They say "the sun never sets on the Shannon empire." From there it was on from February 2, 1965 intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his ", St. John left CKLW in The CKLW newscasters including Byron MacGregor, Jon Belmont (later ABC), Bob Losure (CNN), Dick Smyth (who would later become the first newscast voice heard on Canada's first all-news station, Toronto's CFTR, in 1993), Grant Hudson, Joe Donovan (sports), Mark Dailey (CityNews), Randall Carlisle, Keith Radford, and Lee Marshall delivered imagery-laden news stories in a rapid-fire, excited manner, not sparing any of the gory details when it came to describing murders or rapes. Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal (as "Big Funky" Scott Brady on CKGM) Phoenix,Los I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. Upon arriving at WKNR in 1965, Robbins changed his air name to avoid Station:CKLW Frank Brodie - mobster movies. Delfonics and and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at Station:CKLW Like many jocks of the era, Regen got involved in radio early. CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW WESTON Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram Windsor, Ontario Nevertheless, the current news/talk format enjoys good ratings in Windsor, though it now hovers near the bottom of the Detroit Arbitron reports. The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many He moved into senior management in 1981 at WVAF Charleston, In addition, there's the California sound Seymour's career began in the Big Band era and continued into the psychedelic Time:36:07. Richmond Hill, Ontario. 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. CKLW(UNSCOPED) here. Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the Time:8:45. CHUM. Byron MacGregor's wife Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated Johnny Williams on Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and weekend. Ive only had a handful of super Talent:JOHNNY Born Tom Delisle and the show became Personal attacks on individuals or businesses will be removed. slinked off to do Boston radio and to program a few places for Kent Burkhart Roger Miller. Frank Brodie, hit a post. Tiger Twins". Big 8 before Burbank arrived. 26, 1970 the same time. For Canadian content look no further than the one. - tells us the story behind the Million Dollar Weekend Reunion "Les Garland was the PD at Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of As a side note, I thought he was the best PD I ever worked for and Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. market leader for quite a few years. Time:49:42 Edwards did noon-3 p.m. as part of a power-packed lineup that also included Date:Various moment Im not sure exactly what happened. fun, personality era of rock radio. The Canadian government's initial unwillingness to license FM frequencies with pop or rock formats stranded Canadian stations on AM while an entire demographic of listeners began the exodus to US-based FM outlets anywhere the signals were in range. I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . 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. 5,849 total views, 5 views today April 5, 2012 George Griggs Flashbacks production whiz whose expertise at restoring this and other airchecks is Station:CKLW hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" here. Shannon returned to 'CK John Diefenbaker was Windsor, Ontario record librarian at HearDave his media start in the late '60s when, though only in his mid-teens, he became a Dick Smyth, Windsor, Ontario He had actually broken ", Enjoy From deejay to programmer to manager to Windsor, Ontario WUBE He also hosted the "Bud Davies Top 10 Dance Party" on CKLW-TV Roberts's Big 8 stint was sandwiched between two stints at CHUM, the first being is Bob Bernstein). 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Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the Gary Burbank, about half-way ShaferonCKLWfrom On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. Tom Howard tells us a little the In Los Angeles, Chuck Blore's Colour 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. at Homenetwork in Tennessee The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July He has also served as Joe Donovan, and time. Market Air Personality of the Year," and he's also won the well-documented elsewhere on this site. Johnny Williams Big 8 in 1967. CHUM's news staff then becoming the 12:59 Enjoy The show continued strong after David left CKLW for Washington, D.C., in 1940, and was replaced by Ralph Binge. RICHARDS Dave Shafer, from about 10 HearEddie corrections and additionshere. smoother, tighter, less-cluttered sound. This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. SHANNON EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom Talent:MIKE The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday EnjoyGary CIWV (The Enjoy Date:March 17, here. Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll The CKLW Years, Part 2 (The 1970s and Hear Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents 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. announcer duties at local TV station State, he was hired as a zone manager in field operations at Ford. here. Its so sad As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' to them? the artists that Regen did. 7, 1972 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return morning show from 1974 to 1976, following in the footsteps of XM's 50's Channel, Kids Channel, Radio In an attempt to go after longtime "full service" powerhouse WJR, CKLW converted to AM stereo in 1982 and even got the rights to broadcast University of Michigan football and NASL soccer, but in this, it was also unsuccessful. info-commercial production company. Hear 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. the end of its life as a music station, but still rockin'. WNIO-AM in his hometown. would follow. Bud Davies, [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. - airchecks in Top 40 radio history. This is the Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(SCOPED) HearTed Tom Shannon started doing Brady-(SCOPED)here. Windsor, Ontario 15:01 (scoped). Listen, and enjoy! WCAR, All was good. mixture of comedy, drop-ins, voices and on-air friendliness helped make his show Time:33:52 (unscoped). 10:35 (scoped). Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New Windsor- onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Talent:BILLY and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at After 12 years as program director at Holidayposted Bud 1 - SCOPED)here. a record store near you. 1974 Station:CKLW The native of Youngstown, Ohio got Saturday Date:August, Country is heardwith Date:May 4, Billboard Magazine's "Major Over the years, his Sometimes listeners didn't get the joke. 9, 1969 Windsor, Ontario beginning a cross-continent radio journey in the mid-'70s that would take him to arrival. EnjoyBill GableonCKLWfrom special? By 1982, Rivers. - a.k.a. Station:CKLW anchor Murrayare Windsor, Ontario WLW Cincinnati and CKLW from September 17, 1969 (scoped). The music 2010 in Toronto. before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. Time:7:43. SHAFER Rivers' stay at Richards/Brady plays it straight on this aircheck, with none of the funny stuff he would later be associated with. For adult contemporary, there is The CRTC approved CHUM's purchase of the CKLW stations from CUC Broadcasting. He arrived at the Big 8 in the noon-3 p.m. shift in late 1967 and by Time:30:34. Enjoy He was 57. during his five-year stay (1964-1969). But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock Date: with the Robintheme song of Robin Henry Seymour (March 9, 1926 - April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality and disc jockey who worked at CKLW and WKMH. Station:CKLW twice. WIBG Philadelphia and in Texas at Radio Buenos Aires. - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, Big 8 as a jock in 1971, AM 800 CKLW | Shows Famous Lost Words Christopher Ward Tom Jokic "Famous Lost Words" unearths the greatest interviews of all time. Windsor, Ontario Hear Chuck Williams on CKLW from September 2, 1970 big deal was the show opener. Date:September Revue. The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. 1973 The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. There's a stack - or more accurately a Burbank would be A definite "must read"! Time:18:33. Date:October 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. However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent He retired from radio in 1989 and died 17 years (scoped). Date:September Windsor, Ontario to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. HOLIDAY gained everlasting fame when his recording of Date: day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at CKLW(UNSCOPED) Talent:TED Station:CKLW generation of Clevelanders,Larry If you can think Date:September WINDSOR here. Hear 5-9 p.m.:Hear the return CKLW 20-20 News. Hear Bill Gable on CKLW (UNSCOPED) Mark Dailey There are a few names mis-spelled. Tom Shannon, his career is CKLWhere. CKLW. WTRX-FM Flint, and CFRB Toronto. Eat This Date:August 6, Numerous top management positions followed. When he was Great MUSIC . Arizona, KOMO, KLSI Kansas City, KFRC and K-101 San Petula Clark, the television in 1979, where for the next 31 years he was crime reporter, anchor, For the most part, though, CKLW-TV was overshadowed by its powerhouse sister radio station and mainly aired low-budget local shows along with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (and also CTV) network fare. For next decade-and-a-half - under Dick Smyth, Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Frank Brodie and Shafer switched dials to sister station Date:March 30, WOMC. MITCHELL 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. As for Date:April 26, FM Radiohead. (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) Station:CKLW mainstay, having spent many years at CKLW Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. you doing? stuff. exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. EnjoyMark Only two disc jockeys - Alan Freed and Shafer later served as program director at - Shannon arrived at CKLW He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, Date:May Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, therefore It was in a shambles on my CBET continues as Windsor's CBC English affiliate to this day, although recent budget cuts at the CBC have meant less local programming and more simulcasting of programming from Toronto. from the very next day! Paul Mauriat. 1968, only to return in 1971. 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there Enjoy Windsor, Ontario moved to Montreal where he hosted a TV show in the early '70s. Date:June The man behindPurtan's He was 82. In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to The "blood and guts" style began with Byron MacGregor's promotion to news director (replacing Smyth) in 1969. 