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In October, 2003, what does it mean when dogs ears are back legendary CHUM deejay Bob Laine retired after forty five years with CHUM Ltd. But he did not have to go far for his subsequent venture. Laine - with the assistance of lengthy-time producer Doug Thompson - quickly started the prolonged however fascinating process of sifting through CHUM's huge archives, dating back to the station's beginning as a Top forty station in 1957. It has been a labour of love, and very fruitful.

What Laine and Thompson have found is a treasure trove of airchecks, jingles, pictures and different material from CHUM's Top forty period. They have been very generous in donating these new finds here within the CHUM Archives on Rock Radio Scrapbook, Canada's Aircheck Archive.

So sit back and enjoy - The CHUM Archives, Part 1, the '50s and '60s...

And after you're finished here, please go to...

The CHUM Archives Part 2: the 1970s and beyond...

Subject: Original CHUM JOCKS MONTAGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: 1957 Time: 6:39

They got the rock rolling at CHUM.

Launching what became Canada's leading Top forty station, Phil Ladd, Harvey Dobbs, Josh King, Phil Stone, Pete Nordheimer and Hank Noble have been the jocks on CHUM's first day of hit parade programming on May 27, 1957.

CHUM proprietor Allan Waters thought Top 40 radio sounded like "rocks smashing together" the first time he heard it at WQAM Miami in the winter of 1956-57. Despite that he determined the brand new format was perfect to shake up his station's rankings, which had been anaemic for the reason that station's founding in 1945. So regardless of reaction starting from scepticism to outright hostility, Waters made the move. CHUM went on to grow to be one of the crucial profitable stations in Canadian radio historical past.

But what of the original CHUM jocks? These pioneers came from numerous locations and backgrounds but all have one factor in common: they laid the groundwork for one among Canada's most successful radio stations. Here are their tales:

Phil Ladd (6-9 a.m.): CHUM's first morning man, Ladd got here to the station from KDUB Lubbock, Texas. He had the honour of playing the primary record in CHUM's Top 40 format on May 27, 1957 (All Shook Up - Elvis Presley). He didn't final long - Ladd did his last CHUM show in October 1957, the primary of the unique CHUM jocks to go away the air, and was succeeded by Al Boliska. Ladd continued as CHUM program director till May 1958 when he was replaced by Allan Slaight. In 1960, Ladd was employed to do programming for WONE Pleasantville, New Jersey. An extended-time resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Ladd died in his late '60s, according his friend, former CHUM jock Duke Roberts.

Harvey Dobbs (10 a.m.-12 noon): Dobbs began in radio in 1929 at CFCF Montreal and later moved to CFRB. He was in his eighth year at CHUM when the station switched to a success parade format. His original shift was 10 a.m. to noon, by September it can be expanded to 9 a.m.-noon. He left the airwaves in February 1959 to enter CHUM sales, and was replaced in the late-morning shift by John Spragge. Dobbs died September 7, 1984 at the age of 72.

Josh King (12 noon-1 p.m.): The man born William Joslyn Kingerley arrived at CHUM in 1951, internet hosting a present called "CHUM Valley" (he additionally appeared on "The Johnny Lombardi Show"). King left the station in 1953 but was again two years later to host Country Caravan which continued on CHUM even after the change to Top 40. CHUM cancelled Country Caravan in January 1958 with Al Boliska including the noon-time slot to his morning duties. (Note: A search of U.S. loss of life data shows that a William J. Kingerley died in California on July 18, 2006 on the age of 77.)

Phil Stone (2-5 p.m.): The Glasgow-born Stone was employed by CHUM to do public relations work in February 1949 however wound up on the air when the common host of the show Sports Roundtable was having bother exhibiting up reliably. Stone, whose background included magazines, newspapers and sportscasting on CBC radio and television, wound up being a rock 'n' roll deejay when CHUM made the swap to Top 40. He didn't like the music but stayed on the air until May 1959 when he was changed within the afternoon drive slot by Mike Darow. Stone grew to become CHUM's vice-president in command of promotions and charitable work. He left CHUM in 1966 to show at Humber College, founding the radio program there in 1972. Stone died May 1, 2008 at the age of 94, lower than a year after making his ultimate radio look at the CHUM 50th anniversary reunion.

Pete Nordheimer (5-7 p.m., 10:30-12 midnight): Nordheimer was at CJCS Stratford, Ontario, prior to CHUM. He did a cut up shift on CHUM's authentic lineup, not unusual for radio in those days, with exhibits in afternoon drive and late night time. Nordheimer was the only original CHUM jock nonetheless on the station's lineup into the 1960s. He was doing 1-four p.m. when he was changed by Bob McAdorey in August 1961. After CHUM, Nordheimer did audio work for the United Church and labored in programming for CHIN Toronto. Nordheimer was the final of the dwelling authentic CHUM jocks earlier than he died at age ninety three on February 28, 2015.

Hank Noble (12 midnight-6 a.m.): A country-music recording artist underneath the name Billy Guitar, Noble and his group would carry out reside on CHUM on Friday nights. Noble/Guitar had a #22 CHUM Chart in 1957 with "Here Comes The Night." Noble, who additionally jocked on CFCN Calgary, CKRC and CKY Winnipeg and WCOS Columbia, South Carolina, did his final CHUM all-evening present in January 1958. He was changed by Jay Jackson, who was himself succeeded by Bob Laine later that 12 months. Noble was in his late '50s when he died in 1988.

Other reveals: Several holdovers from the pre-rock era remained on the CHUM schedule when the station went Top 40 on May 27, 1957. Hit Parade was on at 9 a.m., adopted by Who Am I? at 9:15 and "Chapel Chimes" at 9:45. The Johnny Lombardi Show (Italian) was on from 1-2 p.m. CHUM had a 3-hour block of foreign programming from 7-10 p.m. Then Walter Kanitz was on with the Continental Carousel (described as "songs and tales with a European flavour") from 10:00 to 10:30 p.m. All these exhibits were gone from the CHUM lineup by mid-January 1958.

Enjoy the unique CHUM Jocks Montage (adopted by a 1999 interview clip with CHUM founder Allan Waters) right here.

Subject: PETE NORDHEIMER TRIBUTE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: Various Time: 3:28

An period ended when Pete Nordheimer passed away February 28, 2015 at the age of 93.

Nordheimer was the last unique living CHUM jock, the ultimate survivor of a group that included Phil Ladd, Harvey Dobbs, Josh King, Phil Stone and Hank Noble. Nordheimer arrived at CHUM from CJCS Stratford, Ontario, within the mid-'50s and was within the lineup doing a split afternoon drive-late night shift when CHUM introduced its full-time Top forty format on May 27, 1957. Nordheimer lasted longer on air than any of the original CHUM jocks - he was the one first-day jock remaining on the schedule when he was replaced by Bob McAdorey in 1961. Nordheimer later did audio work for the United Church and also worked in programming for CHIN Toronto.

On this tribute, you'll hear a portion of an interview Bob Laine did with Nordheimer in 2006, and several other promos featuring Nordheimer's voice. Thanks to Doug Thompson for putting it collectively.

Hear the Pete Nordheimer Tribute right here.

Dave Johnson (l) and Pete Nordheimer. (The CHUM Archives/Doug Thompson)

Subject: AL BOLISKA PROMO MONTAGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: Various Time: 6:Forty three

(Logo courtesy Bill Dulmage)

He was, arguably, Toronto's first Top forty radio star.

