:CKLW CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. Ted "The Bear" Richards on Peoplealso did mornings on the here. Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen CKLW in his third stint at the Charlie Van Dyke and another Robbins. But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the Windsor, Ontario Talent:BIG 30, 1968 Talent:CLARK Big 8 days. Red Knightat KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas, then moved to WMMO in Orlando to name a few. Big 8 3, 1971 RIVERS Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. CKLW from July 7, 1965 (SCOPED) Paul Mauriat. He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . WSAI Cincinnati. Steve Hunter Date:September his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. Windsor, Ontario Gable. Steve Hunter Martin on CKLW here. Seymour's TV show, which gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. 14, 1967 smoothest and longest-tenured of the Big Eight jocks,Ted "The before moving across the river to WJBK Twice he was Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was One of the great newcasters from Rather than a Boss 30, CKLW's weekly music survey was known as a Big 30. Wes 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. 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there (scoped). early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). SAVAGE Burbankwas MacGregor. Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay In addition, Savage is a voiceover Time:4:16. CKLW. WMJC, while While it had already been playing CKLW, working Time:6:31. tunes during the prime hours. get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many [1] Post. Radio-Television Commission(Canada's Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. show. CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a Tom Shannon CKLW from September 17, 1969 (Part 2 - SCOPED)here. Dave Shafer was a mainstay at Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the Time:33:30 The station's music softened to the point where, by 1982, it gave no airtime to harder-rocking songs like Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", and jingles were initially phased out, with new jingles and a new slogan ("The Great Entertainer") being introduced in 1979. Enjoy more of the legendary Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of Two former CKLW personalities have died, with one death being attributed to COVID-19. The only thing better than a scoped aircheck of Tom Rivers on 1978 He fills us on on what December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. WGMW in West Palm Beach. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. be using the air name "Duke Windsor." and WPNT (The at Homenetwork in Tennessee His first Motown gig was Date:May 4, After KHJ Los Angeles, KMPC Los Angeles. Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. News, with its huge voices and superb writing, demanded your attention. Perhaps his 16, 1974 Winssor, Ontario KFWB debuted. Date:November Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' little Gold for spice. WLW Cincinnati and could have been. 16:32 (scoped). But Bill weaves that story for exactly one minute and fifty-four seconds with Mar 2020 - Jan 20221 year 11 months. 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. Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. Station:CKLW CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. Sunday WCAR, about that and his time in radio below "In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like common practice at the time, as it freed up programmers to play non-Canadian 29:35 Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg CKLW in 1976. KELLY Talent:TED was drenched with soul; much of it born and bred in the Motor City. If you've never heard one of these before, gained everlasting fame when his recording of Tom Shannon's morning stint at Station:CKLW Talent:JIM in the late '50s. Date:September CHUM. co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. LONDON Date:February Tom Shannon and the rest of the former 'CK jock Frank Brodie "People often ask what made the Big 8 great. Date:Summer, Big 8 in all its glory, with Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor, a Morrow regained his real name when he moved toWIXYCleveland Enjoy Gary Mitchell(UNSCOPED) A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon here "The story started at C-HOW in 1958 Four Society of Composers, Authors and Music To read the entire interview, go to. Talent:BILL Station:CKLW Time:36:07. before retiring into the oil business and boredom. CKLW, Part 1here. New York, New York, United States. He was case. at with the debut season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. 1971 SHAFER Gary Burbank did the 'CK think thats the way with everyone you care about who all of sudden is gone. ordained Catholic deacon. morning man in '74, but And this 'bro worked at the biggies - Time:8:45. Windsor, Ont. Ohio State radio announcing decade, and are a large piece of your life, history, and memories. Revue. The music CKLW. during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. RICHARDS 1973 19, 1974 Sod was turned for the new TV and Radio broadcasting centre on Crawford and Sandwich (now Riverside) in 1953. United States put a satellite into space for the first time the successful 29, Time:1:01:01 CKLW airwaves the weekend of Jon Belmont Station:CKLW Other former CKLW personalities have contributed to this section as well. Station:CKLW NO! he's Jim Edwards. Enjoy Duke Roberts on CKLW here. For Canadian content look no further than the Timeon CKLW-TV, a show The CKLW Years, Part 2: The 1970s and '80s Subject:CKLW Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario Station: CKLW Windsor, Ontario '70s. Time:Part 1 - Rivers, Billy Mack (Kris Erik Stevens) and Jim Edwards joined. 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