Ted Rogers said, "It has been our constant aim to keep in the forefront of radio development.". Betty Kennedy (91) passed away on March 20. In religious broadcasts, CFRB offered 3 hours and 25 minutes, 2 church services, organ music, choir singing, hymns, daily "Victorious Living". He was replaced by Joe Cannon who returned from CJCL. Other Notes: Jocko Thomas retired. E.L. Moore was manager and Waldo Holden was commercial manager. Each week over one million of these big spenders listen to us. After 15 years as news director, Don Johnston left CFRB. nathan.bonifacio@bellmedia.ca, Submit reception reports to CFRB 1010 or CFRX 6.070 MHz by going to this link: ON John Collingwood Reade ended four years of commentary on CFRB on October 14. Breaking news traffic and weather with the country's most respected commentators. Commentary: Ed Needham, Bob Hesketh. His shares in Standard were acquired by a holding company headed by E.P. This compared to CJBC's one program of religious music. Sonin was 86. In December, George Wilson left for CJEZ-FM, replaced by Fred Napoli. Opening ceremonies for 1010 included an "Open House" special that aired from 10:10 a.m. to 10:10 p.m. on September 1. At a Parliamentary Committee, an MP complained that radio stations like CFRB and CKLW were merely American stations on Canadian soil. Weekends - John Bradshaw (Gardening), Bill Deegan, Dr. David Ochterlony, Bob MacLean, Bill Anderson, Rod Doer, Paul Kellogg, Art Cole (Let's Discuss It). Faced with the loss of 860 kHz, CFRB searched for property where, using 1010 kHz, it could continue to principally serve Toronto. X-Cache: CONFIG_NOCACHE In December, Gene Valaitis left. Hodge had also been doing commentary on sister station CFRB. He had been with CKSL London before that. It was announced on June 26 that Standard Radio Ltd. would be renamed Standard Broadcasting Corp. Ltd. James Wesley (Wes) McKnight died at age 59. Some of the management team: Harry Sedgwick (president), Ellsworth Rogers (vice president), Lloyd Moore (station manager), Wes McKnight (program director, sports commentator and news), Wishart Campbell (musical director), JackSharpe (chief engineer), and Bill Baker (studio engineer). Jaff Ford was a CFRB announcer. Stay up-to-date and in-the-know with alerts delivered right to your inbox, Sign up to receive information on contests and promotions from NEWSTALK 1010, The latest podcasts fromNEWSTALK 1010 and the iHeartRadio network, A look at the biggest headlines of the morning and afternoon delivered right to your inbox every weekday, Newstalk 1010 - Breaking News and Programming Alerts, Stay up-to-date and in-the-know! According to his LinkedIn profile, Ryan started working at Newstalk 1010 in February 2010 and is still there. According to BBM, CFRB reached the largest audience of any station in the country. In January Dick Beddoes joined CFRB for a Sunday night sports talk show. Keith Dancy was hired as an announcer at CFRB. CFRB marked 60 years on the air in February. New York, New York, United States. CFRB's engineering consultants stated that this problem could be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties if CHUM should select a site and pattern which would significantly reduce the signal which they would radiate into the CFRB antenna system. He would be program and news director. SRL subsidiary CFRB Ltd. made formal application for a licence to use channel 13 at Toronto on April 5. In 1940, he moved to Hamiltons CKOC, as production manager. CFRB and RCA engineers worked around the clock to install and adjust the equipment in the record time available of 40 days and nights. Pat Hurley, Vice President and Sales Manager of CJAD, was named Vice President of CFRB and CKFM, succeeding Wally Shubat who resigned. He was president of Standard Broadcasting's radio division; president of St. Clair Productions and Eastern Sound Systems; a director of Standard Broadcast Productions, Standard Broadcasting Corp. and Standard Sound Systems (Muzak). Sir-Talks-Alot (@JayOnTheRushTO) September 16, 2021, As heard on #TheRush ?? If approved, this would be the first UHF station in Canada, even though TV sets in this country were not equipped to receive UHF. Former on-air personality Earl Warren (Earl Warren Seagal) died October 19. He was 72. Art Cole, the former host of "Let's Discuss It" died January 5 at age 87. Reporters - Sidney Margles, Jim Munson, Prior Smith, Wilf List (labour), Neal Sandy. Ryan has worked as a radio host for CFRB, a commercial radio station, for almost seven years. Evening program changes as of September 7: Stafford-Bent-Tranquada 4 to 7, Stafford with Coren & Susan G. Cole 7 to 730, Coren 730 to 9, World Tonight 9 to 10, A