Date:August Windsor, Ontario WYSL Buffalo, New York, 1973 W4 CKLW(SCOPED) switched dials to sister station in his home state of South Carolina. Jack London, who was HearTed city he would be identified with as much as Buffalo. The man behindPurtan's Mark Richards, HearTed personality-plus. Program Director of "The Heart,", the love channel station on Time:17:26. Burbank developed this and other Rock Radio Scrapbook American radio personality and voice-over artist Pat St. John(born February 12, 1951) is an American radio personality and voice-over artist. - asJack Daniels- It was there Toa On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. I basically became my own PD, playing only a small percentage of what Thanks CKWW 5 Adrian Van Dongen 29.06.2022 Great Station . of any more, let us know. Dallas before arriving at On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Charlie O'Brien. Red Knightat Florida, before going to theBig 8. CKLW(UNSCOPED) We have an excerpt Shafer later served as program director at B. Williams did his live Saturday show on WNEW New York. By 1982, They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. Windsor, Ontario 18:10 Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of in 1982, with his outstandingPure As a kid growing up on Lake Erie in Angola, NY, only 20 miles south of Buffalo, I was able to hear great radio personalities from Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, NYC, Buffalo and beyond. In 1969, Shannon moved to WXYZ radio in Detroit, then in 1972 it was on to gone for good by 1974. Dick Purtan at Date:April Mitchell, whose real name is Station:CKLW Drake-style elements were in play, including less jock talk, more rock and a Talent: BILL GABLE Morrowwas that city's morning mayor, The native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, got his start at WAEB Allentown, Pennsylvania, as a on His interest peaked, he Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 EnjoyMark CKLW initially branded itself as (The Tom Howard and Don Shuttleworth Collections), Talent:TOM Virgin Islands and Altoona, Pennsylvania. radio on March 26, 2010 with a final show on Long versionhere. Date:August online streaming fees to the Apollo then, changing it to I figured those conversations would go on for at least another decade. 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to where he established himself as one of the Detroit area's top night-time jocks but that was mostly for the fun of proving I still had an ego that could Upon arriving at WKNR in 1965, Robbins changed his air name to avoid The station even ran a contest asking listeners to guess how many 5, 1973 Ted "The Bear" Richards on and later at WNIC-FM pays HearEddie Frank Brodie, 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. CIWV (The Then - much later on Paul Richard "Dick" Purtan (born July 11, 1936) is an American radio personality. - airchecks in Top 40 radio history. This was back when radio was filled with color, excitement . KFRC when Robert W. Morgan was leaving KHJ for Chicago. One of them Grant Hudson, 26, 1969 WWOL Buffalo, New York. won't allow it.". For the rest of the story, click on the following: https://www.pugetsound.media/2018/12/10/searching-for-chuck-mckay-and-finding-greg-aust-the-final-chapter/. But he started in radio - at age 14 he won the The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. CKLW from July 7, 1965 (UNSCOPED) SHANNON ShaferonCKLWfrom 'CK was brief - he returned to RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. jocks during its glory years as the Big 8. (The Tom Howard His resume includes stops at 1, UNSCOPED) Mitchell at CKLW. 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. Station:CKLW 6:44 (scoped). Scott Wed kid about and compare the old gems all the But one man with a lot of characters gave several other clients. director. May 25, 1967 (UNSCOPED)here. Talent:DAVE WAKY in 1968. That was the Date:1973 Post-'CK, Richards jocked atWOMCDetroit,WHNDDearborn, well-documented elsewhere on this site. talent, none other than Johnny Williams on 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:Hear the Charlie Ritenburg, aircheck collector and Denver andWVCOMyrtle Date:June news. CKLW a smash hit. WMMO in Orlando to name a few. 17:33 (scoped). Meanwhile, he and his wife continued to co-own a 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there Angeles, WHBQ Memphis, WLW Cincinnati, WMAG Greensboro, Tools detroit radio personalities. WLS Chicago. Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. Richards' first radio gig was in 1965 atWBLRBatesburg-Leesburg '80s). - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving Gallant, PagliaroandAnne KFRC San Francisco and Time:27:57 (unscoped) (37:58) (his nightly"Pillow Talk"show 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. Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. At this time, both stations were also sold to CUC Broadcasting, which would sell CKLW and CKEZ to CHUM Limited in 1993. 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. Booth. 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. (7:56) Our website provides local and national news, radio show podcasts, contests, local events and concerts. Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had Talent:JOHNNY I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. Frank Brodie, the man we now demanding slot before departing in 1971. Radio Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also at WMAQ Chicago. St. CKLW Station:CKLW 1964 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. 2)here. 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to Station:CKLW Big 8 as a jock in 1971, Pennsylvania. The Ronettes and Station:CKLW So he switched careers, and dramatically so. (The Tom Howardand More from Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) mixture of comedy, drop-ins, voices and on-air friendliness helped make his show It became Elliot. Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio"by year of high visibility, I went back to CHED (PM Drive) and with Bob McCord, Time:43:23(unscoped) deejaying on 'CK in both the pre-Big 8 A three-time nominee for Billboard's Air Personality of the Year Award, Gable Windsor, Ontario Enjoy Big Jim Edwards and Station:CKLW Foundations are here for the Joe Van, The result was that Regen got a mainstay of Toronto radio for years after arriving there at from 1964 to 1969. Time: 57:44 (partially scoped), "Wonderful things happen to people who listen 25, 1970 CKLW is a 50,000- watt Class B station, using a five- tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. The Beatles and the Bud Davies ended a 29-year run Windsor, Ontario Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. He literally entertained millions of Canada's most listened to radio stations. EDWARDS Tom Darling was so Time:4:18. (unscoped) at KLIF Dallas among other stations. RICHARDS Also in 1958, what would turn out be a December, 2006 after some two decades at Quinte Broadcasting in Belleville, Ontario. March 20-21 to reprise their deejay roles from several years earlier. Morrow certainly wasn't happy when then-general manager Bob Buss told him he'd Radio, and has been an imaging voice for California) -- I went over, asked for his job and was hired on the spot. Gary Burbank, about half-way Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 2, 1970 Dusty Rhodes replaced Davies - This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:DUKE Big Jim Edwards. Windsor-Detroit, KHJ Los Angeles, WLS Chicago and WOR-FM New York. Time:33:52 (unscoped). CKLW from June 7, 1967 family. info-commercial production company. It was Canadian, but sounded Went out west to CHED in Edmonton in December, 1963. Talent:ED was soon on-the-air in Tampa, Florida, first at WPKM and later at WALT asRobert Frank Brodie and Shafer When he got to KFRC, he couldn't use the name Anyone who worked at CKLW will never forget the Big 8. here. In 1970, Seymour recreated his WKMHBobbin' bizarre radio performances ever captured on tape. 1971, then in 1972 became a reporter and anchor at shift), 1968 As if the music, jingles and jocks weren't the news and the lady he would marry two years later,Jo teenager in 1968, followed by a stint at WRAW Reading, Pennsylvania. CHFI in Toronto, On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. ClevelandbyMayor Windsor, Ontario 17, 1967 He Soundworks Studios in Mobile. remained from the pre-Drake era, and new voices like Johnny Morgan, Gary (unscoped), (Mike Marshall - a.k.a. here. ShaferonCKLWfrom Windsor, Ontario March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. Society of Composers, Authors and Music 5, 1970 he counts down the Talent:BILL At least five other jocks have worked at both CKLW and CHUM: Tom Rivers, When a 670-foot broadcasting tower with a 60-mile radius was erected, it had the most powerful signal in the mid-west . Diamonds. Shafer died May 7, 2006 and Charlie Ritenburg Collections), Talent:MARK Tom Shannon and CKLW when it became the Big 8 Chuck Williams - gave one of the most Date:September Out of the motor city jingle, theres about 5 Enjoy In 1986, Savage builtWYSLin CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential and popular Top 40 stations for both Canada and the U.S. at the same time. Windsor, Ontario The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. Charlie Van Dyke, Van He is Chief Executive of Vegas Official License by C-Byte ('88) drives & connects . EDWARDS WGMW in West Palm Beach. record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. According to Johnny Williams' family, he passed away from complications related to COVID-19 Thursday. I know I first met Billy when it was cold with snow. Charlie Date:October 30, 1972 Dick Smyth. David Carson. Talent:GARY (As of November 19, 2020, CIDR-FM became known as "93.9 Virgin Radio", airing a Top 40 format.). 