Blazing a trail that many others would observe, Al Boliska ruled morning radio on CHUM beginning in 1957 and CKEY starting in 1963.

Boliska was a success practically from the first second he took over from Pete Ladd on CHUM's morning present in November, 1957. His zany humour (who can overlook "The World's Worst Jokes") and off-beat approach earned him a loyal following that helped boost CHUM's profile during its early days as a Top 40 station. Such was his recognition that Boliska actually did two each day shows on CHUM - the 6-9 a.m. breakfast present and the noon-1 p.m. lunchtime shift.

This 1957 graphic predates Boliska's arrival by just a few months. (The CHUM Archives)

It was a serious coup for rival CKEY late in 1963 when they lured Boliska away from CHUM for his or her morning show (see this Toronto Telegram article from October 29, 1963 from the CHUM Archives. Boliska's tenure at CKEY was brief - he left in 1965 when 'EY switched to a MOR format. He later moved on to CHIN-AM after that station signed on in 1966 and in addition had a stint at CFCF Montreal.

Boliska died on his 40th birthday, taken approach too quickly.

Enjoy a montage of Al Boliska promos on CHUM here.

Subject: JOHN SPRAGGE PROMO MONTAGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: Various Time: 10:Fifty four

(Graphic courtesy Bill Dulmage)

(L-r: Bob Laine, John Spragge, Bob McAdorey, Dave Johnson, Mike Darow, Larry Solway, Gary Ferrier, Al Boliska)

Remember The Housewives Hit Parade? As politically incorrect as this characteristic could be on radio at this time, that was the daily focus of John Spragge’s mid-morning program on CHUM again within the 1960’s. John often referred to his legion of feminine listeners as ‘my gals’. This wasn’t an act on Spragge’s half, he was genuine in his affection for his listeners. CHUM held film premieres and all types of different promotions for John’s ‘gals’.

Another regular characteristic on John’s show was his typically inspirational, generally whimsical, generally thought upsetting Something To think about. It turned a really successful a part of CHUM programming. Of course, somebody had to parody it ultimately. That day came in the future when Bob McAdorey was filling in for John. He began the common theme music for the characteristic, then merely said, "Gina Lollobrigida." There was a protracted pause until Mac mentioned "Something To think about."

(l-r: Al Boliska, John Spragge, Mike Darow, Salvation Army consultant, Dave Johnson. 1961/The CHUM Archives) *Through the glass to the left of Boliska' s head is operator-producer George Nicholson, a.ok.a. Just Plain George)

Near the end of his years at CHUM, John Spragge was made Public Service Director. After he left 1331 Yonge Street, John became a successful Program Director and General Manager, both in Toronto and in Kitchener. He also worked tirelessly for many years for the Radio Sales Bureau (now identified as the Radio Marketing Bureau).

Enjoy this nostalgic look again at CHUM in a less complicated era. John Spragge. The housewives friend.

Enjoy a montage of John Spragge promos here.

Subject: MIKE DAROW PROMO MONTAGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: Various Time: 10:53

(Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)

As a disc jockey, Mike Darow stood head and shoulders above most of the others. Of course that was easy since Mike was 6' 4". Actually, Mike was the tallest disc jockey on CHUM until Tom Rivers got here along.

Mike arrived at CHUM in March of 1959 from western Canada. He replaced unique disc jockey Phil Stone, who moved into CHUM administration. For the primary few years, Darow was on from four to 7 p.m. Then, when Bob McAdorey arrived at CHUM in 1961, Mike moved to the 1-to-four shift.

Mike's two most well-known expressions had been "smile drivers" (that means motorists) and "from the two mikes and two turntables" (meaning himself plus the microphone and CHUM's two turntables back after we nonetheless played vinyl data. Remember them?)

Mike Darow wasn't only a disc jockey on CHUM, but a darn good singer. In truth, he made it to the CHUM Chart twice - once on his own with The Battle of Queenston Heights, a parody of Johnny Horton's Battle of latest Orleans. In 1964, he charted once more as one-quarter of the CHUMmingbirds with The Brotherhood of Man.

Mike left CHUM within the fall of 1965 for new York and an ABC-Tv sport present known as Dream House (ed-the original show hosted by Darow aired from April, 1968 to January, 1970 - it was revived briefly in the 1980s with Bob Eubanks as host).

Sadly, Mike handed away in 1996, however remains to be remembered on this ten minute and fifty second audio montage of his promos on CHUM.

Subject: BOB McADOREY PROMO MONTAGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: Various Time: 10:Fifty one

(Description and picture courtesy Doug Thompson)

Bob McAdorey first hit the CHUM airwaves within the late spring of 1961 after an exhaustive search by CHUM management for a brand new announcer to replace departing DJ Pete Nordheimer. Bob got here to us from CJOY in Guelph, where he was effectively cherished. He additionally saved busy taking part in native politics.

If wit was cash, then Mac was a multi-millionaire. His method with phrases and irreverent humour endeared him to CHUM's listeners for almost 10 years. At numerous instances, his on-air nicknames included "McAdorey the Magnificent" and "the physique lovely."

Mac also doubled as CHUM's music director for many of his years there. After he left CHUM in 1968, Bob worked at nation station CFGM and easy listening after which Top 40 CFTR and then, in the mid-1970s, started an illustrious profession at the global Television Network.

Bob McAdorey handed away February 5, 2005 on the age of 69.

We now have a montage of promos Mac did when he was having fun on CHUM.

Hear the Bob McAdorey montage here.

Subject: THE CHUM JINGLE MONTAGE (1957-2004) Station: CHUM Toronto Date: Various Time: 13:33

When CHUM launched its Top 40 format in 1957, it was not on the familiar 1331 Yonge Street tackle, however a lot additional south at 250 Adelaide Street West. The station was originally at the Hermant Building at 21 Dundas Square when it went on the air October 28, 1945. In 1947, CHUM moved to the Fulpart Building at 225 Mutual Street. It later settled at 250 Adelaide St. West. On April 24, 1959, CHUM took residence what was then recognized because the Ginn Building at 1331 Yonge where it stayed for a half century. In 2009, the CHUM studios have been transferred to 250 Richmond St. West, not removed from the original Adelaide Street address.

They have been called "the songs between the songs." And for a lot of, they were as much a part of the top 40 listening expertise because the music and the deejays. We're speaking about ... the jingles.

A few of Top 40 radio's most memorable jingles have been heard on CHUM Toronto. Whether or not they were from CRC, Futuresonic, PAMS, TM, Johnny Mann or Otis Conner, all of them held a place in our hearts and recollections.

The CHUM Jingle Montage begins with CHUM's early days as a Top 40 station in 1957, continues by means of the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and right up to 2004. That is one of the most unbelievable audio experiences I have ever enjoyed. I hope you'll take pleasure in it as properly.

Benefit from the CHUM Jingle Montage here.

Ever wonder what CHUM's schedule was like earlier than it went Top 40? Check out this schedule from February, 1956!

(The CHUM Archives)

Subject: CHUM PROMO MONTAGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: 1958 to 1962 Time: 10:56

CHUM "billboarded its talent - literally (Photo montage courtesy Bill Dulmage)

(Description by Doug Thompson)

Some have been critical. Many had been zany. But they all had a great sense of enjoyable. That's what CHUM promos have been since the "Nifty 1050" grew to become a Top 40 station in May of 1957.

