From 2001 until December 2016, he hosted People Helping People, Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST on CFRB Toronto and CJAD Montreal, a phone-in show dedicated to addictions and addiction recovery. Frank Ryan asked progam manager Ken Reynolds to form a Western Band to play on air and do shows throughout the Ottawa Valley to promote CFRA. This show is often a mix of current news, politics and opinion but from a Biblical Perspective as well as taking general questions and personal stories. He was a dear friend and colleague in various radio adventures, including stints with @CFRAOttawa as host. M5V 2Z5. In an effort to widen its appeal, CFRA programming evolved from a blend of up tempo recent-based easy listening to a hotter, current-based Adult Contemporary format. Prior to joining CFRA, Bill worked in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a radio host for Talk Radio AM640 every weekday. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). A CRTC hearing on the CTVglobemedia application to acquire the assets of CHUM Limited was held on April 30th 2007. Stock market traders said the gag story caused a dip in the dollar that day. In the 1960's he launched Ottawa's first radio talk show. Erin Davis says she is now "taking a leave of this space" so that she can grieve. John Counsell, is also a full-time pastor, at Vanier Community Church and Bikers Church in Vanier. Petes sudden and unexpected departure is an immense loss to our family and all his friends.". On July 12 it was announced that Bell Globemedia would pay C$1.7 billion for CHUM Ltd., in a deal that would see the company become part of the BCE-owned media conglomerate, subject to CRTC approval. He has written newspaper articles and autobiographical, historical and fictional books. As a result, CFRA was now News-Talk full-time. Steve Madely was an Ottawa, Ontario radio host on CFRA.He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. Late Night Counsell or LNC is a late night conservative talk show hosted by Rev. Mark Elliot joined in November for evenings. Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24 | CBC News Loaded. This page is not available in other languages. After Ryan's death in 1965, ownership of the station passed to his wife Kathleen, who subsequently sold CFRA and sister station CFMO-FM to CHUM Limited in 1968. . She was 70 years old. Alison Sandor joined CFRA in early September. On-Air: 12:00 - After Midnight with Gary Michaels. Thursdays are a repeat broadcast of Wednesday's "Ask the Pastor". Snow's show, News & Views, aired on CFRA from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. BCE Inc. announced on April 1 that it had completed its acquisition of CTV and that it had launched Bell Media (replacing CTVglobemedia), a new business unit that would make CTV programs and other Bell content available on smartphones and computers as well as traditional television. Long time Ottawa sports broadcaster Dave "The Voice" Schreiber semi-retired. CFRA received approval to operate an FM service. Steve Madely was now hosting a new 3-hour morning talk show, Pamela Kern was host of a new afternoon self-help program, and Sports at Six expanded to an hour-long live call-in show hosted by Gord Wilson. The host then moved to Ottawa in 1999 and LNC started broadcasting in its 10 pm to 12 am timeslot. It was last year that CFGO bought away CFRA's rights to Ottawa Senators broadcasts and launched Ottawa Sports Radio OSR 1200. He was an on-air personality and, as GM, mentored some of the biggest names in Ottawa radio; Ken ''The General'' Grant, Lowell Green, Ernie Calcutt, Hal Anthony and Steve Madely. In a parting tweet, Counsell tweeted As of 10:45 this morning I have been terminated from CFRA. John Badham was hired as sports director and voice of the Rough Riders. CFRA celebrated 60 years of service. Gordon returned to Canada's capital and began as CFRA morning news anchor August 3. [4][5] For example, Uncle John from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, had co-hosted a segment of Freebie Fridays. Well send you a link to a feedback form. The show featured Madely's top five stories of the day which are reiterated over the show, a 10-minute-long listener call-in session at 6:40, health headlines at 6:55, and weird and wacky stories at 7:55. Frank Ryan announced he was ready to enter the television field as soon as permission was forthcoming from the CBC. 1:00 - Michael Harris Live (Friday: Market Monitor with Walter Traversy). Jack Derouin died at age 67. CFRA moved up the dial a bit from 560 kHz to 580 kHz, and increased power from 5,000 watts day