John Badham left CFRA news for CHEX Radio in Peterborough. Fred Ennis (2010 photo). 5:00 - On Target Ottawa. Government approval was given in May for CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. to transfer CFRA/CFMO to a company to be incorporated, represented by Kathleen Ryan. He worked on-air in the 1970s and 80s at 580 CFRA and CFMO-FM. Sorry to learn of the passing of Bev McRae, MPP Lisa MacLeod posted on McRaes Facebook page. Located in Ottawas south end, the new complex had 23,000 square feet of space. There was another major lay-off at Bell Media Ottawa. He was 37. Don Leger joined CFRA in May from Kingston's CKWS. The 24-year-old was on maternity leave from the station where her death was announced Monday . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Frank Jones was an announcer at CFRA. Different antenna patterns were used for day and night operation. [13], After raising CA$280 thousand during an on-air campaign for a little boy requiring life-saving medical treatment in the United States, he was presented with the Helen Keller Fellowship Award from Lions International. The mayor's statement went out before a gathering of 8,000 in the auditorium and a special broadcast aired on the CBC Trans-Canada network. Weekends/Swing: Chris Edwards, Dean Roberts, Dave Watts. Late in the year, King gave up on his radio work to concentrate more on personal appearances. The transmitters employed the EUREKA-147 digital audio broadcasting system. Don Morin was continuity editor. Effective January, he would no longer anchor sportscasts on TEAM 1200 and CFRA. Steve Madely was an Ottawa, Ontario radio host on CFRA.He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. The Carleton University graduate had also worked in Yellowknife and Calgary. Derouin started his career with CHUM Ottawa as a reporter in the 1970's, retiring from the company two years ago. Green would still make regular daily commentaries on CFRA. CFRAsaid it wouldrelease information about funeral arrangements once they'remade. https://t.co/8Fi9MvIk6Z, Former broadcaster and councillor Pierre Bourque. He tells Vassy the Iordaches, a young family of four, were set to be deported from Canada. He moved on to work as a radio disk jockey at CFOM, the last English-language commercial radio station in Quebec City, Quebec, and then in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The shares were to be placed in the hands of an independent trustee pursuant to a voting trust agreement approved by the CRTC. Vintage Pierre. CFRA and KOOL-FM were among the first radio stations in Canada to be on the internetCFRA was the first to broadcast in real time. Ronnie Prophet died at age 80 on March 2. Prior to joining CFRA, Bill worked in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a radio host for Talk Radio AM640 every weekday. Brad Ronald, a 35-year veteran with Bell Media Radio Ottawa, was promoted from retail sales manager to cluster general sales manager. I wish now that I had. CFRA 58 - CFMO 93.9 - Radio Ottawa. Gordon returned to Canada's capital and began as CFRA morning news anchor August 3. Steve Young joined and then left. Kielty was the first General Manager and helped launch CFRA in 1947. [8] In 2006, he was awarded the LIfetime Achievement Award from the Radio and Television News Director Association. The Thunderwater Lake riding area near Invermere, B.C., where Avalanche Canada says one snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Freebie Fridays The entire two hours are devoted to fun topics that are not as caller driven. College Ward councillor Rick Chiarelli tweeted that a celebration of life for Ennis will be held in the coming days. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Thank you all, goodbye.[5], On 14 September 2020, Green returned online with The Island of Sanity, a one-hour podcast available on various internet platforms, which was pared down to thirty minutes on 13 October 2020 and featured live on internet radio and the social networking platform Facebook. It used to air on the radio station CFRA in Ottawa, Ontario. CFRA was affiliated with CHUM Limited's new Canadian Contemporary News System. Ottawa radio hostLauren Davis, theonly child of longtime Toronto radio personality Erin Davis, died in her sleep Monday at age 24, according to her mother. Elliot grew up in Weston, then a suburb of Toronto. The City of Ottawa dedicated a park to the late Ernie Calcutt who was sports director at CFRA. He competed in NASCAR events between 2007 and 2011. In the 1960's he launched Ottawa's first radio talk show. Elliot was a recovering alcoholic, drug abuser, and compulsive gambler.