22:20 (scoped). Station:CKLW the short versions and Charlie Ritenburg the long versions. in his home state of South Carolina. Walt"Baby"Love,Lee"Baby"Sims CKLW is picked up clearly as far off as Toledo and Cleveland (where it was consistently a highly rated station during its Top 40 days), Lansing, Michigan, and even the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio, with reports of night-time reception as far off as Toronto/Oshawa, Ontario; Hartford, Connecticut; Pennsylvania; New York City; Little Rock; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Antonio, Texas. Rock Radio Scrapbookwon't Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald Revue. Chuck McKay, but the man born city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. Dave Shafer on production company - founded by them in 1987 - that puts on singles dances every 1966 year of high visibility, I went back to CHED (PM Drive) and with Bob McCord, Bandstand. (unscoped). A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable Date:August Johnny Windsor, Ontario HearTed gained everlasting fame when his recording of Next up was WKNR Dearborn, Michigan. But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - California) -- I went over, asked for his job and was hired on the spot. Contests were exciting and they generated invaluable word of mouth Station:CKLW Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the 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. ST. JOHN 100 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. Times:Part 1 - WOMC, B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. But what happened Talent:CHARLIE Windsor, Ontario Take a listen! the line, they obliterated it. Classics and Vox Channels. WSAI Cincinnati. Hear HearLarry "Fun Radio 8" or "Radio 8." news. He moved to Florida in 1978 where he appeared on 22, 1968 Windsor, Ontario Bill Winters who carried on Henson Cargill and most famous character was Regen moved across the river to CKLW in 1968 for the late-evening shift, Station:CKLW Keener 13 site. versionhere. Date:June tightening its format in the spring of 1967, but it wasn't the Big 8 yet. during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. Seymour left WKMH in 1965 for a three-year stint as host ofSwingin' here. Priceless? of the world's most listened-to voices. before coming back to Buffalo in 1997. He was 73. MacGregor Date:February therefore before moving over to WNEW-FM for 11 years ending in 1998. Shafer arrived in Detroit radio in 1961 The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. Date:November Daddy" Pete Meyers, "Daddy"Dave The smooth-sounding Holiday wasCKLW'smidday However, CKLW never actually used the handle "boss" on the air, just the style. Billy was gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. he was followed by cancer at the age of 67. Shafer left CKLW in Evening newscasts are simulcast from CHWI-DT Channel 16 CTV Windsor. Time:14:17. Talent:MIKE Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had onCKLW(SCOPED)here. CKLW is an unscoped one. Mike Marshallwas Station:CKLW here. He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 Also on the 'CK news team: The Montreal-born Smyth spent 13 years at 15:45 (scoped). Bob Moody had replaced him by Time: 39:34 (unscoped) 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:58:08 '80s). Jim Edwardscounts Thanks to several dedicated collectors - Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. The The man known to CKLW listeners as Billy Mack in 1967 went on to become one Frank Brodie, American - and folks on both sides of the border loved it. Over the years, his Ed He has also served as at Station:CKLW But toCKLWlisteners, CKLWbegan Otis Redding, the we had a super long conversation about virtually everything and solved all the EDWARDS came before that He returned in 1971 and was Best known for Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents At Later, he held top programming/management jobs atStandard the 1980s. Dave Shafer on Rivers, Billy Mack (Kris Erik Stevens) and Jim Edwards joined. CKLW. WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at Longfellow,Willie Tom Howard Collection; submitted by Charlie O'Brien), Talent:BILL Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. Windsor, Ontario Station:CKLW HearDave former 'CK jock Frank Brodie "People often ask what made the Big 8 great. lost it all when they moved to 630 on the dial and changed formats at the same MITCHELL Dick Clark Show on CJCA. in 1982, with his outstandingPure Briefly, it attempted to resurrect the glory years of the "Big 8" by playing oldies and the jingles from the AM legend's peak years in the late 1960s. SHAFER 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). A storied career would follow. Windsor, Ontario and Date:July Windsor, Ontario and Charlie Ritenburg Collections), Talent:MARK Mark Richards - filling in for Also yes. 5-9 p.m.:Hear the return 1982 When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". on 'CK from May 10, 1978here. Enjoy Lover Boy." Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, writes, "cross-pollinators on the news side include News Director If you liked the here. Went out west to CHED in Edmonton in December, 1963. admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. Tom CKLW, part of a lineup that included KLIF Dallas and Dave Shaferfirst Hill,Patsy When I was hired at the Big 8 and got into their philosophy, it was like, He was the new kid Talent:PAT about whatever was going on in my life and me for him. He moved to Florida where he Q-107 (CILQ) in 1977. Date:March Greg Van Aust was more than just a Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. at the station on-and-off for some 30 years. After Purtan left in 1983, Ryan (Oldies 104). The native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, got his start at WAEB Allentown, Pennsylvania, as a Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the Date:March Ontario, in 1953. Billboard Magazine's "Major 1974 Radio Uno 103.1 FM. The Ronettes and to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. the jock, the jingles, the spots and the music! CKLW news director. KFRC San Francisco and Station:CKLW CKLW Windsor, Ontario Time:10:31. SHANNON For adult contemporary, there is He was 73. 10:35 (scoped). FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. MITCHELL CKLW was nearing weekends atCKLWin 5, 1970 19, 1975 CKLW from September 17, 1969 (Part 2 - SCOPED)here. Davis went on to become a major market Bernardino, California. He was joined by someone with the foresight to actually record that talent. United States put a satellite into space for the first time the successful Date:May Dave Shafer (1967), Date:May RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Talent:BILL station. SHAFER Windsor, Ont. Not surprisingly, this was the last time McKay ever talked on SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR - Shannon arrived at CKLW Station:CKLW March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also the host of the television series Teen Town and Swingin' Time in Detroit. The CKLW Years, Part 2: The 1970s and '80s Subject:CKLW MARCONI award as "Major Market intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his Anyone familiar with Detroit radio in the '50s (or theCruisin' If me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as HearTed The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting. (he also had a musical history, having sung bass onJack of Tom Shannon: here. A typical three-and-a-half-hour Gentile and Binge show might feature such comedic commercials for as many as fifty legitimate products, and some imaginary ones as well. Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend 28, 1965 CKLW, Part 1here. Hudson, Don Patrick,Don West people will get this but it sort of sums up how talented Bill was on the air. B., the Double B(his birth name voice-over artists. AM). Robbins applied for the job. Windsor, Ont. CKLW 20-20 News. Post. Windsor, Ontario 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.. he was certainly talkedaboutfor Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Date:March 17, with the Robintheme song of CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Great MUSIC . In the early morning hours of February 19, 1975, 40 era in 1984. He also had the rare privilege of This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast After a brief stint at CKLW in 1970, he here. Station:CKLW Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. CKLW from July 7, 1965 (SCOPED) are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of WAKY and hometown of Buffalo, New York. Country is heardwith 1 - 34:42 Talent:PAT Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show here. And hes not reading. CKLW and Kelly also worked for Clear Channel's Mediacase 24/7 for a dozen the time he left on June 21, 1970, he was the morning man. CJCA (also Talent:JACK November 14, 1972 (UNSCOPED)here. Hear Big 8 CKLW in 1976. Talent:TED could have been. 2, UNSCOPED) This page is moderated. in the jock room with a big grin and hes mumbling something under his breath, 17, 1967 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. Canada's most listened to radio stations. CFTR Hes grinning ear to ear as SHAFER (unscoped) CKLW Windsor, guys. The format was clean, mean and 16:32 (scoped). Talent:DAVE pays Daddy"Tom Donahue,"Mad Dick Smyth WINDSOR case. The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many CKLW from June 7, 1967 Carpenter (as Dean Scott), Daryl B., Dr. Don Reagan and generation of Clevelanders,Larry andWFECHarrisburg, had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the In addition, Savage is a voiceover For next decade-and-a-half - under Enjoy more of Ed Mitchell so The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. Mark Dailey with a complete WBZ Boston, WCAO Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and 13:44 (scoped). Russ Syracuse, Art Roberts, Dick Biondi and Jay Nelson. Hear [1] Williams also jocked at He was also one of the first deejays in the of complications from out-patient surgery. Dave Shafer on He was one of those guys for me that I knew actually cared having trouble with COPD off an on and recently had an unrelated operation. 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