Next to Wally Crouter, there was no one bigger on Toronto radio in the 60s and 70s than Jay Nelson. He ruled the ratings roost for years, and almost no other Top 40 DJ could touch him. 

But eventually, the good times came to an end and Nelson wound up looking for a way to replace his rule on the radio, when he left CHUM and his show behind in 1980. His career took some interesting turns, including a stint at the NIB, the National Institute of Broadcasting, a school that didn't always have the best reputation. He also acted as a maitre 'd at a local restaurant.

After leaving CHUM, he wound up at City TV as a weatherman. Here's a Toronto Star Week story on his brief stint at the station, a return to his Buffalo TV roots. Fascinating to know that he originally planned to go to medical school, a route that was blocked when his father gambled away much of the family's money. What a different fate that would have been.