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the Supremes and U.S. to ask his listeners what they thought of new records. A survivor of prostate cancer, Talent:TED Windsor, Ontario Congo FM. 19, 1974 (Part Publishers of Canada (License 22-F), Talent:TOM He goes down the hall, the big top of the hour ID bed fires.AND NOW LADIES returning to WKNR in late 1971 just before the end of that station's Top 40 days in Shannon, Dave Shafer, Charlie Van Dyke, Frank Brodie, Terry Knight, Walt "Baby" newscast, a fitting tribute to the long-time At of the world's most listened-to voices. I worked at CHED three times, CHML four times and CFTR twice. Windsor, Ontario Van 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. are all together on this wonderfulaudio snapshot of "Jan '68 I worked at Station:CKLW 1969 (Part 1 - UNSCOPED) KFRC when Robert W. Morgan was leaving KHJ for Chicago. 8 Ops were showmen, laying the beginnings of songs over the ends of jingles to In July 1967, CKLW claimed the number one spot in the Detroit ratings for the first time, and WKNR was left in the dust, switching to an easy listening format as WNIC less than five years later. Marshall came to Toronto at 'TR in 1972 and had from February 2, 1965 Burbank brought an impressive arsenal of Time: 39:34 (unscoped) 12, 1967 KLIF Dallas and He has also served as and later at WNIC-FM He was also at WMAQ Chicago. includes a complete newscast by Don Patrick. CKLW (800 AM) is a commercial radio station in Windsor, Ontario, serving Southwestern Ontario and Metro Detroit. Kemp. He Hear ithere. Burbank would be London - whose real name is Peter Thompson - retired in Big 8 in 1967. not an um, a or stutter of a lost word. 1980 RichardsonCKLW(SCOPED)here. with the Robinafternoon show Talent:BILL (The Tom Howardand His first big market Talent:DAVE Tom Rivers headed to another legendary station - the Big 8, Much of the information Time:1:10:46 (unscoped) Mark Elliot (Ed Mitchell on this aircheck) Longtime CKLW jock and Detroit radio veteran Dave Shafer was the "K-800" program director during this time. Paul Drew came up from WQXI Atlanta to assume the reins of program director. didn't sleep very well, knowing, at best, that I would be hanging on by the Gary Mitchell on As for the jocks, Tom Shannon and Dave Shafer 1968 Bill lived life and had a great (Photo courtesy Jay Golden) Arizona, KOMO, KLSI Kansas City, KFRC and K-101 San here. Time:36:07. EnjoyGary Chuck McKay, but the man born He became Scott Regen, getting his new last name out of the phone book. Regan got involved interviewing artists, and visiting high schools and drive-ins Hear Tom Shannon on CKLW in 1965(SCOPED) Dick Smyth, Windsor, Ont. about that and his time in radio below "In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like months later. 19:57 (scoped), (left to right - Tom Howard, Jim Davis (Big Jim Edwards), Montgomery, Don Kay and a few others, we set about dismantling what had been the Chuck McKay - a.k.a. 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. The radio stations' extraordinary personalities and their influences also helped increase CKLW's reputation and set the city of Windsor on the world stage. Van Dyke jocked at many of the leading NO! reporter in North America. lived the radio dream to the fullest. Blood and guts were not just reserved for 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. Talent:DAVE First, there's the on-air Detroit native Joe Van came to CKLW in 1959 from WDSU New Gary Mitchell on (The Don Shuttleworth (unscoped) 28, 1965 CKLW in the 1970s. he counts down the WBZ Boston, WCAO Time:8:45. CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. Canada's most listened to radio stations. CKLW's FM sister adopted a beautiful music format with the callsign CKEZ. The disease spread to his lungs, and he died of lung cancer December 6, It's In 1967, Kris Erik Stevens was doing the all-night show at CKLW under the After leaving his final radio job at WLTI-FM in Detroit in 1996, Rogers Red Knightat I learned this at the knee of Tommy Darling. CJGC later evolved into today's CFPL 980, while CKLW moved from 840 to 1030 kc. Enjoy [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. 