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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of February 21, 2010
Weekly issue #569

Talent: BRIAN FORST
Station: CJOR Vancouver
Date: September 14, 1957
Time: 14:29

Brian Forst went from rock to talk in a career lasting nearly half a century.

After graduating from high school in 1956, Forst interned at CKWX then worked at CKPG Prince George, B.C. By 1957, he had moved to CJOR Vancouver where he was chosen as a "Teen Jock." After stops reading news at CKNW in 1958, and a gig at then-MOR-formatted CKLG in 1959, Forst returned to the Top 40 airwaves at CFUN in 1960, which switched to a rock format on March 10 of that year. It was there Forst acquired the nickname of "Frosty", and became a "Good Guy" along with the likes of Al Jordan, Brian Lord, Dave McCormick and Jerry Landa.

In 1964, on the advice of his father, Forst left the Top 40 wars forever for a spot at CKNW, then better known for orchestra music than rock 'n' roll. He spent the next 40 years at 'NW, the last 31 in mornings as the station became full-time news and talk. Forst did his final CKNW show May 20, 2005, ending a radio career of nearly half a century.

Hear Brian Forst on CJOR here.

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