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. . We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. Other announcers: Tom Jeffries and Barry Sarazin. Norman Kent left CFRA. Ad: The best two-station buy in the capital for the price of one. Terry Kielty and Hugh Bowman also did sports. 4:00 - Art Bell. Condolences and fond reminiscences marked thenews that former CFRA host Bev McRae had died. In August, CFRA increased its night-time power from 10,000 to 30,000 watts. She was one of the finest writers I ever knew, a consummate professional, Barrhaven Coun. Fans can listen at the Official Website and are invited to call in and participate. Steve Madely was hosting the morning show and Lowell Green did the mid-day talk show. On Saturday former CTV employee and host of Farmgate Kevin Hursh was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/HP1fiJrL5C. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief . Don Leger joined CFRA in May from Kingston's CKWS. John Badham was hired as sports director and voice of the Rough Riders. Sportscaster Ernie Calcutt, 51, died of a massive stroke. His listeners shipped many bottles and containers of polluted water. Covid seems to be having that effect. Toronto Dave Mitchell, PD at CFRA and Team 1200, plus Majic 100 announcer Drew Corley, an engineer and two copy writers were let go. Thewife of a well-knownOttawa journalist, the late Earl McRae, Bev McRae was a regular fill-in host on the radio station in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Terry Kielty was manager of CFRA and CFMO. Sorry to learn of the passing of Bev McRae, MPP Lisa MacLeod posted on McRaes Facebook page. He was 37. CFRA broadcast on a frequency of 560 kHz with a full-time power of 1,000 watts. He was followed in mid-days by talk show host Lowell Green. Jack Derouin (reporter) and Gil Wright (city hall reporter) joined the staff of CFRA on July 1. The existing site was located on land which was intended to be used for the proposed Highway 416 extension. Former CFRA host Rick Gibbons tweeted the news Sunday morning, saying Bourque. https://t.co/CqSdIi33td. The late Terry Kielty received posthumous honours at the Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards in October. 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. The man who hired Lowell Green. Former Ottawa radio host Sandy Sharkey remembers lining up at her junior high school sock hops to have Elliot sign her CFRA Top 40 countdown lists. Carroll is the proactive and entertaining host of CFRA's The Morning Rush with Bill Carro ll. 299 Queen Street West He continued contributing to the station's weekly midday program News and Views with Rob Snow until a Bell Media restructuring in mid-November 2019. Lauren Davis, a CFRA radio reporter and only child of famed Toronto radio personality Erin Davis, died suddenly at age 24 while she was on maternity leave. Alden Diehl, 68, died October 27. TORONTO Gord Atkinson, whose popular show "Campus Corner" became a staple of Ottawa radio in the 1950s, has died at 94. A chance meeting with impressionist Rich Little was to be the springboard for many aspects of Les's highly successful future career. Several high profile local figures, including Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, several local councillors, Canadian Senator Leo Housakos, and a number of current and former broadcasters and journalists offered their condolences on social media upon learning of Bourque's passing. On December 5, CFRA-AM and FM began broadcasting from new studios and offices located across the Canada Atlantic Railway/Canadian National line at 150 Isabella Street. RIP @pierrebourque and sincerest condolences to Christine and the family from all of us. Elliot was a recovering alcoholic, drug abuser, and compulsive gambler.[1]. And CFRA Nation, you have done your duty, and I hope and pray that you'll continue to do so. This page is not available in other languages. So rewarding. It has been nearly four years since the sudden loss of Ottawa Noon host and CFRA news anchor Lauren Davis. Kielty was the first General Manager and helped launch CFRA in 1947. Ernie passed away in 1984. CFRA switched to an All Oldies music format. ON 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. "Lauren will be deeply missed by her family and the many colleagues here who knew her so well," he said. "He had a mischievous side too. George Gowling was commercial manager. Long time Ottawa sports broadcaster Dave "The Voice" Schreiber semi-retired. CFRA was an independent station with no network affiliation. As co-host of 98.1CHFI's morning show,Erin Davis is a popular figure in Toronto. Tom Foley was program and sports director. February 3, 2021. Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. CFRA and CFMO-FM moved to new studios and offices on the second floor of a two storey, 20,000 square foot structure, located immediately behind the existing facility. 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. There is a large newsroom located between the main CFRA and CFMO studios. Currently, he works on CFRA located in Ottawa, Canada as the host of The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll since joining back on March 7, 2016. Shelly Emond was the mid-day host. CFRA celebrated 60 years of service. Newer information will no doubt be available elsewhere on the Internet, and a list of some of the possible sources (as at August 1st 2022) is available here. Pierre was one of the most decent people Ive ever known. CFRA program director Tom Foley hired Gord Atkinson away from CHUM in Toronto. She was a kind woman who gave me a job on Sunday mornings on an old CFRA showThe Broad Perspectives.. God is!!!.[2]. As COVID-19 vaccines are delivered to local long-term care homes, one Ottawa retirement home is battling an outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of four residents. Before this approval, BCE held 15% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm. On-Air: Ken Grant (mornings), Brad Williams (mid-days), Michael O'Brien (afternoons), Rebecca Black (evenings) and Steven Doucette (overnights). Elliot grew up in Weston, then a suburb of Toronto. It had a run of over thirty years. Country music legend Ronnie Prophet, who had 26 hit singles in Canada, five charting in the U.S. on Billboard and hosted several television shows, died Friday (March 2) in Florida from cardiac. Rogers/CHFI launched the Rogers Radio News Network in April. It was affiliated with ABC in New York. He suffered from heart trouble in his last years and was hospitalized at the end of 2018 after suffering two heart attacks. 