Coop.  What a truly nice guy.  All the best.  YOU were the half which really, truly made that show work.  That kind of talent?  Hard to replace.

REALLY effin' hard.

I'll never forget you and Sandy playing me the new Beach Boys release...Cuddle Up and You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone on alternate weekends during your days up in North Bay at CKAT FM.

Then we actually worked together for a short while.  T'was VERY cool.  All the best.

[you'll find that you'll miss it.]

This is sad. Now he'll just be digital storage for the next 5 years, or until CHFI decides to replace Coop's classics with the new morning voice...
(technically, if he lasts 5 years in digital storage, that'll make his voice a full 50 years in the biz...)

When the Toronto Star takes notice of something that happens in local radio, you know it's a big deal.

CHFI radio host Mike Cooper hangs up his earphones

The article references the famous April Fool's joke from 1976. In case you've never heard it, like most things Cooper was involved with, it was well done - if not more than a little unfortunate in retrospect. 

Bearsville wrote:

Well Radiowiz you opened a can of worms; when you mention Coop's replacement. I'd like to take a guess.  I have no way of knowing; it's just a guess.  I base it only on a blog that Darren B Lamb ex of CHUM-FM wrote; when he said don't worry I won't be too far away.

My prediction?  Erin and Darren in the morning.  Again.  Just speculation.  But I thought I would kick it off. 😄

Who Knows???

Bank on it. Darren quit CHUM-FM and was shown the door that day, as happens when you're going to a competitor. Also. he would have  likely had a 6 month non-compete -- and CHFI says they'll have the new co-host in a month. Perfect timing.

I worked with Mike back in 1977-78  in Montreal. I first "met" Mike at the CNE when he was riding the ferris wheel. We didn't know each other at all but we very briefly made eye contact as he was heading skyward for the millionth time. I must say at that moment at least he looked miserable! 
Who knew we'd be workmates just a few years later.  I always thought Mike was a great talent. Well done Mike and congrats !! 

Last edited by unclefester (January 9, 2016 9:37 am)

Although I never worked with him, I met Mike Cooper on a couple occasions when visiting stations he was at that were under the same corporate umbrella as where I was at the time. Very much the same in person as on air - the sign of a true pro in my book. Gotta say the fact that he's retiring makes me and probably a lot of others feel a bit older.