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Talent: DALE PARKER
Station: CKOC Hamilton, Ont.
Date: April 24, 1982
Time: 3:08

Few stations have played hit music longer than CKOC. The Hamilton, Ont., station was a Top 40 outlet for 34 years, from 1958 until 1992. CKOC then switched to oldies which meant they were still playing the hits, only now they were past hits rather than current ones.

One jock who was with CKOC for much of the Top 40 and oldies era was Dale Parker. Long-time CKOC program director Nevin Grant tells us more:

"(Dale) is a super guy and a true veteran of southern Ontario radio. CKOC was fortunate to garner Dale in the seventies from CKPT Peterborough ... also a Top 40 station in those days. Over his 17 years at CKOC, Dale did everything, from evenings to middays to drive to filling in on mornings. He was an active force in the programming, particularly the music of CKOC when the station moved to the oldies format in early 1992. Dale also worked at CKLH-FM (K-LITE FM) for several years and was involved in music programming there as well. Post-CKOC Dale worked for CKDO Oshawa and was the program director at CKPC Brantford. Dale has always had a passion for hockey and for several years has been the top administrator for amateur hockey in Brantford and environs."

Dale Parker died of a heart attack November 11, 2011. He was 61.

Hear Dale Parker on CKOC here.

(The Bill Dulmage Collection)

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