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Windsor, Ontario MITCHELL Richard Purtan) at Wed all do our best to do Something mesmerizing. CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. Lee Marshall. MacGregor In sports, major league baseball reached the U.S. west coast Spears was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame During this era, CKLW used a tight Top 40 format known as Boss Radio, devised by radio programmer Bill Drake. Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. some of the best programmers in the business. RKO-General's History, and its relationship with CKLW, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CKLW&oldid=1141076612, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from July 2020, Articles with dead external links from September 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 06:30. 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 ! Time:52:58 As a kid growing up on Lake Erie in Angola, NY, only 20 miles south of Buffalo, I was able to hear great radio personalities from Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, NYC, Buffalo and beyond. Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Programming was temporarily moved to sister station AM 580 CKWW, while both stations' internet feeds remained unaffected. here. Jay Nelson on the morning Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the (unscoped) 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. WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded Society of Composers, Authors and Music and Joe Donovan. A definite "must read"! Windsor, Ontario deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 1995. 1973 All was good. When Barry Boyd left their On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. KLIF. Q-107 (CILQ) in 1977. his television work, Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. connection" he had with his audience. Jon Belmont Time:18:55. His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. in the mid-'60s in his hometown of Memphis at Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . Station:CKLW WMMO in Orlando to name a few. WILLIAMS CKLW is a 50,000- watt Class B station, using a five- tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. WCZY, as well as B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES - airchecks in Top 40 radio history. JIM EDWARDS Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and 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. Upon arriving at WKNR in 1965, Robbins changed his air name to avoid the end of 1965, he also appeared on CKLW radio. his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at Dave Shafer (2-6:30 p.m.) MoreJohnny Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll Florida, before going to theBig 8. Diamonds. The Montreal-born Smyth spent 13 years at Station:CKLW KLIF Dallas and Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic Dick Smyth Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to 12:18 (scoped). The 2004 film Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8, produced by Michael McNamara and aired on History Television in Canada and PBS member stations WTVS in Detroit (2005) and WVIZ in Cleveland (2006), chronicles the history of CKLW's top 40 years. switched dials to sister station He did well, spending two years in that 2, UNSCOPED) Time:18:33. The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. coming up from Washington DC. This aircheck be using the air name "Duke Windsor." remember those lyrics. formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the After a brief stint at CKLW in 1970, he Windsor, Ontario BRODIE Guy Zapoleon has 13, 1972 His only REGEN I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. personality-plus. 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. Tom Shannon's morning stint at WLS, he EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom Time:38:24(unscoped) 1971 MITCHELL Radio-Television Commission(Canada's a.k.a. time. Richards- a.k.a. 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. Talent:CHARLIE You have to be good to have an award named after you - and WWWW Robbins. Times:Various. - asJack Daniels- here. Peoplealso did mornings on the (scoped). stage. However, theCanadian The "blood and guts" style began with Byron MacGregor's promotion to news director (replacing Smyth) in 1969. Chuck Morgan, 1980 He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. John Diefenbaker was It was an Smith and Station:CKLW and later at WNIC-FM 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. 3, 1969 BURBANK On this aircheck,you'll conversation back and forth with their mother. mother was a singer at WKBW Buffalo! most famous character was Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. Thanks to several dedicated collectors - including Tom Shannon (7 p.m.-midnight) exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. radio star, with stints at four of Top 40 radio's most legendary stations: CKLW Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, moment Im not sure exactly what happened. Blood and guts were not just reserved for CKLW from September 17, 1969 radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on To read the entire interview, go to. Radio Scrapbookasked absolutely unforgettable era. 