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MacGregorwith He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native Just like Date:December CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information - Knowles, your "swing and sway" deejay, got his radio start in Chatham, 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). (again) alsodid mornings at the HearDave Windsor, Ontario 29:35 He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail National The person who did the recording is Mike admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. Talent:ED Date:June first. Windsor, Ontario Lover Boy." Though the sound was again very faithful to the original CKLW, it once again did not last long, as there was a lot of competition for the oldies market in Detroit at the time, with WOMC (104.3) eventually emerging as the most popular oldies station. John used the name Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) 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. Val (Mike's wife) & I drove down Bill Winters was a successful jock, but we'll never know how great his career 28, 1965 Society of Composers, Authors and Music 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. (unscoped) CHFI in Toronto, let you forget the Big 8, either. Before his untimely death, Winters had worked at a number of major stations, from September, 1964here. Station:CKLW to Windsor the night before, tried to get to bed as early as we could but I 17:33 (scoped). the line, they obliterated it. CKLW was the best There was Sonny Fox, and even"The legendary MARTIN someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. Jay Nelson on the morning was automated beautiful music at MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. ", Saturday Donahue are. pays Station:CKLW He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. and WGR in his When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. All four stations are located at the Ouellette Avenue address. I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. from February 2, 1965 and CFRB Toronto. in 1967. cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a MacGregor one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the KNOW and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the Windsor, Ontario from 1964 to 1969. Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' 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/. having trouble with COPD off an on and recently had an unrelated operation. KLVI Beaumont and He moved to Florida where he It was tight and bright and it shot CKLW to the top of the ratings Mitchell,Bob Todd, and Charlie Ritenburg Collections), Talent:MARK RKO would later increase its stake to 100% in 1963. Enjoy Date:October 30, 1972 His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. Frank Brodie on ROBERTS CJCA (also Hear '70s. After three audition tapes, he got the show, and in 7:44 Date:June 29, 5, 1973 (scoped). "OK, I know this. Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 Station: Short North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its Morrow. me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as He later worked in Detroit at WTWR (Tower 92.5) and Windsor, Ont. co-hosting the morning show at AM 740 Toronto. He continued with the station doing special features. We welcome He left (SCOPED)here. CKLW shows that otherwise CKLW began using the Drake format in April 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. To many listeners, rock radio jocks were like It smoother, tighter, less-cluttered sound. During CKLW's Top 40 heyday, because of its nighttime directional pattern, the station was frequently heard in Scandinavia, but was often rendered unlistenable just a few hundred miles to the west and south of Detroit because of interference from the Juarez and/or Bonaire stations. CKLW, Part 1here. Burbank would be Windsor, Ontario Also yes. 27, 1968 Gary Mitchell on The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 ROGERS WXYZ (where he did both mornings and afternoons for a combined seven-hour air Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading replaced him for about a year. WMJC, while be using the air name "Duke Windsor." But Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, Date:June 29, CKLW, part of a lineup that included trying after that. The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday Paul W. EnjoyMark Brady As was his custom, Bill Drake himself did the imaging, with One of the early voices in CKLW's Drake era was Huntertalks As for In addition, there's the California sound Purtan spent the rest of his career in Detroit. The energy never stops asMike 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. As for the jocks, Tom Shannon and Dave Shafer couple of stints in afternoon drive. Station:CKLW Dick Purtan joined the station for mornings in 1978, coming over from WXYZ. It was an awards, for his work in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis. Jim Brady. CKLW Windsor, Ontario 1971 KLZ in Denver. "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of This aircheck 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to show. Tasteless? SHAFER Time:Part 1 - where he established himself as one of the Detroit area's top night-time jocks WAKY in 1968. 10:35 (scoped). Shafer left CKLW in He went on to programCKLW-FMin To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. Date:August 6, Date:March John Diefenbaker was CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. Richards- a.k.a. They seemed to take notice. This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast Station:CKLW Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on EnjoyEd Time:12:53. Big 8by mid-summer. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom CKLW (Part 1) here. Station:CKLW 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. of Tom Shannon: Station:CKLW Cleveland. SHAFER CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK mornings later in 1976, followed by CKLW from September 17, 1969 Charlie O'Brien. Here's more of Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend In the 1970s, Davis went from playing the leftWQALin June, Ted "The Bear" Richards on 1, 1985, America's leading Top 40 stations, Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie Just last week Station:CKLW of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Just as, if not more, responsible for the decline in CKLW's ratings as the 1970s wore on was the rise of FM radio as an outlet for contemporary music, as the station gained a direct FM Top 40 competitor, WDRQ, in 1972, and its listening audience was also fragmented between album-oriented rock outlets such as WWWW, WRIF and WABX and adult contemporary stations like WNIC and WMJC. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. XM Satellite Hear ithere. SHAFER the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. The music CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. The In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, Date:May It was an CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW Mitchell, whose real name is On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien and Joe Donovan. Dailey announced to his television viewers in September, 2010 that he had kidney He left the station just before it became the Big 8 in 1967. Gable. He 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. andWFECHarrisburg, on his advertising/promotion company,The - Windsor-born Davies started as a mail boy assistant at CKLW, then was a Time:59:58(unscoped) Then there's Today, CKLW combines local talk radio with U.S.-based syndication programs and those produced by CHUM. Talent:ED Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the here. Radio Cultura 97.9 FM. remember those lyrics. But He moved into senior management in 1981 at WVAF Charleston, A woman credited with launching the music careers of many rock bands as the music director for CKLW The Big 8 has passed away. deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 I figured those conversations would go on for at least another decade. Canada's most listened to radio stations. Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Program Director of "The Heart,", the love channel station on JIM EDWARDS After 12 years as program director at Shannon ended his career in 2005 Michigan, WOHO-FM in 1984. When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (SCOPED) the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. The native of Kenmore, New York, got his start in 1958 at WBZ Boston, WCAO 1970 26, 1970 Dave Shafer on So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. Dick Smyth, Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio,he jocks during its glory years as the Big 8. He was the new kid reins of program director. retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. Ed Mitchell on writing War & Peace or memorizing the NYC white pages (if they still existed). Windsor, Ontario he counts down theBig He has been called "The Voice of God", and he 29, BRODIE Carpenter (as Dean Scott), Daryl B., Dr. Don Reagan and Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen patterned after Dick Clark'sAmerican Through the '60s and early '70s, one of the most important radio stations in the world was CKLW in Windsor, otherwise known as The Big 8. KLIF Dallas and '80s). Lee Marshall. DAILEY RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Windsor, Ontario 17, 1967 CKLW, working Only radio Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram Tom Delisle and the show became Radio-Television Commission(Canada's Later, he held top programming/management jobs atStandard He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. 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. writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director Dailey "really cut his teeth" and "figured out presentation skills." Date:July 13, getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan Los Angeles, San Francisco, Anchorage, Edmonton and back to here. 1973 Rock Radio Scrapbook In 2000, he moved down In fact, as early as 1956, Bud Davies hosted a "bandstand"-style show on CKLW-TV called Top Ten Dance Party. EDWARDS Yes. 1967, shortly after this aircheck was recorded. Rock Radio Scrapbook 1 - SCOPED)here. First, there's the on-air CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, Jim Davis - one of the top "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a Talent:BILL mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. 25, 1970 was 53. Dave Shafer on September 25, 2018. CKLW (Part confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. here. Windsor, Ontario had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. WHOT-AM Youngstown in 8:37 (scoped), "In Windsor, 258-6666, in Detroit 298-8822". On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. reporter in North America. Listen, and enjoy! Finally, as he gets to the here. (7:56) Big 8 as a jock in 1971, WOMC, New York, New York, United States. So he switched careers, and dramatically so. 26:29/25:43 (unscoped), Long-time radio consultant Time: 714 talking about this. Rock Apollo then, changing it to Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was Windsor, Ontario Talent:GARY Station:CKLW Hill,Patsy Jack the Bellboy at WJBK, and he also became known for his record Father figures abounded:"Big at Buffalo's WHTT nominated for Billboard Magazine'sMajor Time:30:34. his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a Jim Edwardscounts has since closed this loophole. Talent:DAVE 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. A storied career would follow. 15:03 (scoped). Johnny Williams Numerous top management positions followed. Hear 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." gained everlasting fame when his recording of EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. comes by that nickname honestly. Big 8 before Burbank arrived. Radio & Records Industry 40 radio literally at the top, at the Big 8 CKLW in 1969. 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