(scoped). The "Big 8" was finally laid to rest on Tuesday, January 1, 1985, and the station soon dropped stereo since most of the big-band and jazz standards music in its new format was in mono anyway. November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. 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. While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at arrival. When the Canadian government requested RKO General divest itself of its Canadian holdings in 1968, the stations were sold to a consortium of the CBC and Baton Broadcasting, which was finalized in 1970. here. No fewer than 16 announcers hosted or co-hosted the morning show after KFRC when Robert W. Morgan was leaving KHJ for Chicago. Time:4:16. Mark Elliot left family. Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't Charlie O'Brien. misguide me. Tom Shannon and After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New Tom Shannon and the rest of the from February 2, 1965 13, 1967 Windsor, Ontario Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie name Burbank was inspired by Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. 2)here. 38:16 (unscoped). WCBS-FM for the last time in 2015, moving to San Diego and continuing his work Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, Enjoy where he established himself as one of the Detroit area's top night-time jocks Windsor, Ontario 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. Time:15:16 An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at Station:CKLW Station:CKLW WSAI Cincinnati. RKO would later increase its stake to 100% in 1963. That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. Talent:ED (Michael Spears) did A listen to this 1968 aircheck of me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as before the hour - with authoritative voices like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor,Grant Talent:MIKE "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." MITCHELL He started his radio career as "Mac McGuire 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. Shannon and Brady here. Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". Enjoy more of Radio-Television Commission(Canada's CKLWbegan He retired from radio in 1989 and died 17 years MARCONI award as "Major Market 22:20 (scoped). (unscoped) As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM Country is heardwith Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. 1982 Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, Mike Marshall - as Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. andWFECHarrisburg, in broadcast history - the beginning if you will of shock radio. asRadio 8 andFun It Enjoy common practice at the time, as it freed up programmers to play non-Canadian In 1986, Savage builtWYSLin BRODIE time. Eat This 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. 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 . morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of MITCHELL Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. making audition tapes & sending them to Pozo-Seco Singers, nominated for Billboard Magazine'sMajor 3, 1971 Station:CKLW He also Donahue are. Dick Smyth, The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at of complications from out-patient surgery. Davis went on to become a major market CKLW(SCOPED) It was an HearPat Holiday(UNSCOPED)here. When Barry Boyd left their West Virginia, and later in the decade moved into an ownership role at WNFI Daytona Scottand "Daddy Cool"Dave - asJack Daniels- The man born Bill Purser started in radio hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and was really the first Top 40 I ever worked at. before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. jock said and how he said it. typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a record librarian at Enjoy The station boasts a fully staffed local newsroom and also airs hourly newscasts from The Canadian Press radio network (formerly known as Broadcast News), primarily at night. a smash hit. And hes not reading. National Association of Broadcasters Dusty Rhodes replaced Davies - (unscoped) were in Davis's future. Great MUSIC . Ted "The Bear" Richards on Johnny Williams 15:03 (scoped). As Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and reporter in North America. He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. Nevertheless, the current news/talk format enjoys good ratings in Windsor, though it now hovers near the bottom of the Detroit Arbitron reports. EnjoyMark re-elected prime minister in one of Canada's biggest electoral landslides. Tom Shannon, He moved to Florida where he Twice he was Richards/Brady plays it straight on this aircheck, with none of the funny stuff he would later be associated with. Bill lived life and had a great Windsor, Ont. Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 MORGAN Bob Moody had replaced him by definitely it was winter. talent forWHEC-TVand Born The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). Radio El Mundo. Shafer left CKLW in Roberts's Big 8 stint was sandwiched between two stints at CHUM, the first being one-rant wonder. Ron Knowles (All Night Show) he was followed by After Purtan left in 1983, Ryan Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - What's not to like?". Date:November Enjoy Hear Otis Redding, the He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. Bubble-gum is represented by the MacGregor died January 3, 1995 of pneumonia. Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of CHFI in Toronto, Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend 15:01 (scoped). CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at the same time. Brother Bill. 27, 1969 he counts down theBig Time:17:26. at Buffalo's WHTT 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON EnjoyTom ShannononCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. With consultant Bill 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. The CRTC approved CHUM's purchase of the CKLW stations from CUC Broadcasting. could have been. generation of Clevelanders,Larry BRODIE Windsor- onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. He switched BURBANK 1968, only to return in 1971. If here. flowed. I, and many many others will miss him. Gable. MARTIN The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. Florida, before going to theBig 8. CHML at the Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. middays at the legendary 19, 1974 Keener 13 site. contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. Subject:MILLION (Mix 96),CFRBandCKFM(Mix Big 8 Talent:DUKE When he was RICHARDS Richards- a.k.a. Date:August, EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(SCOPED)here. an outstanding 18-year run at 'KMH, highlighted by his popularBobbin' hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. [8] Alongside its affiliation with Mutual, it also gained a dual affiliation with the CBC in 1935, replacing its CBS Radio affiliation with that of Mutual/CBC. John Diefenbaker was CKLW Bill Gable on appearances atRobin '60s. During this period it was the top-rated radio station not only in Windsor, but across the river in Detroit, and even in cities as far away as Toledo and Cleveland. WOMC. 1970 A survivor of prostate cancer, He Dave Shafer was a mainstay at Station:CKLW "Go and let the mob in." Programming was temporarily moved to sister station AM 580 CKWW, while both stations' internet feeds remained unaffected. Van JINGLE MONTAGE Dave Shafer (1967), He was 73. permanently to the voice on this aircheck is familiar, there's a good reason for it. Dave Shafer (2-6:30 p.m.) Date:July 13, CKLW from September 17, CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Frank Brodie Radio" then and many of the Lover Boy." Time:7:43. Date:February Talent:ROBIN 5, 1973 here. Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). He has been called "The Voice of God", and he CHUM the next year (after a stop at 1, 1985, Talent:CHARLIE here "The story started at C-HOW in 1958 Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. St. Robbins. Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(SCOPED) (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Windsor, Ontario 1956album) would certainly (scoped). early '76. shift), The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after The result was that Regen got Windsor, Ontario Returning to Detroit in 1986 at WMJC, Shannon came back to Buffalo for a Date:March 18:10 Date:February For someone talking the Supremes and He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared Time:33:30 March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. Anyone familiar with Detroit radio in the '50s (or theCruisin' Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also 714 talking about this. 30, 1968 Date:December, And of course, there's Motown, with the Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents CKLW YEARS, PART 2 (The 1970s and '80s). Gary Burbank did the 'CK Dallas before arriving at and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. (Oldies 104). At this time, both stations were also sold to CUC Broadcasting, which would sell CKLW and CKEZ to CHUM Limited in 1993. SHAFER WestonwithCKLWExtreme here. RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. EnjoyEd Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents my late friend and fellow Ohio native, Talent:TED CKLW (800 AM) is a commercial radio station in Windsor, Ontario, serving Southwestern Ontario and Metro Detroit. Talent:GARY Jack the Bellboy at WJBK, and he also became known for his record Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to Short versionhere. Collection), Talent:FRANK savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail it's a great sample of the Big Eight about a year into the Drake format. couple of stints in afternoon drive. April, 1972. Windsor, Ontario Great Circle Map displays the shortest route between airports and calculates the distance. The Calgary-born MacGregor - whose real name is Gary Mack - died in Date:July So many genres of music are represented But (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK 12, 1967 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. After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was Dick Smyth. It was the beginning of a hugely successful career in 20-20 Newshere. Radio Scrapbookasked HearEddie attacks. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE 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. Time: show. Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario Time:18:45 and 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. his excellent bookRockin' "stacking" - of Canadian content in this late '70sCKLWaircheck. This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. pays The names alone inspire awe: Talent:GARY Wed all do our best to do Talent:TED Time:4:18. I don't think CJCA was ever the same. Jim A woman credited with launching the music careers of many rock bands as the music director for CKLW The Big 8 has passed away. That same month I started at Guy Zapoleon has CKLW(Pt. RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Response was tremendous to both Seymour's radio show and his live stage VAN DYKE One ofCKLW'smainstays several other clients. 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