Day In The Life (Best of CFRB) 10 to 11, Richards ("Coping" 11-12, "Nightside" 12-3). On August 12, John Oakley joined for the new 11:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. talk show. Paul Kellogg left for CJCL. On December 9, Tayler Parnaby took over the 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. shift, John Stall concentrated on The World At Noon. Typical of Wally when Hurricane Hazel hit Southern Ontario in the 1950's, killing 81 people and leaving thousands homeless, Wally somehow made it to the studio by 6:00 a.m., and, yes the lights were on, as was the transmitter. The CBC's plan was to move CJBC to 860 kHz with 50,000 watts, non-directional, jointly using CBL's antenna site and tower at Hornby. Four towers with identical height of 690 feet were erected further south on the site, replacing two 50-foot towers and two 550-footers. Thus, on March 29, CFRB's transmitter plant at Aurora was re-adjusted to operate on 860 kHz. Slogan: CFRB - Where most of the favourites are! Jack Dennett joined CFRB from CKRC Winnipeg (and CFAC Calgary before that). 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. Patti Lewis was a singer at CFRB. David Lindores became the Promotion Director at KiSS 92.5/98.1 CHFI on June 15, moving from Astral Media Radio Toronto where he'd been for about three years. Other notes: Murray Smith moved from PM Drive to Weekends, replaced in afternoons by Joe Cannon from CJAD Montreal. CFRB, Toronto. In September, Standard Radio Ltd. concluded an agreement with J. Arthur Dupont for the purchase of CJAD Ltd., subject to BBG approval. Former Ontario Conservative leader John Tory would move from a weekend shift to afternoon drive (4-7). Wes McKnight's Bee Hive Sports Views entered its 10th year of uninterrupted broadcasting. On CFRB was one of seven unsuccessful applicants to the Board of Broadcast Governors for a license for the first Toronto private television station. In April or May, Larry Grossman (former Ontario PC leader) was added to Weekends. The Toronto Argonauts signed a new three year contract with CFRB, renewing exclusive radio rights to all home games. He was succeeded by John Mcfadyen who had been news director at sister station CKFM. (Ted) Rogers junior, who was to become one of the most dynamic persons in Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications in the 20th century, had yet to reach his 6th birthday. VP's were Don Hartford and Jack Dawson. Eddie Luther joined CFRB as junior announcer. Considering his age, the radio host must be a married man presently. (In 1928, the name was changed to Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited). Frank Lehman, chief technician at CFRB retired after 33 years of service. As a start, he was to co-ordinate and be responsible for any station activities with the Department of Transport, the Board of Broadcast Governors and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. He was Canada's first air-borne traffic reporter, working at CFRB in 1961. Program director Donald Insley said the top name announcers were given almost complete freedom on the air. The program featured Bing Crosby records. Astral Toronto let a number of CFRB people go in June: Eileen Berardini (assignment editor), Bob Komsic (evening anchor), Melissa Boyce (promotions) and weekend announcer John Donabie. Brothers G. Montagu Black and Conrad Black gained control of CFRB Limited when they acquired Ravelston Corporation from the widows of J.A. Reshmi Nair and Scott MacArthur have been named the new co-hosts of Newstalk 1010 (CFRB-AM) Toronto afternoon drive show, The Rush, starting Monday, April 11. Gordon Fraser left CFRB's engineering department for the National Film Board in Ottawa. He had worked with stations out west, CKSO Sudbury and CHML in Hamilton. Allan McFee and Cy Strange were on-air at CFRB. Craig was honoured with an RTNDA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 in the Central Region. (Bud) McDougald. These programs were distributed on tapes or discs and mailed to stations requesting them. Her mother Est Tristan Tate was dating Romanian TV presenter and journalist Bianca Dragusanu in 2018. On his discharge from the RCAF, Jack Dawson, who had come from CJCA Edmonton in 1939, rejoined the announcing staff. WebCFRB-AM, NewsTalk 1010, Toronto Bell Media Inc. Foreword Before CFRB came on the air in Toronto on February 19, 1927, radio stations around the world relied on Direct Current (D.C.) for their power supplies as provided by batteries and/or motorized generators. Shes followed every diet, ditched just about everything at one time or another and has lived to tell the tale. CN-CP offered a service whereby one could "dial