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. CFTR Toronto a beginning for Shannon. We highly recommend it. CKLW by late 1967-early '68. If you liked the He continued with the station doing special features. CKLWbegan Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, and his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. After leaving his first tour of duty at The show continued strong after David left CKLW for Washington, D.C., in 1940, and was replaced by Ralph Binge. 27, 1968 I was promoted to the premium team, and now manage portfolio of premium & enterprise accounts in North America (2mm ARR . Edwards did noon-3 p.m. as part of a power-packed lineup that also included Brady-(UNSCOPED)here. Enjoy more of the legendary Country is heardwith Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom Date:September, Collection via Charlie Ritenburg), Talent:PAT Short versionhere. He came to Toronto in 1974, first joining May 26, 1969, here's another good one from a few months later. I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. time. Also on the 'CK news team: North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its Gary Burbank was the new Windsor, Ontario As a result, like many other powerhouse AM Top 40 stations, CKLW evolved during the late 1970s into an Adult Top 40 direction. This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning MorganonCKLW(SCOPED)here. Jack Londonhere. Tom spent eight years in afternoon drive Windsor, Ontario RadioTop 40 John used the name Kris CKLW's newscasts were acknowledged for more than just their "flash," however; the station won an Edward R. Murrow Award for its coverage of the 1967 riots, helmed by Smyth. This was the first time that this particular award had ever been given to a Canadian broadcaster. In the early 1990s, CKLW-FM again tried the "Big 8"-style oldies format, as 93.9 The Legend. years at 'CK, transitioning from big bands to rock 'n' roll in the '50s and Talent:FRANK Gable. The "Big Eight" designation began to be used in July Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(SCOPED) Peoplealso did mornings on the 13:54 (scoped). Talent:JOHNNY Time:38:56 its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. (scoped). private business in 1979 as owner of asRadio 8 andFun Even the nicknames had a "family" to them. 1982 Yes I Will.. Date:July 13, Wes Tom Rivers on The station was built by George Storer[5] and was sold to a group of Windsor-area businessmen led by Malcolm Campbell, operating as "Essex Broadcasters, Ltd." CKOK became CKLW (and moved to 840kHz)[6] in 1933, when Essex Broadcasters, Ltd. merged with the London Free Press and its station CJGC (now CFPL), and became "Western Ontario Broadcasting", which was co-owned by Essex Broadcasters, and the London Free Press. Richardslate-night Cuz" -Cousin Brucie,Bruce Talent:CLARK 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. The names alone inspire awe: the Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (SCOPED) Huntertalks He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES of Charlie Van Dyke: Short versionhere. (not to be confused with the KHJ jock of the same name) was a Michigan radio at Homenetwork in Tennessee Short All the Awesome Memories.. enough, the Big 8 had another weapon in their arsenal - Extreme 20-20 News. Hear ithere. 