Rock Radio Scrapbook
AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
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September 5, 2010
Weekly issue #596
Talent:
ROGER, RICK and MARILYN
Station: CHUM-FM Toronto
Date: September 28, 1988
Time: 8:54
Teamwork paid off at CHUM-FM.
One of the most successful morning teams in Canadian broadcasting history, Roger (Ashby), Rick (Hodge) and Marilyn (Denis) were together at the Toronto station for 22 years.
Ashby took over the CHUM-FM morning show in September, 1985 after many years as a jock at CHUM-AM. Hodge was already there; he had been a sportscaster at CHUM-FM since 1974. Denis joined the morning crew in June, 1986 having previously worked in radio in Moscow, Idaho and CJAY-FM Calgary, and in television at CFCN-TV Edmonton and TSN.
The team broke up in 2008 when Hodge left for CFRB. Darren Lamb replaced Hodge and the morning show became Roger, Darren and Marilyn.
Hear Roger, Rick and Marilyn from 1988 here.
(The Bill Dulmage Collection)
More 1988 airchecks here!
Talent:
RUSS McCLOUD and MELANIE DEVEAU
Station: CHUM Toronto
Date: September 1, 1989
Time: 16:28
(Logo courtesy Bill Dulmage)
CHUM turned off the light and turned on the oldies.
After a three-and-a-half year flirtation with light rock as "Favourites of Yesterday and Today," the Toronto outlet switched to a full-time oldies format on Labour Day weekend 1989.
On this aircheck from the first day of CHUM's oldies format, we hear Russ McCloud and Melanie Deveau. Both were holdovers from the light rock days, and held down the 6-10 p.m. and 10 p.m.-2 a.m. shifts respectively on that first day.
Deveau was the first of four CHUM female jocks in CHUM's history (the others were Nancy Krant, Amber Payie and Stacey Thompson.) Deveau left for CIMX Windsor, Ont., in July, 1990 while McCloud stayed at CHUM until January, 2001, departing just a few months before CHUM switched to an all-sports format that May.
Enjoy Russ McCloud and Melanie Deveau on CHUM's first day of oldies here.
(The Bill Dulmage Collection)
More 1989 airchecks here!
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