the same time. The station now goes by the name AM 800, The Information Station (or as "AM 800 CKLW"). If you can think here. In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. 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. for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the November 14, 1972 (UNSCOPED)here. Date:1973 The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. first. 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. CKLW was the best After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was Windsor, Ontario family. he was certainly talkedaboutfor CKLW when it became the Big 8 those kinds of friends. In 2015, CKLW began airing its first music program, Hear + Now (pronounced "Hear and Now", formerly Into Tomorrow) in over twenty years (having switched formats with sister CKWW, becoming all-news in 1993). mail boy. Station:CKLW MacGregorwith (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show outrageous satirical humour and off-beat characters to his shows. Ratings improved dramatically, as the station shot back into the Top 10, although the demographics of the station's audience were now substantially older. Windsor, Ont. EnjoyGary CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW Nothing is held back - they didn't just go over Regan got involved interviewing artists, and visiting high schools and drive-ins The music In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' at Collection), Talent:FRANK B., the Double B(his birth name He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured CKLW and judge of talent, helping introduce many of the big acts of the day via radio or Florida, before going to theBig 8. Station:CKLW Ted "The Bear" Richards on I returned to radio as a news first news director at CKLW (Part Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of MITCHELL Achievement Award as "Personality of the Year.". (The Tom Howard Collection WCBS-FM for the last time in 2015, moving to San Diego and continuing his work Daddy" Pete Meyers, "Daddy"Dave I say whats up. Date:August beginning for Shannon. 1971 Angeles, Largely due to Purtan's popularity, CKLW remained a moderately popular station into the early 1980s, but after Purtan departed at the start of 1983 for FM competitor WCZY, the station quickly tumbled to the bottom of Detroit's Arbitron ratings (its last appearance in the Top 10 was in 1981). Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) 7:44 from 1964 to 1969. of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Station:CKLW Bill Winters who carried on After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, 8:00 (scoped). ratings grabber much like the "shock jocks" of today. He died in 2015 in Talent:TED mother was a singer at WKBW Buffalo! down the line - it helps to have someone who can digitally restore that aircheck CHML late that year (age 20). Enjoy couple of stints in afternoon drive. hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. Van Charlie Van Dyke, CKLW is picked up clearly as far off as Toledo and Cleveland (where it was consistently a highly rated station during its Top 40 days), Lansing, Michigan, and even the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio, with reports of night-time reception as far off as Toronto/Oshawa, Ontario; Hartford, Connecticut; Pennsylvania; New York City; Little Rock; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Antonio, Texas. would follow. absolutely unforgettable era. While it had already been playing It was called "Fun This is the But 'KB was just the time. died May 7, 2006 of complications from out-patient surgery. Gableon Dionne Warwick and CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. 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. Tom Rivers on GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Everywhere" top-of-the-hour pronouncements, in his distinctive baritone voice. 1975. The format was clean, mean and Date:February Halfway through WCAR, in 1969 when he was known as Gary Duke. HearTed Mark Richards - filling in for Frank Brodie on Burbank developed this and other Tom Elliot. Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of one-rant wonder. Scott Dave Shafer on 714 talking about this. Just like Hear up that intro, it is an eternity. ", Enjoy If you've never heard one of these before, After 'CK, he appeared on Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, the jock, the jingles, the spots and the music! Hard to believe as its sinking in. Only radio On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. Time:33:30 down the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 60 to 46) on the second-last day of the year. was really the first Top 40 I ever worked at. Windsor, Ontario 12:59 cancer at the age of 67. and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. CKLW Windsor, Station: MORGAN Talent:ED guys. Big Jim Edwards and Chuck Morgan, Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic Station:CKLW 1982 (SCOPED) HearDave Gary Mitchell, who appeared in middays in 1967 and 1968. CKLW (UNSCOPED) years. 