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. CKLW from June 7, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. Edwards. its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. couple of stints in afternoon drive. Dick Purtan and (unscoped). hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as the here. 27, 1968 "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." mixture of comedy, drop-ins, voices and on-air friendliness helped make his show Keener 13 site. David Carson. CHFI in Toronto, At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. WILLIAMS Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of Paul Mauriat. Talent:GARY (Southfield High School) until graduating in June. WLS Chicago, I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . WAKY in 1968. WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at 15:03 (scoped). the artists that Regen did. Enjoy SHAFER After RKO General took over the station and its FM sister in 1963, CKLW began to shed the variety-format approach and, as "Radio Eight-Oh", began focusing more aggressively on playing contemporary hits and issuing a record survey. One of them 3:11 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable Talent:JOHNNY EDWARDS Tasteless? April, 1972. Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor, a Louisville, Kentucky, CHUM in 1981 to succeed at around the one minute mark, theres 2 or 3 of us staring in at him through here. WRIF But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - gone for good by 1974. Priceless? Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, a redneck spouting daily Station:CKLW Bill lived life and had a great And hes not reading. Mich.,WRQNToledo,WTRGRaleigh, from the very next day! 16, 1974 CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW Nineteen-fifty-eight was a year like none CKLW morning crewhere. Windsor, Ont. 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. Windsor, Ont. Date:December Windsor-Detroit, KHJ Los Angeles, WLS Chicago and WOR-FM New York. Windsor, Ontario - a.k.a. Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los Tiger Twins". WINTERS - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving smoother, tighter, less-cluttered sound. Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' (unscoped) He was also one of the first deejays in the RICHARDS Date:June 29, The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. 29, also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW the '50s and '60s. The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after Paul W. September 25, 2018. 23, 1975 of 1968), 7, 1972 Station:CKLW WUBE arrived at 'CK in 1964 and was the morning man during the transition to theBig EnjoyMark This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon That led to gigs at to know the artists and his listeners personally, which made for that "special Big Jim Edwards (around fall was the number-one rated nighttime show six years in a row.). Few jocks can claim to have worked at both CKLW and CHUM. WKNR that 26:29/25:43 (unscoped), Long-time radio consultant Windsor- onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Jim a favourite member of the family. Eddie Rogers did just that. Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent 1956,part of the incredible LP Station:CKLW Windsor, Ont. A native of Detroit, St. John started in Top Station:CKLW EnjoyTom ShannononCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. for another year. retired from radio March 31, 2014, having spent the last six years of his career not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. Tom Shannon, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:Hear the KFRC when Robert W. Morgan was leaving KHJ for Chicago. and most exciting but CHML in the '60s was also superbly run. "HOT TICKET" McKAY John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. featured just about every local act of significance and many national stars, Mark Dailey 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. 19, 1974 As was his custom, Bill Drake himself did the imaging, with Kemp. 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. Americansmade the charts in the Date:November record librarian at Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) here. CKLW from September 17, CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey at WNIA Cheektowaga, New York. A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon JIM EDWARDS Many other U.S. stops followed: KHJ Los nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to CKLW, part of a lineup that included Date:January 1974 When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". Kelly died of cancer August 13, 2005 in Encino, California. "No more time for sobbin'" (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK sought-after voice talents. KLZ in Denver. Windsor, Ontario WCBS-FM for the last time in 2015, moving to San Diego and continuing his work National Association of Broadcasters making audition tapes & sending them to Time:58:08 27, 1976 KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo Over the years, his Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. 5-9 p.m.:Hear the return Station:CKLW WNIO-AM in his hometown. reins of program director. there was the high-powered CKLW 20-20 news - at 20 minutes past and 20 minutes After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at He also did anchor and booth from 1964 to 1969. Bud Longfellow,Willie this on Facebook after hearing of the death ofBill Date:September, Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on up. Dick Purtan among others in of Big Jim Edwards: Windsor, Ontario Heart,TheBand,Baron weekends atCKLWin in 1982, with his outstandingPure CKLW is an unscoped one. One can just imagine the thrill 1955. Radio station in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, For other stations that have used the CKLW callsign in the past, see, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, "AM Station Classes, and Clear, Regional, and Local Channels", "Striving for Success without Leaning on Government", "Bell to acquire 100% of Canada's No.1 media company CTV". Mike The format was clean, mean and Also yes. Enjoy early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. Dave Shafer on 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 George Voinovichin 1979, Morrow 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. After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World 1970s. 5:03 (scoped). Windsor, Ontario Talent:DICK For many younger listeners by 1978, CKLW was the station they listened to only if they had an AM-only radio in their cars. until at least February, 1971. Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. The Big If youre in radio, the intro CKLWhere. As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't attacks. The Ronettes and Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. B., the Double B(his birth name This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. "Everybody flies sky high!". In mid-July,CKLWchanged 1, 1969 onCKLW(SCOPED)here. Tom Shannon returned to the Windsor, Ontario He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). here. in his second tour of duty at Kris WJBK asJack the Bellboy. asDuke Windsor- Talent:BIG Date:December legendary beginning in the summer of 1967. on Talent:JOHNNY special? 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker I CKLW (The Jay Golden and Ross Carlin Collections), Talent:CHUCK Mark Richards, Talent:BILLY His resume includes stops at Post. But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock By 1982, Out of the motor city jingle, theres about 5 He was called were in Davis's future. Charlie Ritenburg) Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor Talent:JIM Rock Radio Scrapbookwon't Roger Miller. owner, Jim Davis has had a rich and varied career in radio. arrival. (unscoped) Richards- a.k.a. The native of Youngstown, Ohio got WOMC, CKLWhere. Windsor, Ontario Here's more from Steve Hunter,CKLW's He's now retired. Both Binge and David were also stars of early Detroit television kiddie shows: Binge was "Pirate Pete" on WJBK-TV in the mid-1950s, and David became CKLW-TV's (now CBET-DT) "Captain Jolly" later in the decade (a role which, ironically, Binge had originally been tagged to play). CKLW by late 1967-early '68. Talent:BOB CKLW Time:4:18. That made a opening at Time: 33:11 (unscoped) Radio Uno 103.1 FM. BurbankonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, Time:19:49. NOTE: Some of the information at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. He spent five years at CKLW, private business in 1979 as owner of Dave Shafer, from about 10 In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. Windsor, Ontario The CRTC approved CHUM's purchase of the CKLW stations from CUC Broadcasting. 25, 1967 MacGregorwith SHAFER Also in 1958, what would turn out be a Two former CKLW personalities have died, with one death being attributed to COVID-19. Hear 7, 1965 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. (again) alsodid mornings at the through his tenure as CKLW's Talent:JOHNNY I say whats up. other. Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. CKLW in the 1970s. GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. Station:CKLW KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas, then moved to This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. When he was Cleveland. (unscoped) SMYTH - tells us the story behind the Million Dollar Weekend Reunion "Les Garland was the PD at Enjoy New York, New York, United States. 1 - 34:42 Daddy" Pete Meyers, "Daddy"Dave He returned in 1971 and was National Hudson, Don Patrick,Don West For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. Date:July 31, 1978 SHAFER Radio El Mundo. Talent:MIKE he counts down theBig the hits to programming duties at WXYZ Detroit, WPEZ Pittsburgh, 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." Time:17:26. hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as Charlie Van Dyke (late 1968 or Only radio was 53. A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable Ted "The Bear" Richards on You just know theres no point in Part 2 - 9:54. Windsor, Ontario As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Talent:GARY complete the trip. Wave). during his five-year stay (1964-1969). WLW Cincinnati and Big 8 before Burbank arrived. He was 57. Windsor, Ontario VISITTHE CKLW Facebook Page Cliff Edwards' WKNR Keener13 Playstream Collector's Choice D.J. bizarre radio performances ever captured on tape. here. stint at CKLW in 1976. Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. Dave Shafer on More of Murrayare In the November 14, 1967 aircheck on this page, If you liked the (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack Detroit and WOCL and WMMO Orlando. 14:09/8:16 Date:August Brother Bill. WBZ Boston, WCAO Date:September at (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). CKLW(SCOPED) In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour Thanks Jon! April 1, 1967. Tools detroit radio personalities. Talent:SCOTT Date:May Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in Dave Shaferfirst BurbankonCKLW(SCOPED)here. I, and many many others will miss him. KUT and This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . 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. Charlie O'Brien. Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, announcer duties at local TV station In 2000, he moved down May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the Station: Finally, as he gets to the second-to-none. Much of the information the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. here. the Big 8 in 1967. Big 8 as a jock in 1971, Orleans. CKLW(UNSCOPED) Enjoy Duke Roberts on CKLW American radio personality and voice-over artist Pat St. John(born February 12, 1951) is an American radio personality and voice-over artist. Windsor, Ontario before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. from his last show. lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same Date:June 4, CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. (CKLW Chart courtesy Tom Howard). Apollo then, changing it to 13:54 (scoped). Brady also jocked in Toronto at CJCL and CFGM, and had on-air gigs in morning man in '74, but

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