[1]. He has contributed to ongoing efforts to help modernize and renovate the Saint Vincent Hospital and the lisabeth Bruyre Hospital in Ottawa. He would be the station's very popular morning man for many years to come. [14] He has also been awarded the Golden Ribbon Award For Outstanding Community Service by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Sad news: Longtime Ottawa radio personality, former mayoral candidate and significant contributor to the community, Fred Ennis, passed away this evening in his sleep. John Crawford (news) left in July for CKLW Windsor. [15], He has received citations from Prime Minister John Diefendbaker, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson,[16] Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Among those let go were CFRA's Michael Harris. 150 Fascinating Stories About Canada, was in 2017 nominated for the Governor General's Pierre Burton Award,[22] presented annually by Canada's National History Society for works celebrating Canadian history. Both stations dropped his program before he was picked up by CFRB, Canada's most listened-to commercial talk radio station, first to do PHP on weekends, and eventually, in 2003, to take on The Nightside after its longtime host Jim Richards moved to an earlier timeslot.[1]. Prophet went on to host Canadian TV shows The Ronnie Prophet Show, Grand Ole Country, Rocky Mountain Inn and Ronnie N The Browns. Among the CHUM assets acquired by CTVglobemedia in the deal were seven television stations, including CHRO-TV Pembroke, 21 specialty channels and some 33 radio stations, including CFRA-AM. Phil Bourque paid tribute to his brother in a statement to CTV News Ottawa. Snow, 48, took over after longtime CFRA host Lowell Green retired his morning show in 2016. Previously ranked in 5 th position on Newsmax's 50 most influential radio talks hosts, Bill Carroll began his media career immediately after completing his high school in 1980. Elliot was the only openly gay host on CFRB, where he came out on air. He retired briefly from radio in the 1980s, but returned in 1990. All three transmitters operated in a single frequency network, using 1487.696 MHz (DRB channel 21) with an effective isotropic radiated power of 5,928 watts, 2,850 watts and 2,965 watts, respectively. Frank Ryan was president of the company and CFRA's manager. Frank Ryan was president of CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. Tributes and condolences poured in Monday for Lauren Davis, a young mother and news anchor at 580 CFRA whose death was announced by the station Monday afternoon. Celebrations continued throughout the day as former CFRA announcers and local personalities like Ken Grant, Les Lye, Terry Kielty and Max Keeping joined Lowell Green and Mark Sutcliffe. Terry Kielty and Hugh Bowman also did sports. She was also the host of a popular show, The Broad Perspectives. The two-year retired Derouin had been general sales manager at CHUM Radio Ottawa. Test on Sunday 23 April, 3pm. Al Pascal was on-air. Mayor Jim Durrel declared a Ken 'The General' Grant Day to salute Grant's 25 years as CFRA's morning man. You are now being redirected to the BCE.ca website (Bell Canada Enterprises), where you can view our Accessibility plan, and submit your feedback using our Accessibility webform. God is!!!.[2]. No calls are taken on Thursdays. On-Air: Ken Grant (mornings), Brad Williams (mid-days), Michael O'Brien (afternoons), Rebecca Black (evenings) and Steven Doucette (overnights). The late Terry Kielty received posthumous honours at the Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards in October. By the end of the year it was announced that CFRA was expected to go on the air on May 1. Before joining CFRA, he had been city editor of the Halifax Chronicle. He would be responsible for all promotional and community relations activity for Majic 100, 93.9 BOB FM, CFRA, Team 1200, CTV Ottawa and CTV Two Ottawa. 9:00 - Business Talk. In April 2012, the show moved time slots from 10pm to 9pm. Ennis became News Director of CFGO (now TSN 1200) in Ottawa in 1976. BCE was a public corporation and controlled by its board of directors. Pierre was a member of our series from 2007 - 2011 with 30 starts Callers are still invited to participate in the show and can have their name and number put into a bucket. We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Pierre Bourque. The 52-year-old radio personality frequently invites listeners to share in her life through her online journal andby recording specialbroadcasts from her home, which she shares with husbandRob Whitehead. He was an on-air personality and, as GM, mentored some of the biggest names in Ottawa radio; Ken ''The General'' Grant, Lowell Green, Ernie Calcutt, Hal Anthony and Steve Madely. CFRA received a partial feed from Rogers but received ABC News independently of Rogers. He graduated from Macdonald Agricultural College of McGill