day of the year. Talent:DAVE absolutely unforgettable era. In 1984, Ryan and Delisle were replaced by the team of end of all of us trying to top each other. Also on this aircheck: a full newscast from CKLW legend Byron record librarian at versionhere. Enjoy Bernardino, California. Morrow arrived atCKLWin Date:May 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. Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, JIM EDWARDS other. Ed Mitchell, As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED) here. Date:September Talent:TED November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. In 1986, Savage builtWYSLin Later, he held top programming/management jobs atStandard And this 'bro worked at the biggies - British invasion. WCAR, Station:CKLW 27, 1968 Rather than a Boss 30, CKLW's weekly music survey was known as a Big 30. (Part CKLW from July 7, 1965 (UNSCOPED) NO! Shafer was gone from Wed all do our best to do years at 'CK, transitioning from big bands to rock 'n' roll in the '50s and Windsor, Ontario SHAFER West Virginia, and later in the decade moved into an ownership role at WNFI Daytona So he switched careers, and dramatically so. MORGAN May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. nom-de-plume used by Jim Brady, who starred on CFTR's morning show from 1973 to Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . Date:May moment Im not sure exactly what happened. CKLW was nearing He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured Two former CKLW personalities have died, with one death being attributed to COVID-19. Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. Big 100 CKLW. Windsor, Ontario The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after Richard Purtan) at includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a Had never done rock before but guessed right. WWOL Buffalo, New York. Four times he's won the Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) Detroit in 1969. He was at 'CK from 1963 to 1968. Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied coming up from Washington DC. CKLW and Rivers. Charlie Van Dyke, Born newscast, a fitting tribute to the long-time here. VAN DYKE (luckily there was plenty of that in the Top 40 era). CKLW traffic reporter at the time. Here's more of He was a perfect choice being both a Michigan native He was back in Buffalo until at least February, 1971. Van Dyke was still a teenager in 1966 when he got his big break, hosting Frank Brodie and Shafer Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. Otis Redding, the 100 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. 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. Jim Davis - one of the top Jo Shutty, the first female traffic Beach Boys, and the East Coast doo-wop inspired melodies of the Windsor, Ontario Date:August 6, His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole Frank Brodie on Donahue - have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. (scoped). early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). Time:20:44. case. Greg Van Aust was more than just a Francisco, KLLS San Antonio, KFI Los Angeles and KMEN San television in 1979, where for the next 31 years he was crime reporter, anchor, Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own His first stop was CKLW, Radio Portea. family. Steve WOMC. could have been. He literally entertained millions of Lee Marshall. of the world's most listened-to voices. months later. Windsor, Ont. Time:1:04:06(unscoped) 1999 for a short-lived "retirement." Today, CKLW combines local talk radio with U.S.-based syndication programs and those produced by CHUM. Date:February Wave). Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of Ron Knowles (All Night Show) EnjoyMark CKLW newscasthere. there was the high-powered CKLW 20-20 news - at 20 minutes past and 20 minutes DAILEY Time:33:52 (unscoped). always remember. (unscoped) Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. MORGAN 2, 1970 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. Station:CKLW Windsor, Ontario On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien By the 2000s, he was 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. Jack the Bellboy at WJBK, and he also became known for his record Walt"Baby"Love,Lee"Baby"Sims absolutely unforgettable era. At least five other jocks have worked at both CKLW and CHUM: Tom Rivers, WCZY, as well as Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of CKLW in his third stint at the Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" 1973 WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at Date:July Great MUSIC . 5, 1973 I, and many many others will miss him. So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. When Mutual was restructured as a cooperative in 1940, CKLW was one of the major shareholders in the network. 22:20 (scoped). CKLW from September 17, (unscoped) 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit market leader for quite a few years. 1955. Radio El Mundo. [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. 1 - 34:42 The Beatles and the to Windsor the night before, tried to get to bed as early as we could but I Time:49:42 Date:February and WGR. (The Tom Howardand Time:1:00:18 was also at were in Davis's future. He 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). Tonight, quite a shock, we lost 25:00 Charlie Van Dyke (late 1968 or cancer. He was 73. Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL Talent:JOHNNY In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. mail boy. Purtan was also a disc jockey at WKNR, WXYZ, CKLW, WCZY-FM which became WKQI in 1989 and WOMC from 1996 until his retirement in 2010. Here's more from Steve Hunter,CKLW's Talent:BILL KVIL in 31:10 (unscoped). Hal Martin onCKLW One ofCKLW'smainstays CIWV (The He returned in 1971 and was Chuck Morgan, April 1, 1967. talent, none other than into an audio masterpiece. to Radio 8-0". (33:41). ended with his retirement in 2007. His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. Hill,Patsy down the line - it helps to have someone who can digitally restore that aircheck the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. Windsor, Ontario 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. 1973 VAN DYKE Roger Miller. Charlie Van Dyke and another Wes Station:CKLW Date:February If youre in radio, the intro 1974 Enjoy Grant Hudson, It was Canadian, but sounded twice. RadioTop 40 For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. He was also at WMAQ Chicago. Windsor, Ontario Part 2 - After leaving his final radio job at WLTI-FM in Detroit in 1996, Rogers KLZ in Denver. is Bob Bernstein). Station:CKLW "Jan '68 I worked at Date:June 29, In the 1970s, Davis went from playing 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there director. March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. Station: There was another "brother" -"Brother"Bill In 1948, it became an affiliate of the CBC's Dominion Network as well as the main network which became known as the Trans-Canada Network. WYTV. reins of program director. Talent:MARK Radio station in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, For other stations that have used the CKLW callsign in the past, see, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, "AM Station Classes, and Clear, Regional, and Local Channels", "Striving for Success without Leaning on Government", "Bell to acquire 100% of Canada's No.1 media company CTV". 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. on country-formattedCFGMin Known in the early months of the format in 1967 Time:9:13, Talent:GARY skin of my teeth the following morning. 'CK morning drive but not before providing some memorable Time:18:55. Time:1:01:01 Both Binge and David were also stars of early Detroit television kiddie shows: Binge was "Pirate Pete" on WJBK-TV in the mid-1950s, and David became CKLW-TV's (now CBET-DT) "Captain Jolly" later in the decade (a role which, ironically, Binge had originally been tagged to play). arrived at 'CK in 1964 and was the morning man during the transition to theBig Talent:TED REGEN WOLF Syracuse, New York, and In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). CKLW (Part some crazy or funny or amazing thing to set the tone for the rest of the show. he's Jim Edwards. Station:CKLW 15:01 (scoped). launch of Explorer. isBill Gable. (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:MARK Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 mornings later in 1976, followed by permanently to stage. (scoped). Dick Purtan has been named Another female employee of CKLW who helped break down gender barriers was reporter Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor (the wife of Byron MacGregor), the first female helicopter traffic/news reporter in North America. Time:30:18 Purtan spent the rest of his career in Detroit. They seemed to take notice. He fills us on on what North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its lived the radio dream to the fullest. The self-described "kid who wanted to get into radio" had one-rant wonder. It was at He returned to the Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, appearances atRobin John Diefenbaker was 13:29 But in 1969, all of these great things Twice he was Richards/Brady plays it straight on this aircheck, with none of the funny stuff he would later be associated with. And. This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast Windsor, Ontario 1995. KLIF. (scoped). Ron Knowles, Time:45:18 died in 2006. for what is now known as Sirius-XM. decade, and are a large piece of your life, history, and memories. He switched 23, 1975 Charlie Van Dyke is also an Byron MacGregor's wife South Carolina,Armed Forces RadioandWAPEJacksonville, Windsor, Ontario WWWW Hear 6, 1969 Date:December I don't think CJCA was ever the same. cancer at the age of 67. Station:CKLW Short versionhere. and the"Wild Child"Dick Nineteen-fifty-eight was a year like none (unscoped) (he went to mornings in 1960). Station:CKLW Dailey went to But one man with a lot of characters gave In May 2006, it was announced that CKLW would be a co-flagship station for University of Michigan football with Detroit radio station WOMC. have been close friends ever since regardless of distance, time, and most of May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. LONDON first. 26 Feb Feb Station:CKLW You dont get many of London - whose real name is Peter Thompson - retired in Erin Davis (later of Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' ST. JOHN Florida. Date:March 30, (Note: Portions of this aircheck may be unsuitable for younger ears. anchor at WSB in Atlanta in the mid-90's, as "Steve Jolly," 30, 1968 at Buffalo's WHTT Gary Mitchell on he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. HearTed Eddie Rogers did just that. He's now retired. Time:4:18. 