Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of July 26, 2015
Edition #844

Talent: CARL BANAS
Station: CKFM Toronto
Date: May 12, 1975
Time: 29:52 (unscoped)

(Larger view here.)

The dulcet tones of Carl Banas entertained Toronto radio audiences for 40 years.

Banas worked as an operator at CJOY Guelph, Ont., in 1948 before moving to Toronto at CKEY in 1952. His CKEY stint lasted seven years where was he heard on the Rolling Home show and Talk of the Town. In 1962 Banas moved to CFRB-FM (renamed CKFM a year later) for their evening program. He hosted evenings for a-quarter century at CKFM, and was a major reason for that station's growing popularity in the '60s, '70s and '80s. He left CKFM for newly launched CJEZ in 1987 (along with several other CKFM announcers), staying until 1992 when he retired from radio.

Banas has put his golden voice to good use not only in radio, but in voice-overs and narrations, where for years he was one of the most sought after voice talents in the business. His list of credits would literally fill a phone book. One of most famous roles is his annual live reading of A Christmas Carol where he does live readings of multiple characters from the Charles Dickens play. With all of his radio and voice accomplishments we sometimes overlook his outstanding talent as a TV actor. From 1966-68, he starred in the CBC-TV series Wojeck where he appeared as detective Byron James.

Enjoy Carl Banas on CKFM here.

(The Bill Dulmage Collection)
 

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