University in Montreal Quebec in 1956. The move, said Vice President & General Manager Richard Gray, was intended to strengthen the on-air product to face new competition posed by recently licensed FM'ers owned by Astral Media and by Torres Radio. [20] On 24 October 2020, Green publicly endorsed Matthew Fisher, a former journalist who was a foreign correspondent for The Globe and Mail, Sun Media and Postmedia Network for 34 years, to become the Conservative MP for KanataCarleton. He ended up at CFGO. Prophet made his debut on the CFRA country music program The Happy Wanderers. Last edited on 29 December 2020, at 00:40, "CFRA broadcaster Steve Madely signs off after 51 years", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Madely&oldid=996871877, This page was last edited on 29 December 2020, at 00:40. The old Auditorium facility at O'Connor and Catherine had become too small for the growing station. Ottawa news radio station 580 CFRA announced the death of news anchor Lauren Davis. There are occasional guests, including former CFRA host Nick Vandergragt, Tom Harris, and John Robson. Dave Mitchell, PD at CFRA and Team 1200, plus Majic 100 announcer Drew Corley, an engineer and two copy writers were let go. Devastated to learn of the passing of @pierrebourque yesterday. Ennis ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Nepean in 1997 and for Ottawa City Council in 2010. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief . He was the host of the station's weekday morning show Madely in the Morning, weekdays from 6am to 9am. Stock market traders said the gag story caused a dip in the dollar that day. Jack Derouin died at age 67. In an effort to widen its appeal, CFRA programming evolved from a blend of up tempo recent-based easy listening to a hotter, current-based Adult Contemporary format. In March, CHUM Radio President Chris Godon announced that Dave Daigle had been appointed to Vice President, Sales, CHUM Radio. Robert Edgley became director of engineering, IT and building maintenance at CTV Ottawa, succeeding Art Clarke, the manager, engineering and IT, who retired at 49. On May 3, CFRA marked 55 years on the air. George Gordon, who had been morning anchor at News1130 Vancouver, moved to the first radio station he'd ever heard in his life: CFRA. As a result, he had to resign from his afternoon talk show on CFRA. "Really look forward to having a chance to truly connect with the guests, whether it be local artists, athletes, or . [24][25] In June 2017, there was controversy as to whether Indigo Books and Music had pulled Green's latest book, Amazing But True!, from its bookshelves in stores in Canada.[26]. The television licence was awarded to E.L. Bushnell Television Co. Ltd. (for what would be CJOH-TV). He started at the station as an announcer, became promotion director, then moved to sales and even became a shareholder of the company, one of 11 at the time. Covid seems to be having that effect. Rogers Communications announced on June 25th that a deal had been reached for them to buy these stations from CTV, subject to CRTC approval. Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal airs Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. "Pierre was a great friend and colleague who loved politics and media. CFRA mourns passing of host. He was to begin his newest venture in August. CFRA-CFMO news director Steve Madely was elected chairman of the national editorial committee of Broadcast News. I hadnt spoken to Pierre in a while. Gerrard Campbell (news) left for CKWS Kingston. The FR in the call sign represented the initials of owner Frank Ryan. Under the transaction agreement dated September 10, 2010, BCE would acquire the remaining 85% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm and would therefore exercise effective control. (CFRA Photo). She helped her husband found CFRA AM and FM and ran the company after he died in 1965, until the stations were sold to CHUM in 1968. "He really was a legend," Sharkey said. In the Fall, any sports programming that had been on CFRA moved to new sister station CFGO which had adopted an all-sports format. At 6:50 a.m., Mayor Bob Chiarelli joined Steve Madely and proclaimed the day as CFRA Day in Ottawa. 