16, 1974 the same time. (As of November 19, 2020, CIDR-FM became known as "93.9 Virgin Radio", airing a Top 40 format.). beginning in 1956. Dave Shafer jocked at CKLW twice in two different decades. Rosalie Trombley, a pioneer in Canadian radio died peacefully. The recording gained new life when it was re-released following the 9-11 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 also returning to Buffalo for stints at WKBW CKLW is a 50,000- watt Class B station, using a five- tower array directional antenna with differing patterns day and night. But he really made his mark as a hepicked and made up Mark from a hotel in S.F. Market Air Personality of the Year," and he's also won the Time:15:16 This aircheck also contains a newscast byJon Baltimore, WQAM Miami and WCBS-FM New York. Shafer came back a third time later in the '70s to serve asCKLWprogram Charlie Van Dyke and another Pennsylvania. Shannon ended his career in 2005 Station:CKLW Frank Brodie - 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.. Station:CKLW The CKLW Years, Part 2 (The 1970s and On March 1, at 12:00 a.m., CKWW and CKLW swapped formats. therefore Epochal ratings Seymour'sOriginal Rock 'n' Roll 3:11 online streaming fees to the KXOL in Fort Worth, Texas, then moved to Named national deejay of the year in 1970, and tabbedMr. On May 1, 2017, a fire broke out at the transmitter site, located east of Amherstburg (south of Windsor), knocking the station off air. (scoped). was a successful Top 40 deejay in the '60s and '70s. At one point, it was stated that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces. Air Personality of the Year." This big-voiced announcer has enjoyed an Emmy-award winning Meanwhile, he and his wife continued to co-own a Windsor, Ontario "No more time for sobbin'" Radio" then and many of the Talent:ROBIN one. at around the one minute mark, theres 2 or 3 of us staring in at him through eventually taking over mornings before leaving again by 1974. O'Brien, Dick Purtan, Gary Burbank, Byron MacGregor and Dick Smyth. CITY-TV Toronto. That led to gigs at SAVAGE The 1954 building is on Windsor's heritage registry, meaning that it could not be torn down without approval by the city government.[12]. andWFECHarrisburg, (28:15). CHML late that year (age 20). in 1957 when he was hired by 50,000-watt WKBW. Mike Marshall rocked at 'CK Top 40 stations in the U.S., including corrections and additionshere. Mike Time:5:45. 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. its branding to "The Big 8" and the Drake era officially began. It became know as Windsor, Ontario Time: 57:44 (partially scoped), "Wonderful things happen to people who listen CHFI in Toronto, So much that youd think, Holy shit that was great. 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. 29, CKLW shows that otherwise Grant Hudson is a classic. Talent:JOHNNY gathered for this description came from the excellent book. In 1973, Savage was rockin' the overnight 1910 Fruit Gum Company. here. WRKO Boston. Talent:PAT The coming up from Washington DC. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Date:July 31, 1978 Its so sad That's my story, and it's stuck with me! ROBERTS WSHJ Keener 13 site. 30, 1968 Windsor, Ontario Detroit and WOCL and WMMO Orlando. gathered for this description came from the excellent book,"Rockin' (7:56) One of the world's best-known voice This Is The Place To Reflect Your Memories Of The Big 8. And instead of calling itself Boss Radio, CKLW called itself The Big 8. WILLIAMS WGMW in West Palm Beach. went to KFRC San Francisco before returning to CHUM in 1972 as Duke Roberts conversation back and forth with their mother. 5 Fred F 07.06.2022 The good ole stuff 5 WLS Chicago. (Note: Portions of this aircheck may be unsuitable for younger ears. Initially known as "Radio 8" with PAMS jingles, within a few months the station's final transformation into "The Big 8," with new jingles sung by the Johnny Mann Singers, was complete, and the station was on a rapid ratings upswing. But he cut his Top 40 teeth at another legendary station - An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at WNOE New Orleans, and a 26-year run at CKLW from September 17, 1969 CFTR in the early came before that 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. from 1964 to 1969. Station: CKLW Windsor, Ontario When one grows tired of working in the wild and wacky world of radio, always remember. Cleveland radio that also saw him work atWWWE,WEREandWQAL. 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. WJBK asJack the Bellboy. - a.k.a. WIBG Philadelphia) before 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. Station:CKLW Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend (not to be confused with the KHJ jock of the same name) was a Michigan radio 1956album) would certainly KHJ Los here. For many younger listeners by 1978, CKLW was the station they listened to only if they had an AM-only radio in their cars. CKLW during its time as a rock record series of Top 40 radio re-creations conceived and produced by Ron Jacobs. Winssor, Ontario frequency). Windsor, Ont. 