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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of June 12, 2011
Weekly issue #634

ALL-NIGHT LEGENDS, PT. #9

Talent: JOHANN BRUNO SHAYNE
Station: CKLG Vancouver
Date: April 11, 1968
Time: 4:28

"Shayne is a Vancouver original. An artist." - Michael Klassen

A man of many names, Johann Bruno Shayne is a B.C. radio legend.

You may have heard him as Raouel Casablanca or Chuck Stake or Raindog. Maybe he's been Reverend Rock when you tuned in, or Teen Jock Dino Hawkes or Aaron Smelling or Saskatchewan Smith. Colonel Nocturnal is another air name is he's used, and also Rick Vandrazzo and Emperor Rasgula. Shayne has used quite a few non de plumes, and you can read Michael Klassen's excellent article for the complete list and more background on this legendary performer.

Shayne got his start in 1964 with a record show at CFJC and a dance program at CFJC-TV in Kamloops, B.C. From there it was on to Vancouver's CKLG-FM from 1966 to 1968, before moving to the all-night show at CKLG-AM from 1968 to 1969.

Shayne went to CKVN in 1969 (remember "Candlelight and Swine"?) and was still there when the all-news station brought back the CFUN calls and the music in 1973. He returned to CKLG-FM from 1973 to 1976. The pioneering video TV show Nite Dreems followed from 1979 to 1981, then Shayne hosted Neon Nights on CBC Radio Vancouver from 1981 to 1982.

Shayne returned to TV in 1982, hosting Nite Visions on Superchannel to 1985. He then went back to radio, doing morning drive on CHRX Vancouver from 1989 to 1991. That was followed by a stint at CKST Langley, B.C., from 1991 to 1993. This one-of-a-kind personality resurfaced at UBC's CITR-FM in 2005 as co-host of a show called Son of Nite Dreems.

Enjoy Johann Bruno Shayne on CKLG here.

(Courtesy Ted Wendland, radiowest.ca)

Donated to radiowest.ca by Larry "Firedog"

Be sure to visit radiowest.ca, a superb radio site hosted by Ted Wendland. Airchecks, jingles, photos, logos, history and forums - radiowest.ca has it all. Rock Radio Scrapbook says thanks Ted for sharing this aircheck. Also thanks to vancouverbroadcasters.com for background information.

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