Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of September 20, 2015
Edition #852

Talent: BEAU BODEAN
Station: CKGM Montreal
Date: September 22, 1979
Time: 22:10 (unscoped)

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Who better to tell the story of Beau BoDean than the man himself?

Born Wolfgang Fritzsche in Lingen, Germany, the radio personality we now know as Beau BoDean came to Canada at the age of three. He grew up in Winnipeg and also started in radio in Manitoba. Rock Radio Scrapbook asked BoDean about his career and he sent us this wrap...

"CHTM - Thompson, MB. - 1972  - 1973 my first radio job under the name “ Mel Corey “ (all shifts)

CJME  - Regina, SASK. - 1973-1976 as Mel Corey (middays, afternoons, and “The Moneymobile Guy“ on the Hart Kirch morning show)

CKRC  - Winnipeg, MB - 1976-1978…this is where Mel Corey became Buster BoDean … thanks to Reg Johns !….(afternoons)

CKGM -  Montreal, PQ - 1978-1982…sometime during my stint here Buster BoDean evolved into just “ Beau” to capitalize on the French Connotation!! (afternoons…evenings…promotions…program director)

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CJBK  -  London, ONT. - 1982-1989…John Mackey (our former CKGM PD) moved both Michael Dee & me down to London in May of 1982 (mornings, afternoons, music director, program director )

Q94 FM – Winnipeg, MB - 1989-2006...Hooked up with Tom Milroy for the Beau & Tom Morning Show with various female co-hosts including Caroline Hunter….Frazier….Dez Daniels ( PDs were Mark Maheu & Howard Kreuger)

99.9 BOB FM – Winnipeg,  2006-present...Tom & I moved down the hall to our sister station in August of 06…just this past March (2009) we celebrated 20 years on the air together here in The Peg!! In September Frazier rejoined us on the morning show after leaving 10 years ago for Calgary! We’re still having lots of laughs & fun…can’t imagine doing anything else!!! Kudos to our great PD Chris Brooke for letting us live the radio dream….."

Thanks, Beau!

Enjoy Beau BoDean on CKGM here.

(The Bill Dulmage Collection)

Audio editing by Marc Denis

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