Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of June 28, 2015
Edition #840

Talent: TERRY STEELE
Station: CHUM Toronto
Date: July 1, 1980
Time: 45:30 (unscoped)

(The CHUM Archives/Doug Thompson)

The 1980s were a decade of farewells at CHUM.

On December 24, 1980, Jay Nelson signed off his morning show for the last time, ending a 17-year run in AM drive. Tom Rivers, one of CHUM's biggest stars of the '70s and '80s, headed to CFTR after his departure from CHUM in September, 1982. Long-time executive J. Robert Wood ended his 16-year CHUM career in 1984.

Roger Ashby took his weekday morning show and his Sunday Morning Oldies Show to CHUM-FM in 1985 (his Sunday morning oldies show returned to CHUM-AM in 1993). Veteran sportscaster Dave Taylor also left in 1985, and popular jock John Majhor exited in 1986. Dick Smyth departed CHUM in April, 1987, moving his newscasts and commentary to CFTR.

The biggest farewell came on June 6, 1986, when CHUM dropped its Top 40 format after 29 years, switching to soft rock. Also disappearing at that time was the CHUM Chart, which had been published 1,512 times since the first issue on May 27, 1957.

Among the voices disappearing from CHUM in 1980s was Terry Steele, who ended a 15-year CHUM career in 1987. He would work for CKFM, CKEY and CJEZ before his tragic death on August 13, 1993 at the age of 46.

Enjoy Terry Steele on CHUM from July 1, 1980 here.

(The CHUM Archives/Doug Thompson)

(The John Christopher Sutton Collection)
 

More 1980 airchecks here!