Talent: RED ROBINSON
Station: CISL Vancouver
Date: August 26, 1994
Time: 46:20 (Pt. 1, unscoped)
27:09 (Pt. 1, scoped)

Many people are either retired at 57 or thinking about it.

Red Robinson was starting another gig.

The seemingly ageless DJ began doing the morning show at CISL on August 26, 1993, just a few months after his 57th birthday. He would continue there until 2000 but was far from done with radio. After a stint at
CFUN-FM, Robinson returned to CISL in 2011 before retiring six years later

Robinson began his radio career at CJOR in November 1954 while still in high school. He is credited as being the first Canadian DJ to play rock & roll on a regular basis. Later radio stops included CKWX and CFUN (AM & FM) in Vancouver, and KGW Portland, Oregon.

Robinson interviewed many of the big stars of rock & roll, including Elvis, Buddy Holly and the Beatles. His many awards include the Order of British Columbia and induction into the Canadian Radio Hall of Fame.

But he was more than a jock. Al Murdoch, who also started in radio as a teenager, says Robinson was one of thenicest
 people he ever met. "I learned so much about him not only the business but just about life. Being a nice human being," Murdoch said.

Robinson died April 1, 2023 after a brief illness. He was 86.

Enjoy Red Robinson on CISL (UNSCOPED) here.

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