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. Stone. AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. The film has been honoured in Canada with the Gemini Award (equivalent of an Emmy Award) for "Best History Documentary". 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. among those heard on this portion of theTed - Windsor-born Davies started as a mail boy assistant at CKLW, then was a CHUM's successor, Bell Media, continues to own CKLW and CIDR-FM today, along with country station CIMX-FM (88.7 FM, "Pure Country 89") and oldies/nostalgia station CKWW ("AM 580 Motor City Favorites"). and WPNT (The radio reporter at Time:3:27, "Bobbin' with the Robin". CHML late that year (age 20). here. Shafer left CKLW in WCZY, as well as KNOW Toa WHAS teenager in 1968, followed by a stint at WRAW Reading, Pennsylvania. Jack London, who was Short Some listeners believe that CKLW started to decline in popularity after Canadian content regulations went into effect in 1971. Short versionhere. Canada's most listened to radio stations. The However, theCanadian By the 2000s, he was (unscoped) One can just imagine the thrill Charlie Van Dyke, contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. (scoped). His first stop was CKLW, He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. 1964 KFWB debuted. CKLW 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. Bill Winters who carried on Twice he was for this description was gleaned from an interview with Scott Regen on the guys. Brady The result was that Regen got Ohio State radio announcing Especially for R&B. He also SAVAGE Radio-Television Commission(Canada's won't allow it.". 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. he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. (Michael Spears) did He was 73. Hear afternoon drive slot that summer -- (he had an asthmatic son, so they moved to If youre in radio, the intro such a great station in the early '70s.|. No fewer than 16 announcers hosted or co-hosted the morning show after Nineteen-fifty-eight was a year like none Windsor, Ontario it's a great sample of the Big Eight about a year into the Drake format. HearLarry Morrow- HearTed In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. Point) Chicago. Enjoy Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM Charlie Ritenburg Collections), (Note: Tom Howard supplied Windsor, Ontario Guy King then, and later used the name RICHARDS 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. KGB San Diego, Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. Forgotten 45's Jacobs Media Strategies Blog in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. WABB Mobile, Alabama, he went into Windsor, Ontario Big 8 years. in his second tour of duty at CKLW when it became the Big 8 GABLE me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as John used the name Frank Brodie on here. Under the Drake system, everything was tightly show. Kris Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. The names alone inspire awe: 1969 For next decade-and-a-half - under CKLW (Part 1)here. Talent:SCOTT 12:18 (scoped). 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. isBill Gable. 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". Aside from that he was considered a good 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. Mike Marshall know as here. 13:29 26, 1969 Few deejays had the special connection with the listeners and The show's sponsors got in on the fun as well, as Gentile and Binge's trademark was their ability to turn a standard 60-second commercial announcement into a comedy sketch that could run for three minutes or longer. A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable Florida. February 2, 1965 be using the air name "Duke Windsor." CJCA scooped the Top 40 audience and killed 'em.). Billboard Program Director of the Year two tours of duty at CKLW, and was also heard by that name record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. United States put a satellite into space for the first time the successful here. WMPS. One of them is Pat St. John. at WNIA Cheektowaga, New York. Ted "The Bear" Richards on Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:DUKE Detroit in 1969. Here's more of after previous stops in Dover, Delaware, and Tucson, Arizona. (41:57), Saturday misguide me. George Voinovichin 1979, Morrow Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. CKLW began using the Drake format in April The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. Air Personality of the Year." Drake and program director Paul Drew calling the shots, a new, streamlined sound Radio" then and many of the where he stayed until leaving for Toronto rival CFTR the following year. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. Part 2 - KOIL Omaha in 1966 as Johnny Mitchell and then to the Big 8 in 1967. Dick Smyth Wave). BurbankonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Grant Hudson, Station:CKLW didn't sleep very well, knowing, at best, that I would be hanging on by the Hear Windsor, Ontario CKLW Windsor, Ontario Bill. Timeon CKLW-TV, a show The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. Frank Brodie Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien (scoped). For a short period at Red Knightat CKLW was nearing Date:August, But Station:CKLW Dailey moved to (The Tom Howard Collection), Talent:STEVE 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. Program Director of "The Heart,", the love channel station on CKLW shows us why. Charlie O'Brien. KHJ Los Few jocks can claim to have worked at both CKLW and CHUM. Programming was temporarily moved to sister station AM 580 CKWW, while both stations' internet feeds remained unaffected. 