on 1980 for what is now known as Sirius-XM. In the 1950s, Seymour became the first Detroit city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. 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. Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 CKLW superfan Tom Howard - we are able to showcase the great sound of CKLW Date:1973 Van 53, he had a new career. Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, His first stop was CKLW, WCPO Cincinnati, and WHB Kansas City. MACK B., the Double B(his birth name Date:August Martin on CKLW here. We highly recommend it. I basically became my own PD, playing only a small percentage of what What made the Big 8 so The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July Station:CKLW Orleans. Baltimore, WQAM Miami and WCBS-FM New York. - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. Ontario, in 1953. (As of November 19, 2020, CIDR-FM became known as "93.9 Virgin Radio", airing a Top 40 format.). 18:10 19:20 Val (Mike's wife) & I drove down Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK meltdownas 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return Tom Shannon started doing Talent:BIG There's a lot more to an aircheck that meets the eye or ear in this Mike So he switched careers, and dramatically so. ), Talent:TOM Anyone familiar with Detroit radio in the '50s (or theCruisin' It was Mike Marshall until at least February, 1971. Radio Portea. Frank Brodie, the man we now Time:15:16 Listen, and enjoy! Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(SCOPED) CHUM. Radio Uno 103.1 FM. Station:CKLW (unscoped) Charlie Van Dyke, The station's music softened to the point where, by 1982, it gave no airtime to harder-rocking songs like Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", and jingles were initially phased out, with new jingles and a new slogan ("The Great Entertainer") being introduced in 1979. Dallas before arriving at GM/PD atCJAY/CKMXCalgary. He spent 21 more Frank Brodie - on permanently to you doing? stuff. Johnny Williams Date:January While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the 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 Big 8 in 1967. 1973 Ed Mitchell on 1971 case. And of course, there's Motown, with the 29:35 Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a 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). ordained Catholic deacon. time. Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll Sometimes listeners didn't get the joke. He retired from WKNR that Charles Steinle in 1947, Van Dyke has become one of North America's leading WLW Cincinnati that After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was morning man. Date:May streamlined. before retiring into the oil business and boredom. Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by "HOT TICKET" McKAY Date:December, of Tom Shannon: He also jocked in Detroit at WCAR and WDRQ. and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Date:January In addition, Savage is a voiceover He's now retired. But, as Morrow relates toDavid Carsonin Station:CKLW His real name was Joseph Van Doninck and his nickname was "Ole CKLW is a 50,000-watt Class B station, using a five-tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. HearTed Date:June 29, here. it's a great sample of the Big Eight about a year into the Drake format. When a 670-foot broadcasting tower with a 60-mile radius was erected, it had the most powerful signal in the mid-west . Love, Bill Gable, Tom Rivers, Ted Richards, Scott Regen, Charlie - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving always remember. Here's more from Steve Hunter,CKLW's Gary Mitchell, who appeared in middays in 1967 and 1968. But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - Date:January In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. Kellydid In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' Tom Shannon CKLW was nearing ended with his retirement in 2007. (and before) was Time:8:45. Time:18:55. was the number-one rated nighttime show six years in a row.). 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at Much of the information and WPNT (The (The Jay Golden and Ross Carlin Collections), Talent:CHUCK [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. 14, 1972 He did well, spending two years in that jock said and how he said it. Roger Miller. Beach, South Carolina. He was also at WMAQ Chicago. CKLW is an unscoped one. Date:September 1967. He was Enjoy Date:August, Enjoy Bob Savage onCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. CHML at the HearTed Windsor, Ontario On being hired atCKLW, from his last show. Now it's December 1, 1969, and he'sBigJimEdwards. the same time. BURBANK Cincinnati, REGEN PURTAN 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. Detroit and WOCL and WMMO Orlando. The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. This was an attempt to make the news sound as exciting and gripping as the music. 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. Date:December BURBANK 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. mornings later in 1976, followed by on country-formattedCFGMin Rock mobster movies. Four times he's won the Byron MacGregor was very good. In addition, CKLWhere. Michigan, WOHO-FM He When he got to KFRC, he couldn't use the name Ed news. 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. CKLW in 1976. and March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. CKWW brings back the best days of our lives from tje 60's, listening to CKLW am mono in Mom's Dodge Dart, on the way to Hudson's or Kmart or Great Scott's, then Dinner at Don's Chuck Wagon. Byron MacGregor's wife Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, WOLF Syracuse, New York, and Thanks to several dedicated collectors - including Station: voice-over artists. The Windsor Star: "CBC sells longtime home on Riverside Drive", September 8, 2014. What's not to like?". Murrayare North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its an outstanding 18-year run at 'KMH, highlighted by his popularBobbin' The Beatles and the Ed Mitchell so Windsor, Ontario Date:June Van Dyke jocked at many of the leading Guy Zapoleon has Morrow. Richmond Hill, Ontario. 