7550413, the other partner holding the remaining 0.01% of the voting interest in the general partnership, is wholly owned by Bell Media and is also controlled by BCE. CFRA had long been Ottawas top station. Stan Conder joined the writing staff. Give your locks lots of protection and hydration. Longtime CFRA newsman Hal Anthony passed away. He built a career and made a decent amount of wealth. Steps in Editing Cfra on Windows It's to find a default application which is able to help conduct edits to a PDF document. Former Ottawa radio host Sandy Sharkey remembers lining up at her junior high school sock hops to have Elliot sign her CFRA Top 40 countdown lists. Other announcers: Tom Jeffries and Barry Sarazin. The daughter of a Toronto radio personality well known in York Region, has died at age 24. As COVID-19 vaccines are delivered to local long-term care homes, one Ottawa retirement home is battling an outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of four residents. The show and website are no longer active as of 2019. On July 12 it was announced that Bell Globemedia would pay C$1.7 billion for CHUM Ltd., in a deal that would see the company become part of the BCE-owned media conglomerate, subject to CRTC approval. He loved to gossip and was the source of occasional political rumours around town. The CBC would open the first FM station in Ottawa. The syndicated Dr. Laura program (from the U.S.) was also now on the schedule. Former and long-time CFRA news anchor Don Leger passed away August 29 at the age of 82. By this time, it had an audience of 600,000 listeners. He not only applied for an AM licence but also one for FM, and was granted both. That was the beginning of The CFRA Happy Wanderers who would do more than 5.000 live broadcasts during the next 10 years as well as other live shows. Deepest sympathies to Christine and family. Vaughn Bjerre left CFRA to become program director of London's CKSL. Newer information will no doubt be available elsewhere on the Internet, and a list of some of the possible sources (as at August 1st 2022) is available. Marie. The other two transmitters were located in Ottawa, one at the CBC's building on Lanark Avenue and the other at the Time MCI Las Brisas building. Ryan owned a 150 acre farm and told the Board of Broadcast Governors that the TV station would be unique in that it would have the whole farm for use in outdoor agricultural telecasting. If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is. Petes sudden and unexpected departure is an immense loss to our family and all his friends.". CFRA anchor George Gordon accepted a position in Toronto. CFRA's Andrew Pinsent weighs in on the 2021 election campaign. Well send you a link to a feedback form. Myles Gray died on August 13, 2015 after a clash with at least seven officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. CFRA radio anchor Lauren Davis passed away in her sleep Sunday night. Guests included: Percy Faith, Dorothy Ault, Dave Davies, Gord Sinclair, King Clancy, "Tommy" Gorman, and Dr. Fred Howes of McGill University, who was also the station's technical advisor. He said he had an application pending since sometime in 1946. Late Night Counsell discusses News, Politics, Religion and Opinion. Frank Ryan was also one-time manager of CKLW in Windsor. "He had such a diverse CV - broadcaster (CFRA), NASCAR driver, artist, etc. Bell Media, the managing partner holding 99.99% of the voting interest in the general partnership, is wholly owned by Bell Canada and controlled by BCE. Immigration lawyer Peter Ivanyi represented one of the two families who died trying to cross into the United States from the St. Lawrence River last week. Sportscaster Ernie Calcutt, 51, died of a massive stroke. Lowell Green did news and hosted the open line show. Politically left-wing, he presented a somewhat challenging figure for the historically conservative station. Rebecca Black and Steve Doucette left for CKKL-FM. https://t.co/QFWXAC5b03, So sad to hear this tragic news. While many other electronic media shut down, Elliot was on air during the Great Blackout of 2003, providing information and reassurance to untold numbers of listeners in Southern Ontario. You can change your cookie settings at any time. On August 22, the CRTC approved the applications by BCE Inc., on behalf of Bell Media Inc. and 7550413 Canada Inc., carrying on business as Bell Media Ottawa Radio Partnership, for authority to acquire, as part of a corporate reorganization, CFRA, CFGO, CKKL-FM and CJMJ-FM Ottawa. He joined Baton Broadcasting (now CTV) in 1991. In a 1994 complaint to the CBSC, listeners alleged that Green had been rude and abusive to a caller who identified herself as a Christian. Al Smith, Program Director of 939 BOB FM and Majic 100 was appointed Operations Manager for CHUM Radio Ottawa. "Lauren will be deeply missed by her family and the many colleagues here who knew her so well," he said. He continued contributing to the station's weekly midday program News and Views with Rob Snow until a Bell Media restructuring in mid-November 2019. He is an established television personality who spent time working on the channel. . Alden Diehl, 68, died October 27. Green blamed this loss on his "sharp" personality and a low voter turnout. From 2003 to February 2007, he hosted the general interest talk show The Nightside, in 2005 it was the highest-rated late night radio show in Canada. 