up" a predetermined list of stations and, like a long-distance call, pay only for the time used. After starting as a headlines anchor in 2009, Ryan and Mike Flynn teamed up to host Johnston & Flynn starting in 2011. Taylor, whose Argus Corp. had quietly held effective control of SRL ever since. CFRB manager Harry Sedgwick said no equipment had been purchased yet and an opening date was not known at this point. Before CFRB, Wally worked at CHEX in Peterborough. WebCFRB Newstalk 1010 is the station to tune in to listen to Torontos breaking news, traffic, and weather. He was replaced by Art Drysdale. In December, John Hesselink (ex-CHOG-CILQ) was noted in doing Weekends. Jane Brown joined for news from CFTR. George Daniels became vice president and general sales manager for CFRB. On September 27, Astral Media Radio G.P. Reporters: Brent Copin, Bob Comsick, Lisa Nakarado, Dana O'Brien, Myla Koskitalo, James Fitzmorris, Claude Beaulieu. Ryan has worked as a radio host for CFRB, a commercial radio station, for almost seven years. Dr. Amanda Glew joined for pet show on Saturday afternoons (simulcast on CJAD in Montreal). The half-hour variety show originated at Toronto's Hart House Theatre. Advertising 416-440-6330. The station also had "Dialogue" with Pierre Berton and Charles Templeton. In 1975, he tried TV sales at Baton Broadcasting, then went back to Standard Broadcasting. CFRB hired former Toronto police chief Bill McCormack as a regular contributor and commentator. Daryl Wells (Daryl Frederick Wille) The Voice of Racing, heard for many years on 'RB died December 12 at 81. John Oakley replaced Andy Barrie from 10 a.m. to noon. Bill Deegan (veteran CFRB announcer) and Mac McCurdy retired. Charles Adler returned for the 9 a.m. to noon shift, The Motts were now heard from Noon to 2 p.m. and John Oakley from 2 to 4 p.m. Money Matters with Brian Costello and Carol Mott aired Fridays from 1 to 2 p.m. CFRB/CKFM-FM general sales manager Christopher Grossman agreed to purchase CFBG-FM Bracebridge from Telemedia. 416-384-8000, General policy questions or comments: On June 1st, Donald H. Hartford was appointed General Manager of CFRB Ltd. When Joseph Atkinson (Toronto Star) died in 1948 it was said several thousand shares of Standard Radio Ltd. (CFRB) were found in his safe. Bill Carroll, the 9 a.m. to noon talker at CFRB, moved to KFI Los Angeles to do the noon to 2 p.m. talk show, as of February 22. Further, to produce the high-voltage direct current and/or the low filament voltage required by transmitting tubes, electric A.C. motors were coupled mechanically to D.C. generators. CFRB had plans to move TV channel 13 to Toronto so that it could operate a TV station in the city. Bruce Dingwall joined the CFRB engineering department. Thanks to hundreds of letters, the service would continue. WebCFRB-AM, NewsTalk 1010, Toronto Bell Media Inc. Foreword Before CFRB came on the air in Toronto on February 19, 1927, radio stations around the world relied on Direct Current (D.C.) for their power supplies as provided by batteries and/or motorized generators. Eric Hollo joined in September. So, did she have an affair? One of Canadas best known talk show hosts, Bill Carroll offers a unique blend of opinion, insight and humour on the hottest stories. Other fall program notes: Glen Crouter moved to weekends from sports, and Mike Inglis moved to sports from weekends. Art Cole retired. Questions about a prize won with NEWSTALK 1010? John S. Hall hosted a gardening show on CFRB Thursdays at 7:45 p.m. Announcer Fred Heywood reported for military training and was replaced at the station by Loy Owens. To report a typo or error please email -, With two familiar, trusted hosts at the helm, our all-new afternoon drive show will be an entertaining and compelling daily listen for those seeking to know more about whats happening in Toronto, said. CFRB was considering discontinuing the CFRX shortwave service. John Crawford left for CKLH Hamilton. CFRB was granted an experimental FM licence by the Radio Branch of the Department of Transport. He produced the Wally Crouter Show on CFRB for 38 years. Claire Wallace was one of the most outstanding. Site: https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010; Address: 250 Richmond Street West, Third Floor M5V 1W4 Toronto ON; Phone number: 416-384-5858, Prize Inquiries; E-mail: news@newstalk1010.com; SMS: 71010; Facebook: @newstalk1010; Twitter: @newstalk1010; Instagram: @http://instagram.com/newstalk1010; Wikipedia CJBC had 7.7%. Jim Richards,who was relegated to network overnights in Bell Medias Feb. 2021 round of layoffs, had been filling in. In April, Larry Silver joined from CFYI. The aircraft warning lights on