On this montage from the early years of the station, you'll hear a CHUM promo announcing the search for a substitute for deejay Pete Nordheimer, who was leaving the station (Bob McAdorey was ultimately hired); a foolish deejay promo with Hollywood actress Joan Crawford; a Radio Race promo (a highly regarded CHUM contest in the 1960's) and the Magnificent Seven Singers contest promo that includes all the seven deejays of the day ... ahem ... how can we put this delicately ... singing?

In case you might be questioning, the singing deejays are (in order): Dave Johnson, Pete Nordheimer, John Spragge, Mike Darow, Bob Laine, Al Boliska and J.J. Richards (fill-in host and full-time CHUM newsman.)

Benefit from the CHUMemories. Oh, by the best way, this CHUM promo montage rounds off at 10 minutes and 50 seconds. 10 - 50. Get it? Nifty.

Hear the CHUM Promo Montage right here.

(The CHUM Archives/Doug Thompson and Bob Laine)

Produced by Doug Thompson

Talent: DAVE JOHNSON Station: CHUM Toronto Date: May 2, 1959 Time: 26:26 (unscoped) 12:12 (scoped)

(Courtesy: Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

One of the cheerful and upbeat personalities you may ever hear on the air, Dave Johnson was a buddy to Toronto radio listeners for more than two many years.

Johnson joined CHUM in January 1958, taking over the 7 p.m.-midnight shift on the fledgling Top 40 station. Earlier in his profession, he had been an operator at CKEY Toronto, followed by a stint as an on-air persona at CKOY Ottawa. At CHUM, Johnson joined a staff that included Al Boliska (6-9 a.m. and noon-1 p.m.), Harvey Dobbs (9 a.m.-noon), Pete Nordheimer (1-4 p.m.), Phil Stone (4-7 p.m.) and Jay Jackson (midnight-6 a.m.)

One of the highlights of Johnson's early years at CHUM was a program section known as the Hi-Fi Club. This led to a preferred teen dance get together referred to as the Hi-Fi Club Dance, a few blocks up from CHUM. Johnson personally hosted the dance introducing reside acts and enjoying '45s. Union issues eventually led to the end of the event nevertheless it remains an integral a part of CHUM's early history.

(Dave Johnson with Donna Loren - courtesy Bob Laine and Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

By the point he left the station in late October 1965, Johnson was the only deejay remaining on CHUM from that 1958 lineup. In between, he had hosted the demanding and excessive-profile night-time shift constantly for almost eight years - virtually a CHUM file* - even sharing the mike with the legendary Dick Clark (on tape) for some time in 1963.

After his CHUM days, Johnson moved to nation-formatted CFGM Richmond Hill as afternoon drive host and music director (turns out he was an enormous fan of nation music, in addition to being an opera buff and gourmet chef!) He was nonetheless holding down his acquainted afternoon drive slot at CFGM when he died all of a sudden of a coronary heart assault October 20, 1980.

Hear Dave Johnson with the Hi-Fi Club on CHUM right here. (UNSCOPED)

Hear Dave Johnson with the Hi-Fi Club on CHUM here. (SCOPED)

*Russ McCloud was a night-time jock at CHUM for 9 years - August 1984 to August 1993, when he moved to afternoons. That may make him the holder of the document for the longest uninterrupted stint on nights at CHUM. Due to Russ for confirming the time he spent on nights. All informed, McCloud was at CHUM for sixteen 1-2 years (he also worked mornings for a time earlier than returning to afternoon drive.)

Subject: THE MAPLE LEAFS Forever RADIO CARTOONS Station: CHUM Toronto Dates: 1959, 1960 and 1962 Times: Various

CHUM carried Leaf hockey through the 1964-sixty five season

Remember when the Toronto Maple Leafs received Stanley Cups?

It has been so long, the memories of that time have nearly completely light. In spite of everything, they have not gained a Cup since 1967. But these radio gems that appeared on CHUM back in the '50s and '60s ought to deliver that period flowing again.

The Maple Leafs Forever Radio Cartoons have been the brainchild of Allen Farrell, CHUM's Promotion Director and creative guru. They were modeled after the "cut-in" records made popular within the 1950s by Buchanan and Goodman of The Flying Saucer, Parts 1 & 2 fame.

The Radio Cartoons featured a mock hockey game punctuated by brief document clips. They first appeared in 1959 (with Allen Farrell appearing solo as Foster Know-it). He was joined by Garry Ferrier in 1960 and in subsequent variations. The position of Bill Hewitt (Faster Foster) is played by Farrell whereas Ferrier plays Foster Hewitt (Faster Foster's father). They are true gems of Top 40 radio comedy and creativity and you'll hear the results below:

The Maple Leafs Forever Radio Cartoon, 1959 (with Allen Farrell) (3:18)

The Maple Leafs Forever Radio Cartoon, 1960 (with Farrell and Garry Ferrier) (3:36)

The Maple Leafs Forever Radio Cartoon, 1962 (with Farrell and Ferrier) (3:31)

Talent: AL BOLISKA with "THE WORLD'S WORST JOKES" Station: CHUM Toronto Date: 1960 Times: Various

Al Boliska was the centre of attention at CHUM - and in this picture. (Courtesy: Bill Dulmage)

"Do you notice if it weren't for Edison we might be watching Tv by candlelight?" - Al Boliska

He was so funny it hurt - Al Boliska either made your sides split, otherwise you'd groan with agony.

The king of the corny joke, Boliska starred as CHUM's morning man for six years earlier than heading the wake-up show at rival CKEY.

Boliska worked off-air at CBC news in his hometown of Montreal before taking on hosting duties at CKLC in Kingston, Ontario, in 1953. It was there he started to develop his zany style. In line with Allen Farrell's ebook The CHUM Story, he usually shocked his CKLC listeners by doing his present from the Kingston pen or the local people centre. In 1956, Boliska took over the morning present at CKSL London, Ontario. Then it was on to Toronto as Boliska and his lengthy-time operator George Nicholson were employed for CHUM's morning present in the fall of 1957.

Front and back cowl of "The World's Worst Jokes" pocketbook version. (Courtesy: Doug Thompson)

At CHUM, Boliska grew to become a morning legend, with options just like the World's Worst Jokes, and a cast of characters like Just Plain George (Nicholson), Officer Tie Clip (CHUM janitor and handyman Al Deveraux) and Lou the Butcher (yes, an area meat-store operator). Boliska was Toronto's first Top forty morning funnyman, and he paved the best way for the numerous that will follow.

Front and back cover of "More of the World's Worst Jokes" pocketbook version. (Courtesy: Doug Thompson)

Long-time CHUM producer Doug Thompson talks in regards to the World's Worst Jokes...

"The World's Worst Jokes was the daily corny joke comedy bit that Boliska did at CHUM at 6:45, 7:Forty five and 8:45 AM, with George Nicholson ("Just Plain George"), his op, who he'd worked with at CKLC Kingston previous to coming to CHUM. I have several unique WWJ segments from CHUM airchecks that Charlie (Ritenburg) and i re-built. What CHUM did within the early days (58-60) was repeat The World's Worst Jokes in the Dave Johnson Show at evening. Dave normally talked over the tip music, so you can by no means get a clear copy.

I additionally occur to have in my personal archives, the original albums that Boliska used for each his theme track "What D'Ye Mean You Lost Your Dog" (listen to it here in MP3) and the WWJ. They're two separate albums by Albert White and the Gaslite Orchestra out of San Francisco. So, Charlie and that i married the ending music from my album to the WWJ airchecks and viola...clear variations. In fact it took quite a bit of work to get them to match up, the airchecks were in really unhealthy shape. I used them on the air as part of the 1050 CHUM Hall of Fame segments."

