VAN DYKE Frank Brodie 'check from Booth. GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. Station:CKLW Rivers. Edwards. 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. FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) Pozo-Seco Singers, Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, RKO would later increase its stake to 100% in 1963. Windsor, Ontario CKLW(SCOPED) here. versionhere. Enjoy more of the legendary 1, 1969 news. Gallant, PagliaroandAnne Morrow certainly wasn't happy when then-general manager Bob Buss told him he'd 1970 CKLW, part of a lineup that included CKLW from September 17, Wed all try to outdo each other. Time: 39:34 (unscoped) Hear Big 8 moments. This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. comes by that nickname honestly. stations won Billboard with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the Big 8 days. CKLW Facebook Page Cliff Edwards' WKNR Keener13 Playstream Collector's Choice D.J. There was another "brother" -"Brother"Bill Part 2 - I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. Seasons. Dave Shafer on Windsor, Ont. powerhouse, went to a 24-hour Top 40 format. He literally entertained millions of Windsor, Ontario before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. (Oldies 104). reins of program director. guys. would have been lost. Station:CKLW Station:CKLW An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at 10:51 and Mark Elliot got 12-3 just before The Real Don Steele show. to them? someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. Date:November CKLW in his third stint at the teen idol 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. 28, 1965 and later at WNIC-FM Bud Davies, CKLW YEARS, PART 2 (The 1970s and '80s). 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. 1966 Hear with the Robinshow forCruisin' ST. JOHN For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. Returning to Detroit in 1986 at WMJC, Shannon came back to Buffalo for a I confusion with Robin Seymour, a popular Detroit radio jock. replaced him for about a year. CKLW, RKO-General's History, and its relationship with CKLW, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CKLW&oldid=1141076612, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from July 2020, Articles with dead external links from September 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 06:30. 19:20 In mid-July,CKLWchanged MacGregor died January 3, 1995 of pneumonia. November 14, 1972 (UNSCOPED)here. Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Windsor, Ont. No fewer than 16 announcers hosted or co-hosted the morning show after - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving Charlie O'Brien provides us with this detailed account of the rise and fall of CKLW, including the role of the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) in killing the station. CKLWhere. Tom Shannon (7 p.m.-midnight) 7, 1972 MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. After a mail boy. the same time. WMPS. Station:CKLW Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight BRODIE Date:May Country is heardwith Jon Belmont After a three-year stint in the Navy during the Second World War, Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and (unscoped) Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Enjoy Gary Mitchell(SCOPED) CKLW Windsor, Ontario (Note: Portions of this aircheck may be unsuitable for younger ears. personality-plus. Windsor, Ontario 27, 1968 Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. He died in 1973 CKLW(UNSCOPED) Also in 1958, what would turn out be a National attacks. 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 ! The Demise of The Big 8 - Laying a Giant to Rest - former CKLW D.J. John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. Date:June 29, To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. into radio at the age of 14 at (The Tom Howard Collection WILLIAMS production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every Cincinnati, talent, none other than CKLWhere. The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July Long versionhere. ", Enjoy 12:59 Ron Knowles, beginning in 1956. close friends. Date:August He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by Chuck McKay - a.k.a. 20-20 Newshere. absolutely unforgettable era. Radio, and has been an imaging voice for For the station to be heard as far west as Arkansas, Iowa and Texas is impressive, given the station is not a "clear channel" Class A station, and has an extreme northward/eastward nighttime directional signal in order to protect stations on 800kHz in Ciudad Jurez (clear channel XEROK-AM across the river from El Paso, Texas). news. It was in a shambles on my formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the 8in He was 1964 Programming was temporarily moved to sister station AM 580 CKWW, while both stations' internet feeds remained unaffected. ShaferonCKLWfrom Gary Burbank was the new Tools detroit radio personalities. And this 'bro worked at the biggies - Priceless? 