10:00 - Late Night Counsell with John Counsell. He was a dear friend and colleague in various radio adventures, including stints with @CFRAOttawa as host. Bev was a lovely soul, so bright and a trailblazer, too, posted Wendy Daniels. In renewing CFRA's licence, the CRTC advised further discussion to resolve the issue of a power increase for CFCF 600 in Montreal, which must give technical protection to CFRA 580. She was responsible for some 15 newscasts per day, with a special accent on local news. CFRA program director Tom Foley hired Gord Atkinson away from CHUM in Toronto. He was notorious for an April Fools Day story he ran on bis news site announcing Paul Martins retirement as finance minister to raise chickens in the eastern townships. Bell Media thinks they are in charge. In 1959, Ryan turned over all the issued shares in CFRA to long-term staff and set up a program for other employees to purchase stock. On September 26, the CRTC approved an application by Bell Media Inc. and 7550413 Canada Inc., partners in a general partnership carrying on business as Bell Media Ottawa Radio Partnership, to modify the technical parameters for CFRA by increasing its night-time power from 10,000 to 30,000 watts and by modifying its antenna pattern, resulting in changes to its authorized contours. Max Keeping was a CFRA reporter. The by-election was called after NDP Michael Cassidy resigned his seat. Bob Derro joined CFRA from Sudbury's CJMX-FM. Carroll is the proactive and entertaining host of CFRA's The Morning Rush with Bill Carro ll. My last show was last night. She and husbandPhil Shirakawawelcomed the birth of sonColinlast October. Former CFRA host Rick Gibbons tweeted the news Sunday morning, saying Bourque had suffered an apparent heart attack Saturday. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting in Ottawa once a week from Brandon, Manitoba in the September 1998. Ad: The best two-station buy in the capital for the price of one. ", "Lowell Green's book celebrates Canada's history", "CBSC Decision | CFRA-AM re an episode of the Lowell Green Show (Islam)", "CBSC Decision | CFRA-AM re an episode of the Lowell Green Show (The Qur'an)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lowell_Green&oldid=1147276248, McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alumni, Ontario Liberal Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 March 2023, at 22:04. A chance meeting with impressionist Rich Little was to be the springboard for many aspects of Les's highly successful future career. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. (Photo courtesy of Peter Atkinson) Gord Atkinson began his radio career in Toronto in 1948 before move to Ottawa's CFRA . He then became the first Page Six columnist for the Ottawa Sun and later hosted a talk show on CFRA. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events, Unlimited online access to National Post and 15 news sites with one account, National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on, Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword, Access articles from across Canada with one account, Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments, Get email updates from your favourite authors. All of CHUM Limited's divisions, including Radio Station CFRA Ltd. amalgamated. CFRA personalities at this time included Ken The General Grant, Brad Williams, Lowell Green and Shelley Emmond. The news department included Mike Cleaver, John Brenner, Steve Winogron, Michael O'Brien. "Radio host Mark Sutcliffe among layoffs at CFRA", "NEWSTALK 580 CFRA Welcomes New Personalities", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Late_Night_Counsell&oldid=1076845400, This page was last edited on 13 March 2022, at 07:09. Among those dismissed were CFRA talk show Host Michael Harris and reporter Gord McDougall; Team 1200's Jim Jerome, Phil Melanson and Mike Sutherland; Majic 100's Steve Boynton; BOB FM's Tina Sapp; marketing director for Bell Media Radio Ottawa and CTV Two Ottawa Al Macartney; and CTV Ottawa's promotion manager, Brent Corbeil. With CFRA since 1961, he was the voice of the Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) and a past president of the football reporters. This was its highest cumulative audience figure to date. The former CFRA host was the widow of legendary Ottawa journalist Earl McRae. Every Wednesday is "Ask the Pastor" on Late Night Counsell. In 2006 and 2008, the council censured Green for his treatment of a Muslim man who challenged Green on the way the radio show host portrays Islam. At the end of the show, a winner is picked from the bucket to win a prize package. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. he later became the host of a talk show for people recovering from addictions on Toronto radio. On June 8 the CRTC approved the acquisition of CHUM Ltd. by CTVglobemedia, on condition that CTV sell off its five City-TV stations, CITY-TV Toronto, CHMI-TV Portage La Prairie/Winnipeg, CKEM-TV Edmonton, CKAL-TV Calgary and CKVU-TV Vancouver. In October, CHUM Ottawa opened new studios and offices to house all of its operations in the city the 46,000 square foot CHUM Market Media Mall located in the heart of the Byward Market at 87 George Street. [3] On occasion, he can be heard calling into The Rob Snow Show, now airing on CIWW.[4]. Kielty helped launch CFRA in 1947 and was an on-air personality. CFRA/CFMO-FM appointments: Don Holtby, vice-president and general manager, replacing Terry Kielty who became vice-president of broadcast services of the stations; Larry Kelly to general sales manager, and Jack Derouin to retail sales manager. CFRA broadcast on a frequency of 560 kHz with a full-time power of 1,000 watts. He not only applied for an AM licence but also one for FM, and was granted both. McRae, who was originally from Saskatoon, Sask.,studied journalism at Carleton University, receiving a Masters degree in 1997. Besides her stints at CFRA, she also worked as a reporter for the Barrhaven Independent and the Manotick Messenger. [10] Lowell Green has also received the Community Builders Award displayed at Ottawa City Hall, and has an Ottawa hospital wing and an Ottawa day named in his honour. John Counsell. 613-521-1000, Reception (9am-6pm) He also managed the news aggregator website Bourque Newswatch. It lobbied and petitioned Members of Parliament, while he appeared before parliamentary and senate committees tasked with the process of making policy and enacting new gun law legislation in Canada. This week's Bell Media layoffs extended beyond Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on Wednesday as radio and television employees in markets like Ottawa, London . Pierre was an entrepreneur, always pushing himself to try something different, to work on something new. Andy Stephen died at age 84. Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Following his death, the company was taken over by his wife and business partner, Kathleen Ryan.John Larsen joined CFRA on March 15 as overnight announcer. Three transmitters were used: one was located at the CBC's site at Camp Fortune, Quebec. (613) 789-2486, Sandra Bonnell - General Sales Manager Technical staff: Dr. Howes, Chester Beachell (chief), Frank Lehman, Jack Simonsen, Perce Simkins, Harold Horsey and Court Broad. He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. Several complaints have been made against him to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). Comments are welcome while open. The radio station alsoconfirmed Davis's deathin a statement on its website,and offered condolences to thefamily. She was a kind woman who gave me a job on Sunday mornings on an old CFRA showThe Broad Perspectives.. Longtime morning man Ken Grant retired and station manager Steve Madely took over the AM Drive program. 3:00 - Comedy/Drama Classics. "It's a great honour to be recognized by your peers and it's . Lauren is the daughter of well-known radio personality Erin Davis. He built CFRA into a powerhouse in the 1960s, increasing the station's circulation from 100,000 to 600,000. CTV News Ottawa Digital Multi-Skilled Journalist, Pierre Bourque of Bourque Newswatch. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. His son Peter confirmed the host on Ottawa's CFRA-AM died early Monday after recently suffering. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. Newer information will no doubt be available elsewhere on the Internet, and a list of some of the possible sources (as at August 1st 2022) is available here. He started his radio career with CHUM Group Radio in Ottawa in 1976. Ad: CFRA 5,000 Watts Day and Night - The BIG station in OttawaTops in newssportsfeatures. 12:00 - Ottawa Noon. 4:00 - Art Bell. February 3, 2021. The purchaser had been known as Radio CHUM-1050 Ltd. until 1967 when it became publicly traded CHUM Ltd. George M. Gowling was vice president and general sales manager. With executive producer Warren Cosford, Elliot initiated People Helping People on Windsor's CKLW in 1995, later syndicating it to Toronto's Talk 640. And CFRA Nation, you have done your duty, and I hope and pray that you'll continue to do so. He had been with the stations for 31 years. The CBC Board recommended CFRA be permitted to operate an experimental synchronous booster station at Almonte. [1] Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. Begin by acquiring CocoDoc application into your PC. 6:00 - Steve Madely. 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