Marc Chambers

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Sadly, Marc is no longer with us ...

Marc Chambers - As J. Marc and Marc Webber CHUB Nanaimo 1973, CJAV Port Alberni 1978; as Marc Webber CJVB Vancouver 1979; as Marc James CFUN Vancouver 1983; as Marc Chambers CHUM Toronto 1986, CJOJ Belleville, ON 1995, Oldies Network 1996; voice services and CHUM Toronto. Died in Toronto May 2, 2008 at age 52.

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CHUM, Toronto -- THE LAST CHUM ARTICLE
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SOURCE: http://www.440int.com/favesc.html#last_chum

This from Marc Chambers, who worked there as a Jock in the final years:

By the time you read this, 1050 CHUM will be a distant memory although, not too distant I hope. Choosing to convert to All Sports (at 3pm, Monday, May 7, 2001), 1050 CHUM leaves a legacy of memories including a colourful array of true radio personalities that graced the airwaves.

I'm proud to say that I was a CHUM Jock for the majority of my career and was extremely fortunate to work with some of the best people in the radio business. There is an "energy" about CHUM that is hard to define, an energy that is a part of the building, a part of the mystique and definitely a part of the history. I've heard hundreds of CHUM stories over the years and I'm sure that I'm even the subject of a few along with the likes of Duke Roberts, John Rode, Daryl B., Terry Steele, John Majhor, Scott Carpenter, J. D. Roberts, Mike Holland, Russ McCloud and Jay Nelson. Add to that, Dick Smythe, Brian Skinner and son Kori, Bob Macadorey, Al Boliska, Larry Wilson, Brian Henderson, Jim Van Horne, Roger Ashby and Tom Rivers. The list is endless. What a history.

Some of Canada's finest radio Programmers graced the "South Wing" of CHUM including J. Robert Wood and Duff Roman. When I was transferred to CHUM in 1986 Duff Roman was running an FM station that had just launched their new morning show. The station was CHUM FM and the morning team was Roger, Rick and Marylin. As for Bob Wood, he remains a legend at 1050 CHUM. Personalities were born out of this mans vision, as was a unique Top 40 sound that became a legendary part of contemporary radio and a thumbprint for CHUM.

CHUM was the station to be at in the 60s, 70s and 80s and everyone else wanted to be just like them. CHUM was the Beatles, the Stones and Led Zeppelin. CHUM was The Ex. CHUM was "Don't Say Hello". CHUM was your favourite pair of jeans. Just right.

I got my dose of CHUM through CFUN who employed the same jingles, music, Personality hype and culture to create Vancouver's template of CHUM. CFUN battled CKLG while CHUM battled CFTR. That was radio! I grew up in Vancouver yet, I feel as if I grew up with CHUM.

It was 15 years ago that I arrived at CHUM following the famous tower incident in which two residents of the apartment building opposite the radio station decided that CHUM's flashing neon sign, mistaken for a broadcasting tower, was causing interference on their tv. Using heavy-duty cutters they succeeded in toppling the CHUM sign onto Yonge St. and into a GM Dealership across the street. Mr. Waters had the sign repaired and we just kept rockin!

CHUM has always had the "CHUM sound", a style or characteristic that is hard to put your finger on yet; it is unmistakably CHUM. When CHUM launched Oldies following their attempt at Soft Rock it was definitely CHUM again. The jingles, the memories, the music and the Personalities. I was amazed at how Torontonians embraced the new format. 1050 CHUM was fun once again! We gave away money, trips, more money, cars and even more money and we made a statement in Toronto that 1050 CHUM was the CHUM Toronto grew up with. Moms, Dads, Kids and even Grandparents love CHUM.

CHUM FM is the new 1050 CHUM. It is a Pop music machine much the same as it's AM predecessor and, it is a very successful machine which will continue the spirit of CHUM and it's legend. In fact, most contemporary Canadian radio stations owe a great deal to CHUM for blazing innovative trails in radio throughout our country and for providing professional environments in which to work. And, let's not forget the people who've travelled through the CHUM system.

I feel honoured to have been one of the last CHUM Jocks and I thank Allan Waters for believing in his vision, which, in turn, became such a big part of my life and many others like me in the CHUM family. Goodbye, my old CHUM!

Marc Chambers via Warren Cosford
SOURCE: http://www.440int.com/favesc.html#last_chum

Related information can be found at:

http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/radchum.html

http://www.thechildrenrock.com/bubblegumschmooze.html

http://www3.sympatico.ca/craig.smith/chumi-2.htm

http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/chumbug2.html - This site contains many airchecks including one from Marc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIWS-FM

http://www.jimib.com/bbgarchives.html

http://www.sowny.ca/radio-2a.html

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John Gilbert

John Gilbert (broadcaster)
John Gilbert ( 14 September 1930 - 14 September 1998) was a Canadian radio broadcaster.
Gilbert was a broadcaster with CJCH Halifax until Toronto's 1050 CHUM radio announced in February 1971 that he would succeed Larry Solway as host of the talk show Speak Your Mind . In 1973, he became the most successful radio talk show host in Canada with 120 000 measured listeners, more than Vancouver media legend Jack Webster. Gilbert's term with CHUM ended in 1977.

In 1980, Gilbert hosted Night Talk , a weekday late night program planned as a national talk show. However, the CRTC ordered that the network of stations broadcasting the programme be cut back to the six stations then owned by Maclean-Hunter: CFCN Calgary, CFCO Chatham, CHNS Halifax, CKGL-FM Kitchener, CKOY Ottawa and CKEY Toronto. However, this effort was short-lived.