and night to 50,000 watts during the day and 10,000 watts at night. This was its highest cumulative audience figure to date. At 8:05 p.m., May 3, Ottawa Mayor Stanley Lewis officially signed CFRA on the air: it is with pleasure and pride that I announce station CFRA in the City of Ottawa, officially on the air Music for the launch program was provided by Percy Faith and orchestra, along with a sixty voice choir. This page is not available in other languages. [5], With his 1967 Save The Centennial Flame Campaign, a month of relentless broadcasts, and over three-thousand petitions from listeners, the iconic Centennial Flame remains and continues to shine on Parliament Hill. In April 2012, the show moved time slots from 10pm to 9pm. Steve Madely was hosting the morning show and Lowell Green did the mid-day talk show. Tom Jeffries left. He said he had an application pending since sometime in 1946. Steve Ray joined CFRA from CKCY Sault Ste. On June 23, Ken "General" Grant joined CFRA from Montreal. 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[13], After raising CA$280 thousand during an on-air campaign for a little boy requiring life-saving medical treatment in the United States, he was presented with the Helen Keller Fellowship Award from Lions International. He began his broadcast career at CFRA after the end of the Second World War. According to Green, the uproar led to the creation of the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and the start of a clean-up effort of the Rideau River and the Ottawa River. I currently host CFRA Live on News Talk 580 CFRA on Saturdays and Sundays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. | Learn more about Andrew Pinsent's work experience, education, connections & more by visiting their profile on LinkedIn CFRA switched to an All Oldies music format. Campbell McDonald was news director. Article content. The former federal agriculture minister hosted CFRA's Agriculture Hour after he left politics. Announcer Fred Davis became program director, replacing Brian Hodgkinson who left to study television in the U.S. Ches Beachell was in the news department. Al Smith left CHUM Radio Ottawa (CFGO, CFRA, CIMJ, CKKL) as operation manager to take up the same position at Astral Media Radio in London. He was 71. On June 3, CFRA was given approval to relocate its transmitter site approximately 1 kilometer southeast of the present site. On the air: Ken Grant (5-9), Bill Drake (9-noon), News (12:00-12:35), Lowell Green (talk - 12:35-2:30), Al Dubois (2:30-4:00), Shelley Emmond (4-7), Mark elliot (7-11) and Dan Ferguson (11-5). Late Night Counsell or LNC is a late night conservative talk show hosted by Rev. Frank Ryan was president of CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. Kathleen Ryan decided to sell CFRA and CFMO. The address remained 150 Isabella Street. CFRA and CHUM Toronto began a ten minute newscast aired simultaneously on both stations, with each providing input. CFRA-AM, News Talk Radio, Ottawa Bell Media Inc. 1946 Renfrew native, Queen's University graduate and Ottawa entrepreneur Frank Ryan received a licence to operate a new radio station in the nation's capital. Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24. The other shareholders were 1565117 Ontario Limited (a corporation ultimately controlled by Mr. David Kenneth R. Thomson) (40% of the voting interest), Ontario Teacher's Plan Board (25% of the voting interest) and Torstar Corporation (20% of the voting interest). Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. CFRA-CFMO news director Steve Madely was elected chairman of the national editorial committee of Broadcast News. The show and website are no longer active as of 2019. Bev was a lovely soul, so bright and a trailblazer, too, posted Wendy Daniels. This website has now been archived, as of August 1st 2022, and no further information is being added beyond the last dates show in each section. Ottawa Public Health is reporting 136 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and four more people are in the hospital. CFRAs sports director since day one Tom Foley was killed in a car accident. Mayor Jim Durrel declared a Ken 'The General' Grant Day to salute Grant's 25 years as CFRA's morning man. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Doug McGowan was program and production manager. Modified date: Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 4:39 am. He graduated from Macdonald Agricultural College of McGill University in Montreal Quebec in 1956. OTTAWA -- Pierre Bourque, contributor to Newstalk 580 CFRA and a one-time Ottawa city councillor has died. Slogans: Ottawa's Own Station - Maintaining Its Top Spot By Discrimination, Unfailing Good Taste and Service. CFRA was affiliated with CHUM Limited's new Canadian Contemporary News System. RIP, my friend.". TORONTO Gord Atkinson, whose popular show "Campus Corner" became a staple of Ottawa radio in the 1950s, has died at 94. ", "Lowell Green's book celebrates Canada's history", "CBSC Decision | CFRA-AM re an episode of the Lowell Green Show (Islam)", "CBSC Decision | CFRA-AM re an episode of the Lowell Green Show (The Qur'an)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lowell_Green&oldid=1147276248, McGill University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences alumni, Ontario Liberal Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 March 2023, at 22:04. You have rejected additional cookies. Originally airing weeknights from 10:00 pm to midnight, then later moved to 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, it discussed various newsmaking stories of the day. Mark Elliot resigned on-air July 15. In lieu of flowers, the family says donations can be made to the Ottawa Humane Society, The Ottawa Mission, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Barrhaven Food Cupboard. He was to begin his newest venture in August. Toronto police say a 38-year-old man has died following a shooting on Saturday. It was affiliated with ABC in New York. Daytime power remained 50,000 watts. She was a kind woman who gave me a job on Sunday mornings on an old CFRA showThe Broad Perspectives.. News director Steve Madely was now also CFRA's general manager.In April, John Larsen covered the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France for the CHUM radio network. Former CFRA host Rick Gibbons tweeted the news Sunday morning, saying Bourque. ON "He had a mischievous side too. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief . On August 8, the CRTC administratively renewed the licence for CFRA until August 31, 2013. Don Morin was continuity editor. Read more about cookies here. It operated on 560 kHz with a fulltime power of 5,000 watts (single directional pattern). Government approval was given in May for CFRA Broadcasting Ltd. to transfer CFRA/CFMO to a company to be incorporated, represented by Kathleen Ryan. The syndicated Dr. Laura program (from the U.S.) was also now on the schedule. Emails are also occasionally read on Air. We have enabled email notificationsyou will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Ennis became News Director of CFGO (now TSN 1200) in Ottawa in 1976. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. Shelly Emond was the mid-day host. The 24-year-old CFRA radio anchor died in her sleep on May 10, after spending her first Mother's Day with her infant son . Terry Kielty died at age 86 in May. The CBC authorized CFRA to increase power from 1,000 to 5,000 watts. Fred Ennis (2010 photo). Bell Media indicated that it was currently required to reduce CFRA's night-time power from 50,000 to 10,000 watts in order to comply with Industry Canada's rules that prevented interference with the potential night-time service areas of stations proposing to use allotments at 580 kHz, namely Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Thunder Bay, Ontario and Baie-Comeau, Quebec. Rogers/CHFI launched the Rogers Radio News Network in April. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. By this time, it had an audience of 600,000 listeners. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article . This website has now been archived, as of August 1st 2022, and no further information is being added beyond the last dates show in each section. [6] Recent guests of the brand new online show include former CFRA hosts Nick Vandergragt of Nick At Night and John Robson of Thinking Allowed. Comments are welcome while open. He won Juno Awards in 1978 and 79 for country male vocalist of the year.Fred Ennis died at the age of 71 on October 21. He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. Elliot's radio career began at what was then CHIC radio in Brampton, a Toronto suburb, in 1974. CFRAs power increased from 1,000 watts day and night to 5,000 watts day and night, using three 288 foot towers on part of Lots 33 & 34, Concession 1, Nepean Township, Rideau Frontage. Green would still make regular daily commentaries on CFRA. (He worked in morning news and would later move to CFRA's FM station - CFMO). Tom Foley was program director. The altercation also left the 33-year-old with a broken eye socket, a partially. He always brought positive energy to our interactions. This Canadian biographical article