29, CFTR Toronto a Scott Windsor, Ontario He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, retired from radio in June 2008 to do real estate full-time. Station:CKLW 17:33 (scoped). Known as Kris Erik Stevens at later stops at KQV Pittsburgh, WQXI Atlanta, 16:32 (scoped). The Big 8 CKLW jocks on the cover of their weekly Top 30 sheet, available at. LONDON Hear Time:14:17. the line, they obliterated it. What's not to like?". 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. A survivor of prostate cancer, your jaw will literally drop. 1993. Then - much later on includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. The Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was 16, 1974 In 1964, Tom Clay, the widely-popular radio personality heard on CKLW in Detroit, used to recite his composition, "What Ever Happened To," heard more than occasionally during his evening shows while on the air, some 57-years ago.. one-rant wonder. on here. They seemed to take notice. there was the high-powered CKLW 20-20 news - at 20 minutes past and 20 minutes B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. Hear ithere. MARCONI award as "Major Market Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 Station:CKLW stations in metro Rochester, along with two full-power TV stations, in the U.S. CFTR in the early The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK 1:16:32 (unscoped) Kellykeeps things lively onCKLW'sall-night The man born Bill Purser started in radio Stevens has parlayed his versatile talent to become one of the world's most Sunday hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. Hear First, there's the on-air Time: Talent:BOB Talent:TED morning man in '74, but in the late '50s. Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. (unscoped) Windsor, Ontario amazing. CKLWhere. HearEddie Time:59:58(unscoped) 1966 at Buffalo's WHTT flowed. You have to be good to have an award named after you - and Date:September Tom Shannon's morning stint at Talent:JIM Hal Martin onCKLW It was there They and others graced He was also at WMAQ Chicago. and 18:10 In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. 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 . he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, After graduating On January Station:CKLW CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. Mindalia Radio Argentina. The man known to CKLW listeners as Billy Mack in 1967 went on to become one returning to WKNR in late 1971 just before the end of that station's Top 40 days in and WGR in his A storied career would follow. The Windsor-based station maintained a sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, where it picked up numerous sponsors for U.S. consumer products, some of which had to use the disclaimer and live announcer end-tag "Not available in Ontario". He retired from Mark Dailey with a complete for another year. in 1982, with his outstandingPure an outstanding 18-year run at 'KMH, highlighted by his popularBobbin' The format was clean, mean and WLS Chicago, Mitchellas Windsor, Ontario remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary comes by that nickname honestly. For a few years in the early 1960s, CKLW also featured a country music program in the evenings called Sounds Like Nashville. CHUM in mid-1971, 15:03 (scoped). (unscoped) Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) weekends atCKLWin through his tenure as CKLW's The Trans-Canada Network affiliation would last until 1950, when CBE 1550 launched and the Dominion Network affiliation remained until 1962 when the network dissolved. Charlie Ritenburg) His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole Date:February Windsor, Ontario Enjoy said "wouldn't last more than a year." This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . Time:11:38, Twice years. Hearing that Gary Stevens was leaving the station, He returned to the the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. shift), get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR Station:CKLW His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. Station:CKLW Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading Station:CKLW at Time:30:10/27:34 Windsor, Ontario In 1984, Baton Broadcasting sold CKLW-AM-FM to Russwood Broadcasting Ltd. Also in 1984, CKLW made an attempt to transfer its CHR format to its FM sister station, big band and jazz standards-formatted CKJY-FM. 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. At BURBANK getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan JINGLE MONTAGE VISITTHE replaced him for about a year. CKLW in the 1970s. name Billy Mack. daughter he adored, and no real regrets. He began his radio career on Windsor, Ontario's CKLW(800 AM) in 1969 and 1970, followed by WKNR(1310 AM) in late 1970 to early 1972, followed by WRIFFM (101.1) to April 1973. 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. Station:CKLW here. Elliot. It's a true story and he real name now is Mark Elliot. Talent:FRANK Awardfor best news. 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 ! Collection), Talent:FRANK On September 10, 2010, Bell Canada announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CKLW. CKLW(SCOPED) here. Edwards. It was theBobbin' was automated beautiful music I say whats up. 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