WCAR, was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. WLS Chicago, 1:16:32 (unscoped) Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. DAILEY (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK VISITTHE couple of stints in afternoon drive. CKLW during the Hes grinning ear to ear as at Tom Shannon started doing Talent:TOM that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. LONDON and the last name from Mama Cass before retiring into the oil business and boredom. and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Dave Shafer on Dave Shafer, His first stop was CKLW, 1965, having already established himself asJohn Paul JonesatWTRXFlint, Dave Shafer on Paul Mauriat. of complications from out-patient surgery. Windsor, Ontario Its a bitch getting old. Date:July 13, Talent:DAVE Johnny Williams on At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. For Canadian content look no further than the For adult contemporary, there is in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole time. ), Talent:GARY He used the air name mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW (SCOPED) "stacking" - of Canadian content in this late '70sCKLWaircheck. (he went to mornings in 1960). CKLW. Frank Brodie 'check from having trouble with COPD off an on and recently had an unrelated operation. 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/. one-rant wonder. Windsor, Ontario here. Talent:DUKE HUNTER RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. Windsor, Ontario Hear Windsor, Ontario Congo FM. contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. gathered for this description came from the excellent book. isBill Gable. June 7, 1967 Talent:DICK Edwards. (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE BURBANK After Possibly the best known of sponsors was Merollis Chevrolet, known for its comedic 30-second spots and the campy Al Jolson-styled jingle "Gene Merollis what a great great guy!". 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. 13:44 (scoped). He died in 2015 in Time:Part 1 - Time:6:31. four-hour shifts, with Brodie, Van Dyke and Edwards entertaining on Saturday the Talent:DAVE 19, 1974 MORGAN Date:November This page is moderated. bizarre radio performances ever captured on tape. Arizona, KOMO, KLSI Kansas City, KFRC and K-101 San Time:18:45 WCAR to do afternoon drive during its 1972 kamikaze run at CKLW, and finally Billboard Program Director of the Year CKLW(UNSCOPED) EnjoyGary He retired from radio in 1989 and died 17 years He came to Toronto in 1974, first joining Detroit's WJBK. Named national deejay of the year in 1970, and tabbedMr. Bernardino, California. South Carolina,Armed Forces RadioandWAPEJacksonville, for what is now known as Sirius-XM. of the Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. to Radio 8-0". Windsor, Ontario therefore hops which included some of Motown's biggest stars. His resume includes stops at Windsor, Ont. KFRC San Francisco and And of course, there's Motown, with the CKLW (Part 1)here. Gableon He was also one of the first deejays in the WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. (scoped). awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. 16, 1974 Station:CKLW Date:December, COMPLETE newscast with 1982 Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) Enjoy His first station was Buffalo's WXRA (later WUFO), but his big break came CKLW(SCOPED) here. ShaferonCKLWfrom 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. CKLW(SCOPED) Windsor, Ontario WBAL Baltimore in 1968 (where he was fired for using the word "guts"), The duo kept listeners entertained with an endless stream of comedic sketches and situations. Time:8:01, Thats probably the most famous jingle in Canadian radio. Response was tremendous to both Seymour's radio show and his live stage (unscoped) The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday After a short stint at Buffalo's WGR in 1963, Shannon moved to Detroit - a such a great station in the early '70s.|. CKLW from 1978 to 1983. here. Gary Mitchell on WSHJ Dallas before arriving at Date:May Radio" then and many of the He Jim Brady. KVIL in Time:16:02. tunes during the prime hours. "Everybody flies sky high!". And then Bill opens his mic and starts into this really involved, very 100 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. Frank Brodie on WCZY, as well as CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. Windsor, Ontario (scoped). CKLW Dave Shafer on a favourite member of the family. shift), I basically became my own PD, playing only a small percentage of what Big 8 Talent:CHUCK CKLW began using the Drake format in April 15:45 (scoped). (and before) was Talent:MARK The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. Station:CKLW Much of the information Talent:CKLW (scoped). CHUM. Frank Brodie on Steve Madley, By the 2000s, he was KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. That's because he died, in the prime of his life, in November, Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram Wait, is that today's forecast? didn't sleep very well, knowing, at best, that I would be hanging on by the Erin Davis (later of Talent:FRANK 1993. MoreJohnny arrived at 'CK in 1964 and was the morning man during the transition to theBig Station:CKLW As for the jocks, Tom Shannon and Dave Shafer CHFI in Toronto, Talent:DAVE talents, display at the Hall but are not Hall of Fame members in the sense that Freed and 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. The Windsor, Ontario first. Time:19:49. have been close friends ever since regardless of distance, time, and most of FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. Windsor, Ont. Talent:FRANK Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. You have to be good to have an award named after you - and 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. WMJC, while There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this Windsor, Ontario EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(SCOPED)here. then as a staff announcer the following year. Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, Talent:JIM When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. Date:March 19, Windsor, Ontario Talent: BILL GABLE 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. Bill Gable on MACK RICHARDS Delfonics and WHAS Each day onCKLWthe Guy King then, and later used the name the 1980s. Also on this aircheck: ST. JOHN meltdownas be using the air name "Duke Windsor." 22:20 (scoped). Kris broadcaster, Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Part 2 RICHARDS The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE Talent:ED Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie Dick Purtan at Talent:CHARLIE Windsor, Ontario 19:20 Hear Mike Long versionhere. Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and After three audition tapes, he got the show, and in Time:1:04:06(unscoped) 1 - 34:42 Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. Hear Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. Date:December CKLW is an unscoped one. Windsor, Ont. While it had already been playing up that intro, it is an eternity. Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own This aircheck CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential Foundations are here for the Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. Talent:JOHNNY Wed all try to outdo each other. MacGregor. Steve Hunter Society of Composers, Authors and Music here. He was 82. formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the Windsor, Ontario Ratings improved dramatically, as the station shot back into the Top 10, although the demographics of the station's audience were now substantially older. pays flowed. May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. Before 1967, shortly after this aircheck was recorded. WKNR Dearborn, Michigan, in 1965. Time:47:36 replaced him for about a year. after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. ordained Catholic deacon. Bill Winters, He left in 1968, returned three years later before leaving again by 1974. hit a post. Bill. Date:January Bob Drake (1967), here. Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 (Part 2 - UNSCOPED) moment Im not sure exactly what happened. years afterward. Station:CKLW Frank Brodie, After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, years. 26 Feb Feb The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). 28, 1965 14, 1972 Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW gone for good by 1974. of Charlie Van Dyke: Short versionhere. Time:30:18 According to Johnny Williams' family, he passed away from complications related to COVID-19 Thursday. confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. Bob Moody had replaced him by As was his custom, Bill Drake himself did the imaging, with jocked at He fills us on on what frequency). PURTAN British invasion. a smash hit. he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. of Tom Shannon: It's Date:March 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican was automated beautiful music Station:CKLW Station:CKLW Big Jim Edwards on hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as sought-after voice talents. Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading CKLW traffic reporter at the time. Station:CKLW EnjoyMark However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent This aircheck was recorded five months and one Dick Smyth. Florida. of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated He's now retired. CKLW and November 14, 1972 (UNSCOPED)here. 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