I remember his rants against the ‘midget’ Doug Flutie in favour of the ‘surfer dude’ Rob Johnson. He got his fair share of Ontario callers during afternoon drive on WGR. Not quite as cerebral as Bob McCown.

I remember being in the UK and in Ireland in 1965. Luxembourg and the 'Pirates' were the only source of Top 40. My memory is that Radio Luxembourg didn't play the full songs, only a portion. Wonder if it was a 'royalties' issue or were they just trying to stop folks recording off the broadcast.

There is an Aircheck on Marc Denis' CKGM Tribute page. Click on '70s Alumni and on the left hand side you will see 'Mark Burns 1976'. To my untrained ear it could be te same voice heard on CHQM in 1993.

I, too,  remember the Sugar Shoppe. Wasn’t there also a bar on the south west corner of Front and York called the Sugar Shop in the late ‘60s?

I remember visiting a Zellers (or maybe it was Kresge’s) in 1960 or so in Montreal. In their ‘record section’, there was usually a Survey Chart. It wasn’t from a local radio station and it wasn’t Billboard or Cashbox. It was Canadian. Does anyone else remember the chart?

If my memory is right, SOWNY board poster John Donabie also debuted on CKFH’s all night R&B show before moving to midday.

The conclusion that I’ve come to is that ‘someone’ should invest in a Quality Control step at the end of the production process. It’s only a three hour show, once a week. Couldn’t be that expensive to get it right.

Just picked up the news that Don Jackson has died. Long time broadcaster of "Lovers and Other Strangers nightly on CHFI. Prior to that, Jackson entertained Montreal audiences on CFQR (92.5).

Dale, Remember that this is an 1972 article. Don't believe that Marsden/Mickie returned to Toronto radio at CHUM FM until 1973. Good point on the 'all nighter' Prtitchard

Here's an article on KHJ's 'Big Kahuna' (Chris Varez)The Big Kahuna The Big Kahuna died on Sunday. For us kids who grew up in LA in the 60s, so did another sweet part of our youth. The Big Kahuna was really Chris Varez, 69, who played a larger-than-life character that was still not as large as he was in real life.

From my book about growing up in the 60s:

1966 was the “Summer of the Big Kahuna” – KHJ’s most creative and ambitious promotion yet. They created this mythical character, “The Big Kahuna” who legend had it had lost his precious stone in Los Angeles and was coming to find it. Along the way he’d be making personal appearances, giving away money, and be the centerpiece for several contests including a new car giveaway and a luau. 

With great fanfare the Big Kahuna arrived at LAX. He was this large Hawaiian aborigine adorned in fur and beads and shells and feathers. In truth he was a crazy German whose father built the bunker Hitler died in. 

[color=#000099]LA kids went along with the conceit. We flocked to the Big Kahuna’s appearances. God knows what he was smoking in the back of the KHJ prize van at high schools but the Big Kahuna became a local sensation. We followed his exploits on the air, saw him when we could, hoped he’d give us free money and maybe a hit off those funny cigarettes, and scrambled to be the 9th caller when we heard the “Kahuna cockatoo”. Winners were entitled to attend the big beach luau, and here’s how different things were t

Just a minor correction to John D’s nostalgia. WUFO was at 1080 on the AM dial. (1060 AM was KYW out of Cleveland). I spent my mid teens in Clarkson near the CHUM and CFRB transmitters. It was tough to hear anything in the middle of the dial with those two transmitters operating

Morning Drive lineup in "Rock & Roll Heaven" just got a lot stronger with Henny joining Nanci Krant and either Jay Nelson or Tom Rivers. Bob Durant can handle news for the time being..

We're gonna miss him in the Collingwood/ Blue Mountain listening area.

Back in the very early '60s, my friends and I used to write to various stations requesting copies of their charts. Most responded positively. I did a bit of 'fake news' creating a WBZ Boston chart (they didn't publish one) that fooled all my friends. Think I had Carole King's "It might As Well Rain Until September" at #1. Highest listing for that song in North America
Great memories. Thnx to RadioActive 

Oldies Alternative has shut down. It’s a shame. They have a very wide and long playlist with considerable  interest in the CHUM chart library. Does anyone kniw what’s behind  this decision?