In 2010, Bob was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Air Command Academy at 16 Wing Borden, Ontario. Age, Height, Net Worth, Famil What happened to Elisabeth Hasselbeck from "Surviv What happened to Charles Cimino from Gas Monkey Ga Leedo (ONEUS) - Age, Height, Girlfriend, Parents, Cameron Cuffe (aka Seg-El on Krypton) Wiki Bio, ag Facts You Didnt Know About The Last Alaskans. He opened CKFH in 1951. Some information may no longer be current. Mr. Fox had been met by only small handfuls of roadside supporters before hitting Toronto, Mr. Vigars said, adding that the runner began to really believe that his fundraising goals were possible when he saw the sea of supportive faces in Nathan Phillips Square. "I played the best and I believe I passed the test. (Photo at the right shows Gerry (standing) with operator Gary Ferrier taken sometime in the 1960s. [5] CHFI's morning drive time was given to Mad Dog and Billie, later called Jay and Billie, with Jay Michaels and Billie Holiday. Bud Riley remembers walking with him up Yonge Street and found themselves stopped several times by fans who recognized the hat. He made many of his teammates better football players," Namath has said. Don was an honorary pall bearer at Tony's funeral in 1987. When he took a leave of absence from radio in 1973, he spent a half a year in Italy but returned when money ran low. He also hosted a country music programme. (photo:Mike Byfordin background. He was at CKFM from 1975 to 1987. A quick wit himself, he shared his jokes withDon RicklesandPhyllis Dilleramong others. And got all of the other media going," Mr. Daynard said. He left CKFH in 1972 to take over programming at WNEW New York. Before long he was made the radio colour commentator on the Toronto Maple Leaf games, a spot he held for 16 years. In 1988 he joined Fodor's writing ski guides. In 2010, John re-located at JAZZ-FM91 in Toronto where he did the morning show until he retired to write a book about his broadcasting career. Clive diedAugust 3, 2011. His "Larry The Loon" was a popular phone in guest on several CHUM shows. (also see CJRN, Niagara Falls). Who is Julia Lester? He became known when he signed on as the big voice of the Leon's Warehouse Furniture chain. Mal Farisgot his radio start at CHAB in Moosejaw, Sask. When Bud arrived at CKFH in July of 1969, the station was producing three newscasts per hour, in the 20-20 format. He was also preceded in death by the love of his life, Jackie Lamar Barnard. "We lost someone very impactful, on and off the football field. At CKFH, Mike had his own personal joke writer in newsman Bud Riley who produceda joke sheet for him almost daily. "And the next Terry Fox run I went to after that was pretty difficult. DANARD, Jemima Maud "Jem" Peacefully, at Summit Place, Owen Sound on Monday, August 10, 2020 in her 90th year. In 2010, shortly after moving back home from LA to Toronto, he began work on the feature film, Bossjock (aka Q 92) a tell-all movie script about 1970s rock radio. His colleagues called him "the conductor" because of the way he rhythmically flung his arms about while he read the news. In 1969, he convinced Bud to join him there. Next to Barry Nesbitt, George had the second longest employment as a CKFH announcer. Ms. Davis was replaced by the Mad Dog and Billie morning show, which came over from hip-hop station KISS 92.5; KISS itself has been transformed by Rogers -- which owns it and CHFI -- into Jack FM, a station with no DJs and large doses of '80s rock. Dick at the former CKFH address on Grenville Street Toronto. The music format was not to his liking so in 1966 he took off for Britain where he auditioned for the pirate radio station,Radio Caroline South,a ship off the coast of England. After graduating from Loyalist College, was immediately hired by CIGL-FM. and keynote speaker. Don Danard (born 1934), better known as Don Daynard, is a retired Canadian radio personality.Daynard began his career in Owen Sound in 1953 and went from there to CHEX-TV in Peterborough and then to CKCR in Kitchener. After a couple years he left for Winnipeg. In 1954 he moved to theVancouver Sunas a sports columnist. 