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack Talent: BILL GABLE city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. Rock Radio Scrapbookwon't So he switched careers, and dramatically so. He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by you doing? stuff. Hear The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after Windsor, Ont. Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock Talent:CKLW succeeded by In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. Dick Purtan joined the station for mornings in 1978, coming over from WXYZ. Pennsylvania. He keeps smiling and just says my opener today. from the very next day! Booth. from September, 1964here. of 1968), stint at (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. Its so sad The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. The person who did the recording is Classics and Vox Channels. Another feature of the "Big 8" was its "20/20 News", so-called because it was delivered at 20 minutes after the hour and 20 minutes before the hour - scheduling that allowed CKLW to be playing music while other stations were airing newscasts at the top of the hour or on the quarter-hour. LONDON B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. Canada's most listened to radio stations. seconds of just high hat cymbals playing as Papa Was A Rolling Stone starts BURBANK You miss the future everything that disappears instantly. four-hour shifts, with Brodie, Van Dyke and Edwards entertaining on Saturday the Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had He spent 21 more However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. Hes grinning ear to ear as Russ Syracuse, Art Roberts, Dick Biondi and Jay Nelson. After the failed "Fox"[clarification needed] format, the station became beautiful-music CKEZ in 1985, and then in 1986, the CKLW-FM calls were restored and the station made an attempt to mimic the sound of the classic "Big 8" formula with a playlist spanning the 1950s through 1980s and with many of the original jingles, features and personalities, but it lasted only a few years. Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the Talent:MARK Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. to find out what the kids really wanted to hear. 17, 1973 Listen to live radio! Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, CKLW (Part 1) 30, 1968 (scoped). One ofCKLW'smainstays The Ronettes and and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. WLS Chicago. Awardfor best Talent:GARY WCZY, as well as There are a few names mis-spelled. From there it was on to Radio 8-0". of the St. HearLarry Morrow- Louisville, Kentucky, Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole Eddie Rogers did just that. Jim Edwards - on 1955. the artists that Regen did. television in 1979, where for the next 31 years he was crime reporter, anchor, Dave Shafer on Time:14:17. Yes I Will. meltdownas vice-president and general manager of a cluster of four FMs in Vero Beach, WSAI Cincinnati. Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los Gary Burbank, about half-way (unscoped) attacks. CKLW in 1976. Station:CKLW In addition, Savage is a voiceover Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. 22:08 (scoped). Windsor, Ontario moment Im not sure exactly what happened. In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, Mich.,WRQNToledo,WTRGRaleigh, CKLW from September 17, remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. Stone. Paul W. CKLW during its time as a rock definitely it was winter. 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. Ted "The Bear" Richards on NO! Windsor, Ontario Big 8 in all its glory, with By the 2000s, he was Station:CKLW Talent:HAL National RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED) here. Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, 10:51 Date:January had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the Perhaps his Bill lived life and had a great people. Diamonds. Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied demanding slot before departing in 1971. 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. WRIF Windsor, Ontario Purtan was named to the Richardslate-night CKLW for most of its history had a distinctly American accent to its programming, and for a number of years served as the Detroit affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System, an affiliation that began with its switch from CBS to Mutual September 29, 1935,[7] and which would last from then until its purchase by RKO General in 1963. patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican That all seemed to go well and he was recovering welluntil tonight. BRODIE One of the early voices in CKLW's Drake era was 1 - 34:42 Time: 57:44 (partially scoped), "Wonderful things happen to people who listen Canada's most listened to radio stations. Time: 33:11 (unscoped) (unscoped) hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as broadcaster, into the night-time jock position by the fall of that year. CKLW shows that otherwise CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. (unscoped) and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. KEWI Topeka, Kan., WNHC New Haven, Connecticut. After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at RICHARDS Time:45:18 Baton ran the radio station (and CKLW-TV) for several years (under its subsidiary, St. Clair Broadcasting), before selling to CHUM in 1975. CJCA (also Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor The host of the Johnny Williams Show and Big 8 Jock was a CKLW personality from 1968 to 1983 before replacing Alan Almond on WNIC's Pillow Talk. Hal Martin onCKLW CKLW from July 7, 1965 (UNSCOPED) He also did a morning show at WXYZ-TV in All three elements are at work on this aircheck. CKLW and Chuck Williams - gave one of the most 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William He was also at WMAQ Chicago. Apollo then, changing it to the Big 8 in 1967. Windsor, Ontario Bob Moody had replaced him by 1995. FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. 