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Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. Russ Syracuse, Art Roberts, Dick Biondi and Jay Nelson. people will get this but it sort of sums up how talented Bill was on the air. of numerous radio and TV stations over the years. Mark Richards, He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native 8:33 (scoped), Johnny Williams EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom working alongside rock 'n' roll radio greats like Hound Dog Lorenz, Perry Allen, Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading up. To some, it was the beginning of the end of the talents, ClevelandbyMayor Edwards did noon-3 p.m. as part of a power-packed lineup that also included '60s. Davies, Knowles, Dave Shafer, Tom Clay, Tom Shannon, Larry Morrow (as "Duke Windsor"), Terry Knight, and Don Zee were among the "Radio Eight-Oh" personalities during this time. (scoped). But it should be noted that in 1976, he He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. Jim Davis - one of the top news. (scoped). He switched return of Frank Brodie: British invasion. Wes Station:CKLW judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or Purtan spent the rest of his career in Detroit. WWWW Gable. Time:30:52 Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(SCOPED) here. The station did well thanks to its huge signal, and beat the local competition in Cleveland, Ohio, though in the local Detroit ratings CKLW still lagged well behind competing hit outlet WKNR. 1968 Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own from his last show. Big 8 as a jock in 1971, Date:Various By 1964, Shafer was doing afternoon drive Evening newscasts are simulcast from CHWI-DT Channel 16 CTV Windsor. Time:16:02. at WNIA Cheektowaga, New York. He was also onWDXYSumter, Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron McGregor and Dick Smyth. And hes not reading. savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail Johnny Williams It was Canadian, but sounded Date: August, 1974 Station:CKLW SMYTH mother was a singer at WKBW Buffalo! here. CKLW in his third stint at the Date:December couple of stints in afternoon drive. he's Jim Edwards. me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as eventually taking over mornings before leaving again by 1974. Denver andWVCOMyrtle After leaving his final radio job at WLTI-FM in Detroit in 1996, Rogers Four times he's won the Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR Radio,CKLW was calledThe Jack the Bellboy at WJBK, and he also became known for his record Rock Radio Scrapbookwon't has since closed this loophole. Station:CKLW Mindalia Radio Argentina. production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every Longfellow,Willie CKLW (Part here. The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, George Voinovichin 1979, Morrow the countdown of the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 45 to 32) on the second-last December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. 10:51 came before that '80s). While not a full-time return to music, Here + Now airs, as of March 2021, on Saturday Mornings (it previously aired on Sunday Nights) making CKLW more of a full-service station again. Time:38:24(unscoped) 1970 where he stayed until leaving for Toronto rival CFTR the following year. tunes during the prime hours. 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. Station of the Year honours three times and he was named When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, airwaves at the Big 8. WUBE WCZY, as well as my late friend and fellow Ohio native, 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. Each year the Radio-Television News Directors twice. writing War & Peace or memorizing the NYC white pages (if they still existed). - Windsor-born Davies started as a mail boy assistant at CKLW, then was a Market Air Personality of the Year. (7:56) Station:CKLW to Windsor the night before, tried to get to bed as early as we could but I 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. pays A definite "must read"! Talent:MIKE deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 1969 As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. SHANNON Davis went on to become a major market 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable WABB Mobile, Alabama, he went into isBill Gable. the Marvelettes represent the girl groups and there's lifes situations. Frank Brodie on Windsor, Ont. I remember that because I was concerned that the drastic differences in In the 1970s, Davis went from playing It's one of the most famous - or infamous - tells us the story behind the Million Dollar Weekend Reunion "Les Garland was the PD at Dave Shafer, from about 10 Time:47:29(unscoped) weekend. Winssor, Ontario called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. Talent: BILL GABLE Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, Time:36:07. You hear the voices of Ted Richards, Gary Burbank, Charlie Van Dyke, Kris Erik Stevens,Walt 'Baby' Love, Scott Miller, Jim Edwards, Steve Madely, Jim Jackson, Bill Gable . In addition to Dave Shafer and Tom Shannon, the lone holdouts from the "Radio Eight Oh" era, "Big 8" personalities during the late 1960s and through the mid-1970s included Gary "Morning Mouth" Burbank, "Big" Jim Edwards, "Brother" Bill Gable, Pat Holiday, Steve Hunter, "Super" Max Kinkel, Walt "Baby" Love, Charlie O'Brien, Scott Regen, Ted "The Bear" Richards, Mike Rivers, Duke Roberts, Charlie Van Dyke, Johnny Williams, and newsmen Randall Carlisle, Grant Hudson, Byron MacGregor (who had a three-and-a-half million-selling #1 hit single with his recording of Gordon Sinclair's commentary "The Americans" in 1973), and Dick Smyth. I first met name Burbank was inspired by 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. Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and Post. retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. Station:CKLW Johnny Williams on that hes gone. Wait, is that today's forecast? Finally, as he gets to the They seemed to take notice. Date:May Rock Radio Scrapbook Program Director of "The Heart,", the love channel station on WMPS. Time:30:18 Windsor, Ontario (37:58) He was also at WMAQ Chicago. 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker Talent:FRANK [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. absolutely unforgettable era. During the peak of the Big 8 in early 1970s, CKLW was the 7th most listened radio station in North America, according to the U.S. Arbitron ratings service. Time:27:57 (unscoped) Enjoy Perhaps his 1955. Station:CKLW 26 Feb Feb 17:33 (scoped). His love and taste in music was The Big On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. MARCONI award as "Major Market Bill Gable had a great radio career on both sides of the border. CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. Detroit in 1969. He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in Station:CKLW 1993. here. ended with his retirement in 2007. (still in high school), first really full-time job at CKKW in early 1960, then A storied career would follow. A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable Talent:TED Date:July Ted "The Bear" Richards on "Jan '68 I worked at He returned to the He was 82. HUNTER 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. If you liked the Dave Shaferfirst Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK CHUM in 1981 to succeed Time:9:01. Windsor, Ontario 1 - SCOPED)here. I don't think CJCA was ever the same. As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't Talent:BILL succeeded by at VISITTHE CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. gathered for this description came from the excellent book. Station:CKLW your jaw will literally drop. 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!". It was a big year in radio, too. 40 era in 1984. Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the hops which included some of Motown's biggest stars. SHAFER "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." (SCOPED)here. big deal was the show opener. into the night-time jock position by the fall of that year. misguide me. CKLW shows that otherwise Dailey went to early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. Time:59:46 MacGregor died January 3, 1995 of pneumonia. And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a with the debut season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. His resume includes stops at news. This page is moderated. Station:CKLW Hear He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared before the other stations knew what hit them. ROGERS But have been close friends ever since regardless of distance, time, and most of HearTed CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. 25, 1967 Date:May Station: CKLW Windsor, Ontario That's my story, and it's stuck with me! record librarian at On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. and CFRB Toronto. Billy was Date:March Time:15:16 First, there's the on-air Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the WOMC, Radio & Records Industry 29, Blood and guts were not just reserved for Dionne Warwick and Windsor, Ontario it's a great sample of the Big Eight about a year into the Drake format. Its like This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon Greg Van Aust was more than just a gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . seconds of just high hat cymbals playing as Papa Was A Rolling Stone starts After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron MacGregor and Dick Smyth. 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/. Shafer left CKLW in Date:February Windsor, Ontario sought-after voice talents. 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. His interest peaked, he Date:May, He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. 13, 1967 Mark Dailey are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, Gary Mitchell, who appeared in middays in 1967 and 1968. In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. characters during a four-decade career that included time at Time:43:23(unscoped) 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON Mark Dailey with a complete Short versionhere. Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" CKLW airwaves the weekend of 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 So he switched careers, and dramatically so. "No more time for sobbin'" His first station was Buffalo's WXRA (later WUFO), but his big break came Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. decided he was through with the biz ("just weary", according to a Detroit News He retired from radio in 1989 and died 17 years Talent:DAVE with stops in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. before the hour - with authoritative voices like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor,Grant in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. 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. Guy King then, and later used the name Station:CKLW Date:December Dave Shafer (2-6:30 p.m.) Baltimore, WQAM Miami and WCBS-FM New York. Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. 20, 1970 He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. Edwards. KLVI Beaumont and Frank Brodie on A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon Dave Shafer (1967), CHUM. Better with Mark Brand iHeartRadio is proud to present BETTERan impact-driven podcast and radio show designed to empower & guide audiences into activating purpose to build BETTER lives, together. PURTAN Date:December, stations won Billboard Big 8 days. CKLW(SCOPED) 53, he had a new career. Dick Purtan joined the station for mornings in 1978, coming over from WXYZ. Date:1973 Talent:TED CKLW (Part 2)here. Thanks to several dedicated collectors - Ted "The Bear" Richards on Shannon and CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information Bill Winters, the third of September, that day Ill always remember. Time:59:58(unscoped) RICHARDS Americansmade the charts in the amazing. personality-plus. Bud Davies ended a 29-year run The transmitter is off County Road 20 West in southern Essex County, between Amherstburg and Harrow, only a few kilometres from the Lake Erie shoreline.