Front cover of "The World's Worst Jokes" pocketbook version, Volume 3. (Courtesy: Doug Thompson)

Boliska enjoyed a memorable run at CHUM earlier than CKEY employed him away for mornings in late 1963. But he rapidly regretted leaving CHUM, as this Toronto Telegram article from February 11, 1964 from the CHUM Archives reveals. After his CKEY keep ended, he moved to Johnny Lombardi's CHIN in mornings for the launch of that station in 1966. Boliska left CHIN the subsequent yr for the morning show at Montreal's CFCF in 1967. His producer, the late George Nicholson, later produced John Gilbert's discuss show at CHUM.

Boliska kept busy outdoors of radio. His novelty-music The Ballad of The Dying Cowboy (take heed to it right here (MP3)) reached #18 on the CHUM Chart in 1960. He additionally did a weekly travelling Tv present on Toronto's CBLT-Tv called On the Scene, and wrote a column for the Toronto Telegram.

Boliska died of a heart attack in Toronto on April 7, 1972 on the eve of his 40th birthday.

The "World's Worst Jokes" was made into file album in 1966. There was also a "World's Worst Jokes" e book - the primary version by McClelland and Stewart was revealed in 1966 and the Simon and Shuster pocketbook edition (pictured above) came out in 1968 (a followup, "More of the World's Worst Jokes", was also revealed by Simon and Shuster). Boliska additionally did three other books "It's Written: A set of Graffiti from the washrooms, fences, alleys, partitions, billboards and subways of North America" (1968), "The Mahareeshi Says" (A 1969 Pocket Books publication)", and "Wipe-Outs" (a 1969 e book of insults, put-downs and caustic quips from Pocket Book).

Enjoy some Al Boliska humour under:

Segment One (with sidekick Just Plain George) might be heard right here. (0:45)

Segment Two (with sidekick Peter Dickens) could be heard right here. (1:04)

Al Boliska on the CNE, 1959. (The CHUM Archives)

Al Boliska with unknown CHUM feminine staffer in 1961 outside the CHUM constructing in 1961 for the Austin 850 Dream Weekend in London promotion. (The CHUM Archives)

Al Boliska on the CFCF chart from May 19, 1967. (Courtesy: Doug Thompson)

Allen Farrell sent this memo to the CHUM jocks on November 28, 1963.

Larger view here.

Talent: MIKE DAROW Station: CHUM Toronto Date: April 12, 1961 Time: 32:37 (unscoped)

CHUM was more than hit parade station - it was additionally a extremely-polished full service operation.

Good proof of this is found on this aircheck of Mike Darow's afternoon drive shift on April 12, 1961. The top tunes of April 1961 are heard in fact however the massive news of the day isn't forgotten: Yuri Gagarin has grow to be the primary man in house as you will hear on a CHUM "News Extra" with Ron Knight, a.ok.a. Art Cuthbert. Pierre Berton is heard with considered one of the numerous every day commentaries he was doing for CHUM on the time. The subject is the common cold, still a topical subject.

There's traffic "CHUM Terrific in Traffic in Toronto", weather (with Weather Consultants of Canada), horse racing outcomes "It's Pony Time!" and commercials for Pepsi, Hellman's, Campbell's Soup, Neilson Chocolate, Made Rite Potato Chips and long-departed brands Woolworths and Mann and Martel. Darow provides away a duplicate of the Marcels' Blue Moon to a lucky listener, and there's a salute to Danforth Tech high school and and "Win It This Minute" is returning to CHUM. Wow!

Enjoy Mike Darow on CHUM from April 12, 1961 right here.

Talent: JANE MORGAN Station: CHUM Toronto Date: June 14, 1961 Time: 32:00

The stars got here out at CHUM in 1961 when the station had several effectively-known personalities host music reveals in place of the common DJs.

Mitzi Gaynor, Bill Dana (with his character Jose Jimenez), Pat Boone, Jim Backus, Conway Twitty, Tennessee Ernie Ford and others all took turns on the CHUM mike on this rather interesting programming move. Pierre Berton even did a 3-hour music present and - at his insistence - played classical music!

Jane Morgan, best identified for her 1950s hits Fascination and The Day the Rains Came, additionally took a turn at the CHUM mike and we have now it for you!

Enjoy Jane Morgan as she fills in for John Spragge in the 9-10 a.m. hour on CHUM here.

Talent: MITZI GAYNOR Station: CHUM Toronto Date: June 14, 1961 Time: 29:23

(Courtesy: Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives) Mitzi Gaynor, maybe greatest remembered for her look in 1958's "South Pacific", fills in for Mike Darow in the 5-6 p.m. hour right here.

Talent: THE VOICE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: May 18-19, 1962 Time: 40:Fifty four

There was a time when the arrival of a brand new deejay at a Top forty radio station was big information - actually large information. But few stations made as large a splash about it as CHUM did when "The Voice" arrived.

It was May, 1962 and CHUM had simply hired a new all-evening deejay, but he wasn't on the air but. Nowadays the all-evening show shouldn't be one thing most stations spend a whole lot of effort - if any - selling, however again then each day half was thought of essential. So when CHUM hired its new all-night time jock in '62, his arrival was handled like that of royalty.

Friday, May 25, 1962 (technically 12:00 a.m. Saturday, May 26) was the night time the new deejay was scheduled to start. For weeks before, CHUM promoted it as the best thing since sliced bread (which again then was nonetheless delivered by a bread man, however we digress). On the fateful evening at midnight, the whole CHUM deejay workers - even morning man Al Boliska who had a present to do at 6 a.m. - turned out to welcome the brand new rent.

What occurred next? And just who was "The Voice"? Listen right here.

More ON ... "THE VOICE"

CHUM did an intense job of selling "The Voice". A few of the on-air promos (we have 13 in all) that ran in the days previous to his arrival can he heard here. (5:57)

CHUM additionally ran a promo on the same day the identification of "The Voice" was revealed. You possibly can hear that here. (0:52)

The famous Music Till Dawn opener could be heard here. (0:33)

Only for the record, "The Voice" - who in actuality was Bob Laine - had left CHUM in March, 1962 for a very brief stint as CFGM's morning man. When he returned to the all-night show in May, 1962, he stayed at CHUM - on-air or in management - for forty one 1-2 extra years!

Subject: THE LEAFS WIN THE CUP!!! Station: CHUM Toronto Date: April 18, 1963 Time: 1:Fifty two

(Graphic courtesy Doug Thompson)

The Leafs win the Cup! The Leafs win the Cup! The Leafs win the Cup!

It's troublesome to imagine a bigger Toronto sports activities story than if the Maple Leafs ever gained the Stanley Cup once more. In spite of everything, Lord Stanley's mug has eluded them since 1967 and the reminiscence of their glory years grows dimmer every year. Yes, they've had some decent groups since - they made the semifinals in 1979 and 1993 - however any plans for an additional Stanley Cup parade remain decidedly on hold.

Within the 1960s, nevertheless, the Leafs received the Cup so typically it was nearly routine. Toronto gained 4 NHL championships in the '60s - three in a row from 1962 to 1964 and one other in 1967. Then the drought began.

On this clip from April 18, 1963, CHUM sports director Bryan Hall excitedly relates the information of the latest Leaf Stanley Cup victory.

Hear it here.

We requested Doug Thompson about Bryan Hall, and here's what he advised us...

