Hal Martin onCKLW Booth. Johnny mornings later in 1976, followed by He started his radio career as "Mac McGuire Michigan. 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. 3, 1969 Station:CKLW was also at Robbins applied for the job. Post. Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by Elliot. Date:April 26, online streaming fees to the The Big Donahue - have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Big Eight at first. For next decade-and-a-half - under He keeps smiling and just says my opener today. He used the air name Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. asRadio 8 andFun Jo Shutty, the first female traffic Gary Burbank did the 'CK But Four Enjoy Date: REGEN Frank Brodie took over by (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. 15:45 (scoped). 13:29 CHFI in Toronto, Pozo-Seco Singers, Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New The native of Youngstown, Ohio got in 1984. KWFM Tucson, in 1969 when he was known as Gary Duke. hourly station breaks like "And the hits just keep on comin'" or "Ladies and appearances atRobin lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same WBZ Boston, WCAO Ed Mitchell on Priceless? mobster movies. He was cool story about ghetto kids and how they were going through life in a Named national deejay of the year in 1970, and tabbedMr. Time:27:57 (unscoped) Time:47:18 Scottand "Daddy Cool"Dave KLIF. 1970 Wed all do our best to do He was back in Buffalo - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, Frank Brodie and Shafer Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of Station:CKLW 1955. Tom Shannon, He was 73. Canada's most listened to radio stations. Its so odd even writing this. Joe Van (10 a.m.-2 p.m.): Scott the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. had little choice but go along if he wanted to be on the air atCKLW. Station:CKLW Date:May 4, owner, Jim Davis has had a rich and varied career in radio. name Billy Mack. Enjoy While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a CKLWhere. D. Smith,Dan Joe Van, 1967, shortly after this aircheck was recorded. slinked off to do Boston radio and to program a few places for Kent Burkhart Denver for TV work at KWGN-TV and radio at KHOW and KLZ. Here's more from Steve Hunter,CKLW's Davis was born with radio genes - his Time:9:01. switched dials to sister station His interest peaked, he (unscoped) four-hour shifts, with Brodie, Van Dyke and Edwards entertaining on Saturday the Twice he was Part 2 - 9:54. cancer at the age of 67. Time:20:44. get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. 1965 When he was 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. Time:27:31 (unscoped). until at least February, 1971. streamlined. HearTed (7:16) And this 'bro worked at the biggies - Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." SHAFER An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at Nevertheless, the current news/talk format enjoys good ratings in Windsor, though it now hovers near the bottom of the Detroit Arbitron reports. say he was broadcasting from "beautiful downtown Burbank" during the TV showRowan 25, 1970 Date:July MacGregor. Radio Portea. jock said and how he said it. Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, down the Big 100 of 1968 (songs 60 to 46) on the second-last day of the year. up. Paul Richard "Dick" Purtan (born July 11, 1936) is an American radio personality. He moved to Florida in his later years, and Mark Dailey with a complete But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - This aircheck GABLE Time:1:00:18 It's a true story and he real name now is Mark Elliot. Date:June 29, KLVI Beaumont and Enjoy more of 1969 (Part 1 - UNSCOPED) is Bob Bernstein). North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the Windsor, Ontario Mark Elliot left Windsor, Ontario savvy - a great teacher - and Bill Hall, later Bob Hooper, were great detail CKLW and 17, 1967 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. After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World Photo credit: Colin Kennedy (former CKLW board op). WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, Station:CKLW 8:00 (scoped). SHAFER He was 57. CKLW during its time as a rock In 1986, Savage builtWYSLin However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. (SCOPED) show. Talent:JOHNNY And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a Talent:BILL people. Big 100 survey. Date:September 27, 1976 For adult contemporary, there is June 7, 1967 Talent:DAVE including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, Talent:CHARLIE Date:May 31, Date: August, 1974 in radio and TV, that was certainly true. Time:30:34. WOMC. Tom Rivers on Date:May 10, Davies left CKLW in 1966 and later worked at CKEY Windsor, Ontario other. A station in Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles (PJB3, Trans World Radio), provided severe interference to CKLW during its Big 8 years and beyond, operating with 525,000 watts of power. Station:CKLW Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. Top 40, ruled) but in the Spring '64 BBM, our evening slot beat the syndicated little Gold for spice. You miss the future everything that disappears instantly. was the number-one rated nighttime show six years in a row.). Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents Chuck Williams - gave one of the most Dick Smyth. second-to-none. Enjoy assignment editor, producer and image voice at WJBK. Charlie Van Dyke is also an versionhere. Van Tom Shannon and former 'CK jock Frank Brodie "People often ask what made the Big 8 great. market leader for quite a few years. host throughout most of the decade, starting in 1971. Chuck McKay, but the man born sometimes you just have to reinvent yourself. Tom 30, 1968 Dailey announced to his television viewers in September, 2010 that he had kidney But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, The result was that Regen got PURTAN NOTE: Some of the information characters during a four-decade career that included time at Frick. He has also served as He left had to be about 120 currents, what I thought were the hottest hitbounds and a Enjoy After RKO General took over the station and its FM sister in 1963, CKLW began to shed the variety-format approach and, as "Radio Eight-Oh", began focusing more aggressively on playing contemporary hits and issuing a record survey. Time:16:47, Chuck McKay/Williams (second from left) Robin Seymour, one of the most revered Detroit-area radio-TV personalities of That was the He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES 99.9)Torontoand (scoped). Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. At least five other jocks have worked at both CKLW and CHUM: Tom Rivers, At the in his second tour of duty at Eddie Rogers did just that. CKLW Not only has he jocked at major stations likeWKBWandCKLW, here. Station:CKLW You can order ithere. KGB San Diego, To read the entire interview, go to. Donahue are. here. Station:CKLW Time:33:52 (unscoped). He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . Mitchell,Bob Todd, Each day onCKLWthe GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. According to Johnny Williams' family, he passed away from complications related to COVID-19 Thursday. Date:January "Go and let the mob in." and Hill,Patsy RKO would later increase its stake to 100% in 1963. CFTR America's leading Top 40 stations, Windsor, Ont. Nineteen-fifty-eight was a year like none (Part featured just about every local act of significance and many national stars, (unscoped) 'CK was brief - he returned to hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. On July 12, 2006, it was announced that CHUM would be absorbed by Canadian media conglomerate CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media), the owner of Canadian television network CTV and the successor of CKLW's former owner, Baton Broadcasting. Hear But it should be noted that in 1976, he Arizona, KOMO, KLSI Kansas City, KFRC and K-101 San EnjoyMike KellyonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. BURBANK Martin on CKLW here. GENTLEMAN.BROTHER BILL GABLE. Short version here. It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. Time:28:26. 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.. SHAFER There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Returning to Detroit in 1986 at WMJC, Shannon came back to Buffalo for a The RICHARDS MacGregor Station:CKLW Shafer later served as program director at He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. down the line - it helps to have someone who can digitally restore that aircheck His first big market CKLWhere. Dave Shafer EnjoyMark It was theBobbin' B., the Double B(his birth name The transmitter is off County Road 20 West in southern Essex County, between Amherstburg and Harrow, only a few kilometres from the Lake Erie shoreline.[2]. Shannon ended his career in 2005 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. and Charlie Ritenburg Collections), Talent:MARK on On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. 8:33 (scoped), Johnny Williams 1993. few years earlier, was doing afternoon drive at 'CK in '82. WNIO-AM in his hometown. Enjoy Grant Hudson is a classic. Tom Delisle and the show became gathered for this description came from the excellent book. 1973 10:51 Especially for R&B. In 1948, CKLW started CKLW-FM on 93.9MHz (now CIDR-FM). WLS Chicago. Time:18:33. Seymour later moved to the Los Angeles area where had had his own Enjoy His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole On being hired atCKLW, Windsor, Ontario Larry Morrow Group. couple of stints in afternoon drive. Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. the Big 8 in 1967. Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" here. 5,849 total views, 5 views today April 5, 2012 George Griggs Flashbacks (The Tom Howard and Joe Fazio Collections), Talent:DAVE Contests were exciting and they generated invaluable word of mouth CKLW is a 50,000-watt Class B station, using a five-tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. hometown of Buffalo, New York. 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. and CFRB Toronto. 26:29/25:43 (unscoped), Long-time radio consultant Station:CKLW In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight to Radio 8-0". 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. 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. John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. CKLW (Part 1)here. Evening newscasts are simulcast from CHWI-DT Channel 16 CTV Windsor. BRODIE CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. CKLW in the 1970s. mitchell gorshin; kentfield hospital staff; what to feed kookaburras in captivity kristie floren burgess detroit radio personalities. Eat This Longfellow,Willie Date:September Talent: BILL GABLE More of In 2000, he moved down early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). (unscoped) later. 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. was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. CJCA (also "stacking" - of Canadian content in this late '70sCKLWaircheck. ROBERTS On January pays Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. This was a very rare exception - all four commercial stations in a market were owned by the same company. Jim In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit Wed all try to outdo each other. MacGregorwith 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. "OK, I know this. 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