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Tag: CKLW
When The Big 8 Still Served Detroit – Scott Miller, 800 CKLW Windsor | April, 1980
Billing itself as “The Great Entertainer”, here’s a bit more subdued CKLW in the cold Spring of 1980.
Ted Richards & Johnny Williams, on AM 800 CKLW Detroit (Windsor) | December 1981
CKLW AM 800 Detroit – Ted Richards & Johnny Williams – December 1981 Ted “The Bear” Richards was one of the smoothest and longest running jocks on CKLW, Ted Richards started at ‘CK in 1972 and was there until the end of the *Big 8* era in 1984. According to the Rock Radio Scrapbook…
Max Kinkel on 101.1 WCBS-FM New York | 1994
In the 1980s, WCBS-FM was considered the most listened to Oldies Station in America! It had great personalities on the air. There was Bill Brown, Ron Lundy, Harry Harrison, Dick Heatherton, Don K Reed, Norm N Nite, and holding down the late night shift was “Super” Max Kinkel. If you listened to CKLW Detroit…
Gary Burbank, The Big 8 CKLW Detroit | 1974
Gary Burbank was one of Cincinnati’s most beloved on-air personalities. But before he became a radio giant on WLW, Gary worked at some legendary stations on the way to Cincy. Burbank was one of the first white disc jockeys at Memphis’ groundbreaking R&B station, WDIA. In the late 60s, Gary landed a gig at…
Charlie Van Dyke, CKLW The Big 8 Detroit (Winsor) | 1969
If you have ever watched TV news, you’ve probably heard Charlie Van Dyke’s voice. He is the “voice” of many newscasts & TV stations around the country. He is also the voice of EMF’s K-Love radio network, which is on over 500 radio stations. Before doing TV voiceovers & IDs, he jocked…
“Super” Max Kinkel, CKLW “The Big 8” Windsor (Ontario) | January 21, 1976
Be an Airchexx Supporter! “… on the Money Station, C K L W!!” Six minutes of Motor City madness with Super Max! This is the station once considered the third most listened to station in the world! ‘Super’ Max Kinkel is filling in for Ted ‘The Bear’ Richards, who is with the Bay City Rollers…
Composite: Detroit/Windsor AM/FM | 1974
Date of Recording: 1974 (Exact Date Unknown) Station(s): WHFI/CKLW/CKLW-FM/WNRS/WXYZ/WDRQ/WPAG Format(s): Various Featured Air Personalities: Various Comments: Some airchecks seem to need perpetual work to bring them back to life. This is one of them. First received at our studios in October, 2002, this recording suffers from tape wear and old age. The best we could…