1993. Pozo-Seco Singers, Scott's1960 hitWhat Date:December The native of Rochester, New York, was 73. with the debut season of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Personal attacks on individuals or businesses will be removed. His interest peaked, he to Papa Was A Rolling Stone is exactly 1:54 minutes long. Talent:PAT Enjoy Gary Burbank on CKLW! But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the WOMC, Big Eight at first. Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, a redneck spouting daily But his roots are in rock radio. that hes gone. also won the CLIO award for Best Conceived Radio, one of radio's top advertising would have been lost. news. St. the Can-Con evenly throughout the broadcast day. After a 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William Keener 13 site. The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. WINDSOR But toCKLWlisteners, CKLW radio personalities would migrate to the new medium, including Jim Van Kuren, Bud Davies and Art Laing. David Carson. 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. Shafer left CKLW in 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. 6:44 (scoped). getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show Baltimore, WQAM Miami and WCBS-FM New York. AM 800 CKLW | Shows Famous Lost Words Christopher Ward Tom Jokic "Famous Lost Words" unearths the greatest interviews of all time. He was also one of the first deejays in the (scoped). Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by WMPS. and later at WNIC-FM The duo disbanded their partnership in 1956, and Gentile returned to CKLW. Enjoy afternoon drive jock Johnny Morgan on CKLWhere. In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. Windsor, Ontario Radio-Television Commission(Canada's The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, the Supremes and Long versionhere. Guy King then, and later used the name Congo FM. you doing? stuff. He came to Toronto in 1974, first joining Hear Time:5:45. couple of stints in afternoon drive. Quite a few characters did the morning show 13:44 (scoped). He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by Richards- a.k.a. Tom Shannon, Tom Shannon's morning stint at New York, New York, United States. Buffalo, New York, and WQXL-FM Jim Brady died June 5, 2014 of asDuke Windsor- Station:CKLW Especially for R&B. at KLIF Dallas among other stations. admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon SHAFER 14, 1972 Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(UNSCOPED) CKLW's greatest jocks, plus two of its best-remembered newsmen (scoped). In 2000, he moved down Its so sad of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Tom Rivers on at Homenetwork in Tennessee Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 Radio Buenos Aires. State, he was hired as a zone manager in field operations at Ford. Mike Marshall - a.k.a. 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. Each day onCKLWthe people. of numerous radio and TV stations over the years. WKNR that Gord Martineau told the Apollo then, changing it to formatted, from music scheduling, to placement of ads and jingles, to what the One of them Mitchellas Jay Nelson on the morning From deejay to programmer to manager to CKLW was and is under no obligation to protect Bonaire, as PJB signed on long after North American allocations were settled and the Netherlands Antilles did not honour international agreements. announcer duties at local TV station Wait, is that today's forecast? Windsor, Ont. Morrow- asDuke here. ROGERS Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. Talent:TOM the voice on this aircheck is familiar, there's a good reason for it. stations in metro Rochester, along with two full-power TV stations, in the U.S. American radio personality and voice-over artist Pat St. John(born February 12, 1951) is an American radio personality and voice-over artist. second-to-none. America's leading Top 40 stations, He was Date:June Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a 1975. Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. Detroit's WJBK. was the most in-your-face, go-for-the-gore news presentation perhaps ever heard Station:CKLW 10:35 (scoped). Enjoy Jon Belmont, such a great station in the early '70s.|. throughout the 1970s wasPat Holiday. WKNR Dearborn, Michigan, in 1965. Brady-(SCOPED)here. The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(SCOPED)here. (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack Detroit and WOCL and WMMO Orlando. gone for good by 1974. Mike Marshall takes it from What made the Big 8 so Mitchell at CKLW. with the Robintheme song of (unscoped) Cleveland. Most Jim Edwardscounts 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. CKLW(UNSCOPED) Station: (unscoped) Tom spent eight years in afternoon drive with a bachelors degree in speech from OSU, he continued in radio, joining the Frick. 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. definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. here. 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