Career

1962: CHEX, Peterborough, Ontario
years unknown: CFBC, Saint John, New Brunswick
years unknown: CKSF, Cornwall, Ontario
???-1971: CJCH, Halifax
1971-1977: CHUM, Toronto
1978-1980: CKFH, Toronto
1984-1986: CKO, Toronto (national radio network)
1990s: CKTB, St. Catharines, Ontario
wikipedia.org

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CHUM, Toronto -- GIBBY

To almost anyone in southern Ontario, and to broadcasters in North America, CHUM has meant Top 40 radio. Since 1989, it's been Top 40 Oldies. But to a generation of listeners for much of the '70s, CHUM also meant Talk Radio with John Gilbert.
Sometime in the '60s CHUM decided to program a Talk Show, into the Top 40 mix, weekdays 9AM to Noon. The first host was Larry Solway. His "Speak Your Mind" was a somewhat typical, "in your face" issues oriented program. CHUM's strategy, I suppose, was to create a program with adult appeal in a time period in which the core teen audience were in school.

Then Fred Sherratt brought Gilbert in from Halifax to replace Larry about 1971.

Before Oprah, Jenny and the rest of Tabloid TV ... there was John Gilbert. "Gibby" was The Master. Warm and friendly. Opinionated and occasionally arrogant. But in the end, everybody's father. And most of all wise to the ways of the world and the frailties of human nature. John ran the gambit. At 16 he had run away from his home in Cabbagetown, joined The Circus and become a Carny Barker. He had lived life.

John was The Star, but The John Gilbert Show was a machine that was more than John. J. Robert Wood kept a steady eye on the topics, the copy department did the research and wrote the all important opening "hook", George Nicholson answered the ten telephone lines and had an uncanny ability to find "just the right call", a variety of Ops ran the board and, for a few years, I "produced" the show. "Producing" meant talking to John in one ear as he listened to the caller in another. The energy in the studio was incredible.

John: So what's my topic today?
Warren: "Capital Punishment: Are you for or against it"?
John: OK. Am I for or against it?
Warren: You're against it. Here's the research.

And while there were lot's of Talk Shows on Canadian Radio in the '70s ...we were #1.

There was no one on radio anywhere quite like John Gilbert. He drove the talking Egg Heads nuts. Unlike them, John knew that, usually, the audience was The Show.

Although John occasionally dealt with the issues that might be found on the front page, his "bread and butter" topics would more likely appeal to the mothers of the kids in school. John's issues were found in the pages of the so called "women's magazines" of the day. Kid's problems, Husband problems, Relative problems, Life Problems, Problem problems. John did it all with flair, style, humanity, imagination and usually empathy. Quite often, we'd take calls from listeners praising John for saving their marriage, their relationship, their family, their job….whatever. Even, on at least one occasion….their lives.

The topic was "Have you ever contemplated suicide?" She might have been the first caller. She told John that she had just "taken a lot of pills" and "wanted to say goodbye"! Jeez! What do we do now? John kept her talking. The rest of us panicked. Do we stop for commercials now? No, I guess not. But what if she dies on the air!? John got her talking about religion and found out she was a Catholic. Gently, he got her talking about her church, how suicide was a sin. By the time he got her to tell him her priest's name we had half the staff calling churches. One of the priests thought he recognized her voice, called her home and got a busy signal. John kept her talking. It seemed like an eternity. Suddenly, we could hear the doorbell. Somehow, John got her to answer the door. Then a voice came on the phone and said…."John, I'll take it from here".

Of course, "our suicide" called back a few weeks later to thank John for saving her life. Sometimes I felt like I was in a movie and the audience was writing the script.

But John was really at his best during ratings when we brought in an astrologer from Chicago named Catherine de Jersey. The phones started ringing at 4AM! One time, the call load was so heavy that we blew an exchange. This incident inspired Bell to create the "870" media exchange in Toronto.

However, John wasn't just what some people might call "fluff" by today's standards. Pierre Trudeau's first stop in Toronto when election time neared, was always John's show. And when the posties were about to go on strike, the union leadership always wanted to "go on John" in order to gauge the mood of the city. We rarely had guests, but they were always available when we wanted them.

We even had a hit record. John Gilbert's "No Charge" sold more singles for Capitol than Anne Murray in 1976. It's still played somewhere on Canadian radio every mother's day. One Saturday John autographed copies of the record at Fairview Mall. They had to call out for extra security. It seemed like every mother in Toronto showed up. We promised the police we'd never do it again.

But John's legacy in Toronto might very well be The CHUM Christmas Wish. A Christmas promotion much like the Christmas promotion run by many radio stations, John took it to that "next level". So many toys, so much food, so many clothes that, one Christmas, we took over a store at Yonge & St. Clair and then arranged for the Canadian Army to come out and try to deliver everything. No kidding. We still couldn't handle it all. So we then we got the Fire Department involved. What a time!

Since then, I've managed some stations with Talk Shows and tried to incorporate some of John's topics. It's never worked out. I've yet to work with, or hear, anyone that came close to bringing the range of talent to Talk Radio that John Gilbert did. Most "talent" I've worked with over the years were obviously influenced by someone else they'd heard. I'm not sure John had been influenced by anyone. He was just John. On the other hand, to me, John was never really "John" after he left CHUM in 1977. He drifted from station to station, never quite finding The Magic again.

People tell me that Canada is so fragmented, so regionalized, that, unlike the U.S. with Rush, Laura etc., no one personality can ever really be successful doing Talk on commercial radio nationally. Maybe so. But I would have liked to have been able to put our team back together again and try it with John.

John wasn't just simply Talk Radio…..he was Talk Theatre. That rare personality that listeners cared about because they believed he cared about THEM.

I'd read on The Internet that John had not been well, so his death wasn't a surprise. But his life on the radio was special. It wasn't radio to him. It was just life. And because the good Lord was Willing and John was Able ...he made a difference.