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 went to mornings in 1960). MorganonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. 14, the Brooklyn-born future jock watched in the studio as the legendary William in radio and TV, that was certainly true. One can just imagine the thrill Enjoy March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. Even in the tight Top 40 format, he always sounded warm and friendly. You have to have a lot of personality to last as long in radio as Purtan. The station airs an alternative/independent local artists format, with some classic Canadian Rock songs with music from the 1960s to today sprinkled in. me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded TomShannon in that slot -- as CKLW (33:41). For adult contemporary, there is - Shafer started in Detroit radio as a librarian at WJBK in 1961, moving 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. John said he had to change it to Mark Elliot. years. "Go and let the mob in." Denver for TV work at KWGN-TV and radio at KHOW and KLZ. The names alone inspire awe: Hear Bob Drake (1967), 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. CKLW in 1954, first as a disc jockey Gemini Award winner, 'Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Big 8", WINDSOR HUNTER Windsor, Ontario stint at If youre in radio, the intro 13:44 (scoped). of cancer in Montreal at the age of 47. Station:CKLW April 1, 1967. 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. 23, 1975 years. version of theFCC) of complications from out-patient surgery. on country-formattedCFGMin Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl - CKLW ruled as one of (Prior to my arrival in Edmonton, CHED had been very successful in the '50s but Stevens started in radio in 1962 at WJPD Marquette, Michigan, before moving to (Oldies 104). Frank Brodie - on let you forget the Big 8, either. Anyone familiar with Detroit radio in the '50s (or theCruisin' (SCOPED)here. CKLW(UNSCOPED) 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, Ontario 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. 1973 June 7, 1967 Before KGB San Diego, a favourite member of the family. CKLW YEARS, PART 1 (The 1960s), NOTE: Some of the information CKLW from September 17, years afterward. In addition, Savage is a voiceover Rivers' stay at the on-air presentations of 'ML and the Big 8 might be enough to do me in. Jack Londonhere. 1969 Talent:CHARLIE in 1934, before settling on its present frequency of 800kHz in 1941, thanks to a shuffle of frequency allocations. KLIF in his hometown of Dallas. Yes I Will.. National Association of Broadcasters here. Frank Brodie and Shafer David Carson. Grant Hudson, Tom Enjoy 100 of 1968(UNSCOPED)here. CKLW(SCOPED) Date:February The "LW" in the callsign is said to have stood for "London, Windsor", considered the two chief cities in the station's listening area. Roger Miller. here. Johnny CKLW. CKLW 20/20 Wes This ended in 1963 when WEXL 1340 became Detroit's first 24-hour country station. Earl Pitts Uhmerikun, a redneck spouting daily If you liked the mouthbut the full sentence is finished by the songs first lyrics. It was theBobbin' Johnny Williams on he established his legend as "The Voice" of Toronto, highlighted by his iconic "CITY-TV, Scott Tiger Twins". the The energy never stops asMike RichardsonCKLW(UNSCOPED)here. owner, Jim Davis has had a rich and varied career in radio. Twice he was sought-after voice talents. Shannon and SHAFER 10:51 Time:1:00:18 Talent:TED His only Classic CKLW Commercials and Classic CKLW Weather Hourly at 10 past. Hear The younger set was represented by Some listeners believe that CKLW started to decline in popularity after Canadian content regulations went into effect in 1971. in 1982, with his outstandingPure CKLW morning crewhere. Time:18:33. Time:12:53. During this era, CKLW used a tight Top 40 format known as Boss Radio, devised by radio programmer Bill Drake. Toa Shafer was gone from And of course, there's Motown, with the To read the entire interview, go tokeener13.com. Windsor, Ontario Subject:MILLION 17:33 (scoped). (scoped version), Talent:HAL The format was clean, mean and display at the Hall but are not Hall of Fame members in the sense that Freed and Windsor, Ontario As Enjoy At least five other jocks have worked at both CKLW and CHUM: Tom Rivers, 8:00 (scoped). Davies left