Couldn't decide what forum to put this in, because he covers a lot of bases, but wow.....Gary Lawless leaving to take an content-producer ( the same job Tait's doing for Bombers), with the Vegas Golden Knights....

 

https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/veteran-tsn-analyst-gary-lawless-to-join-golden-knights-content-team/c-289240854

8 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

I have vague memories of Don Percy purring and growling for my mom over the radio on her birthday. The early 90s sure were different 

I wrote a letter to him when I was in high school asking him to growl for a friend's 18th birthday. He read the letter on-air and all of the teachers at the school heard it as well as a large number of students and relatives of my friend. He did growl for her. My friend wanted to kill me for that.

BTW, he purred if the birthday person was under 18 and growled for those over 18. 

3 hours ago, Jacquie said:

Tom McGouran is at 94.3 as well. He has a morning show with Kerri Salki.

Wrong Tom... I was talking about the Tom (don't know his last name) from Beau, Tom and Frazier...

42 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Wrong Tom... I was talking about the Tom (don't know his last name) from Beau, Tom and Frazier...

Tom Milroy... I think he is on CJOB on Saturday mornings

Great thread, but an admin could move this to Gen whenever they've got a sec... 

I was a big fan of Tom and Larry (Updike) - can't even remember the radio station they were on (97 I think?).  Tom played a big practical joke on Larry where he had some guy come into the studio.  For weeks Tom had been setting it up with suspicious packages and some weird guy calling in to the station.  Anyway, things went wrong and people were calling the cops and saying there was a hostage situation at the station.  I don't think they ever recovered from that.

 

Edited May 12, 20178 yr by kelownabomberfan

16 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Whatever happened to **** Rivers?

In the early 2000's I remember him coming to my work absolutely trucked up...  I think drugs killed his radio career. He used to a complete mess.

http://uniter.ca/view/rivers-edge

I think nowdays he might have a podcast or an internet show....

 

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Edited May 12, 20178 yr by Brandon

1 minute ago, Brandon said:

In the early 2000's I remember him coming to my work absolutely trucked up...  I think drugs killed his radio career. He used to a complete mess.

http://uniter.ca/view/rivers-edge

I think nowdays he might have a podcast or an internet show....

Evvvvvvery former broadcaster has a "podcast or an internet show"........."LOOK AT ME! I'M STILL RELEVANT!!!"  sigh..

7 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Evvvvvvery former broadcaster has a "podcast or an internet show"........."LOOK AT ME! I'M STILL RELEVANT!!!"  sigh..

Only a complete knob would have or join for a weekly online radio show

On 5/5/2017 at 9:34 AM, Atomic said:

Depends what you're talking about when you say replacement.  If you are saying H&L becomes H&P, that's never going to happen.  The drive-home show has to be entertaining first and foremost, not just informative.  Gotta have some measure of charisma for that.  Maybe Penton's got it, maybe he don't.  I'd lean more towards Jeff Hamilton.

Big fan of the Hammer's work. Course I graduated from the same highschool a couple years after him, so a little biased. 

Him and Bauming are best up-and-comers on the Bomber beat. 

47 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Big fan of the Hammer's work. Course I graduated from the same highschool a couple years after him, so a little biased. 

Him and Bauming are best up-and-comers on the Bomber beat. 

Ya I know a guy who played Huskies hockey with JH... Says he's a good dude. Big time NFL guy, but a good dude nonetheless.... 

Pour one out for Silver Heights Collegiate, RIP

19 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Brian Cook is a special radio friend to us all.

Whatever happened to **** Rivers?

He just moved back to the city from what I understand.. and is setting up some Web-radio station.   I have him on FB lol.   same ole dickesque comments and attitude.  kinda miss that brashness on the radio.

5 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

I was a big fan of Tom and Larry (Updike) - can't even remember the radio station they were on (97 I think?).  Tom played a big practical joke on Larry where he had some guy come into the studio.  For weeks Tom had been setting it up with suspicious packages and some weird guy calling in to the station.  Anyway, things went wrong and people were calling the cops and saying there was a hostage situation at the station.  I don't think they ever recovered from that.

 

Was this Tom and Larry web show happening before Tom started on the 94.3 morning show?

3 hours ago, Atomic said:

Pour one out for Silver Heights Collegiate, RIP

Class of '02 represent!

Had heard that about Rivers. Used to be a delivery driver in the late 90s. He was fantastic back then.

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Had heard that about Rivers. Used to be a delivery driver in the late 90s. He was fantastic back then.

Me too. 

Yes, he was funny to listen to but I bet, at my age, it would not be as entertaining. 

Ah, Dickens Cider. Good times. 

 

I hope they find a good replacement for Lawless but boy am I going to miss his insider information. It was good and consistent. CFL and NHL. 

4 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

Class of '02 represent!

'88 here. Go Huskies!!!

 

19 hours ago, bearpants said:

Was this Tom and Larry web show happening before Tom started on the 94.3 morning show?

no idea.

Yes, I believe it was. Actually recently listening to it in podcast form. Seems they only have a few episodes up and their (former) site is hacked.

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Edited May 14, 20178 yr by SpeedFlex27