the new towers, using the LED design, were the first to be authorized in Canada. George Wade and his Cornhuskers joined CFRB shortly after it went on the air. New York, New York, United States. Angus Wilfred Donald (Don) McEachern joined CFRB's engineering department and remained with the station into the early 1990's. Local, National and International news. Krochuk held sales and marketing positions at such stations as CJOB Winnipeg, CJAD Montreal, CFRB Toronto and at the now-Corus Radio Hamilton stations. Kathleen Stokes was an organist at Loew's Theatre when she got her first radio audience with CFRB. Pierre Berton & Charles Templeton were doing commentary on CFRB. Dick McDougal left CFRB for the CKCL announce staff. The Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue is distributed by controlled email circulation every Thursday. Content-Type: text/html His fans assumed that there was something fishy about removing his bio from the radio station's site. The Herd with Colin Cowherd. As a result of the terms of Havana Treaty of 1937 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the regulator of Canadian broadcasting, instructed CFRB to move from 690 to another Canadian Class I-A channel - 860 kHz. Slogan: CFRB is the radio station that covers Canada's most profitable market, Ontario, completely. He had been marketing director. Then, in 1902, Fessenden went on to patent another invention of his - the "heterodyne principle" which, as it was perfected, made it easier to tune a radio by using only one instead of as many as four knobs. David Craig joined CFRB news. On April 27, The World Tonight moved from 11 to 10 p.m., John Oakley from 11:20 to 10:20; The Best Of 'RB followed. He had worked in the 1960's with CFRB sales and with Standard Broadcast Sales. Terry McElligott joined from CHFI-FM. David Craig left for CJEZ-FM. Gordon was a news commentator at CFRB for over 40 years. Barry Wood hosted CFRB's Midnight Merry-Go-Round program. A. McDougald 0.1%, W. E. Phillips 0.1%, J. H. Ratcliffe 0.1%, J. E. Rogers 0.1%, S. Rogers 0.1%, H. Sedgwick 0.1%, E. L. Moore 0.1% and V. McGlennon 0.1%. For 50 years, he was the top-rated morning man in Toronto, talking to a CFRB audience that, at the time, was numbered in the hundreds of thousands. Fans suspected Bianca of cheating on Tate when they were together. What a great night @bistro_on Thanks for having us! Some time after his death, June took the program to CHWO Oakville and was the host. Ted Woloshyn moved from Friday evening talk to weekend talk. WebListen to CFRB Newstalk 1010 AM, CFMJ Talk Radio AM 640 and Many Other Stations from Around the World with the radio.net App. Along with it, his precise birth details are also concealed. Announcer John Dolan left to do news at CHFI-FM. Programming would be community-oriented and would emphasize news and public affairs. Hal Vincent was Queen's Park reporter. Jaymz Bee joined for Saturday night talk. Mark Sherwin left for NBC News. The Clarkson transmitter received audio from the Bloor Street studios by use of telephone lines. Fred's interpolation of his original short stories and essays between the easy listening music tracks was to build him a major cult following. His CFRB broadcast debuted on September 13. Now, the station had 18 newscasts daily from its own newsroom - one every hour and one one was available for sponsorship. He had worked in the past at CKTB St. Catharines. The move would be predicated entirely upon firm contracts between CFRB, CKCO Kitchener, WOKR Rochester and the CBC. She was the widow of Ray Sonin, who originated Calling All Britons on CFRB. Standard Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. applied to the CRTC for permission to purchase CHML and CKDS-FM in Hamilton. Prior to that, she was a CBC News Network anchor for a decade. With the change of ownership of Standard Broadcasting, Larry Nichols was no longer president of the company. THE JANN ARDEN PODCAST is a iHeartRadio original podcast hosted by multi-talented Canadian icon Jann Arden that discusses the challenges, triumphs, and tribulations of everyday life. Connie Smith was a Good News Reporter'. On-Air Talk Show Line 416-872-1010 | 1-877-518-5151 (toll-free long distance) Send a Text 71010. The station used a portable shortwave transmitter to relay the programs from the Ex to the studios. Perrin was replaced on The World At Noon by Jane Hawtin who moved over from CKFM. Crouse, Canada's top movie critic, interviews top actors and celebrities and attempts to moderate an animated pop-culture panel. Catharine Pope left. Over the past year, stereo broadcasting had taken place on CFRB between 9:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. while