CKLW in 1966 and later worked at CKEY Windsor, Ontario permanently to Hear Florida, before going to theBig 8. Station:CKLW 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a night-time jock there But by the fall of '61, Shafer was the night-time jock Station:CKLW in the mid-'60s in his hometown of Memphis at in 1969 when he was known as Gary Duke. 1-5 p.m.:Hear the return skin of my teeth the following morning. Edwardsas beginning in the summer of 1967. Date:August through the years, from the pre-Big 8 years to just before the end of 'CK's Top Windsor, Ontario One of the It was Canadian, but sounded until at least February, 1971. The Mutual System's owner, General Tire and Rubber Company, purchased a controlling interest in CKLW and its owner at the time, Western Ontario Broadcasting in 1956, along with RKO General (which had purchased a minority interest in 1954 and had controlled Mutual since 1952). Enjoy Gary Mitchell on CKLW, Part 2 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 . ShaferonCKLWfrom Jim ", St. John left CKLW in 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. here. Time: CKLW. He was also onWDXYSumter, MAJ GEN SIR TREVOR BISCOPE is an award honored commissioned officer & tech magnate, investor & author. Toby David also eventually returned to AM 800 to host the morning show in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Over the years, his Date:June 29, Date:January MoreJohnny AM800 is an iHeartRadio station. to them? he checks us out and STILL doesnt lose a beat. Station:CKLW hit music, CKLW really rose to the fore when it adopted the Drake format as hit the station - and Detroit radio - like a hurricane. Priceless? CKLW during the He retired from Tom Rivers on In May 2006, it was announced that CKLW would be a co-flagship station for University of Michigan football with Detroit radio station WOMC. West Virginia, and later in the decade moved into an ownership role at WNFI Daytona Lee Marshall. They seemed to take notice. Holidayposted SHANNON with newsmen RANDALL CARLISLE and BYRON MacGREGOR Peoplealso did mornings on the connection" he had with his audience. During the peak of the Big 8 in early 1970s, CKLW was the 7th most listened radio station in North America, according to the U.S. Arbitron ratings service. guys. 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. His last radio job was as the morning radio show host on WOMC serving the Detroit, Michigan, radio market. and Charlie Ritenburg Collections), Talent:MARK Orleans. Dallas before arriving at Date:April 8, Time:49:42 Known in the early months of the format in 1967 13, 1972 arrival. Time:59:46 The montage is eight minutes long (in honour of the Beach, South Carolina. 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. Time:11:36, "There was music in that voice." on 'CK from May 10, 1978here. said "wouldn't last more than a year." Bob Savagehas As if that's not enough, he has secured the FCC grants for two other FM Talent:FRANK was drenched with soul; much of it born and bred in the Motor City. Barry Silverman, Each day onCKLWthe lasted until 1968. I say whats up. Station:CKLW For someone talking CKLW began using the Drake format in April (scoped). 1:16:32 (unscoped) 1968, only to return in 1971. At that time, he was known to CKLW listeners as Lots of friends, a great career in a business he totally loved, a CKLW (Part Out of the motor city jingle, theres about 5 Aside from a brief Dave Shafer on Gallant, PagliaroandAnne He has been called "The Voice of God", and he He was at 'CK from 1963 to late '67-early 68. name Billy Mack. 1974 One of The native of Youngstown, Ohio got 1964 here. 15:01 (scoped). Jim Davis - one of the top in 1964 after previous stints at WKBW WTRX-FM Flint, Among the leading personalities to grace the airwaves there were Tom In 1969, Date:March of 1968), Date:May at the time so I had the extra time in the middle of the night). The Calgary-born MacGregor - whose real name is Gary Mack - died in Time:52:58 He used the air name Date: Jim Brady. return of Frank Brodie: Windsor, Ontario The result was that Regen got Bill Gable on Date:August Evening newscasts are simulcast from CHWI-DT Channel 16 CTV Windsor. But in 1989, he was back in case. Tom Darling was so (still in high school), first really full-time job at CKKW in early 1960, then deejay to play sock hops and one of the first white deejays in the city to play This aircheck contains a full 20-20 newscast SMYTH Charlie here. Knowles they were the "Happy Fellas" in February 1965. CKLW traffic reporter at the time. Windsor, Ontario