Edition
#1240 |
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.
Enjoy Red Robinson on CISL
(SCOPED)
here.
(The Don Shuttleworth Collection)
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