13 jersey retired, and was voted a member of that first Ring of Honor class in 2010. ", "Don was really Texas all the way," longtime Jets public relations director Frank Ramos said. Click here for Bud's CKFH Big 30 Chart Click here for CKFH Big 30 Charts. It was around that time that he created his own recording company,Airwave Records. After that, he broadened his studies to include literature.After university, Dick got his start atThe Edmonton Bulletin. Don grew up with my Father in Colorado City TX. His first feature film was Porky's (1981, as Radio Announcer). While at CKFH he was a salesman and rarely was heard on the air, but was a regularly featured character when he joined the sales staff at rival CHUM. Hear Mac Lipson reporting on the unveiling of the Sir Robert Borden Statue on Parliament Hill 1957. Maynard had 1,218 receiving yards and a career-high 14 TD catches. Mal left Montreal in 1967 and landed at CKFH in Toronto. Bill died in 1996 in Port Perry, Ontario. Along with her 3 sisters, Davis's childhood was spent in many different cities, as is typical of an Air Force family. 1 Thessalonians 4:14For if we have faith that Jesus died and rose again, so too God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in death through Jesus. Daynard"s voice is heard as the radio announcer in the 1982 film Porky"son In 1977, he guest-starred in the Canadian television sitcom King of Kensington. Fun has always been a key component of the Special Olympics, and radio personality Don Daynard was clearly . More on Gardner. He died of a heart attack on Dec. 9, 2002. At various times in his career he was known by several names including Terry Talbot (CJOE London 1968), Jack Houston (CFGO 1972), Mark Edwards (CKGM Monreal 1973) and Wild Bill Edwards CFTR Toronto 1974-1981). In the 1970s, they switched places. After other changes at the station, such as an 8 a.m. all-music hour, the former highly rated show slipped, she said. Dick Josephcame to CKFH from CHAM in Hamilton in 1972. May you find. A year later he was in Toronto at CKFH where he spent the next six years where he was known as The Big Kahoona. In 1970 George became host of the prestigious, long-running Starlight Serenade on CFRB. (1:01:03) Enjoy Lookin' Back with Don Daynard on CKFM from December 6, 1980 (SCOPED) here . His friend,Gene Taylor, who freelanced jokes to Bob Hope and emceed the shows at Toronto's Victory Burlesque, provided Steve with local, topical one liners at least once a week. Hart stayed at FH until late Fall of 1972, when he joined the staff at CFGM in Richmond Hill as Dan Ryan. Very humble, he didn't even reveal he was a Hall of Famer until the end of our conversation. In 1988, radio's Don Daynard auctioned off celebrity goodies for the Special Olympics. "I also wore cleats half the length of other receivers. He galloped through the best of the very best football players of the world. "Who knew that it was going to be this big?". In the early 80s Dick briefly returned to Metro 1430 (formerly CKFH.) Check out a. joined the CKFH sales department in 1961 and stayed until 1981 when CHUM lured him to their sales department. Among these humorous entities was Cheff Boy-oh-Boy, Larry the Loon, Hughie the Newfoundland security guard and Jimmy the Janitor. He changed careers in the early 1990s moving into public relations at Tee-Comm Electronics, the company that founded Express Vu (Bell TV) and introduced direct-to-home satellite TV in Canada. January 13, 2022 by JoeWise. They kept my legs fresh. He played 12 games for the Giants in '58, rushing more times (12) than he caught passes (5) and even returning the overtime-opening kickoff against Weeb Ewbank's Colts in "The Greatest Game Ever Played." When Steve left 'FH he became a well-know celebrity in N.Y. City at WABC (see photo left), WPLT, and WCBS-FM. Cal Gardner, aka Calvin Pearly "Ginger, Red, Torchy" Gardner, former NHL hockey player joined the CKFH staff in the early 70s. Daynard began his career in Owen Sound in 1953 and went from there to CHEX-TV in Peterborough and then to CKCR in Kitchener. His time at 'FH was interrupted twice in 1973, once as a morning man at WOLF in Syracuse, N.Y. and a short-lived morning stint at CHSJ in St. John, N.B. Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame receiver for the New York Jets who was a member of the Jets team that upset the Colts to win Super Bowl III. (see more on George on his bio further down on this page). Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame receiver for the New York Jets who was a member of the Jets team that upset the Colts to win Super Bowl III. As part of his duties for CKFH and its 1981 successor CJCL, he produced the Toronto Maple Leaf and Toronto Blue Jay games. See and hear Foster Hewitt on hockey, including, the famous Paul Henderson goal against the Russians in 1972. He was often kidded about his thriftiness. Many years later, in 1969, I walked into the CKFH newsroom and was shocked to learn that I was the new replacement for my radio hero, George Wilson." "Any honor anybody gets is hopefully deserving, and the other side of it is that it's a great honor to be in this first class," Maynard told newyorkjets.com his ROH recognition. DON MAYNARD OBITUARY Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame receiver for the New York Jets who was a member of the Jets team that upset the Colts to win Super Bowl III. May you find comfort in your wealth of fond memories together with Mr. Don Maynard. Today he runs his own voice-service company out of Windsor and Toronto and boasts a long lineup of regional and national companies who regularly use his powerful voice on their commercials and other media projects. "As I played my part many times, even late after dark, I don't have to look back as I played it with my heart. A few months after retiring, Bob died on March 10, 2016. Ron Hewat, fresh out of University, started his radio life at CKFH in 1958 doing weekend shifts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. was 47 when he starred in this movie. Beloved husband of the late Lois Daynard. She retired to a home on an island in the Pacific near Seattle, WA., where she died. After two years, he returned to his home town ofWinnipeg and made a reputation for himself as an investigative reporter at CKY. When Foster opened CKFH in 1951, Bill joined the staff as a sportscaster. Looking at all listeners over 12, the venerable CFRB (1010 AM), with morning man Ted Woloshyn, wins with a 10-per-cent share but a more greying audience. A few months later in April of 1970 it was off to CKJD Sarnia to join PD Chuck Camroux. Read the Dick Beddoesradio obituarywritten by his friend Fred Napoli. Overlooked in the Early Years Maynard was the proverbial late bloomer, in part because of his nomadic school and football upbringing. Perry left radio in 1992. Tom Fultonfirst went on the air in BC but he very quickly found himself at CJCA Edmonton in 1964. This article is about the media figure. After the Giants released him during training camp in '59, he spent one season with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, catching one pass for 10 yards. Steve even portrayed Dragnets Jack Webbin an AT&T commercial!. (Photo by Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Embed PURCHASE A LICENSE He was at 'FH for five years before moving on to Montreal in 1973. [2] Growing up, she was always interested in music and singing, regularly joining her grandfather's orchestra.[3]. Daynard continued to host "Saturday Night Oldies" for the station until his full retirement in 2003.Daynard"s voice is heard as the radio announcer in the 1982 film Porky"son In 1977, he guest-starred in the Canadian television sitcom King of Kensington.In the 1980s, Daynard hosted a television series discussing and reviewing feature films for the Ontario educational television network TVOntario.Daynard now resides in Darlington, east of Toronto. After that, he returned to CKFH. Still in media today, John is vice-president of Media Stats Inc. in Toronto. And one radio-industry source said that CHFI, by firing Ms. Davis, was banking on driving away its old audience to reposition and attract new, younger listeners. He freelanced at CHFi in the 1960s and hosted a sports phone-in talk show at CKFH in the early 70s,but 1980 found him on CHCH-TV as sports director. Amultimedia guy, he combined acting and television with radio. Daynard worked at CFRB as well as CKFM (1969-1975) where he worked for 12 years.The show was called "Daynard"s Drive-In.Then, Danard hosted CHFI"s morning drive time show from 1987 to 1999, for much of that time with co-host Erin Davis. He co-hosted with Erin Davis on CHFI and the couple became the most popular duo in Toronto radio until they finally split. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. From 1960-72, he compiled numbers that still are at the top of the franchise's record-book career entries: 627 receptions, 11,732 receiving yards, 50 100-yard games and 88 TD catches. Two seasons later in '67, Namath threw for his 4,007 yards and Maynard had 71 catches for 1,434 yards, the yardage standing as the franchise single-season record for 48 years. Cherished son of Brenda and Anthony Daynard. He joined the Blue Jays Network as a producer/coordinator for CJCL from 1982-1984 and at the same time was a producer for CKQT radio. I just happen to be a guy, I never did drink or anything, but I was tempted after we won that ballgame. Andy Martens joined CKFH in early 1974 as a student to assist sports reporter Dick Beddoes with his Hockey Hotline talk show. He was one of only seven players to play for the same team for the entire decade of the American Football League's existence, and he was elected to the AFL Hall of Fame All-1960s Team, He was the sport's all-time receptions and receiving-yardage leader when he retired after one season with St. Louis in 1973. Jack immigrated to Canada from Barbados when he was in his teens, graduating from Torontos Central Tech High School. After polling their listeners for ideas, Davis was an easy choice. Within a year CKFH reverted to news on the hour and half hour. Afterward, Ms. Davis -- rumoured to be moving to a live television show on a cable network -- said she received 4,000 e-mails from jilted fans. I can't speak about her, without getting emotional. Let the memories begin, and be sure to listen to Fred every Wednesday with Nite Flight from 5-8 p.m. PT (8-11 ET) on C-VUE Worldwide! Don Daynard is a 89 years old Canadian actor from . "The reception he got in Ontario is partly Jeremy's responsibility. Bud says, "When I was a teenager, I began to listen to a new radio station in Toronto, CKFH, especially the evening disc jockey, George Wilson. Emerging in Green and White Baugh's Titans and then coach Weeb Ewbank, Namath and the Jets, were the first franchise to realize Maynard's receiving talents, and Maynard had found a home for 13 Jets seasons. CHFI competitor EZ-Rock had an opening in their morning show when host Christine Cardoso left on maternity leave. "Humble" Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson -- newly installed as Mix 99.9's wake-up men -- fit the mould perfectly. While CHFI falters, the Mix may see its fortunes rise. Our compassionate and caring team work hard each and every day to make sure that the members of our community and beyond are taken care of during such a difficult time. [6][7] Together, Don and Erin maintained high ratings through 1999, when Don Daynard retired and was replaced by Bob Magee as Davis's co-host in the mornings. I mean he could fly, but with the grace of a great thoroughbred. DAYNARD, Curtis Mathew -. Dawn Draper joined the CKFH news staff as the mid-day news announcer in 1972-73. Don Danard(born 1934), better known as Don Daynard, is a retired Canadianradio personality. That day in Toronto became the catalyst for the marathon and cancer awareness in Canada, he said. Mike Williams(real name Ken Clarke) came to CKFH from Edmonton's CJED to do mid-mornings. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. When Foster opened CKFH in 1951, Bill joined the staff as a sportscaster. Today he is retired to the Parry Sound area of Ontario but for a time, he took work as a pro shop manager. (Click for More on this.) A long silence was eventually met by applause from the crowd. May my condolences bring your family consolation and peaceduring this painful time. His "Larry The Loon" was a popular phone in guest on several CHUM shows. Mal died in 2010 shortly after sending me the CKFH photo (on the left) taken at CKFH in 1972. At CBC he hosted the Great Canadian Gold Rush from 1975 to 1980. His next stop was in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, in 2009 where he was a show host on KNOW radio. Jack Allen(aka TV directorJack Budgell). 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