Warren Cosford

Radio Broadcasting History


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ROCK RADIO SCRAPBOOK

CHUM CHART Week: 11/02/59

TORONTO, ONTARIO
Week: 11/02/59
Format: T40

SOURCE: http://las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?svid=3896

CHUM DIAL 1050 - TORONTO                  
                         HIT PARADE 
                   WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2, 1959        

1. Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods                                   1
    2. Just Ask Your Heart - Frankie Avalon                        2
    3. Deck Of Cards - Wink Martindale                             5
    4. Misty - Johnny Mathis                                       7
    5. Sitting In The Back Seat - Paul Evans                       3
    6. The Angels Listened In - The Crests                        12
    7. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin                                4
    8. Sandy - Larry Hall                                          8
    9. Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka                    6
   10. Lonely Street - Andy Williams                              13
   11. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson                                     
   12. Heartaches By The Number - Guy Mitchell                    
   13. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir        
   14. Morgen - Ivo Robic                                           
   15. Worried Man - Kingston Trio                                
   16. Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka
   17. Lovable - Jerry Keller 
   18. Battle Of Kookamonga - Homer And Jethro                    
   19. You Were Mine - Fireflies                                   
   20. Enchanted Sea - Islanders
   21. Torquay - Fireballs
   22. Danny Boy - Conway Twitty                                  
   23. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers 
   24. Unforgettable - Dinah Washington
   25. 'Till I Kissed You - Everly Bros.                           
   26. Joey's Song - Bill Haley                                   
   27. We Got Love - Bobby Rydell                                
   28. Some Kinda Earthquake - Duane Eddy 
   29. I'm Gonna Get Married - Lloyd Price                        
   30. Say Man - Bo Diddley 
   31. Caribbean - Mitchell Torok                                 
   32. In The Mood - Ernie Fields
   33. Be My Guest - Fats Domino                      
   34. Boo Boo Stick Beat - Chet Atkins
   35. Talk To Me - Frank Sinatra
   36. Come Into My Heart - Lloyd Price
   37. Fool's Hall Of Fame - Pat Boone                        
   38. Ski King - E.C. Beatty
   39. Tucumcari - Jimmie Rodgers                                 
   40. So Many Ways - Brook Benton
   41. Woo Hoo - Rock-A-Teens
   42. Boogie Bear - Boyd Bennett                                 
   43. If I Give My Heart To You - Kitty Kallen
   44. Shout - Isley Bros.
   45. Living Doll - Cliff Richards
   46. Just As Much As Ever - Bob Beckham
   47. There Comes A Time - Jack Scott
   48. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & The Orioles
   49. Come On And Get Me - Fabian
   50. Dance With Me - Drifters
   50. Tennessee Waltz - Bobby Comstock/Jerry Fuller

       TOP TEN ALBUMS
    1. The Kingston Trio At Large - Kingston Trio
    2. Party-Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller 
    3. Porgy And Bess - Movie Sound Track
    4. That's All - Bobby Darin 
    5. Inside Shelly Berman - Shelly Berman 
    6. Billy Vaughn's Golden Sax - Billy Vaughn 
    7. Heavenly - Johnny Mathis
    8. Songs By Ricky - Ricky Nelson 
    9. More Johnny's Greatest Hits - Johnny Mathis 
   10. Ronnie Hawkins - Ronnie Hawkins

       DJ'S:
       Pete Nordheimer
       Mike Darow
       Dave Johnson
       Bob Laine
       John Spragge
       Al Boliska

CHUM CHART Week: 05/22/61

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Week: 05/22/61
Format: T40

CHUM - TORONTO                  
                       CHUM HIT PARADE 
                     WEEK OF MAY 22, 1961        

1. Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson                 1
    2. Running Scared - Roy Orbison                                3
    3. Little Devil - Neil Sedaka                                 15
    4. Runaway - Del Shannon                                       4
    5. Hello Walls - Faron Young                                   6
    6. Flaming Star - Elvis Presley                                9
    7. She Wears My Ring - Jimmy Bell                              7
    8. Mother-In-Law - Ernie K. Doe                                2
    9. A Hundred Pounds Of Clay - Gene McDaniels                   5
   10. I Don't Know Why - Clarence Frogman Henry                   8
   11. Portrait Of My Love - Steve Lawrence                        
   12. Tragedy - The Fleetwoods                               
   13. Mama Said - The Shirelles                                  
   14. Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart - Connie Francis
   15. The Bilbao Song - Andy Williams                             
   16. Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites                  
   17. Girl Of My Best Friend - Ral Donner                         
   18. Halfway To Paradise - Tony Orlando                          
   19. Dance The Mess Around/Good Good Lovin' - Chubby Checker   
   20. I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott              
   21. That Old Black Magic/Don't Be Afraid - Bobby Rydell
   22. Blue Moon - The Marcels                                   
   23. Baby Blue - The Echoes                                    
   24. Like Long Hair - Paul Revere                              
   25. Swamp Meeting - Ernie Freeman          
   26. Frogg - The Brothers Four                                  
   27. On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer      
   28. Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters                      
   29. Bonanza - Al Caiola                                     
   30. Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It - Freddie Cannon                   
   31. Wooden Heart - Elvis Presley                         
   32. Tonight I Fell In Love - The Tokens                         
   33. The Story Of Bonnie - The Count Victors
   34. What'd I Say - Jerry Lee Lewis 
   35. I'm In The Mood For Love - The Chimes                     
   36. Take Good Care Of Her - Adam Wade                        
   37. The Continental Walk - Hank Ballard
   38. I'm A Fool To Care - Joe Barry
   39. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down - Pat Zill
   40. My Three Sons - Lawrence Welk
   41. Moody River - Pat Boone                                    
   42. My Kind Of Girl - Matt Monro                              
   43. I Feel So Bad/Wild In The Country - Elvis Presley
   44. Little Ship - Van Dorn Sisters                             
   45. Tonight My Love Tonight - Paul Anka
   46. Stand By Me - Ben E. King         
   47. Brass Buttons - String-Alongs         
   48. Raindrops - Dee Clark                               
   49. Just For Old Time's Sake - McGuire Sisters            
   50. You Always Hurt The One You Love - Clarence Frogman Henry

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Chum charts - Week - 07/27/64

