and helped broadcast the Leaf games. To see somebody you love, sit there, dying for a year, it's very hard. Dawn Draper joined the CKFH news staff as the mid-day news announcer in 1972-73. From 1960-72, he compiled numbers that still are at the top of the franchise's record-book career entries: 627 receptions, 11,732 receiving yards, 50 100-yard games and 88 TD catches. He collapsed over his computer keyboard and died in April 2009. He stopped for a short while at Richmond Hill's CFGM before he landed the morning spot on CKFH in 1967. After other changes at the station, such as an 8 a.m. all-music hour, the former highly rated show slipped, she said. Please accept Echovita's sincere condolences. By 1957, Barry was programme and production manager and in 1965 he was assistant manager of the station. After the Giants released him during training camp in '59, he spent one season with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, catching one pass for 10 yards. Some information may no longer be current. "My mom died Sept. 23, 2001," Mr. Miller said during a media scrum, again fighting emotion. As a teen he landed a summer job at CJBL in Kenora and the following summer did sports on CKBB in Barrie, Ontario. Production director Roman Ziambra in foreground. Along with her 3 sisters, Davis's childhood was spent in many different cities, as is typical of an Air Force family. Your email address will not be published. He was also at WPOP in Hartford and WKNR in Detroit. See full bio More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Porky's Radio Announcer (1981) Act of Vengeance Newscaster (1986) Once Actor (1981) King of Kensington Actor (1977) Hide all | | Edit Filmography Canadian actor Don Daynardwas born on January 01, 1934 87 years old , About, DonDanard better known as Don Daynardis a retired Canadian radio personality, Daynardbegan his career in Owen Sound in 1953 and went from there to CHEX-TV in Peterborough and then to CKCR in Kitchener, In 1962 he joined CJET in Smiths Falls and then briefly went to CFGM document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Daynard continued to host "Saturday Night Oldies" for the station until his full retirement in 2003. (Also see another entry for Tom under CJRT-FM) Tom eventually found work as the morning man at CHWO 740. Barry Nesbitthad a long career as an announcer, performer,writer and broadcast executive. In the summer of 2003, the W Network offered her a chance to create her own daily live national television talk show. "I told him, on the formation right I'm the flanker and on the formation left I'm the split end. Every year, she and her sister collect about $2,000 at their seniors home. October 14, 1955- February 5, 2020 DAYNARD, Michael - "Mike" to all who knew and loved him. We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. Daynard"s voice is heard as the radio announcer in the 1982 film Porky"son In 1977, he guest-starred in the Canadian television sitcom King of Kensington. ( Who else died on. In 1962, he joined CJET in Smiths Falls and then briefly went to CFGM in Richmond Hill, Ontario before landing in Toronto, where he remained for the rest of his career. He made the first broadcast on the new Canadian sports network TSN. . ", Mr. Glassman soon moved on to other topics, including the effect of age on human ears. DAYNARD, Curtis Mathew -. When she graduated from high school (Nicholson Catholic College), she decided to pursue her performing further by studying Radio Broadcasting at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. This article was published more than 19 years ago. Next to Barry Nesbitt, George had the second longest employment as a CKFH announcer. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. If there was a problem with a piece of equipment, Jack could fix it in a jiffy and he jokingly once said that some mechanical and electronic problems can often be solved with a spit and a kick but with his encyclopedic technical knowledge it was a strategy he would never have to use. A native of Transcona, Manitoba, he played for the New York Rangers from 1945 to 1948, the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1948 to 1952, the Chicago Blackhawks from 1952 to 1953, and the Boston Bruins from 1954 to 1957. Afterward, Ms. Davis -- rumoured to be moving to a live television show on a cable network -- said she received 4,000 e-mails from jilted fans. In the late 80s, while living in Hollywood, Dick founded Westwood Personalities, an exclusive DJ talent agency and represented some of the best on-air talent in North America. In 1962 he joined CJET in Smiths Falls and then briefly went to CFGM in Richmond Hill Ontario before landing in Toronto where he remained for the rest of his career. Click here for, In October 2012, John was inducted into the, On March 19, 2016, John returned to radio with a show on the University of Toronto community FM station CIUT. He has been in the Toronto morning-show market for 14 years, working with Mr. Patterson at alternative-rock station