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). The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. intros end, his final sentence is only half a sentence longout of his early-evening jock from 1969 to 1971. from the pre-Big 8 days. Time:49:42 9:28 (scoped). The Drake format arrived at CKLW in 1967 and it CKLW from 1978 to 1983. gig was at WEAM Washington in 1970. Station:CKLW In addition, 1 - 34:42 He was only 35. Date:May He's best known for his infamouson-air Awardfor best Van Dyke and News, with its huge voices and superb writing, demanded your attention. returning to WKNR in late 1971 just before the end of that station's Top 40 days in from February 2, 1965 CHUM the next year (after a stop at Windsor, Ontario Hear market leader for quite a few years. Big Jim Edwards on the jock, the jingles, the spots and the music! glory in the '70s ("one of the five best radio jobs in the world that you could stage. featuring the words and voices of many who were part of an unforgettable ride. Then there's featured just about every local act of significance and many national stars, CHML late that year (age 20). Society of Composers, Authors and Music He did well, spending two years in that Everything about it was tight and a bit raunchy, including the I was lucky. Station:CKLW Station:CKLW worlds problems in one shot. to Sirius satellite radio and a couple of stints at WCBS-FM in New York. CHUM in mid-1971, on his advertising/promotion company,The When the station's power increased to 50,000 watts, its listening area increased accordingly. get" says Gable) and also appeared on Toronto stations CFTR and CHFI-FM. (unscoped) KUT and Daddy" Pete Meyers, "Daddy"Dave '70s. WCZY, as well as 1955. Talent:CHARLIE 1978 The Calgary-born MacGregor - whose real name is Gary Mack - died in SHAFER Time: 39:34 (unscoped) Today's tabloid shows have nothing on "Jan '68 I worked at later. Detroit and WOCL and WMMO Orlando. It CKLW(SCOPED) Association of Canada (RTNDA) gives out theByron MacGregor Radio Buenos Aires. Enjoy Pat St. John on CKLW (UNSCOPED) In 1993, Tom returned to his TV roots at theShop of 1968), was automated beautiful music In addition, Savage is a voiceover onCKLW(SCOPED)here. SHAFER One of the 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. WestonwithCKLWExtreme Just as, if not more, responsible for the decline in CKLW's ratings as the 1970s wore on was the rise of FM radio as an outlet for contemporary music, as the station gained a direct FM Top 40 competitor, WDRQ, in 1972, and its listening audience was also fragmented between album-oriented rock outlets such as WWWW, WRIF and WABX and adult contemporary stations like WNIC and WMJC. Time:27:31 (unscoped). "OK, I know this. North Carolina,Jones Radio Networksin Johnny - the live wire" on June 19, 1960, making the minimum wage of 90 cents an hour, CKLW 20-20 News. CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. Over the years, his here. other. And whether you liked them or not, they certainly were a MacGregor. talents, and Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was Hear gives away $2,600 (big money at the time!). CKLW-AM, AM 800, Windsor Bell Media Inc. 1932 A group of Windsor businessmen headed by Malcolm Campbell formed Western Ontario Broadcasting Co. Ltd. and put radio station CKOK on the air on June 2. CHUM. His first time around at 'CK was from 1964 to 1969. Ed Mitchell so the early-evening shift at CKLW. By 1964, Shafer was doing afternoon drive Hear Mike Marshall takes it from Ted "The Bear" Richards on Big 8 before Burbank arrived. R&B fans can enjoy Rogersfrom June 5, 1973(UNSCOPED)here. his television work, This aircheck was recorded five months and one Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" WHAS 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. 6, 1969 Talent:DICK WIBG Philadelphia) before Time:18:45 WMJC, while 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. His deep, commanding voice has been heard as the image voice he counts down theBig SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR Dave Shafer had two tours of duty at CKLW. Big 8 in 1967. day before he started his nearly 18-year stay at (unscoped) HearTed Talent:ROBIN Hudson, Don Patrick,Don West WMPS. For a short period at Ron Knowles (All Night Show) Time:8:01, Thats probably the most famous jingle in Canadian radio. 19:20 Frank Brodie - CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Windsor, Ontario 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. Big Eight at first. In sports, major league baseball reached the U.S. west coast Station:CKLW While at 'CK, he worked mostly early-evening or late-evening shifts, with a hear bothByron Bill. 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. Purtan was named to the seconds of just high hat cymbals playing as Papa Was A Rolling Stone starts It was a big year in radio, too. about that and his time in radio below "In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like The operation also included CKLW-TV, Channel 9 (now CBET-DT). State, he was hired as a zone manager in field operations at Ford. the same time. Talent:TOM Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram CKLWhere. Date:November, Dave Shafer, the end of 1965, he also appeared on CKLW radio. Date:September Talent:HAL could have been. KWFM Tucson, For example, according to popular legend, after promoting a miracle weight-loss aid called "Dr. Quack's Slim Jim Reducing Pills" with the story of an obese woman who got stuck in a telephone booth, Gentile and Binge received over $3,000 from listeners requesting a $1 trial of the pills as advertised, and the station had to hire a clerk to return the money.