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Week: 07/27/64
Format: T40

CHUM - TORONTO                  
                       CHUM HIT PARADE 
                    WEEK OF JULY 27, 1964        

1. Rag Doll - The 4 Seasons                                    7
    2. Memphis - Johnny Rivers                                     1
    3. I Get Around/Don't Worry Baby - Beach Boys                  5
    4. Hard Day's Night/I Should Have Known Better - The Beatles  11
    5. Can't You See That She's Mine - Dave Clark 5                6
    6. Don't Throw Your Love Away - The Searchers                  3
    7. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry                     4
    8. Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin                     10
    9. Wishin' & Hopin' - Dusty Springfield                        9
   10. C'mon Everybody/Today, Tomorrow & Forever - Elvis Presley  12
   11. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small                              2
   12. Do You Love Me - Dave Clark 5                               8
   13. Nobody I Know - Peter & Gordon                             15
   14. You're My World - Cilla Black                              19
   15. Little Old Lady - Jan & Dean                               24
   16. Boom Boom - David C. Thomas                                26
   17. Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters                         28
   18. Such A Night - Elvis Presley                               45
   19. Tall Cool One - The Wailers                                16
   20. Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry & Pacemakers                  17
   21. Jambalaya - Gerry & Pacemakers                             32
   22. Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups                                14
   23. How Glad I Am - Nancy Wilson                               25
   24. World Without Love - Peter & Gordon                        13
   25. Invisible Tears - Ray Conniff Singers                      41
   26. Lucky Star - Rick Nelson                                   22
   27. People Say - The Dixie Cups                                47
   28. Dang Me - Roger Miller                                     23
   29. Johnny Loves Me - Florraine Darlin                         42
   30. The French Song - Lucille Starr                            21
   31. Sugar Lips - Al Hirt                                       38
   32. Sole Sole Sole - Siw & Umberto                             37
   33. The Girl Next Door - Johnny Crawford                       34
   34. Just Once More - Rita Pavone                               18
   35. Sugar & Spice - The Searchers                              20
   36. It Will Stand - The Showmen                                35
   37. Looking For Love - Connie Francis                          --
   38. She's The One - The Chartbusters                           43
   39. Al Di La - Ray Charles Singers                             --
   40. Alone - The 4 Seasons                                      31
   41. Walk Don't Run '64 - The Ventures                          49
   42. Lazy Elsie Molly/Rosie - Chubby Checker                    30
   43. Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes                           --
   44. Kick That Little Foot - Round Robin                        36
   45. Frankie & Johnny - Greenwood County Singers                40
   46. C'mon & Swim - Bobby Freeman                               50
   47. I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans                  44
   48. First Night Of Full Moon - Jack Jones                      29
   49. I Want You To Meet My Baby - Eydie Gorme                   --
   50. Worry - Johnny Tillotson                                   --

       CHUM'S ALBUM INDEX
    1. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
    2. Bits & Pieces - Dave Clark 5
    3. Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
    4. Kissin' Cousins - Elvis Presley
    5. Something New - The Beatles       

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CHUM CHARTS: Week: 05/25/59

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Week: 05/25/59
Format: T40

CHUM DIAL 1050 - TORONTO                  
                         HIT PARADE 
                     WEEK OF MAY 25, 1959        

1. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison                              1
    2. A Teenager In Love - Dion & Belmonts                        3
    3. Only You - Frank Pourcel                                    4
    4. Quiet Village - Martin Denny                                5
    5. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin                                   7
    6. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - The Impalas                2
    7. Kookie Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - Ed Byrnes & Connie
                                                         Stevens  11
    8. Guitar Boogie Shuffle - The Virtues                         6
    9. Personality - Lloyd Price                                  15
   10. Take A Message To Mary - Everly Bros.                      10
   11. Tell Him No - Travis & Bob                                 
   12. Frankie's Man Johnny - Johnny Cash                         
   13. Tijuana Jail/Oh Cindy - Kingston Trio                 
   14. A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley                           
   15. Endlessly - Brook Benton                                   
   16. I've Come Of Age - Billy Storm                             
   17. Young Ideas - Chico Holiday                               
   18. The Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton                   
   19. Goodbye Jimmy Goodbye - Kathy Linden                       
   20. Pajama Party - Bobby Pedrick Jr.
   21. Enchanted - Platters                                       
   22. The Happy Organ - Dave "Baby" Cortez   
   23. Lonely For You - Gary Stites                               
   24. Six Nights A Week - The Crests
   25. 77 Sunset Strip - Dan Ralke
   26. Turn Me Loose - Fabian
   27. Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods
   28. Come To Me - Marv Johnson
   29. Guess Who - Jesse Belvin       
   30. Rockin' Crickets - Hot Toddy's                           
   31. So Fine - The Fiestas                                      
   32. Three Stars - Tommy Dee
   33. Frankie - Connie Francis                      
   34. Hey Little Lucy - Conway Twitty                            
   35. Crossfire - Johnny & The Hurricanes                        
   36. My Melancholy Baby - Tommy Edwards                         
   37. First Sign Of Love - Billy Lehman                           
   38. Forty Days - Ronnie Hawkins                                
   39. Only Love Me - Steve Lawrence                             
   40. That's My Little Susie - Ritchie Valens
   41. Yep - Duane Eddy
   42. Sweet Lovin' Baby - Talkabouts
   43. I'm Ready/Margie - Fats Domino                             
   44. Gidget - Jimmy Darren                                      
   45. Morning Side Of The Mountain - Tommy Edwards
   46. That's Why - Jackie Wilson
   47. Almost Grown - Chuck Berry
   48. Holiday For Lovers/This Here Goat - Mitch Miller        
   49. I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart - Al Martino 
   50. Just Keep It Up - Dee Clark                                
   50. You Made Me Love You - Nat King Cole                       