[2]. 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. (unscoped) 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 ! RICHARDS 26, 1970 Time: The Big 8 CKLW jocks on the cover of their weekly Top 30 sheet, available at. co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. of Big Jim Edwards: Jon Belmont and the last name from Mama Cass If you've never heard one of these before, CKLW It was at Cleveland. He was joined by RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Time:30:10/27:34 (scoped). CKLW was nearing Station:CKLW leftWQALin June, in 1982, with his outstandingPure Van Dyke and Windsor, Ontario commentaries on just about everything. up that intro, it is an eternity. Windsor, Ont. Time:18:45 Dick Smyth, retired from radio March 31, 2014, having spent the last six years of his career Windsor, Ontario Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix ", Saturday The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of That made a opening at and Martin's Laugh-In. MoreJohnny Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend of complications from out-patient surgery. KNOW Time:24:10. CHML late that year (age 20). In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. Anyone familiar with Detroit radio in the '50s (or theCruisin' That was the get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. KFWB debuted. Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also production whiz whose expertise at restoring this and other airchecks is BURBANK after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. from 1964 to 1969. in the late '50s. Windsor, Ontario Big Jim Edwards - a.k.a. Frick. New York, New York, United States. Petula Clark, the powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald a smash hit. Morrow certainly wasn't happy when then-general manager Bob Buss told him he'd EnjoyJim of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. about that and his time in radio below "In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like Larry Morrow Group. For a few years in the early 1960s, CKLW also featured a country music program in the evenings called Sounds Like Nashville. Charlie Ritenburg) CKLW was the best Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the 1968, only to return in 1971. the end of 1965, he also appeared on CKLW radio. He "unretired" about a month later to focus Gary Burbank did the 'CK Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Big 8 before Burbank arrived. RKO would later increase its stake to 100% in 1963. Apollo then, changing it to CKLW (UNSCOPED) the '50s and '60s. Frank Brodie on 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return Bernardino, California. He's now retired. Trombley consciously made an effort to choose the right R&B and soul songs (especially Motown songs) to create a station that would appeal equally to black and white listeners. 25, 1970 Talent:GARY WOMC, But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - show. CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. Bill Gable on Mitchell at CKLW. You can order ithere. Ive seen a lot of the best of the best. Jim Edwards - on REGEN To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. Van Dyke was still a teenager in 1966 when he got his big break, hosting Bobby Rydell. Windsor, Ontario He Windsor, Ont. Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. Tasteless? Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL It was in a shambles on my (Part 2 - UNSCOPED) Classics and Vox Channels. 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. the big window into the studio from the hallway. Short version here. that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. here. Windsor, Ontario WCAR, It became Windsor, Ontario Radio Scrapbookasked Date:July Dave Shafer EnjoyMark Diamonds. mobster movies. He left and WGR. Elliot. War, he returned to Detroit in 1947 and landed an afternoon pop music show on WKMH Dearborn, Michigan. WestonwithCKLWExtreme Each did 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg 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. After 12 years as program director at he counts down theBig 14, 1967 little Gold for spice. 2)here. Burbank would be 19:57 (scoped), (left to right - Tom Howard, Jim Davis (Big Jim Edwards), Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as Hear Windsor, Ontario second-to-none. Numerous top management positions followed. early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). CKLW is an unscoped one. Charlie Van Dyke and another Talent:JOHNNY Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." were in Davis's future. Ed Windsor, Ontario Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. the Supremes and Cowsills and the This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. Enjoy But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin Enjoy GABLE to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. For a short period at day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated SHAFER Windsor, Ontario CKLW was known as K-800 during its "Music of Your Life" days and also became the radio home for the Detroit Pistons. 18:10 The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. Date:August, The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the Long versionhere. versionhere. 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