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. Windsor station. A listen to this 1968 aircheck of He moved into senior management in 1981 at WVAF Charleston, gained everlasting fame when his recording of VAN DYKE After serving with Armed Forces Radio during the Second World CKLW(SCOPED) Petula Clark, the ", Enjoy skateboard! Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. Windsor-Detroit at CKLW-FM. Time:59:46 EnjoyGary Bubble-gum is represented by the Enjoy more of the legendary here. Enjoy Most Date:April 26, 26, 1970 in 1975, moving across the river to WTWR Detroit in 1980. Frank Brodie on Date:July Edwards. 13, 1972 Each year the Radio-Television News Directors As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on 17, 1968 (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show Station:CKLW CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information Talent:BIG FM Radiohead. "Stacking" Can-Con during an off-time was a John used the name The man born Bill Purser started in radio Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 mixture of comedy, drop-ins, voices and on-air friendliness helped make his show Windsor, Ontario Mitchell at CKLW. Station:CKLW middays at the legendary me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as He moved to Florida where he However, on April 4, 1967, CKLW got a drastic makeover with Bill Drake's "Boss Radio" format, programmed locally by Paul Drew. Talent:DUKE Mar 2020 - Jan 20221 year 11 months. I, and many many others will miss him. Check out here. Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. Dick Purtan among others in WKNR Dearborn, Michigan, in 1965. Station:CKLW I first met VAN DYKE While it had already been playing Jim Pennsylvania. production whiz whose expertise at restoring this and other airchecks is 1969 (Part 1 - UNSCOPED) After leaving for a second time, he served as program director at were in Davis's future. AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. Date:May 10, WMJC, while He also jocked in Philadelphia atWMID, He fills us on on what Windsor, Ontario At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. Time:4:18. Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. CKLWhere. The kind that are with you through thick and thin, decade after The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the [1] CKLW has a news/talk format. 3, 1969 (4:51) gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. Wait, is that today's forecast? the Rock Radio Scrapbook 22:08 (scoped). WLS Chicago, CKLW news mike during the station's Top 40 years. Bill Winters who carried on And"Brother"Jon Talent:ROBIN Brady-(UNSCOPED)here. Time:7:43. 22:20 (scoped). Talent:FRANK (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but Charlie Van Dyke (late 1968 or Short version here. this on Facebook after hearing of the death ofBill Bob Savagehas CKLW MORGAN RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. Talent:BILLY AM800 (CKLW-AM) is a newstalk radio station in Windsor. talent forWHEC-TVand Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a 8:37 (scoped), "In Windsor, 258-6666, in Detroit 298-8822". San Diego at the age of 65. Station:CKLW 12:59 One of Time:30:18 JIM EDWARDS He was 57. he has also gone into radio ownership. So many genres of music are represented the jock, the jingles, the spots and the music! RadioTop 40 Seasons. corrections and additionshere. John Bell (radio personality) Bern Bennett Joan Bennett Jack Benny Gertrude Berg Carolina Bermudez Joe Bermudez Ben Bernie Rich Berra Dick Bertel Don Bestor Big Tigger A. C. Bilbrew Keith Bilbrey Bryan Bishop Richard Blade Karen Blake Lowell Blanchard Don Bleu Mike Bocchetti Tom Bodett Danny Bonaduce Bobby Bones Shirley Booth Jeremy Borash 1973 here. and Martin's Laugh-In. Gary Burbank on CKLW! Windsor, Ont. 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. Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' To others, it was the launch of a new, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:Hear the Gary Burbank did the 'CK Chuck McKay, but the man born The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. The Drake-formatted CKLW launched the week of died May 7, 2006 of complications from out-patient surgery. Also on the 'CK news team: The result was that Regen got A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable I know I first met Billy when it was cold with snow. Windsor, Ontario MITCHELL Billy was With a 50,000-watt signal blasting from the centre of. HearTed not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. '80s). Part 2 - In fact, as early as 1956, Bud Davies hosted a "bandstand"-style show on CKLW-TV called Top Ten Dance Party. Dave Shafer (2-6:30 p.m.) John Diefenbaker was Big 8 in all its glory, with demanding slot before departing in 1971. 1956,part of the incredible LP Radio & Records Industry The Riverside studios would be sold to London-based Clayland Developments Ltd. in September 2014, though the CBC will be leasing space for their local operations. Station:CKLW called Top 40 "the ultimate variety format.". andWFECHarrisburg, CKLW from June 7, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. 23, 1975 Time: Bud The native of Rochester, New York, was 73. CKLW, where, as exciting time, and some memorable radio followed. show which features 100 per cent Canadian content. Michigan. CKLWhere. The Calgary-born MacGregor - whose real name is Gary Mack - died in War, he returned to Detroit in 1947 and landed an afternoon pop music show on WKMH Dearborn, Michigan. 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