       TOP TEN ALBUMS
    1. Still More Sing Along - Mitch Miller    
    2. Come Dance With Me - Frank Sinatra
    3. South Pacific - Movie Cast           
    4. Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
    5. Ricky Sings Again - Ricky Nelson               
    6. Inside Shelly Berman - Shelly Berman 
    7. For LP Fans Only - Elvis Presley         
    8. Gigi - Movie Cast          
    9. More Songs Of Fabulous 50's - Roger Williams 
   10. The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly

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CHUM Week: 12/27/65 - T40 - DJ LINEUP

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SOURCE: VIEW THE FOLLOWING @ http://las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?svid=2815


Week: 12/27/65
Format: T40

CHUM - TORONTO                  
                       CHUM HIT PARADE 
                   WEEK OF DECEMBER 27, 1965        

1. Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out - The Beatles                9
    2. Flowers On The Wall - Statler Bros.                         4
    3. Never Go Home Anymore - Shangri-Las                         1
    4. Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds                                  2
    5. Over & Over - Dave Clark 5                                  8
    6. I Got You - James Brown                                    10
    7. Puppet On A String - Elvis Presley                          3
    8. Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel                      19
    9. England Swings - Roger Miller                              14
   10. Ebb Tide - Righteous Bros.                                 32
   11. Fever - McCoys                                             15
   12. I Will - Dean Martin                                        5
   13. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass                                   7
   14. One Has My Name - Barry Young                              16
   15. Hang On Sloopy - Ramsey Lewis Trio                         18
   16. Princess In Rags - Gene Pitney                             17
   17. Get Off Of My Cloud - Rolling Stones                        6
   18. I'm A Man - The Yardbirds                                  22
   19. I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes                           11
   20. It's My Life - The Animals                                 26
   21. 1-2-3 - Len Barry                                          12
   22. Don't Think Twice - The Wonder Who                         23
   23. Little Girl I Once Knew - Beach Boys                       27
   24. Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anon.                        31
   25. To Be So Nice - Lovin' Spoonful                            40
   26. She's Just My Style - Gary Lewis                           30
   27. It Was I - Big Town Boys                                   16
   28. No Matter What Shape - The T-Bones                         34
   29. Honky - Johnny Bower                                       42
   30. I Found A Girl - Jan & Dean                                20
   31. Lies - The Knickerbockers                                  48
   32. Satin Pillows - Bobby Vinton                               44
   33. Tom Thumb's Blues - Gordon Lightfoot                       21
   34. Thunderball - Tom Jones                                    39
   35. Sunday & Me - Jay & Americans                              46
   36. Stones That I Throw - Levon & Hawks                        24
   37. Spanish Eyes - Al Martino                                  50
   38. Love Bug - Jack Jones                                      45
   39. Back Street - Edwin Starr                                  37
   40. A Must To Avoid - Herman's Hermits                         --
   41. Poor Little Fool - Terry Black                             25
   42. My Love - Petula Clark                                     --
   43. Walk On By - Bobby Kris                                    43
   44. The Revolution Kind - Sonny                                35
   45. Poor Anne - J.B. & Playboys                                47
   46. It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra                    --
   47. Five O'clock World - The Vogues                            49
   48. Under Your Spell Again - Johnny Rivers                     --
   49. The Duck - Jackie Lee                                      --
   50. Crying Time - Ray Charles                                  --

       HOT NEW HITS
    1. As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones
    2. Yesterday Man - Chris Andrews
    3. Just Like Me - Paul Revere & Raiders
    4. The Men In My Little Girl's Life - Mike Douglas
    5. Uptight - Stevie Wonder

       CHUM'S ALBUM INDEX
    1. December's Children - Rolling Stones
    2. Rubber Soul - Beatles
    3. Harum Scarum - Elvis Presley
    4. Help - The Beatles
    5. Look At Us - Sonny & Cher

       DJ's:
       John Spragge
       Dick Hayes  
       Brian Skinner
       Duff Roman
       Bob Laine
       Jay Nelson
       Bon McAdorey
  

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CHUM CHART: Week: 12/23/57 - Format: T40 - Lineup

CHUM 1050 AM TORONTO, ONTARIO Week: 12/23/57 Format: T40 CHUM DIAL 1050 - TORONTO HIT PARADE WEEK OF DECEMBER 23, 1957 1. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors 3 2. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 2 3. Raunchy - Bill Justis 1 4. Till - Roger Williams 5 5. Could This Be Magic - The Dubs 6 6. Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry 7 7. You Send Me - Sam Cooke 8 8. Put A Light In The Window - Four Lads 10 9. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Hollywood Flames 27 10. I'm Available - Margie Reyburn 9 11. Story Of My Life - Marty Robbins 12. Liechtensteiner Polka - Will Glahe 13. That's Why I Was Born - Janice Harper 14. Prettiest Girl In School - The Tempos/Randy Starr 15. Love Me Forever - Four Esquires 16. Dance To The Bop - Gene Vincent 17. April Love - Pat Boone 18. I Never Felt More Like Falling In Love - Tony Bennett 19. The Joker - Billy Myles/Hilltoppers 20. Wild Is The Wind - Johnny Mathis 21. Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards 22. All The Way - Frank Sinatra 23. Silhouettes - The Rays 24. Pretend You Don't See Her - Jerry Vale 25. The Way I Love You - Jodie Sands 26. Uh-Huh-Mm - Sonny James 27. Teardrops - Lee Andrews 28. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie Rodgers 29. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 30. Joey's Song - Joe Reisman/Betty Martin 31. Wonderful Lover - Storm Trio 32. Sugartime - McGuire Sisters 33. Winter Warm - Gale Storm 34. Oh Boy - The Crickets 35. I'll Come Running Back To You - Sam Cooke 36. I'll Remember Today - Patti Page 37. Melodie D'amour - Ames Brothers 38. St. Louis Blues - Laverne Baker 39. Hard Times - "Thin Man" Watts 40. Ivy Rose - Perry Como 41. Treat Me Nice - Elvis Presley 42. Sail Along Silvery Moon - Billy Vaughn 43. Hey Little Girl - The Techniques 44. I'm New At The Game Of Love - Jane Morgan 45. Island Of Bimini - Lew Douglas 46. I Love You Baby - Paul Anka 47. The Stroll - The Lancers 48. September Song - Billy Ward & Dominos 49. Hey School Girl - Tom & Jerry 50. A Meeting Of The Eyes - Sunny Gale DJ'S: Al Boliska 6:00 - 9:00 am Harvey Dobbs 9:00 - 12 Noon Josh King 12:00 - 1:00 pm Phil Stone 1:00 - 5:00 pm Pete Nordheimer 5:00 - 7:00 pm, 8:00 - 12 midnite Hank Noble 12 midnite - 6:00 am Phil Ladd 1:00 - 5:00 pm Saturdays Newscasters: Harvey Kirk & Rennie Heard ----------------------------------------