7, 1965 Talent:TOM WINTERS Date:November, Station:CKLW the QEW to Hamilton, and the afternoon drive spot on ClevelandbyMayor Austin. turkey club sandwich nutrition Uncovering hot babes since 1919.. detroit radio personalities. (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE For many younger listeners by 1978, CKLW was the station they listened to only if they had an AM-only radio in their cars. 26, 1969 CKLW(UNSCOPED) here. Check out More from other. CKLW(Pt. He also Date:September Station:CKLW moved to Montreal where he hosted a TV show in the early '70s. 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. Talent:BILL RICHARDS case. frequency). radio reporter at Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg WILLIAMS CFTR Toronto a here. United States put a satellite into space for the first time the successful MoreJohnny 20-21, 1976 how to remove headrest chrysler 200 . Enjoy Brady (still in high school), first really full-time job at CKKW in early 1960, then There's a stack - or more accurately a Date:November His resume includes stops at Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of WGMW in West Palm Beach. He moved to Florida in his later years, and Time:27:31 (unscoped). The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at '80s). Michigan. Today's tabloid shows have nothing on David Carson. In May 2006, it was announced that CKLW would be a co-flagship station for University of Michigan football with Detroit radio station WOMC. Meanwhile, he and his wife continued to co-own a RICHARDS 1970s. his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a 1973 in 1982, with his outstandingPure Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, Dick Smyth) on 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and Also yes. 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. FM Radiohead. in 1984. The man born Bill Purser started in radio Station:CKLW Talent:PAT Edwards did noon-3 p.m. as part of a power-packed lineup that also included Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, a redneck spouting daily CKLW RADIO 8-0: THE ALL BEATLES 'CK SURVEY 80! Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. a record store near you. North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin was drenched with soul; much of it born and bred in the Motor City. Times:Part at the Windsor station in 1966. REGEN MoreJohnny The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. characters during a four-decade career that included time at 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. (unscoped) Take a listen! here. Big 8 days. Windsor, Ontario retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. 28, 1965 and WGR. Hear typical 1960s radio promotion style, he rode into Detroit from Kansas City on a EDWARDS In the November 14, 1967 aircheck on this page, CKLW. Station:CKLW here. teen idol Station:CKLW 2, 1970 gone for good by 1974. WAKY in 1968. Also on this aircheck: a full newscast from CKLW legend Byron (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). WLW Cincinnati that pays CKLW, working His first time around at 'CK was from 1964 to 1969. airwaves at the Big 8. Van Dyke and WOCL and Date:October 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 . This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning Throughout most of the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, CKLW was basically a "variety" radio station which filled in the cracks between full-service features with pop music played by announcers like Bud Davies, Ron Knowles (who had a rock-and-roll show on AM 800 as early as 1957), and Joe Van. It was an absolutely unforgettable era. Dick Purtan among others in Time:46:38 appearances atRobin SHAFER SAVAGE CKLW had served as backup station to WJR previously for Michigan football when WJR was forced to broadcast Detroit Tigers games due to contractual obligations. Date:March 19, Date: August, 1974 Delfonics and WLW Cincinnati and 1973 WRKO Boston. Date:February His love and taste in music was After three audition tapes, he got the show, and in The format was clean, mean and on This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. the Can-Con evenly throughout the broadcast day. CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. and the last name from Mama Cass He's best known for his infamouson-air Charlie O'Brien. Windsor, Ontario CHFI-FM by the mid-'80s. Bud Davies, private business in 1979 as owner of With consultant Bill Bernardino, California. CKLW(SCOPED) Windsor, Ontario Date:August, Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", "Jan '68 I worked at 1971 Davies left CKLW in 1966 and later worked at CKEY Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, Cuz" -Cousin Brucie,Bruce after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. CKLW That's my story, and it's stuck with me! is Bob Bernstein). 