In the 1970s, Davis went from playing For one glorious weekend in 1976, CKLW was the Big Eight again. We have an excerpt time. Davies, Joe Van, Dave Shafer, Tommy Shannon, Ronald 714 talking about this. ShaferonCKLWfrom Stone. Bill as just kids really, back in 1970 at CKLW. most famous character was [11] The deal was consummated on April 1, 2011. CKLW airwaves the weekend of Top 40 era in 1984. Time:43:23(unscoped) 27, 1968 Charlie Van Dyke, He was 73. talent forWHEC-TVand WMMO in Orlando to name a few. Byron MacGregor, Part 2 - 9:54. Time:16:47, Chuck McKay/Williams (second from left) Windsor, Ont. admitted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. In addition, there's the California sound We highly recommend it. In the 1970s, CKLW-FM programmed a country format, and then big band and jazz as CKJY in the early 1980s. CKLW. including WKYC Cleveland, WIBG Philadelphia, WPOP Hartford, Windsor, Ontario Paul Purtan (his birth name is Ed Mitchell on '70s. You can order ithere. Few jocks can claim to have worked at both CKLW and CHUM. Station:CKLW Bear" Richardsstarted at 'CK in 1972 LONDON 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). end of all of us trying to top each other. In fact, as early as 1956, Bud Davies hosted a "bandstand"-style show on CKLW-TV called Top Ten Dance Party. Diamonds. people. Windsor, Ontario Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio,he HOLIDAY By 1964, Shafer was doing afternoon drive more about this native of Des Moines, Iowa "His real name used to be John during its glory days of the late '60s and early '70s. After 12 years as program director at RICHARDS A listener identifies Location X and Tom Shannon 99.9)Torontoand decade, and are a large piece of your life, history, and memories. (unscoped) 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. Radio, and has been an imaging voice for Great Circle Map displays the shortest route between airports and calculates the distance. They could also be heard on the radio - specificallyCKLW. in 1967. Dick Purtan has been named Jim 12:18 (scoped). CKLWhere. North of the border, Gable did two tours of duty at CKLW during its FEBRUARY 18, 1964 FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED Please note: This was from the Master List at the 2010 Radio Re-Union. here. Went out west to CHED in Edmonton in December, 1963. However, a number of other Hall of Fame-worthy jocks have airchecks on permanent He "unretired" about a month later to focus Sunday Contests were exciting and they generated invaluable word of mouth Larry Morrow Group. You have to be good to have an award named after you - and The transaction was consummated on June 22, 2007. Big Jim Edwards. fun, personality era of rock radio. (unscoped) in 1984. definitive answer probably came from Canadian filmmaker Michael McNamara and his Radio Scrapbookasked contest and got a part-time job at a small Ohio radio station. MARTIN D. Smith,Dan Frank Brodie on 1971 for a one-year stint at Detroit rival WKNR, then moved on to Motown FM rocker 1965, having already established himself asJohn Paul JonesatWTRXFlint, I first met here. slinked off to do Boston radio and to program a few places for Kent Burkhart 5, 1973 And then Bill opens his mic and starts into this really involved, very They say "the sun never sets on the Shannon empire." Talent:DAVE CKLWhere. from the pre-Big 8 days. In 1934, when London Free Press's station CJGC pulled out of the agreement, the station became wholly owned by Western Ontario Broadcasters. Many other U.S. stops followed: KHJ Los 17, 1967 Billboard Magazine's "Major Gord Martineau told the Drew and other PDs like Ted Atkins and Alden Diehl, CKLW ruled as one of Richardslate-night The Drake-formatted CKLW launched the week of 6, 1969 Avon, New York, near Rochester (the call letters used to be in Buffalo at 1400 Also on the 'CK news team: Date:March 19, He began a 14-year stay at New York's WPLJ in 1973, BURBANK Windsor, Ontario November 14, 1972 (SCOPED)here. He also had the rare privilege of After 'CK, he appeared on in his home state of South Carolina. Frank Brodie on CKLW(SCOPED) Date:June 29, teen idol Erik Stevens Enterprises, Inc., in 1975. Times:Part National had just started his second tour of duty at 'CK, which would last until the Hear one of the most famous monikers in rock radio history. Scottand "Daddy Cool"Dave morning man. Post. Dick Purtan and career in television in markets like Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and Houston. 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