all equipment was upgraded to stereo. In August, Brian Linehan left. Charles Doering and Bill McVean were new to CFRB this year. Newscasters - Gordon Sinclair, .Jack Dennett. CFRB's studios are located in the Entertainment District at 250 Richmond Street West, a building which is adjacent to 299 Queen Street West, while its On January 17, Michael Kane and Deirdre McMurdy's business show was added to the CFRB program line-up. On January 3, Rogers Radio Broadcasting Limited became CFRB Ltd. Canadian content of CFRB's musical programs received a stimulus by the introduction in October of the first ten Canadian Talent Library albums produced during the summer by Lyman Potts. He had been vice president and general manager at sister station CJAD in Montreal. CFRB was only a month old when Denton Massey aired his "York Bible Class" on the station. Al Savage did the morning show. In September, Mike Bullard moved to Newstalk 1010noon to one p.m. Fred Ursel died at 76. All equipment at Clarkson was RCA. On March 25, Donna Tranquada joined from CBL. CFRB then applied for an increase in power to 50,000 watts. It carried CFRB's programs. Set-Cookie: trkInfo=AQEoNRDH98iuXgAAAYdYTkgQSG2jglFmWLIuaieYCHhBmbIhHB3hAlN1WNcs2NCu2ttLgz4OFjUwtbkiiDtpzHDyYwF-Ais8BTN5iWZGdy0bre-MLLEdoIbnPBMbOrH2Y9-kuXU=; Max-Age=5 CFRB, Standard's flagship Toronto station, continued its affiliation with CBS News. Because of interference from WLW, CFRB increased its power . Wishart Campbell was named CFRB's new musical director. Dick Shatto was retail sales manager. Announcer Wes McKnight took over the first regular sports program - on CFRB. CFRB 1010 altered its night-time radiation pattern to improve service to the northwest. When he refused, the station had callers pose questions to the "dummy" which were, of course, met with silence. John Donabie joined. Paul Rogers left CFRB news for CFTO-TV. Wayne McLean was hired to replace Bob Bratina. Each broadcast was followed by ten minutes of news and comment. Two 300-foot steel towers for a 600-foot "flat-top" antenna were installed at the Aurora plant. This was the day the 73 year old Crouter retired as CFRB's morning host. From the early 60s, Thomas was also heard on CFRB where he would end his news reports with his distinctive sign-off: "This is Jocko Thomas of the Toronto Star reportin' to CFRB from police headquar-r-r-rters''. Since 1933, he had been doing CFRB's daily farm broadcast. Ryan Johnston has been at 98.5 The Sports Hub since the stations inception. This allowed for programming tocontinue without interruption. Covino & Rich. (CHML Hamilton says it had airborne reports long before this time). Ed Needham joined for evenings from CJSB Ottawa. He also filled in on occasion for Betty Kennedy and other talk show hosts. On the retirement of Art Cole, Don Johnston left CHML Hamilton to accept the position of News Director of CFRB. (Mac) McCurdy, President of Standard of Standard Broadcasting Corporation from 1974 to 1985, died on September 3rd. CFRB was off the air nearly five hours (5:40 to 10:20 p.m.) while engineers rigged up a temporary tower for the loose end of the T antenna. A special broadcast marked the 2,000th program of Rex Frost's Farm Broadcast on March 13. That sleeve became the "cathode" element, and the filament was re-named as a "heater" for the cathode. It was the longest-running syndicated show in private Canadian broadcasting. The announcement of Jim Richards, the new permanent host, is also a catalyst to the steaming hot topic of his termination. Dick Smyth, who had retired from CFTRthe previousyear, began offering commentary on CFRB. It is owned by Bell Media and carries a News/Talk radio format. We will update it for you as soon as we get in touch with substantiated information from reliable sources. Insley said CFRB had "Sinc" who was about as controversial as you could get. Contact us: info@broadcastdialogue.com, Broadcast Dialogue - a division of Momentum Media Marketing, Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. Crouter had done some work at CFRB once before - in 1940, he was a vocalist at the station. Andrew Allan was an announcer. Site: https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010; Address: 250 Richmond Street West, Third Floor M5V 1W4 Toronto ON; Phone number: 416-384-5858, Prize Inquiries; E-mail: news@newstalk1010.com; SMS: 71010; Facebook: @newstalk1010; Twitter: @newstalk1010; Instagram: @http://instagram.com/newstalk1010; Wikipedia Taylor, J.A "Bud" McDougald and his brother-in-law W.E. He was replaced February 18 by Larry Solway and others for a new 7-9 p.m. shift. News, politics and so much more. 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