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Marilyn Denis Retiring from CHUM and the industry - Summer 2026
Newstalk 1010's John Moore mentioned - and played a clip - of Marilyn Denis announcing on-air this morning on her CHUM-FM show that she's leaving the station after 40 years this summer, and apparently the industry in general - that the time feels right to "step away". Further news/links likely to come.
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Remember Marilyn in her pre CHUM-FM days in Calgary at CJAY-FM ...a star in the making even then. Best wishes for her future.
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In an appearance on John Moore's show on CFRB Thursday, Denis confirmed that it was her decision and her health is fine. She insisted she wasn't "retiring" because that means you're not doing anything any more. She calls it "stepping away" to do something else - although she would not reveal what that might be. "I do not have any plans," she admits.
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The Bell Media press release on the announcement contains some info I never knew - one of Denis' first jobs in the industry was at a station called KRPL in Moscow, Idaho, of all places. And she was the first ever female announcer on their airwaves. Little did she know where her career would take her.
After 40 Incredible Years, Marilyn Denis Announces She’s Stepping Away from the CHUM 104.5 Morning Show
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Moore mentioned earlier in the morning that he began "Moore in the Morning" in 2009 and him and Marilyn Denis are the two longestmost "surviving" on-air personalities at the company in one continuous stretch.
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This video is not new - posted June 2023 after her TV show was winding down - but a fun collection of archival footage and moments that seemed suited to this thread.
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What does it take for the newspapers in this town to finally acknowledge radio? This Marilyn Denis departure story has appeared on both the Toronto Sun and the Toronto Star's websites. It's not often the medium even gets mentioned, let alone two full articles.
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That was a great video for her goodbye on CTV. Thanks for posting AspectRadio. Nice that two Toronto papers are giving her announcement some exposure. It will be interesting to see who other than Bell TV stations will mention it on the news. City? Maybe CBC?
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Great news for CHFI
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40 years at one station is quite an incredible accomplishment. Congrats to Marilyn Denis on a great career.
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eladb wrote:
40 years at one station is quite an incredible accomplishment. Congrats to Marilyn Denis on a great career.
Wally Crouter, Roger Ashby and Marilyn Denis. Are they the three longest serving/surviving announcers ever in Toronto radio?
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It will be interesting to see who other than Bell TV stations will mention it on the news. City? Maybe CBC?
Definitely City.
CityNews: Marilyn Denis announces departure from CHUM 104.5 after 40 years
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40 years at one station is quite an incredible accomplishment. Congrats to Marilyn Denis on a great career.
Wally Crouter, Roger Ashby and Marilyn Denis. Are they the three longest serving/surviving announcers ever in Toronto radio?
Add Ingrid Schumacher to that list. She and Marilyn would be tied for the amount of time spent exclusively at CHUM-FM. Unfortunately, Ingrid's 40 years came to an abrupt end when she was ousted out of CHUM-FM in 2017.
Roger Ashby had been with the CHUM family for almost 50 years when he retired, but a good portion of that was on the AM side before he moved over to CHUM-FM in 1985.
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Bill Stephenson had a long run at CFRB, 39 years from 1960 to 1999. I had the pleasure of interviewing him while going to Ryerson, and showed me around the station. A true gentleman in every way, and a voice so deep he was nicknamed "Golden Tonsils"
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Is this what was hinted at in this thread?