"Bryan was at CHUM for 3 years. He'd been employed by Allan Slaight who knew his sports work from Edmonton when Slaight was at CHED and Bryan was at CJCA. Bryan advised me Slaight and he labored out his contract on a cocktail napkin at a bar. Bryan was in city protecting the Eskimos (he wasn't the play-by-play announcer yet) and Slaight met with him on the airport and wrote his deal out on the napkin.

Bryan Hall left CHUM and went again to Edmonton (from whence he came). He was at CJCA, earlier than and after he returned to Edmonton. Then when CJCA went dark in 1993, Bryan moved over to CHED as sports activities director. He was also the play-by-play voice of the Edmonton Eskimos for forty years, a job he has retired from.

Jon Pearkins wrote to us in 2010..

"Hall can also be Sports Director for the other three Corus stations in Edmonton: CHQT (iNews880), CKNG-FM (JOE-FM) and CISN-FM. He began his career at CKUA Edmonton in 1953, joining CJCA in 1955. Biggest irony: Bryan was born in Toronto in 1934."

Talent: DICK CLARK with JOHN SPRAGGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: May 27, 1963 Time: 26:43

(l-r: Dave Johnson, Dick Clark, Alan Slaight, unknown/The CHUM Archives)

It was the spring of 1963 and the heat was on.

Dave Mickie's new night-time show on rival CKEY was gaining in recognition and CHUM wanted to do something big.

So that they introduced in the largest identify of all of them.

On May 27, 1963, CHUM began carrying The Dick Clark Radio Show. The American Bandstand host had been making this system available to radio stations since the beginning of the yr via Mars Broadcasting of Stamford, Connecticut. The first CHUM present was broadcast reside from The Terrace, a now-demolished curling club and roller skating rink in downtown Toronto. Subsequent editions had Clark on tape and regular host Dave Johnson reside.

Production whiz Claude Deschamps - who had the job of making your entire 7-9 p.m. present sound live - encouraged Clark's production company to ship personalized bits, time checks protecting each possible time, and extra "interaction" with Johnson. Clark's individuals have been so impressed with Deschamps' work that they provided him a job (he finally stayed at CHUM).

Mickie, who started within the 7-eleven p.m. shift at CKEY in April 1963, left the station in September. Clark's CHUM present continued till the top of the 12 months. The Dick Clark Radio Show was solely picked up by few dozen stations - including CJCA Edmonton - and appears to have ended sometime in 1964.

Just a few hours earlier than Clark's first CHUM show, he appeared on the station with late morning jock John Spragge. The American Bandstand host bantered with Spragge and took just a few calls from listeners (it is attention-grabbing to listen to ladies give their names as Mrs. (insert husband's name) - a follow that thankfully ended way back). A few hours later, Clark went to The Terrace to do his first CHUM show, which you'll hear in our 1963 part.

Enjoy Dick Clark and John Spragge on CHUM right here.

(Larger view right here)

(L-r: Dick's within the middle by the long white balloon, Bob McAdorey is to Dick's proper and Dave Johnson to Bob's right. That's CHUM board operator/producer George Nicholson "Just Plain George" sitting at the desk doing the live engineering./The CHUM Archives)

Talent: JOHN SPRAGGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: June 17, 1963 Time: 48.Fifty nine (unscoped) 16:17 (scoped)

He solely had one on-air gig, nevertheless it was among the finest. For 10 years - 1958 to 1968 - John Spragge was the midday announcer at Toronto's CHUM, his calm, pleasant voice entertaining hundreds of thousands of southern Ontarians and western New Yorkers during CHUM's first decade as a Top forty station.

Spragge started at CHUM within the late '50s in news while taking Radio and tv Arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. Eventually he dropped out to work full-time within the news division, a decision he would never regret. In 1958, he took over from Harvey Dobbs within the 9 a.m.-noon shift, beginning a decade-lengthy run in middays at CHUM. During that point, listeners heard the Housewives Hit Parade (girls voting for their favorite tunes each week) and also got the details of Spragge's next film preview. These events, hosted by Spragge himself, were held at a local theatre and gave listeners a chance to fulfill John, and vice-versa. Such was the non-public nature of radio at the time.

(Courtesy Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

In December, 1963, with the arrival of morning man Jay Nelson, Spragge's hours modified to 10 a.m.-1 p.m. In the spring of 1968, he moved briefly to noon-4 p.m., then noon-three p.m. by the summer time. But by August, with CHUM's swap to the Drake format, the man generally known as "The Hawk" was gone.

Spragge would never do a jock shift once more. After CHUM, he spent a number of years with the Radio Sales Bureau and Standard Broadcast Sales. He was program director at CFRB Toronto from 1972 to 1985, and likewise programmed Talk 640 in Toronto within the '90s. Spragge additionally labored in Kitchener, Ontario, at CFCA, CKKW and CKCO-Tv, and was additionally a public speaker and consultant.

Deeply involved in charities, Spragge walked in the primary March of Dimes, built properties for Habitat for Humanity, and helped restore summer camps for kids with special needs, along with many other charitable initiatives. In 2008, he grew to become solely the second person to twice win the Rotary Club's highest honour, a Paul Harris Fellowship.

Spragge died December 16, 2008 in Toronto after a two-12 months battle with cancer. He was 71.

Enjoy John Spragge (UNSCOPED) on CHUM right here.

Enjoy John Spragge (SCOPED on CHUM right here. * introduction by Bob Laine

Note: John Spragge counts down the CHUM Chart of June 24, 1963 on this aircheck (see below).

(CHUM Chart courtesy Ron Hall)

Original full-length aircheck restored by Doug Thompson and Charlie Ritenburg

Custom scope for Rock Radio Scrapbook by Doug Thompson

Subject: DAVE JOHNSON PROMO for Hello TORONTO Station: CHUM Toronto Date: 1964 Times: 00:Forty one

(Courtesy: Doug Thompson)

They have been at opposite ends of the clock, however right here Jay Nelson and Dave Johnson come collectively.

In 1964, Nelson did the 6-10 a.m. shift on CHUM, whereas Johnson was on from 7-10 p.m. On this promo, Johnson urges listeners to tune into Nelson's Hello Toronto morning drive comedy segments.

Hear Dave Johnson's promo for "Hello Toronto" here.

Hear some "Hello Toronto" segments from 1967 right here.

Talent: LARRY SOLWAY Station: CHUM Toronto Date: January 29, 1964 Time: 25:Forty seven

Larry Solway, 1969 (Courtesy Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

Amidst the rock, CHUM had discuss.

Within the 1960s and early '70s, Canada's main Top forty station was house to the ground-breaking and sometimes controversial talk present Speak Your Mind, hosted by the outspoken man with the booming voice, Larry Solway. The Toronto-born Solway arrived at CHUM in the mid-'50s, before it was a Top 40 station, and in addition to his talk show duties served as Creative Director of CHUM and briefly as its Program Director throughout his decade-and-a-half with the station. He and promotions head Gary Ferrier did an on-air shtick known as "Larry and Gary" for a time. Solway was also a vice-president and was responsible for bringing in Murray the K to CHUM-FM and Jack Armstrong on the AM side in 1968.

Larry Solway publicity shot, 1960 (Courtesy Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

Speak Your Mind debuted on CHUM in 1960 with host Dr. Marcus Long, a professor of philosophy on the University of Toronto. Trent Frayne and June Callwood, a married couple at the time, later co-hosted together or did the present individually. Solway took over the reins completely in 1964. Speak Your Mind initially aired from 10:30-10:55 p.m., then grew to become a two-hour present beginning at 10:00 p.m. in 1964. It moved to late mornings in 1968, first from 10:00 a.m. to noon then 9-eleven a.m.