the Edge, then at Mojo. (1:01:03) Enjoy Lookin' Back with Don Daynard on CKFM from December 6, 1980 (SCOPED) here . Among the performers he nurtured and recorded were David Clayton Thomas and The Paupers. Pro Football Hall of Fame wideout Don Maynard, iconic No. Later that same year, she also acted as Grand Marshal of the 2006 Toronto St. Patrick's Day Parade. Don Maynard changed my life when I first met him at Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso, NM, on March 7th, 2018. [1], Davis was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1962 to Royal Canadian Air Force officer Don Davis and his wife Maureen. And got all of the other media going," Mr. Daynard said. In 1972, he took his ideas to CFTR which had changed to a rock format where, as assistant p.d. The rest of his radio career he was known by his real name, Ray Collins. Also from 2009 to 2013, he hosted a panel show "Counterpoint" for Local2.ca in Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Rob Farina, program director at CHUM-FM, said the market leaders are too busy making radio every morning to look over their shoulders. For the next 12 years he worked at CFOX, CKGM AND CJAD and a spot at CJSB in Ottawa. While at CKFH he was a salesman and rarely was heard on the air, but was a regularly featured character when he joined the sales staff at rival CHUM. Don Maynard Funeral, Venue, Date, Burial, Obituary. DAYNARD, Curtis Mathew - August 28th, 1983 - September 18th, 2022. Loving mother of Kurt and his wife Colleen, Mary Cole and her husband Bill, Andrew, and Peter and his wife Heather. "I think [Toronto]was then for the event, and continues to be, the base upon which Terry's legacy was built.". Clive covered skiing, sailing, auto racing and golf. reached #7 on the CHUM chart. Thank you, good Lord, for that wonderful chance. Son of the late Murray Daynard and late Avis McLeod (Daynard). Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Curtis Mathew Daynard to pay them a last tribute. Apparently, the world's oldest woman, at 116, has "truck-tire flaps on the sides of her head.". When Foster opened CKFH in 1951, Bill joined the staff as a sportscaster. Five years later, I had that dream come true as I started my first radio job in Orillia. He hosted Keefer's Commotions and a morning show, Keefer's Uprising. Bud Riley, by now the news and public affairs director at CJRT-FM Toronto, hired Tom in 1976 for the morning news shift. He also hosted a country music programme. Three local frequencies have new morning shows: the Mix (99.9 FM), CHFI (98.1 FM) and "guy-talk" Mojo Radio (640 AM). August 28th, 1983 - September 18th, 2022. Gallery | Don Maynard's Career as a Jet in Photos. For several years she was one of the co-hosts on the Easter Seals Telethon on CBC television. Print. In 1978, while working for CFNY in Brampton, The Toronto Star named him FM disk jockey of the year. After that, he broadened his studies to include literature.After university, Dick got his start atThe Edmonton Bulletin. She is also very active with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and has also worked for Sheenas Place and the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada, for which she raised over $160,000 in the summer of 1998, simply by shaving her head. In 2010, shortly after moving back home from LA to Toronto, he began work on the feature film, Bossjock (aka Q 92) a tell-all movie script about 1970s rock radio. The CBC it is not. Jayne Mansfield posed for him so that he could make a shapely, sexy hot-water. In 1962, he joined CJET in Smiths Falls and then briefly went to CFGM in Richmond Hill, Ontario before landing in Toronto, where he remained for the rest of his career. Just after that, he was laid off. An employee of the Canadian Cancer Society, Mr. Vigars travelled alongside Mr. Fox between Quebec City, through his frantic Toronto reception, and his fateful Thunder Bay lapse. Let the memories begin, and be sure to listen to Fred every Wednesday with Nite Flight from 5-8 p.m. PT (8-11 ET) on C-VUE Worldwide! Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame receiver for the New York Jets who was a member of the Jets team that upset the Colts to win Super Bowl III. He was born on January 01, 1934 in . Today he is the creator/producer of Salute To Canadian Legends, a 90 minute cross-Canada satellite radio talk show on Sirius XM. Cherished father of Tom and Brad (Meg). He was so appreciative of life and supportive of mine as well. Their summer 2003 share of listening hours among 25- to 54-year-olds sits at 13.5 per cent, with 345,000 listeners compared to CHFI's 237,000. Who is winning, of course, depends on who is being measured. Chuck McCoy, a Rogers vice-president and general manager of its Toronto radio group, said the decision to let Ms. Davis go was necessary to reposition the station. Bob began his career in Quebec while he was studying at Laval University but found his way to Niagara Falls (CJRN) in 1966 and the following year moved to CJOE in London, Ontario. After