SUMMER OF 79 - TOP 10 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 CHUM CHART

1050 CHUM Toronto
Saturday, August 04, 1979

1 Donna Summer - Bad Girls
2 Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
3 Gerry Rafferty - Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)
4 Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
5 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love
6 Wings - Getting Closer
7 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
8 John Stewart - Gold
9 Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
10 Supertramp - The Logical Song

MEMORIES OF CHUM

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THE FOLLOWING WAS POSTED ON AN OLD 50Plus.com DICUSSION FORUM


SOURCE LINK: http://discuss.50plus.com/ipb/index.php?showtopic=13736

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CHUM is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week by playing a lot of music from the 50s and 60s. Does anyone remember answering the phone by saying "I listen to CHUM?" There were Al Boliska and Jungle Jay Nelson and others I've forgotten, but I listened to that station all the time when the kids were small and have been listening off and on this week, which really brings back memories of those days. My neighbour used to come in and play scrabble while the kids were napping and we always listened to CHUM. - haili
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Chum and Al Boliska where a big part of my life in the fifties. Al Boliska was the MC at a prom I went to at Thornhill High School and that was a major event. WKBW and the "Sound of the Hound" was also another favorite DJ. I saw him al Loews Uptown Theatre in 1956 when he brought his rock and roll show to town. Another big event. I took my Dads 8mm camera in an filmed some of it. Check the library for a great book on the history of CHUM. Its a great nostalgia read. -KenK

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CHUM was the best station to listen to, for sure. Remember the CHUM booth at the CNE? Jay Nelson would pick girls out of the audience to 'dance' to the music. My favourite radio guy with CHUM was the late Larry Wilson. He did a lot of news but did the late night radio often. I had the priviledge to meet him at the Hermans Hermits concert, and ended up being his babysitter! He was a great guy..

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When I moved to Toronto in the mid '80s, I had to switch from CFOX to Chum. Man, I was getting tired of listening to "We are the World" every morning at the same time.

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I remember back in the late 60's or early 70's they had a contest where it was like a stock market and every DJ had a stock named after them. You selected one of the stocks and they would play a game and if the stock was down- you lost but if it was up, you won the amount it was up by. Well one time I made it as the 3rd or whatever caller they were looking for and I won FIFTEEN DOLLARS !!!!. Man, I was 14 years old and I was rich....rich I tell you!!!. Don't remember what I spent the money on but candy was probably involved.

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Remember they would always say the singers were right there with them? "Elvis dropped by to sing his newest hit ..." At 11, I believed them!

One of the biggest thrills of my young life was knowing the answer to a riddle one day. I called in and won a red leather wallet with the CHUM logo stamped in gold on the inside. Well, I was over the moon!

I treasured that wallet for years.

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Hi, this is my first time doing this but just had to say also I remember going to the EX and going to the CHUM booth. Getting free Chum charts and sometimes seeing Jungle Jay or Al Boliska. Great times.

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1050 CHUM HISTORY FROM TOP 40 FORMAT TO DEMISE

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SOURCE: https://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/CHUM_(AM)#The_CHUM_Chart

Early history and Top 40 format

CHUM AM was launched as a dawn to dusk radio station on October 28, 1945 by Jack Q'Part, an entrepreneur in the business of patent medicines. The station was taken over in December 1954 by Allan Waters, a salesman from Q'Parts' patent medicine business. Less than three years later, on May 27, 1957, Waters switched to a Top 50 format that had proven itself popular in some U.S. cities; Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" was the first song played. The station pioneered rock and roll radio in Toronto, and was noteworthy for hosting the 1957 Elvis Presley and 1964/65/66 Beatles concerts at Maple Leaf Gardens, among others. CHUM DJs of the 1960s were zany morning man Al Boliska, who quit in late 1963 to go 'across the street' to CKEY and was replaced by Buffalo, New York radio & TV personality Jay Nelson; housewives jock John Spragge, singer/DJ Mike Darow, Pete Nordheimer, replaced in 1961 by witty Bob McAdorey, teen DJ Dave Johnson and all night maven Bob Laine. Later additions to that line up included Duff Roman and Brian Skinner, both of whom came over from CKEY (then owned by Jack Kent Cooke). In the late 1960s, early 1970s, CHUM DJ's included Duke Roberts (also known as Gary Duke for a time), Johnny Mitchell (better known today as Sonny Fox), J. Michael Wilson, Tom Rivers, Scott Carpenter, Jim Van Horne, John Rode, Don Reagan, Terry Steele and Roger Ashby. CHUM was also well known for its contests, like the 1970s' "I Listen to CHUM" promotion, in which DJs would dial phone numbers at random and award $1,000 to anyone who answered the phone with that phrase.


From gold-based to oldies

By the mid-1980s, CHUM had lost ground in the Toronto ratings to competitor Top 40 station CFTR (AM) and FM-based music stations. On June 6, 1986, CHUM dropped its Top 40 format for a heavily gold-based adult contemporary format ("Favourites of Yesterday and Today"). By 1989, CHUM adopted an oldies format, drawing heavily on its previous Top 40 reputation to cater to the fans of that era's music.

