This is the thread for all things dead.

Could be a bad year for Mary Poppins fans...

 

Edited June 19, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

Larry Updike on CJOB is, im sure in some subconscious way, a reason I went into broadcasting. I listened to a lot of OB in the late 90s before I graduated HS (...because I'm cool like that ..)

9 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Loved Tom and Larry on Power 97. They still are my favorite duo of all time. I still remember when a prank Tom pulled on Larry went sideways and fans called the cops as they suddenly went off air. I remember thinking - "is Larry ok???" as the last thing I heard before they went off was Larry screaming....

I think that was the beginning of the end for those guys....

Larry Updike, that’s sad. A lot of those 90s CJOB guys were voices that were built into the background of my childhood. 

This is my memory of Larry who I met a few times back in the day, nice guy very cordial.

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/nancy-mackenzie-latam-spanish-voice-of-marge-simpson-dies-age-81/

There goes another celebrity rehab with dr Drew patient

https://deadline.com/2024/06/seth-binzer-shifty-shellshock-dead-49-1235982493/

Edited June 25, 20241 yr by iHeart

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/worlds-tallest-male-dog-kevin-dies-after-setting-new-record/3444117/

Saw a Facebook post that said Ray St. Germain RIP'd.

https://deadline.com/2024/06/spencer-milligan-dead-land-of-the-lost-1235983289/

Edited June 26, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

I was lucky enough to cross paths with Ray St Germain 14 years ago when the Manitoba Museum was doing a gala to commemorate the opening of the Manitoba Music Experience exhibit (mom and I were working the doors counting people coming in and leaving)

https://tvline.com/news/bill-cobbs-dead-obituary-gregory-hines-show-obituary-1235271579/

oh I looked at his credits I think he was the bus driver from the last two seasons of the Drew Carey show....and sadly there was also this film that I don't think Canadian McDonalds locations got

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7247967

Retired NHL player Sergei Berezen passed away at 52. 

Edited June 27, 20241 yr by JohnnyAbonny

Tom McGouran has set up a GoFundMe for Larry Updike's son Gordon

https://www.gofundme.com/f/larry-and-maryann-updikes-son-gordon?attribution_id=sl%3Aef974ab6-efbc-463b-8207-251412092a92&lang=en_CA&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

aww I was hoping he'd return for one more round of Hollywood Squares

https://tvline.com/news/martin-mull-dead-cause-of-death-roseanne-sabrina-obituary-1235272609/

Martin Mull, comedic actor of Roseanne and Arrested Development fame, dead at 80 | CBC News

I was a big fan of his when he worked with Fred Willard....

https://deadline.com/2024/07/judy-belushi-pisano-dead-john-belushi-widow-obituary-1236002556

Aww i just watched the 98 Oscars

https://deadline.com/2024/07/jon-landau-dies-avatar-oscar-winning-titanic-producer-was-63-1236002580/

On 2024-06-29 at 2:51 PM, kelownabomberfan said:

Martin Mull, comedic actor of Roseanne and Arrested Development fame, dead at 80 | CBC News

I was a big fan of his when he worked with Fred Willard....

Fernwood 2 Nite.

Edited July 7, 20241 yr by SpeedFlex27

70s singer behind iconic song dies aged 77 (msn.com)

 

https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-bonsall-dead-oak-ridge-boys-country-music-vocal-group-elvira-1236063450/
 

 

28 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-bonsall-dead-oak-ridge-boys-country-music-vocal-group-elvira-1236063450/
 

 

Faaaaaaaaaack. He was getting up there but damn I love the Oaks. Bonsall was a talent and a half. They had so many hits and their Christmas album is a staple in my house. 

oh what a horrible way to go

https://tvline.com/news/benji-gregory-dead-cause-of-death-alf-1235280611/

https://deadline.com/2024/07/shelley-duvall-dead-1236007131/

On 2024-06-22 at 4:57 PM, JohnnyAbonny said:

Larry Updike, that’s sad. A lot of those 90s CJOB guys were voices that were built into the background of my childhood. 

Yup they played off each other so well. It felt like you were in the room listening to them banter back and forth having real conversations with genuine insights using humour to drive points home.

A lost art for some in the business now, it feels more fake, needing to get likes and punching down when it serves their purpose.

I know I know okay boomer though I am a X'er. 🙂

Edited July 11, 20241 yr by HardCoreBlue

2 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Yup they played off each other so well. It felt like you were in the room listening to them banter back and forth having real conversations with genuine insights using humour to drive points home.

A lost art for some in the business now, it feels more fake, needing to get likes and punching down when it serves their purpose.

I know I know okay boomer though I am a X'er. 🙂

I’m a millennial I guess. (They called it Gen Y until I was in my 20s) Feel the exact same way

Ya you guys aren't wrong... Things have definitely changed. Part of it is the advent of digital and how important that is to radio now. The actual traditional broadcast is more to supplement the digital engagement in a lot of cases. Not all stations are like that, but major markets like Winnipeg tend to be. 

I actually really enjoy CJOBs The Start. Mackling just seems like a genuinely good dude. 

I'm not really into what Burpee does on air but everything he does is with a genuine love for the province and the city. I have mad respect for that. 

There's still some good stuff out there, but in some cases it's definitely changed a lot..

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

Ya you guys aren't wrong... Things have definitely changed. Part of it is the advent of digital and how important that is to radio now. The actual traditional broadcast is more to supplement the digital engagement in a lot of cases. Not all stations are like that, but major markets like Winnipeg tend to be. 

I actually really enjoy CJOBs The Start. Mackling just seems like a genuinely good dude. 

I'm not really into what Burpee does on air but everything he does is with a genuine love for the province and the city. I have mad respect for that. 

There's still some good stuff out there, but in some cases it's definitely changed a lot..

Have you listened to any of Greg Macklings True Blue podcast about the 1984 team? There’s some great content on there