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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of September 27, 2015
Edition #853

Talent: STEVE HUNTER 
Station: CKLW Windsor, Ont.
Date: September 3, 1971
Time: 47:36 (unscoped)
24:59 (scoped)

(Chart scan courtesy Tom Howard)

In 1969, Steve Hunter had the rather daunting task of succeeding radio legend Tom Shannon in the early-evening shift at CKLW. He did well, spending two years in that demanding slot before departing in 1971.

Hunter talks about that and his time in radio below...

"In case you're a normal human who doesn't remember the more obscure folks like me, I was a Big 8 jock -- 6-9 pm, succeeded Tom Shannon in that slot -- as "Steve Hunter" -- then was afternoon drive at WIXY for half a year, returned to WCAR to do afternoon drive during its 1972 kamikaze run at CKLW, and finally slinked off to do Boston radio and to program a few places for Kent Burkhart before retiring into the oil business and boredom. I returned to radio as a news anchor at WSB in Atlanta in the mid-90's, as "Steve Jolly," but that was mostly for the fun of proving I still had an ego that could misguide me. That's my story, and it's stuck with me!"

Enjoy Steve Hunter on CKLW (UNSCOPED) here.

Enjoy Steve Hunter on CKLW (UNSCOPED) here.
 

Enjoy Steve Hunter on CKLW (SCOPED) here.
 

(The Tom Howard Collection)

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