In 1999, CHUM obtained the radio broadcast rights to Toronto Blue Jays baseball, resulting in a shift towards sports programming on the station.


The Team 1050

In 2001, CHUM's owners launched a national sports radio network, The Team, with CHUM serving as the network's flagship (to be called "Team 1050"). As part of the synergy, Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts were available nationwide on the Team Radio Network. That meant the end of music on 1050 CHUM, which occurred on May 7, 2001. Duff Roman and Bob Laine hosted a farewell party, ending with Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" and an audio montage of CHUM memories. Then at 3 p.m., "The Team Radio Network" was launched on CHUM and CHUM-owned stations across Canada. Noted Canadian sportscaster Jim Van Horne, who had recently left TSN, was the network's marquee host. In the 1970s, before he turned to sports broadcasting, Van Horne had been a rock jock on 1050 CHUM. While the station retained the CHUM call letters, on air the station was not refefred to as 1050 CHUM, but rather by its Team 1050 name. Nevertheless, "1050 CHUM" wasn't entirely put to rest, as the format continued on a webcast at the 1050chum.com website.

"The Team" network did not prove successful, especially in Toronto, where CHUM struggled against long-time sports station CJCL. On August 27, 2002, "The Team" network was closed down, and while a few affiliates nationwide retained the sports format, others reverted to their pre-Team format--including CHUM, which reverted back to oldies.


Rebirth of 1050 CHUM

At 2 p.m. on the 27th, the montage that closed down "1050 CHUM" reintroduced the format, followed by Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation".

In 2007, CHUM and the rest of the CHUM Limited stations (with the exception of Citytv) were sold to CTVglobemedia. That same year, CHUM commemorated the 50th anniversary of the launch of its rock and roll format, highlighted by celebrations on May 26, 2007 that included an open house at the CHUM Studios (in conjunction with Doors Open Toronto) and a concert at Nathan Phillips Square.


The CHUM Chart

The CHUM Chart was, for many years, the most influential weekly Top 40 chart in Canada and has been hailed as the longest-running continuously-published radio station record survey in North America. The first CHUM Chart was released on May 27, 1957, with Elvis Presley's "All Shook Up" the first Number 1 song. The CHUM Chart continued until the week of June 14, 1986, when Madonna's "Live to Tell" was the final Number 1 song.





Notable hosts
Roger Ashby
Peter Nordheimer
Al Boliska
Scott Carpenter
Mike Darow
Sonny Fox (aka Johnny Mitchell)
Dave Johnson
Roger Kelly
Bob Laine
Bob Magee
Bob McAdorey
Jay Nelson
Don Reagan
Tom Rivers
Duke Roberts (aka Gary Duke)
John Rode
Duff Roman
Brian Skinner
John Spragge
Terry Steele
Jim Van Horne
J. Michael Wilson

SOURCE/VIEW LARGE @ https://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/CHUM_(AM)#The_CHUM_Chart

Chum DJ Charlie O'Brien

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BE SURE TO VISIT: 'Charlie O'Brien Voice.com' @ http://www.charlieobrienvoice.com/

THIS SITE CONTAINS:

CHUM audio
I Remember CHUM Video Series
CHUM Photos

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From:  Charlie O'Brien Bio @ http://www.charlieobrienvoice.com/imaging/bio.html

... 'The next stop was Toronto. 18 months as afternoon drive jock on AC formatted Z97.3FM where former Big 8 and CHUM rocker the late Tom Rivers was ruling the morning roost. Then a jump back to the CHUM Group - swing on 1050 CHUM Toronto. After a number staff changes Charlie took over afternoon drive on CHUM in January 1997.For a time Charlie was pretty busy - for 18 months hosting a coast to coast request show heard across Canada on the PRN Network while also working at CHUM. He hosted the popular "Goldline Request Show" heard on stations from Vancouver, B.C. to Corner Brook, NFLD. - and everywhere in between!

While doing "Goldline" Charlie contributed a daily show to CHUM Radio: afternoon drive and then mid-days. Charlie returned to the CHUM Group Station CKWW in Windsor/Detroit in 1993 to host the Morning Show. At the same time he remote voice tracked Mid-days for 1050 CHUM Toronto AND Mid-days for Oldies 990 CKGM Montreal! Ooh-la-la - - add it up folks: 3 shows a day X 6 days = LOTSA RADIO... http://www.charlieobrienvoice.com/imaging/bio.html

THE YEAR 1981 CHUM'S PLAYLIST INCLUDED: (SELECTED YOUTUBE TRACKS)

Tom Rivers

Tom Rivers, (born Thomas Neil Loughridge) died November 20, 2004 of cancer, was a true Top 40 icon. He spent four decades in Top 40 radio, with stops at KFRC San Francisco, WIBG Philadelphia, CKLW Windsor, CFTR Toronto and several other top stations. But he is perhaps best remembered for his many years at CHUM Toronto, where he came and went several times between 1970 and 2004.

HEAR TOM RIVERS AIRCHECKS @ http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/tom-nov04.html

Tom Rivers, 57: Disc jockey personified AM radio

S0URCE/READ COMPLETE ARTICLE @ http://www.thestar.com/obituary/ntos/article/107956

Everything about Tom Rivers was big: His size (6-foot-8 "in round figures," as he'd say), his genuine talent for mayhem and his impact on Toronto.

His death yesterday, aged 57, after a battle against cancer, comes with a big reminder attached. The biker-like deejay was also one of the last great AM radio rock jocks here or in any rock 'n' roll town.

His greatest blast of publicity came in true rebel Rivers fashion in 1984 when the Canadian Labour Board ruled that CHUM unjustly fired him from his $65,000-a-year job in September 1982.

He wasn't entirely exonerated, though.

