Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of September 27, 2009
Weekly issue #548

Talent: TOM SHANNON
Station: CKLW Windsor, Ont.
Date: May 10, 1978
Time: 30:39

An amazing array of personalities did morning drive at CKLW during its time as a rock station. No fewer than 16 announcers hosted or co-hosted the morning show after Bud Davies ended a 29-year run at the Windsor station in 1966.

Dusty Rhodes replaced Davies - he was followed by Bob Drake (1967), Dave Shafer (1967), Chuck Morgan (December, 1967), Big Jim Edwards (around fall of 1968), Charlie Van Dyke (late 1968 or early 1969) and Edwards again (mid-1969). After Edwards left in mid-1970, he was replaced by Bill Winters who carried on until at least February, 1971. Frank Brodie took over by March, 1971 and left in August, 1972. Shafer made a return appearance from 1972 to 1974. Gary Burbank was the new morning man in '74, but Bob Moody had replaced him by early '76.

Tom Shannon started doing mornings later in 1976, followed by Dick Purtan and Tom Ryan (Purtan and Ryan) in 1978. After Purtan left in 1983, Ryan replaced him for about a year. He was joined by Tom Delisle and it became The Ryan Company. In 1984, Ryan and Delisle were replaced by the team of Paul W. Smith and Erin Davis (later of CHFI fame) who stayed until the end. On January 1, 1985 CKLW dropped hit music for big bands and standards. We welcome corrections and additions here.

Tom Shannon's morning stint at 'CK was his second time around at the station - he was a nighttime jock there from 1964 to 1969.

Enjoy Shannon on 'CK from May 10, 1978 here.

(The Tom Howard Collection)

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