The present was renamed The Larry Solway Show for the 1970-71 season but Solway left CHUM in November of that yr after airing a controversial series of exhibits about sex. John Gilbert changed him as host and continued with The John Gilbert Show until 1977. Solway later did discuss exhibits at CHIC Brampton, Ontario (1976-79), CKAR Oshawa, Ontario (circa 1983), CFGM Richmond Hill, Ontario (1986-1989), CFLY Kingston, Ontario (circa 1989), CFRB Toronto (1991-92) and CHOG Toronto (1996-97).

Larry Solway (r) Pierre Berton (l) on the CHUM mic in 1961 (Courtesy Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

Solway wore many hats. He wrote two books - The Day I Invented Sex (after his departure from CHUM) and Do not be Blindsided by Retirement (with former funding counsellor Andrew Bertram) about adjusting to retirement. Solway was a panellist on the CBC-Tv shows Flashback (1966-68) and This is The Law (1971-75). He appeared in the films Meatballs and The Brood amongst others and was an achieved stage actor, producer and director. Solway was a columnist for the Sunday Star in Toronto in the late '70s, and was an lively blogger in his '80s. Solway also dabbled in politics, working unsuccessfully for the new Democratic Party in the 1999 Ontario provincial election.

An avid sailor and piano player, Solway died of complications from bladder cancer on January 9, 2012. He was 83. In his remaining weblog put up, he wrote, "I hope to outlive. If not. It’s been good."

Hear Larry Solway with Speak Your Mind on CHUM from January 29, 1964 here.

(CHUM Chart, December 11, 1967/Courtesy Ron Hall)

Upon studying of Solway's demise, Doug Thompson wrote about his former CHUM colleague on the SOWNY Radio-Tv Forum. You'll be able to learn it in its entirety under.

"My first shift at CHUM on February 1st, 1965 was 6PM to midnight, which meant working the final hour with Bob McAdorey, all 3 hours with Dave Johnson, then 2 hours with Larry Solway on "Speak Your Mind". There was no cellphone screener. I was it. For my first day, Larry only yelled at me once on the talkback. "Don't put callers like that by means of once more" was precisely what he said as a result of it is perpetually etched in my mind. I used to be 18 and terrified of Larry...at the least that first night.. I do not exactly remember what sort of caller he was referring to nonetheless.

In Chuck Blore's "History of Radio" montage that he produced for the 1968 Bill Gavin convention, Chuck used a brief clip of Solway berating a caller. That was the kind of thing Larry did extremely effectively. I remember one time, he took one listener apart, ranting and yelling...up one side and down the other. After he hung up on the caller and while he was still talking about it on air, he turned to me and winked.

He was one hell of an actor.

I labored with Larry on "Speak Your Mind" for the 18 months I was a board op, then we shifted into a special relationship once I moved into manufacturing. Larry was CHUM's Creative Director and i recorded extra Steinbergs and Bad Boy commercials with Larry than I care to consider. Garry Ferrier was all the time enjoyable to work with as a result of he joked around with you in the studio. Larry would too, if Garry was recording with him or Bob Laine or any of the CHUM jocks, however on his personal, he was all business.

After he was fired for that collection of daytime programs on sex, which as we speak would not even make a nun blush, I went to a ebook signing for "The Day I Invented Sex", the ebook Larry wrote about that point. He inscribed an absolutely wonderful observe to me contained in the fly leaf that I'll at all times cherish.

In 1969, Larry wrote the unique CHUM History Of Rock. All 28 hours of it. It was a lot of Larry's opinions about rock'n'roll (he wasn't a fan) with some info thrown in. If I remember appropriately, we had about per week to supply it (that appears like old times eh Warren?). The always lovely Chuck Riley flew up from Indianapolis the weekend earlier than to report the narration. We had very few interviews, but I managed to insert a couple of Elvis and Beatles interviews in anyway.

When Bob Laine and i started working on the CHUM Archives in October 2003, I discovered those 28 original History of Rock master tapes intact.

They still had my hand written cue sheets inside the bins.

The perfect advice Larry ever gave me was in 1967 when CHUM inventory was about to go on the market. Staff may buy them for $10.50 a share. The week earlier than the stock launched, he told me, "borrow as a lot money as you can and purchase, buy, buy".

The CHUM inventory opened at $18.00.

Larry was right...once once more.

"Turn your radio down" tonight in honour of one in all Canada's greatest broadcasters. Larry Solway."

Talent: JOHN SPRAGGE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: April 7, 1964 Time: 8:27

One of the hallmarks of CHUM's early years was the stability of its on-air staff. Bob Laine served for 10 years on the all-night time present (1958-1968), while during the identical interval there were only two morning men (Al Boliska and Jay Nelson). Dave Johnson and Brian Skinner lined that 10-yr interval in the highly coveted evening slot while middays had been the preserve of John Spragge.

Spragge replaced Harvey Dobbs within the 9 p.m.-noon slot in 1958 and entertained on mid-days until he left with the changeover to the Drake format in 1968. As you'll quickly inform on this aircheck, CHUM's weekday daytime programming in those days was unabashedly aimed toward "housewives," as homemakers were called then. The music featured a lot lighter fare than one would possibly expect from a Top forty station. The true Top 40 music got here after faculty, at evening, in the mornings and on weekends, when the kids would be listening.

Hear John Spragge right here.

Talent: BOB LAINE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: September 3, 1964 Time: 27:36 (unscoped) 15:22 (scoped)

"Good morning world, this is Bob-O. Good morning Bob-O, this is world."

For practically a decade, those words greeted CHUM listeners six nights a week on the stroke of midnight. It was the opener of the Bob Laine present, probably the most memorable all-night applications in rock radio history. For six hours, listeners had been treated to the top songs from CHUM Chart and the very best hits of yesteryear, with one in all friendliest-sounding deejays within the business.

Laine talks about his CHUM years...

"I began my career in May of 1958 as the all-night jock and retired forty five and a-half years later as a radio vice-president. I did every little thing one can do in radio ... on-air ... station manager ... basic supervisor ... black hat (with white trim) ... duopoly putter-together (Windsor) ... pay equity ... employment equity ... radio station designer. I had the perfect time for all these years. I was taught and skilled by the greats - Allan Waters, Fred Sherratt and Al Slaight. I was given opportunities one can solely dream about by Jim Waters and I was on the air with the greats of '60s radio ... Boliska, Johnson, Spragge, McAdorey, Darrow, Nelson, Weaver, Roman and the pioneers the CHUM 1950s, guys like Pete Nordheimer, Phil Stone. Harvey Dobbs. While you read Al Farrell's guide "The CHUM Story" know that the great instances we associated are true ... if not incomplete!!! There are some stories that will just should go untold! I hope you get pleasure from the nice music I performed on this aircheck."

Laine arrived at CHUM following a stint at CHNS in Simcoe, Ontario. At CHUM, he joined a station that just the yr before switched to a full-time hit parade format. At the time, there were many who thought rock 'n' roll was only a fad, and devoting a station to the "satan's music" was sheer folly. History would show them unsuitable.