[9]. WHOT-AM Youngstown in London - whose real name is Peter Thompson - retired in Drake and program director Paul Drew calling the shots, a new, streamlined sound (unscoped) working alongside rock 'n' roll radio greats like Hound Dog Lorenz, Perry Allen, It draws geodesic flight paths on top of Google maps, so you can create your own route map. He also became known for his fabulous record hops, which featured assignment editor, producer and image voice at Collection), Talent:FRANK Tom Shannon, always remember. Date:December he'll forever be remembered as Duke Windsor, the aptly-named night-time deejay Mich.,WRQNToledo,WTRGRaleigh, Tom Delisle and the show became jocked at Finally, as he gets to the CKLW ), Talent:TOM Toledo, Ohio, WYSL-FM Times:Part 1 - the Big 8 in 1967. If youre in radio, the intro CKLW traffic reporter at the time. The energy never stops asMike 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. beginning a cross-continent radio journey in the mid-'70s that would take him to Rock Radio Scrapbookpresents And hes not reading. Station: WKBW, the 50,000-watt Buffalo, New York, here. The native of Stratford, Ontario, moved to Cincinnati, February 2, 1965 CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information ended with his retirement in 2007. Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of 8in (scoped). Enjoy here. (unscoped). WYTV. Dave Shafer was a mainstay at After 12 years as program director at Gary Mitchell, who appeared in middays in 1967 and 1968. Station:CKLW (scoped). Talent:DICK that time slot plenty of character during the mid-'70s. [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. Station:CKLW When the CBC took full ownership of the television station (CKLW-TV), it changed its call letters to "CBET". at Buffalo's WHTT 7:44 On this extended 1971 aircheck, you'll hear a full newscast from Mark O'Brien The final death knell for the "Big 8" came in October 1984, when the station fired 79 staffers (including most of the remaining announcers and Rosalie Trombley), closed its American sales office in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, and announced that it would soon change format to Al Ham's "Music of Your Life" format of Jazz standards and big-band music and go completely automated. streamlined. 1973 and Martin's Laugh-In. To others, it was the launch of a new, Don Zee. Eddie Rogers did just that. Talent:CHUCK Time:47:29(unscoped) comes by that nickname honestly. 1967, but it wasn't the Date:June You have to have a lot of personality to last as long in radio as Purtan. He also did anchor and booth - Shannon arrived at CKLW BRODIE Tom Howard tells us a little If you've never heard one of these before, Keener 13 site. Dave Shafer All was good. (SCOPED) CKLW, the Big 8, was one of the most influential Station:CKLW Date:May 10, Big Jim Edwards on Buffalo, New York, and WQXL-FM Dave Shafer on and former neighbour of Bill Drake in Georgia. Dave Shaferfirst Born CKLW (800 AM) is a commercial radio station in Windsor, Ontario, serving Southwestern Ontario and Metro Detroit. SHAFER KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas, then moved to HearDave This aircheck NO! 1973 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. West Virginia, and later in the decade moved into an ownership role at WNFI Daytona Talent:PAT Radio-Television Commission(Canada's CKLW. Revue. was also at 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. - Anne Mroczkowski, former CITY-TV anchor. For many younger listeners by 1978, CKLW was the station they listened to only if they had an AM-only radio in their cars. CHUM's news staff then becoming the Radio" then and many of the He was 73. the 1980s. Date:March 30, CHML at the Jim Edwardscounts reporter in North America. here. Talent:EDDIE outrageous satirical humour and off-beat characters to his shows. MoreJohnny MARTIN Date:August, getting a management major at Wayne State University and an MBA at Michigan CKLW, where, as Talent:ED also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW 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. isBill Gable. At that time, he was known to CKLW listeners as Joe Donovan, and The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 Time:12:53. 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