polling their listeners for ideas, Davis was an easy choice. For the rest of the 70s he worked at two stations, CFTR Toronto (1975-1978), and CING-FM Burlington, Ontario, (1978 -1988). Among these humorous entities was Cheff Boy-oh-Boy, Larry the Loon, Hughie the Newfoundland security guard and Jimmy the Janitor. Bud, newly married, dug into the job of presenting a lively, entertaining brand of news reporting. The show was called "Daynard"s Drive-In. Davis regularly appeared at various public events as both M.C. The man could flat play. During his long radio career, Jack was the most loved and admired by a legion of friends in and out of the business. Today he runs his own voice-service company out of Windsor and Toronto and boasts a long lineup of regional and national companies who regularly use his powerful voice on their commercials and other media projects. "We really, and I mean this honestly, we never look at what our competition is doing. Video and Audio clips from www.rockradioscrapbook.com and private collections of Doug Thompson, CHUM Archives, Charlie Ritenberg, Bud Riley, Westlyn Mather, Don Shuttleworth, Bill Dulmage and others. Click here for Bud's CKFH Big 30 Chart Click here for CKFH Big 30 Charts. In 2002, she was named Chatelaine Woman Of Influence. This article is about the media figure. My grandson, who is 11, but who keeps up with sports, just told us today. In 1977 he was a volunteer sports announcer for Rogers TV. He was eventually appointed editor of Ski Canada magazine. "The amazing thing, I think, about Terry Fox, is the incredible legacy that he built that he probably had no idea he'd be building," Mr. Miller said. CKFHmorning man, Don Daynard,began his radio career in Owen Sound in 1953. Jem, beloved wife of the late Wallace Danard. After a period as a Toronto freelancer beginning in 1969 taking assignments from CHUM and CKFH, he became an important news voice on CKEY. Today, he divides his time between his place in Florida and his home in Barrie. He returned to CKVR to became the station's weather specialist in 1983. In 1987, Ms. North lost her 17-month-old granddaughter to cancer. He had a wonderful career in football. Bud, newly married, dug into the job of presenting a lively, entertaining brand of news reporting. It is not a battle without casualties. We played together and we lived together. He also wrote a popular guide to Canadian Skiing. Steve Herringer - DJ on overnights andthen middays CKFH Toronto 1973-74; DJ Afternoon Drive CKY-AM Winnipeg 1974-75; DJ late evenings CFGO Ottawa 1975. Some jokes were re-cycled to the Toronto Sun's Susan Ford column. From there he hit the coast radio at CFUN Vancouver 1981-85. Bill died in 1996 in Port Perry, Ontario. (Photo by Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Embed PURCHASE A LICENSE More on Gardner. He finished up scholastically at Colorado City (TX) High, where he discovered his athletic talents as a football/basketball/track letterman. in Anthropology, obtaining a Masters Degree in Archaeology two years later while working for CJRT-FM. Then, when the mayor began to speak about the loss of his mother to cancer in 2001, his voice shook, and gave out. Duffcame to CKFH in the late 60s. They donated $5million to Northern Westchester Hospital, in Mou Didn't know Don, but he was roommates with my brother in law, Tony Stricker, when they played for the Jets. Perry left radio in 1992. Click here for more Perry Lansing characters on CHUM, Holger Engewas an extraordinary creative writer, producer and photographer. He later went on to direct public relations for Bell Sympatico, CanWest Media, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Yahoo Canada and Innovative Composites. Clive Hobson, a York University student, joined CKFH in 1962to report on Ontario ski conditions but was retained for a variety of other assignments when the winter season closed. And these days, the jokes, stunts and contests are part of an increasingly scrappy fight for audience share, heating up after an unprecedented summer of major changes at several Toronto stations. He came to CKFH in 1970 as host of "Open Lid", a show created by American jockGene Thayerin 1968. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Jack oversaw the changes from CKFH to The Fan and stayed with the new owners until his retirement in 2005. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. We're always focused on our listeners.". ", As did Maynard's stay in green and white in its entirety. In 2000 he created and pitched a news television show and, when accepted, became anchor, head writer and executive producer of the program which ran for ten years and was syndicated on over 200 stations. Beddoes authored several sports books, including "Greatest Sports Stories" and "Hal", an in-depth story aboutMaple Leaf Gardenspresident,Harold Ballard. January 13, 2022 by JoeWise. Click here for Marshall's obituary. "Humble" Howard Glassman and Fred Patterson -- newly installed as Mix 99.9's wake-up men -- fit the mould perfectly. Such was their relationship that Namath once revealed that an early cellphone number of his contained the numbers 1213, merging the dynamic duo's uniform numbers. Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the loss of your loved one, may God give you strength and comfort during this difficult time. Unexpectedly passed away in his sleep at home at the age of 39. "This is the most upheaval and sort of turbulence in the market that I can remember," Mr. Glassman said off the air. "The success of the [Marathon of Hope]was totally based on the reception we got in Scarborough and Toronto," he said. His first announcing job was at CHAB in Moose Jaw, Sask in June of 1944. We are sad to announce that on April 18, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Isabelle Jean (Daynard) Ridgeway (Niagara Falls, Ontario). ", Yet he said on being inducted into the Jets' inaugural Ring of Honor class, "I'm just honored to be there, proud and thankful and all that. "I made a mark and I became a star, with a lot of help from near and far. I was a radio addict to begin with but dreamed that I could be a radio announcer like George. Looking at all listeners over 12, the venerable CFRB (1010 AM), with morning man Ted Woloshyn, wins with a 10-per-cent share but a more greying audience. His next stop was in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, in 2009 where he was a show host on KNOW radio. Don Maynard 's death has brought tears to many. Like most radio nomads he moved from city to city gathering experience at stations including CKXL Calgary, CKRC Winnipeg, CKOM Saskatoon, CKRM Regina and CKGM Montreal. Click here for Steve's Jan. 8, 1970 CKFH chart More Steve O'Brien radio history Keith is now located in Montreal and has become a promoter of the romantic latin dance--The Tango! HIGH POINT Donald "Don" Barnard Jr. was born Dec. 3, 1948, and passed away Nov. 8, 2022. E njoy Lookin' Back with Don Daynard on CKFM from December 6, 1980 (UNSCOPED) here. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Dot Barnard. A 2020 inductee into the Canadian Broadcasting Hall of Fame, she was the longtime host of 98.1 CHFI's Morning Show until her retirement on December 15, 2016. in Anthropology, obtaining a Masters Degree in Archaeology two years later while working for CJRT-FM. His final DJ gig was afternoon drive atCFMI-FM Vancouveruntil 1986. I didn't realize I was chatting it up with Superbowl royalty until 20 minutes into our conversation. A former CHUM newsman,Marshall Armstrong, had become news director at the radio station owned by hockey legendFoster Hewitt. From there, she moved to Toronto, Ontario to co-host Good Morning Toronto at CKO Toronto, the flagship station of Canada's all-news radio network. and keynote speaker. Donald Earl Maynard, age 79, of East Lansing, MI passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. Those who know him personally are shocked and can't believe that Don Maynard has left this world. While CHFI falters, the Mix may see its fortunes rise. Don Danard (born 1934), better known as Don Daynard, is a retired Canadian radio personality.Daynard began his career in Owen Sound in 1953 and went from there to CHEX-TV in Peterborough and then to CKCR in Kitchener. He CANADA - OCTOBER 30: Tough Confession: He's Known to CHFI fans as Dazzlin' Don but last weekend Don Daynard spent half an hour on air discussing the painful details of his son Britt's suicide. But hundreds of thousands tune in to the antics of the city's various private-radio morning hosts every day. Earlier inher career she was a noted square dance caller for the Promenaders Club in B.C. More on Gary Palant, CFOR Orillia 1957-1958 CKAR Huntsville 1959 C-HOW Welland 1959-1967, CKPR Thunder Bay 1963-1964 CJRN Niagara Falls 1967-69 CHUM 1968-1969, CKFH Toronto 1969-1974 CJRT - FM Toronto 1974-1985 Freelance 1985-2000. He left CKFH for good in 1974 heading for CHAM in Hamilton, ON. She made a number of guest host appearances on CFTO (now CTV Toronto) and Global. In 1962 he returned to Canada and took an announcing job at CJET, Smith Falls, ON. Before very long, the CHUM jocks were drafting him to perform on-air skits utilizing a collection of characters he had created for their off-air amusement. Mal Farisgot his radio start at CHAB in Moosejaw, Sask. Yesterday, Humble and Fred's goofy enthusiasm was focused on Don from Orangeville, whom they had phoned to give away a free trip to Jamaica. May you find comfort in your wealth of fond memories together with Mr. Don Maynard. We invite you to share. While working his usual 40-hour week, Budenrolled into a full-time academicprogramme at the University of Toronto to study Anthropology and Archaeology. Click here to see how CKFH influenced other radio people. But as he said, "The record I'm proudest of is being the first guy to get 10,000 yards in receptions. hagerstown, maryland murders hagerstown, maryland murders. He was also preceded in death by the love of his life, Jackie Lamar Barnard. 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