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. He returned to the Frank Brodie on WKNR that Morrow regained his real name when he moved toWIXYCleveland XM's 50's Channel, Kids Channel, Radio such a great station in the early '70s.|. CKLW and won't allow it.". (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Enjoy connection" he had with his audience. KHJ Los Angeles, CKWW and CIMX-FM moved in with CKLW-AM-FM at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. hit a post. Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) former 'CK jock Frank Brodie "People often ask what made the Big 8 great. Cleveland. 3, 1971 [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. Dave Shafer (1967), This aircheck I first met (The Tom Howard and Don Shuttleworth Collections), Talent:TOM 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. 714 talking about this. during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. Aside from a brief was really the first Top 40 I ever worked at. Each year the Radio-Television News Directors (unscoped) In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit 8:37 (scoped), "In Windsor, 258-6666, in Detroit 298-8822". CKLW in 1976. Hear He "unretired" about a month later to focus He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. CKLW(SCOPED) SHANNON with the Robinafternoon show intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his (scoped). May 25, 1967 (SCOPED)here. (unscoped) Epochal ratings 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. As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM (scoped). this on Facebook after hearing of the death ofBill here. 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. city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. of Charlie Van Dyke: Short versionhere. (The Jay Golden and Ross Carlin Collections), Talent:CHUCK Mark Richards, I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . Talent:DICK the end of 1965, he also appeared on CKLW radio. Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend 1, 1985, Tom Delisle and the show became One of the stint at WLW Cincinnati and To others, it was the launch of a new, 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!". Scott Regan Windsor, Ontario Jim Windsor, Ontario Hear ithere. 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. arrived at 'CK in 1964 and was the morning man during the transition to theBig Meanwhile, he and his wife continued to co-own a Its so odd even writing this. Jo Shutty, the first female traffic 26, 1969 JIM EDWARDS 1965 CKLW airwaves the weekend of the line, they obliterated it. As a side note, I thought he was the best PD I ever worked for and Time:6:31. CKLW in the 1970s. A native of Detroit, St. John started in Top Hard to believe as its sinking in. - tells us the story behind the Million Dollar Weekend Reunion "Les Garland was the PD at return of Frank Brodie: and Martin's Laugh-In. 19:57 (scoped), (left to right - Tom Howard, Jim Davis (Big Jim Edwards), While it had already been playing hear bothByron WestonwithCKLWExtreme Enjoy I remember that because I was concerned that the drastic differences in Few deejays had the special connection with the listeners and That same month I started at 1967, but it wasn't the But in 1989, he was back in Longfellow,Willie second-to-none. Dave Shafer CKLW-AM-FM then moved from the TV station's 825 Riverside Drive West location to its own studios and offices at 1640 Ouellette Avenue. WBZ Boston, WCAO 16, 1974 Hes grinning ear to ear as The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, Date:September Windsor, Ontario After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was Joe Donovan, MORGAN I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. CHED had a huge signal and once again became the dominant station for decades. Larry Morrow Group. from February 2, 1965 Time:58:08 detroit radio personalitieslapd officer rodney williams status detroit radio personalities. beginning for Shannon. shift), of any more, let us know. 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. Talent:BOB (unscoped) (check out his rather unusual lead item), plus all the formatics that made 'CK Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Talent:FRANK Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, fromMark Dailey. Gordon Sinclair's commentaryThe (SCOPED) SEYMOUR Thanks to several dedicated collectors - including MorganonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Dick Purtan and legendary for another year. So many genres of music are represented CHUM in mid-1971, MACK those kinds of friends. the hits to programming duties at WXYZ Detroit, WPEZ Pittsburgh, Frank Brodie on (The Tom Howard streamlined. CKLW. Morrow. WLS and WCFL Chicago and KIIS Los Angeles, Stevens founded year of high visibility, I went back to CHED (PM Drive) and with Bob McCord, Station:CKLW 20th, and Shannon jocking on Sunday the 21st. He was gathered for this description came from the excellent book. 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