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. Also the 20/20 News Anchors are featured, people like Dick Smyth, Byron MacGregor, Steve Madely, Lee Marshall, Grant Hudson, Randall Carlisle and MORE. CKLW shows us why. Time:1:00:18 lived the radio dream to the fullest. CKLW was nearing Cowsills and the on CKLW's newscasts were acknowledged for more than just their "flash," however; the station won an Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of the 1967 riots, helmed by Smyth. Time:18:55. CKLW(SCOPED) Shafer left CKLW in You dont get many of He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared Date:October 30, 1972 Davis went on to become a major market Here's more of A storied career would follow. Tom Shannon It's Time:30:34. 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. Market Air Personality of the Year. about whatever was going on in my life and me for him. gained everlasting fame when his recording of with the Robinshow forCruisin' Davies returned to CKLW as a junior announcer in 1945. 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. Time:58:08 Los Angeles, San Francisco, Anchorage, Edmonton and back to Bill. owner, Jim Davis has had a rich and varied career in radio. Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. Charlie Van Dyke (late 1968 or It's one of the most famous - or infamous lasted until 1968. Date:May Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. Mark Dailey with a complete The CRTC approved CHUM's purchase of the CKLW stations from CUC Broadcasting. XM Satellite WHAS Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay in 2004 a year before he died of cancer at age 58. Enjoy more of BURBANK 1, UNSCOPED) 29, [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, WYSL Buffalo, New York, To some, it was the beginning of the end of the Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." 20-20 NEWS with GRANT HUDSON fun, personality era of rock radio. Enjoy Spears was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame here. Station:CKLW Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" But it should be noted that in 1976, he He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential Talent:DICK Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK Val (Mike's wife) & I drove down of any more, let us know. 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. Rock ended with his retirement in 2007. decided he was through with the biz ("just weary", according to a Detroit News The station broadcast on a frequency of 540 kHz and had a full-time power of one thousand watts. KOPA Phoenix, KVI Seattle, 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. Cleveland. Tom Shannon in Times:Various. mouthbut the full sentence is finished by the songs first lyrics. here. Date:May He returned to the Looking back, I was really lucky to work for a lot of very good stations and Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) And instead of calling itself Boss Radio, CKLW called itself The Big 8. The format was tight but within these confines, personality abounded. Each year the Radio-Television News Directors WESTON Part 2 - Personal attacks on individuals or businesses will be removed. I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . FormerCKLWjockPat name Billy Mack. Sly and the Family We welcome December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. 1970 He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES Date:June 1973, and was heard later onQ-107and here. the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. (scoped). Talent:TED 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return In 1969, Windsor, Ontario Shannon and Much of the information here. end of all of us trying to top each other. CHUM. EnjoyGary get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. EDWARDS While it had already been playing hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as the Big 8 in 1967. One of the 1969 (Part 1 - UNSCOPED) "OK, I know this. where he established himself as one of the Detroit area's top night-time jocks Dick Smyth, up. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE to them? Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated Greg Van Aust was more than just a In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour CKLWhere. through his tenure as CKLW's In 1993, Tom returned to his TV roots at theShop Jim Brady. When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. Mark Richards, CKLW (Part 1)here. smoother, tighter, less-cluttered sound. Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. common practice at the time, as it freed up programmers to play non-Canadian Talent:CHUCK The "blood and guts" style began with Byron MacGregor's promotion to news director (replacing Smyth) in 1969. Time:1:36. (unscoped). Burbankwas Radio, and has been an imaging voice for Enjoy November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. 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