related to radio is a stub. Very sorry to hear this news. We use some essential cookies to make this website work. Snow, 48, took over after longtime CFRA host Lowell Green retired his morning show in 2016. That was the beginning of The CFRA Happy Wanderers who would do more than 5.000 live broadcasts during the next 10 years as well as other live shows. Sales Manager Larry Kelly was gone from CFRA/KOOL-FM. On Saturday former CTV employee and host of Farmgate Kevin Hursh was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Associated with Ryan in the application were CFRA employees or directors Kenneth Binks, George Gowling, Edward Houston, Terry Keilty, Campbell McDonald, John Sproat and Spence Skelton. Condolences and fond reminiscences marked the news that former CFRA host Bev McRae had died. After talking with a number of broadcasting companies in Canada and the U.S., she settled on having her stations purchased by Allan Waters (CHUM) of Toronto. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. On the same date the CFRA Top 30 chart was retired. The Commission noted that this transaction would not affect the effective control of the undertakings which would continue to be exercised by BCE. On June 8 the CRTC approved the acquisition of CHUM Ltd. by CTVglobemedia, on condition that CTV sell off its five City-TV stations, CITY-TV Toronto, CHMI-TV Portage La Prairie/Winnipeg, CKEM-TV Edmonton, CKAL-TV Calgary and CKVU-TV Vancouver. As a result, he had to resign from his afternoon talk show on CFRA. CFRA's Andrew Pinsent weighs in on the 2021 election campaign. Randy Dewell died at 62. Richard Gray, VP Ottawa Radio (CFGO/CFRA/CJMJ/CKKL and CTV Two (CHRO-TV) Ottawa, would be responsible for Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Northern and Eastern Ontario. The project installed 12 new wells, to the already existing 28 wells at the site, over a fourth-month period. He was the host of the station's weekday morning show Madely in the Morning, weekdays from 6am to 9am.The show featured Madely's top five stories of the day which are reiterated over the show, a 10-minute-long listener call-in session at 6:40 . [23], Green has been controversial at times. Steve Ray left CFRA to return to CKCY in Sault Ste. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. She and husbandPhil Shirakawawelcomed the birth of sonColinlast October. Located in Ottawas south end, the new complex had 23,000 square feet of space. The first civic election to be held since CFRA went on the air, took place December 6. Max Keeping was a CFRA reporter. Late Night Counsell started broadcasting . Late Night Counsell discusses News, Politics, Religion and Opinion. Callers are still invited to participate in the show and can have their name and number put into a bucket. Prophet made his debut on the CFRA country music program The Happy Wanderers. At the new facility, CFMO has a master control room, two production control rooms, one production studio and one booth. "Really look forward to having a chance to truly connect with the guests, whether it be local artists, athletes, or . He suffered from heart trouble in his last years and was hospitalized at the end of 2018 after suffering two heart attacks. [19] On 13 December 1984, Green ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in a provincial by-election in Ottawa Centre. Kielty died May 5 at the age of 86. The by-election was called after NDP Michael Cassidy resigned his seat. He built a career and made a decent amount of wealth. On August 31, the two companies announced that BGM had been successful in its offer to acquire approximately 6.7 million common shares and approximately 19.2 million non-voting Class B shares of CHUM. John Crawford (news) left in July for CKLW Windsor. Longtime CFRA newsman Hal Anthony passed away. 150 Fascinating Stories About Canada, was in 2017 nominated for the Governor General's Pierre Burton Award,[22] presented annually by Canada's National History Society for works celebrating Canadian history. Following his death, the company was taken over by his wife and business partner, Kathleen Ryan.John Larsen joined CFRA on March 15 as overnight announcer. pic.twitter.com/HP1fiJrL5C. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. Different antenna patterns were used for day and night operation. He also ran - and lost - in a federal election for the Liberals in Quebec. Technical staff: Dr. Howes, Chester Beachell (chief), Frank Lehman, Jack Simonsen, Perce Simkins, Harold Horsey and Court Broad. Bill Kincaid passed away after a long illness. Ernie Calcutt was sports director. O'Connell was now assisted by Barbara Abbott, also a former newspaper person. You have accepted additional cookies. Announcers included Ken Grant (mornings), Brad Williams (afternoons) and Crystal Coutts (overnights). Effective January, he would no longer anchor sportscasts on TEAM 1200 and CFRA. In a messageposted the day before her daughterdied, Erin Davis shared with fans what it meant to her to become a mother. Ownership of CFRA Limited: Frank Ryan 99.8%, Kathleen Ryan 0.1% and D. L. Martin 0.1%. She was one of the finest writers I ever knew, a consummate professional, Barrhaven Coun. He had been with the stations for 31 years. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. CFUN Vancouver general manager Paul Ski added responsibilities for program development at CFRA / CFMO-FM. Ottawa Public Health is reporting 123 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more resident has died. Sportscaster Ernie Calcutt, 51, died of a massive stroke. 7550413, the other partner holding the remaining 0.01% of the voting interest in the general partnership, is wholly owned by Bell Media and is also controlled by BCE. "He. He is an established television personality who spent time working on the channel. And CFRA Nation, you have done your duty, and I hope and pray that you'll continue to do so. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. "He had such a diverse CV - broadcaster (CFRA), NASCAR driver, artist, etc. Jack Derouin (reporter) and Gil Wright (city hall reporter) joined the staff of CFRA on July 1. The FR in the call sign represented the initials of owner Frank Ryan. Legend has all four letters in the call sign standing for Cant Find Ryan Anywhere. Ryan kept up his on-air work on CFRA until his death. Ronnie Prophet died at age 80 on March 2. Under the transaction agreement dated September 10, 2010, BCE would acquire the remaining 85% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm and would therefore exercise effective control. I wish now that I had. On-Air: Ken Grant (mornings), Brad Williams (mid-days), Michael O'Brien (afternoons), Rebecca Black (evenings) and Steven Doucette (overnights). Five other employees had their hours reduced. John Badham left CFRA news for CHEX Radio in Peterborough. Vintage Pierre. A haircare collection from the brand Krastase that targets dandruff and scalp flakes. He would continue his play by play broadcasts for the NHL Ottawa Senators and OHL Ottawa 67's. Weekends/Swing: Chris Edwards, Dean Roberts, Dave Watts. Rick Gibbons, who left radio 24 years ago for print journalism, eventually becoming Publisher of the Ottawa Sun, returned to CFRA as a mid-day talk host. he later became the host of a talk show for people recovering from addictions on Toronto radio. In June, CFRA adopted a News and Talk format which included a fair amount of sports programming. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Clint Goodwin joined CFRA's announce staff. The licensee stated that the power increase would improve its service to listeners in the Ottawa and Seaway Valleys who were experiencing signal loss, particularly during the winter months when night-time parameters were employed for longer periods. Vaughn Bjerre was at CFRA. A cloudy sky will hang overhead as Ottawa cleans out from a blast of winter weather. CFRA/CFMO-FM appointments: Don Holtby, vice-president and general manager, replacing Terry Kielty who became vice-president of broadcast services of the stations; Larry Kelly to general sales manager, and Jack Derouin to retail sales manager. Reach out to your friends, stay in touch. He has also received the Canada Book Award which recognizes and promotes Canadian authors. With executive producer Warren Cosford, Elliot initiated People Helping People on Windsor's CKLW in 1995, later syndicating it to Toronto's Talk 640. Fred Ennis, a former CFRA broadcaster, Ottawa journalist, and politician, has died. Girls dropping out of sports at 'alarming rates' due to gendered uniforms: study, Tucker Carlson documentary asks, 'Should the U.S. liberate Canada from Trudeau? CFRA-TV Ltd., a company controlled by Frank Ryan with other shareholders, including Ottawa businessmen and CFRA Radio staff members, was one of several applicants for Ottawa's second television station. Ennis started his career at CKLW Windsor, and then moved to CHUM Toronto, CHNS Halifax and CFGO Ottawa. From 2001 until December 2016, he hosted People Helping People, Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST on CFRB Toronto and CJAD Montreal, a phone-in show dedicated to addictions and addiction recovery. 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