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**Posted by BowmanvilleBob** August 9, 2025 12:28 pm

Just before the noon news today on 680 News, John Leatherby gave a shout out to Jack Miller of CJBQ Radio in Belleville, who retired yesterday after decades behind the mic.

**Posted by Binson Echorec** August 9, 2025 5:15 pm

Nice touch. I've heard Letherby inject some personality into his work, it's refreshing.

Some time last year, there was a California-related story and he began to work a whole bunch of The Mamas & The Papas song titles into the copy for the next couple segments; it was great and being a fan, I loved it. He only missed the pronunciation of Creeque Alley, which is pronounced "creaky" according to the band members.

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**Posted by jon** August 9, 2025 5:28 pm

I was an active DXer when Creeque Alley was a hit and I never heard one Top 40 DJ say "creaky". My point is: it seems to be an almost universal error by DJs, so I wouldn't knock Leatherby on such an obscure mistake.

**Posted by Binson Echorec** August 9, 2025 5:44 pm

Not intended to be a knock, just a fact. But yes, it is an incredibly common mispronunciation. Given the ball Letherby was running with, I was somewhat expecting him to nail it.