In her decision, adjudicator Jane Devlin took note of the rock deejay's unruly behaviour and apparent wilful inability to follow rules that led to his highly publicized dismissal — on his 35th birthday, yet — from the local Top 40 station.

So what if Rivers thought rock and unruliness went together like Mick Jagger and Keith Richards? He'd been warned.

Unruly behaviour such as eating food on air was simply too much. At least that was the warning from CHUM general manager J. Robert Wood.

In response, Rivers did what any self-respecting rock jock would do under the circumstances. Ordering the biggest, multi-course meal from the nearest restaurant, he proceeded to chow down live on air with gusto.

If Rivers had a goal in life, besides playing music he loved, it was getting under management's skin. In fact, he did it with such flair that even Wood was left breathless in admiration for Rivers and "his great talent."

Indeed, Rivers and Wood had a legendary love-hate relationship. Rivers loved doing all the goofy stuff that made it on air. Wood, a straitlaced but very savvy rock programmer, wanted the goofiness confined to the music, with only a minimum slopping over the edge into live broadcast. ....

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http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.php?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php%3Fid%3D384
Pioneer - Member of CAB Hall of Fame
Rivers, Tom (1947-2004)
Although he was born in the United States, Tom Rivers’ highly successful career in radio made him one of the most admired on-air personalities in Canada and North America, and a highly successful Top 40 dj.
 Born Thomas Neil Loughridge, Tom Rivers grew up in Newberry, Michigan, and his first radio job was for local station WNBY in 1966, when he was 18. The following year he moved to station WIDG in St. Ignace, Michigan, which was followed by two years at WKNR Detroit. It was in 1971 that Tom crossed the border to work in Canada, when he was hired for what was to be only the first of four separate stints with CHUM 1050 Toronto. 
The mercurial personality that made Tom so successful on-air was sometimes the bane of his employers, and this, in part, was why he worked for many different radio stations over the ensuing years. Stories about Tom are legion on rock ‘n’ roll websites, with many tributes from Canadian co-workers.
 After only a year with CHUM, Tom moved to CKLW Windsor, a station heard strongly in the Detroit market; from there, he went back to the States in 1972, where he first did two years at WIBG Philadelphia before returning to CHUM in 1973.  In 1994 he moved to KIQQ Los Angeles, where he stayed through 1976.  That was the year later he packed his bags again and headed north, first to San Francisco for two years at KFRC followed by a year at KYA in the same city, and then to Anchorage, Alaska, for a year with KFQD – where he was also program director.
He returned to Toronto, and CHUM, in 1980, but after only two years he was on the move again, but this time only down the street to CFTR, where he began on January 8th 1983 and actually stayed for ten years, for over seven of which he did the morning drive show.  In 1992 he moved briefly to CKFM Toronto, and then equally briefly to CJEZ Toronto, before heading west again in 1993, this time to CKRA Edmonton.  After two years there, he moved across town to CHED, where he stayed for another two years. Then it was south to Calgary, for a year at CHQR – where he did talk radio for a year
In 1998 he returned to Toronto, where he did another talk show, this time on CHOG, which had forsaken its top forty format to become all news/talk. A year later Tom returned yet again to CHUM, where he stayed for three years before moving to CJAQ – “Jack” radio – in 2004.
In the late 1980s, Tom created what was to become a highly popular syndicated radio show, The Unfriendly Giant, a parody of the CBC’s Friendly Giant children’s television series. In Tom’s version, Friendly was always beating up on Jerome the Giraffe, and eyeing Rusty the chicken as a possible source of dinner.
Tom Rivers died of cancer in 2004. On hearing of his death, former CHUM news director Brian Thomas told Broadcaster Magazine: “He was probably one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll jocks of that (70s and 80s) era.  That hugely larger-than-life delivery, that wonderful voice he had, and his ability to excite you, made him sound almost untouchable.”
In 2005, the CAB recognized Tom Rivers’ exceptional contributions to Canadian radio by naming him to the CAB Hall of Fame.

SOURCE: http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index.html

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1960s - 1970s DJs with link to source article - reference material

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FROM: Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias
 
SOURCE/READ COMPLETE ARTICLE @ : http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/588384

CHUM DJs of the 1960s were zany morning man Al Boliska, who quit in late 1963 to go 'across the street' to CKEY.He was replaced by WKBW, Buffalo radio & TV personality Jay Nelson, popularly known as "Jungle Jay" from his role as host of a children's show on Buffalo's Channel 7 which was also popular among Toronto youngsters. He would be followed by housewives' jock John Spragge; singer/DJ Mike Darow; Pete Nordheimer, replaced in 1961 by witty Bob McAdorey; teen DJ Dave Johnson; and all night maven Bob Laine. Later additions to the CHUM DJ lineup included Duff Roman and Brian Skinner, both of whom came over from CKEY (then owned by Jack Kent Cooke). In the late 1960s, early 1970s, CHUM DJ's included Duke Roberts (also known as Gary Duke for a time), Johnny Mitchell (better known today as Sonny Fox), J. Michael Wilson, Tom Rivers, Scott Carpenter, Jim Van Horne, John Rode, Don Reagan, Terry Steele and Roger Ashby. Among their later mighttime hosts was John D. Roberts, who joined CHUM in 1977 and would eventually become known across North America as White House correspondent for CBS-TV and today hosts CNN's morning program "American Morning."
CHUM was also well known for its contests, like the 1970s' "I Listen to CHUM" promotion, in which DJs would dial phone numbers at random and award $1,000 to anyone who answered the phone with that phrase.
From gold-based to oldies
By the mid-1980s, CHUM had lost ground in the Toronto ratings to competitor Top 40 station CFTR and FM-based music stations. On June 6, 1986, CHUM dropped its Top 40 format for a heavily gold-based adult contemporary format ("Favourites of Yesterday and Today"). By 1989, CHUM adopted an oldies format, drawing heavily on its previous Top 40 reputation to cater to the fans of that era's music.

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