Talent: KEITH HAMPSHIRE
Station: CKFH Toronto
Date: January 15, 1970
Time: 5:48

They called themselves number-two radio. But in the hearts of many Toronto radio listeners in the late '60s and early '70s, CKFH was number-one.

For years, starting in 1957, CHUM radio was the dominant Top 40 powerhouse in Toronto radio. Sure CKEY gave them a good run in the early '60s, but they were gone - an MOR station - by 1965. But by 1967, another challenger had appeared, the quirky, unpredictable CKFH. They played the songs CHUM didn't play: British hits, album cuts, rhythm and blues. Their deejay lineup ranged from the offbeat Big G. Walters to one of the masters of the Top 40 format in Toronto - Dan O'Neil. And with all due respect to the legendary CHUM, it was the anti-CHUM.

One of the early on-air personalities at 'FH was Keith Hampshire, who came to the station in 1968 after a stint at Radio Caroline South, the British offshore "pirate" station. Hampshire, who was born in London, England and raised in Calgary, went on to a successful career as a recording artist and has become one of Canada's top commercial voice talents.

Keith Hampshire can be heard here. 

Keith Hampshire can be heard here. 
 

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