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Gary Tinnes started at CKLW, in 1972, after attending the Communication Arts program at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, Canada. He worked as a Transcription Operator for Ted (The Bear) Richards, Mike (The Killer) Kelly, Super Max Kinkel, and just about every jock, at one time or another, from 1972 to 1977. Gary was also the board op for the infamous Chuck McKay show on CKLW in 1975. "At the time, we didn't know what he would do, given his behavior," says Gary. In 1977, he left to pursue a career in data processing. His last day at the station was about a week before the NABET (union) strike which has never been officially settled. Since high school, Gary had an interest in computers. He did his final thesis on a commercial (spot) scheduling system for radio. He also tinkered with some very innovative computerized music scheduling techniques with DJ Pat Holiday. In 1988, he joined Hewlett-Packard where he was a senior consultant assisting large enterprises with their Internet and Web strategies. As of 2004, he is an independent IT consultant (Tech Renaissance Consulting). Gary writes: "This collection is not a contiguous series of sets but, rather, my favourite layovers and interesting segues from shows that I did. Some of them were lifted from general air checks but many were specifically recorded because they were planned. The clips were lifted from dusty old cassettes I had put together for myself while working at the station. I thought I would share these as a reminder of a bygone era which, in hindsight, was a particularly hectic, but enjoyable period." |
The Repository thanks Gary Tinnes for sharing!
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Johnny Williams, CKLW Composite, 1972-1973
(38:15)
. . . Billy Paul and Mrs. Jones are in the car, and Mrs. Jones says, 'Gee, I'm so glad that you brought the pink El Dorado - nobody will ever know it's us . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes]
The first five minutes of this composite of
The next five minutes was 'scoped from a 35-minute segment from September 1972. We had moved into the new studios that summer. They had started to implement changes to the sound and you can hear the difference. You will hear parts of Crazy Jack's Sound Factory spots. In hindsight, I wish I had taped the entire spot. Some of them were really creative. The next eleven minutes comes from a one and a half-hour segment in January 1973. The rest was taken from various shorter segments.
There is a Christmas Wish promo for a date with
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Max Kinkel, Dave Shafer, Layovers CKLW 1973
(05:48)
. . . Are you ready to remember . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes]
The second section includes some clips from a Saturday morning show with Dave Shafer. Shafer passed away May 7th, 2006 from complications following sinus surgery. Layovers, what Big Eight Board Ops were noted for, are sprinkled throughout my clips. I usually taped layovers to hear them later and determine how good (or bad) they were. The third section of this composite includes several layovers taped in isolation. The layover of Big Girls Don't Cry goes into an edited clip of Marc Daly news, and the layover into Corina, Corina is coming off the news with Randall Carlisle. | |
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Mike Kelly CKLW Detroit, 1973
(44:53)
. . . he'd never trust himself in front of a mirror with a knife . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes]
You will hear parts of Crazy Jack's Sound Factory spots. In hindsight, I wish I had taped the entire spot. Some of them were really creative. The remainder of the segment is various sets over the next several months in 1973 (according to my notes). However, you hear several different styles of jingles (e.g., Motor City Rock, The Beat Goes On). So it may not be all 1973, but they were tinkering with the format at the time.
You will also hear the "not available in Ontario" tags at the end of U.S. beer spots and the voices of Pat Holiday, Johnny Williams, Marc Daly (news), Randall Carlisle (news), and Max Kinkel (not available in Ontario tag recorded with the spot — usually the jock said it live). I took the picture of Mike with Jo Jo Shutty at the Big 8 reunion in October 2002. Mike passed away in August of 2005 in California. | ||
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Ted The Bear Richards CKLW Detroit, 1973
(09:08)
. . . Billy! Billy Jack, you don' get that barn cleaned up yer not goin' out in the pickup tonight! . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes] Ted (The Bear) Richards is a perfectionist and an extremely talented guy. You didn't just do his show, you lived it.
The second segment has a High-Low Jackpot contest with a very young contestant. See if you can figure out her answer! The background noise is not another station but leaking from the other track on the tape. The clip is not the best quality, but priceless. | |
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Ted Bear Richards Halloweenie Show CKLW Detroit, 1974
(23:18)
. . . Motor City weather mostly witches & goblins, demons & conjurations, some fog . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes]
I took the picture of Ted with The other picture was taken in the CKLW lobby at the Big 8 reunion in 2002. Ted is on the right, with me on the left.
. . . my friend, it is time, I have come for you . . .
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Rick Dees, Tom Shannon, CKLW 1976, Part One
(20:34)
. . . just as nervous as a nudist climbin' a barb-wire fence . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes] Rick Dees (and his Cast of Idiots) joins Tom Shannon, Byron MacGregor and Jo Jo Shutty on CKLW in 1976. This aircheck was made after Dees left WMPS and just a few days before he returned to WHBQ in Memphis. Part 1 of this two-part aircheck was recorded between 7:00 am and 8:00 am, and features:
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Rick Dees, Tom Shannon, CKLW 1976, Part Two
(21:15)
. . . Arkansas, where the state flower is mildew . . . [Description by Gary Tinnes] Rick Dees (and his Cast of Idiots) are featured in Part Two of this aircheck with Tom Shannon and Byron MacGregor on CKLW in 1976. This portion was recorded between 8:00 am and 9:00 am, and features:
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