Laine spent 10 years on the all-night show, playing the hits of the day and - at three o'clock within the morning - oldies on the Golden Galaxy. Back then the oldies weren't very previous and the idea of taking part in them was fairly new. But earlier than long, there would be numerous stations taking part in oldies and quite a few shows specializing in oldies. Laine was one of the pioneers of the idea.

Laine moved to middays in August, 1968. He did his final common CHUM present on Christmas Eve 1969, returning for some weekend appearances in 1970. Later, he was program director at CHUM-FM, a part of his three-decade profession in CHUM administration. But for many who remember CHUM in the '50s and '60s, he'll at all times be the voice in the night.

Hear Bob Laine on CHUM from September 3, 1964 (UNSCOPED) here.

Hear Bob Laine on CHUM from September 3, 1964 (SCOPED) right here.

Talent: DAVE JOHNSON Station: CHUM Toronto Date: September 11, 1964 Time: 57:05 (unscoped) 20:33 (scoped)

The Canadian Flag Debate was raging. Shindig and Bewitched premiered on ABC. The Warren Commission Report on the JFK assassination was launched. Harpo Marx died. Keenu Reeves was born.

It was September, 1964 and in Toronto, within the midst of Beatlemania, you possibly can be taught the Fox Trot at Arthur Murray's. A five-bedroom bungalow in the Danforth-Warden space could possibly be had for $12,900. You possibly can buy footwear at Agnew-Surpass, food at Bassins, discover bargains at Sayvette The Discount Department Store, purchase constructing supplies at Beaver Lumber, fill up at Supertest.

Men's all-weather coats could be bought for at Simpson's for $24.95. Red Arrow Distributors was selling an AM automotive radio for $29.Ninety five with a FM tuner for $59.Ninety five ("restricted quantity"). At the theatres, in a movie newspaper ads described as Sintillating, Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones had been starring in Bedtime Story.

(Courtesy Bob Laine and Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

The Beatles have been in city, briefly, having arrived at Toronto's Malton Airport early in the morning of September 7. They played two reveals at Maple Leaf Gardens, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and a night show at 8:30 p.m. The following day they performed the Montreal Forum. On the CHUM Chart, House of the Rising Sun by The Animals and Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison every spent two weeks at Primary in September, 1964.

The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League entered coaching camp in September, 1964, basking in the glow of their third straight Stanley Cup. Their baseball counterparts, the Toronto Maple Leafs of the minor International League, have been finishing a middle-of-the-pack season. The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League were in the middle of a 4-10 marketing campaign that may place them last within the Eastern Division.

ROCK RADIO SCRAPBOOK requested DOUG THOMPSON about DAVE JOHNSON, and that is what he mentioned...

"Back within the late 1950’s and early ‘60’s, when I was a teenager growing up in Oakville, Ontario, I first grew to become addicted to C-H-U-M 1050 Toronto. I enjoyed listening to all of the jocks - Al Boliska, John Spragge, Mike Darow, Pete Nordheimer (later Bob McAdorey) in addition to Bob Laine, but on the time, Dave Johnson was my all time fave CHUM DJ. I listened to him each night while I used to be doing my homework (and even once i wasn’t).

Dave had a real feel for the music, although I discovered a number of years later after i started working with him, that he actually didn’t care for rock’n’roll. Dave preferred opera and country music (and never essentially in that order).

Flash forward to Monday February 1st, 1965 - my first day as a CHUM board op. I sat in the CHUM AM control room to watch and study the board for most of the day, then flew solo from 6 o’clock till midnight. I labored the last hour of Bob McAdorey’s present, then all 3 hours with Dave. He couldn’t have been nicer to me. The commercials, station jingles and promos have been all on cart, but we still played 45’s from the turntables positioned on the left side of the console. Dave wore his suit and tie for all the shift. He and that i worked collectively 5 nights a week until October ’65 when he left for country station CFGM in Richmond Hill. He remained there until his demise on October 20, 1980.

Most people didn’t know this, however Dave was extremely shy in public, which is why he at all times felt uncomfortable sitting in that fishbowl of the CHUM Satellite Station at the CNE or Sportsman Show.

This aircheck is from September 11, 1964, that’s 4½ months before I got to CHUM, and on this night, Davo is sounding nice….identical to he all the time did."

Morning man Wally Crouter was in his 18th year at CFRB, while Jay Nelson and Al Boliska had been of their first years in mornings at CHUM and CKEY respectively. Phil MacKellar woke listeners up at CKFH and Gerry Herbert did mornings at CHFI-AM. You may hear classical music on CHUM-FM, lovely music on CHFI-FM and English-language programming at CJBC till October 1, when it went all-French.

In September, 1964, evening jock Dave Johnson was nearing the end of a really successful run at CHUM. He began there in January, 1958, and left in the fall of 1965.

Enjoy Dave Johnson on CHUM (UNSCOPED) right here.

Enjoy Dave Johnson on CHUM (SCOPED) right here.

(Dave Johnson with Annette Funicello - courtesy Bob Laine and Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

Talent: BOB McADOREY Station: CHUM Toronto Date: September 17, 1964 Time: 56:39 (unscoped) 28:15 (scoped)

(Photo credit: The CHUM Archives, Bob McAdorey)

Bob McAdorey not solely played the data, he chose them.

Doubling as afternoon jock and music director during CHUM's glory days of the 1960s, McAdorey performed an enormous half in the station's success during that memorable decade. Considered one of the largest plums of his job was figuring out the rankings of the songs on the CHUM Chart, which during his time as MD was a Top 50 ranking. The CHUM Chart was one of the vital influential music charts in North America and could make-or-break the career of a musical act, particularly a Canadian one.

Rock and roll was in its nascent levels when McAdorey got his begin in radio in 1953 at CHVC in his hometown of Niagara Falls, Ontario. From there he worked in Dawson Creek, B.C., and the Ontario markets of London, Hamilton and Guelph. He arrived at CHUM in 1961, replacing the last of the original CHUM jocks - Pete Nordheimer, in the 1-four shift. In 1964, he moved to the 4-7 p.m. time slot, trading locations with Mike Darow who moved into Mac's shift. McAdorey would spend the following four years in afternoon drive, earlier than leaving as a part of a significant upheaval of the station in 1968.

"We saved it clean up here," McAdorey advised the Toronto Star's Jim Bawden. "There was no payola as in the U.S. and we deliberately helped a lot of Canadians. It was personality radio. We have been promoted like crazy back then. And the pressures were unbelievable. We dictated what file have been going to go. And what kids would eat, drink."

After CHUM, McAdorey moved to country-formatted CFGM in Richmond Hill, just north of Toronto. He moved to simple listening CHFI-AM in 1970 and was there for a short while after the station moved to a rock format in 1972. McAdorey returned for another stint at CFGM earlier than shifting to Global Television in 1976 where he spent 24 lively years, first doing wacky comedy bits then shifting into leisure. A man who suffered important tragedy in his life - he was predeceased by his wife Willa, daughter Robin and son Terry - McAdorey yearned for his earlier radio days. "I'd stroll into the booth in pyjama tops and denims and talk one-on-one to individuals," mentioned McAdorey, who passed away in 2004 at age 69. "No less than that is the way in which I all the time imagined it."

Enjoy Bob McAdorey on CHUM (UNSCOPED) right here.

Enjoy Bob McAdorey on CHUM (SCOPED) here.

Talent: BOB LAINE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: November 25, 1964 Time: 32:Forty nine (unscoped) 16:44 (scoped)

When Doug Thompson began at CHUM in 1965, he not only achieved a lifelong profession dream but in addition made a pal for all times.

Doug tells Rock Radio Scrapbook the story of himself, CHUM, and Bob Laine...

"When I was rising up in Oakville, throughout the late 1950’s and early 60’s, my mother and father gave me their Stromberg-Carlson radio. It was a huge piece of furniture, standing about 4 ft excessive. My father, brother and i struggled to carry it up the steps to my bedroom where we positioned it right beside my bed.

This was an actual deal with to listen to. I had a small transistor radio, however the sound popping out of the Stromberg-Carlson audio system was vastly superior - it was just so heat. I used to have the radio on (CHUM naturally) while I did my homework, listening to Dave Johnson and the HiFi Club. Bedtime was often round 11, so I had to turn the radio off then. I used to be allowed to hear longer on Friday and Saturday nights and that’s when Bob Laine, CHUM’s all night grasp, entered my life. For some motive, the song I most affiliate with Bob is Jorgen Ingmann’s "Apache" which he played loads as his opening music around 1961 when it was a success.

Every year, I’d go to the CNE with my parents and brother and while they went off and did their thing, I went to the Princess Gates and stood around and watched the CHUM guys on the Satellite Station. I did the identical thing at the annual Sportsman Show. I still have all the CHUM promo items they handed out back then - the CHUM jocks and newsman in the black bowler hats in Bermuda shorts, and later, a brochure with them sporting boater hats. I also bought most the CHUM guys autographs.

We moved to Edmonton in late 1961, but by then, I’d already been bitten by the CHUM bug and vowed that I might work there ‘some day’. That ‘someday’ took 4 years, however I walked by way of the doors at 1331 Yonge Street as a full time worker on February 1st, 1965. My shift was 6 p.m. to midnight, so after sitting and watching mid day op Peter Crampton all day, I took the controls at 6 p.m. Chief operator and Production Manager Fred Snyder (who was also Moose Latreck on-air) left me by myself and said he'd be back just earlier than 10 p.m. to show me find out how to get into delay for Speak Your Mind with Larry Solway. He did (just barely.) Around 11 p.m., Bob Laine walked into the management room, introduced himself (as if I did not know who he was) then went off into the newsroom to arrange for his present.

We grew to become associates that night and over the course of my working interval (about 18 months earlier than I used to be promoted into the Production Department) we became lifelong mates, a lot in order that we're still working together in the present day on the CHUM Archives and as board members of the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation (as of November 2010.) I treasure our friendship, but often my thoughts wanders back to 1960-61, when Bob Laine was just a "disembodied voice in the evening", however one of many friendliest voices I had ever heard."

Enjoy Bob Laine on CHUM (UNSCOPED) right here.

Enjoy Bob Laine on CHUM (SCOPED) here.

Talent: BOB LAINE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: January 2, 1965 Time: 26:06

Bob Laine is CHUM's greatest-remembered all-night man. But just a few other people, some properly-recognized and a few not-so effectively-identified, also did the midnight-to-daybreak shift through the years.

When CHUM debuted as a Top forty station on May 27, 1957, the midnight-to-6 a.m. shift was held by Hank Noble, however not for lengthy. About eight months later - in January of 1958 - Noble was changed by Jay Jackson. Jackson didn't last much longer than Noble, leaving in mid-yr to make means for Laine. Apart from a departure of some months in 1962 whereas he did mornings at CFGM, Laine owned the all-evening slot for a decade. He lastly moved to middays in August of 1968. Laine's substitute: "The Prez" Brian Skinner, who had been the station's zany evening personality from 1965 to 1968.

In August, 1969, Skinner was gone solely to be changed by a future morning man - Roger Ashby. By March, 1972. Ashby was in middays and changed by another future morning man - Mark Edwards a.ok.a. Bob Magee.

A succession of all-night time hosts continued throughout the '70s, with jocks like Pat St. John, Mike Cooper, Steve Elliot, Chuck Morgan and Dan Foreman working the graveyard shift. Within the '80s, personalities like Steve Bolton, Gregg Lee, Jack Dennis, Melanie Deveau, Jeremy Smith and Kori Skinner (the son of Brian!) entertained on the all-evening show.

CHUM all-night time hosts within the '90s included Kori Skinner, Andy K., Roger Kelly, Jack Dennis and Doug Kirkwood. By 2000, Bruce Marshall was voice-monitoring the overnight present. CHUM switched to a sports-talk format because the Team in May, 2001, and ran syndicated talk in a single day. When CHUM returned to music in August, 2002, the all-night time shift was unfilled, they simply played music - no jock, although Roger Ashby's son Regan Ashby sometimes crammed in.

Talent: BOB LAINE Station: CHUM Toronto Date: February 6, 1965 Time: 20:02

Here's Bob Laine about a month later.

Enjoy Bob Laine on CHUM right here.

Talent: DUFF ROMAN Station: CHUM Toronto Date: January 7, 1966 Time: Part 1 - 26:10 Part 2 - 25:02

(Photo courtesy Doug Thompson/The CHUM Archives)

Forget the historical past books. The Roman Empire didn't end in the fifth century. It was alive and nicely in Toronto radio starting in the late 1950s and its leader was Duff Roman. But his story begins on the Canadian prairies.

It was the fall of 1955 - Bill Haley's Rock Around the Clock was all the rage - and Dave Mostoway started his radio career at CHAT Medicine Hat, Alberta. He didn't stay there long - in the fall of 1956 he moved to CKRC Winnipeg, where he stayed till the autumn of 1957. Then it was on to a yr-long gig at CHAT-Tv (he was the first announcer when the station signed on). From the fall of 1958 to the spring of 1959, Roman jocked at CKSW in his hometown of Swift Current, Saskatchewan.

In the spring of 1959, Mostoway went to CHED Edmonton, then began his long Toronto radio career within the fall of that 12 months when he arrived at CKEY. But station proprietor Jack Kent Cooke didn't like Dave Mostoway as an on-air name, so he and Mostoway pasted collectively a new title from Duff (his childhood nickname) and Roman (his youngest brother's first name). That may become his legal identify. He moved to CHUM in 1965 as weekend/swing host, moving to weekday afternoons from the fall of 1967 to the summer season of 1968. Roman returned to Winnipeg at CFRW from the summer of 1968 to the fall of 1969, then got here again to Toronto at CKFH the place he served as morning host and program director until the summer of 1973. That proved to be his last on-air gig.

Aircheck highlights (Part 1)

- Bob McAdorey with Club 888 ad (0:49) - Ontario Housing Corp. ad "cash for homes" (1:28) - McAdorey with ad for color (!) wedding ceremony portraits (3:39) - Commercial for "Battle of the Bulge" in Cinerama (4:42) - Larry Solway for Ontario Carpet Industries (6:13) - Roman references his operator Doug Thompson "pistachio nuts" (6:53) - Rothman's cigarette advert (7:45) - Roman reside read with promo for new CHUM contest "Cash Caravan" (10:49) - Addiction Research Foundation spot (12:03) - McAdorey promos Cash Caravan (14:15) - CHUM Bugs can "Win It This Minute" (14:53) - Cousin Don's bar-restaurant ad (16:32) - Cameo cigarette advert "Refreshingly totally different" (18:10) - Roman with CHUM "News Preview" (19:47) - McAdorey again for Club 888 "for huge boys and ladies" (21:01) - Pine-Sol advert (23:11) - Toronto Milk Producers stay read with Roman "ask your milkman" (24:36)

In August, 1974, Roman returned to 1331 Yo