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. "My brother Pierre was a supremely loving and devoted father, husband, son, brother, uncle and a true devoted friend to many," said Phil. The City of Ottawa dedicated a park to the late Ernie Calcutt who was sports director at CFRA. Les Lye, later to become a nationally known television personality, joined the station from the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts, as an announcer and writer. "Pierre was a great friend and colleague who loved politics and media. Gord Atkinson was chief announcer while General Ken Grant was morning man. Family say it was an apparent heart attack. [7], In 1975, after the school shooting that occurred at the St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, Green and thousands of his supporters joined his Fire Arms Safety Association. Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal airs Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. He started his radio career with CHUM Group Radio in Ottawa in 1976. He would go on to cover Parliament Hill as the Ottawa bureau chief of the Newsradio service. He got his start in 1964 at CHWO in Oakville, Ontario before eventually joining CFRA in 1981. (Photo courtesy of Peter Atkinson) Gord Atkinson began his radio career in Toronto in 1948 before move to Ottawa's CFRA . Different antenna patterns were used for day and night operation. It used to air on the radio station CFRA in Ottawa, Ontario. CFRA-FM began offering some of its own programming. As a result, CFRA was now News-Talk full-time. He developed pneumonia and was put in a medically induced coma before dying on January 11, 2019.[3][4][5]. He started at the station as an announcer, became promotion director, then moved to sales and even became a shareholder of the company, one of 11 at the time. He came third, losing to NDP candidate Evelyn Gigantes. Allan Waters, the founder of CHUM Limited passed away on December 3 at the age of 84. Among the CHUM assets acquired by CTVglobemedia in the deal were seven television stations, including CHRO-TV Pembroke, 21 specialty channels and some 33 radio stations, including CFRA-AM. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. At this time, CFRAs music programming was a blend of up-tempo popular adult hits and standards with a bit of country mixed in. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Newer information will no doubt be available elsewhere on the Internet, and a list of some of the possible sources (as at August 1st 2022) is available. Lowell Green was a talk show host. Ennis became News Director of CFGO (now TSN 1200) in Ottawa in 1976. [19] On 13 December 1984, Green ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in a provincial by-election in Ottawa Centre. He then moved on to CKLW in Windsor. John Crawford joined the news department in July from CJBK London. (CFRA Photo). 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. / By Actual Survey The Ottawa valley's "Most Listened To" Station. John Counsell. The altercation also left the 33-year-old with a broken eye socket, a partially. 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. In a 1994 complaint to the CBSC, listeners alleged that Green had been rude and abusive to a caller who identified herself as a Christian. The slicer, dicer, spiralizer and grater is well worth the $37 price tag, 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. This meant that CFRA-FM would operate with a program service separate from CFRA-AM. His son Peter confirmed the host on Ottawa's CFRA-AM died early Monday after recently suffering. In 2006 and 2008, the council censured Green for his treatment of a Muslim man who challenged Green on the way the radio show host portrays Islam. Radio and Television News Director Association, "A part of CFRA's history. Brian O'Connell headed the news department. On the same date the CFRA Top 30 chart was retired. [2][3] He was replaced by Brian Lilley. Friday Frenzy has also changed to Freebie Fridays where callers can participate and win prizes. At the new facility, CFMO has a master control room, two production control rooms, one production studio and one booth. 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. John Badham left CFRA news for CHEX Radio in Peterborough. He would be the station's very popular morning man for many years to come. Elliot was the only openly gay host on CFRB, where he came out on air. Studios and offices would be in the Auditorium Building. 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. Andy Stephen died at age 84. Mayor Jim Durrel declared a Ken 'The General' Grant Day to salute Grant's 25 years as CFRA's morning man. Lowell Green (born 7 July 1936) is a Canadian radio personality, journalist, and author, best known as the host of The Lowell Green Show, a conservative morning talk show that aired on the Ottawa Ontario radio station CFRA.He has written newspaper articles and autobiographical, historical and fictional books. She was 70 years old. 6:00 - Business At Night. CFRA anchor George Gordon accepted a position in Toronto. He would continue his play by play broadcasts for the NHL Ottawa Senators and OHL Ottawa 67's. 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. Ernie Calcutt was sports director. 9:00 - Lowell Green. 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). Myles Gray died on August 13, 2015 after a clash with at least seven officers that sent him into cardiac arrest. CFRA was affiliated with CHUM Limited's new Canadian Contemporary News System. On August 22, the CRTC approved the applications by BCE Inc., on behalf of Bell Media Inc. and 7550413 Canada Inc., carrying on business as Bell Media Ottawa Radio Partnership, for authority to acquire, as part of a corporate reorganization, CFRA, CFGO, CKKL-FM and CJMJ-FM Ottawa. CFRA marked 50 years on the air on May 3. Comments are welcome while open. Ennis became News Director of CFGO (now TSN 1200) in Ottawa in 1976. CFUN Vancouver general manager Paul Ski added responsibilities for program development at CFRA / CFMO-FM. Ennis started his career at CKLW Windsor, and then moved to CHUM Toronto, CHNS Halifax and CFGO Ottawa. Thursdays are a repeat broadcast of Wednesday's "Ask the Pastor". Mark Elliot joined in November for evenings. BCE was a public corporation and controlled by its board of directors. He would continue to be based in Ottawa. CTV News Ottawa Digital Multi-Skilled Journalist, Pierre Bourque of Bourque Newswatch. [10] Lowell Green has also received the Community Builders Award displayed at Ottawa City Hall, and has an Ottawa hospital wing and an Ottawa day named in his honour. No further details were immediately available. We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Pierre Bourque. Don Holtby passed away on January 16. Begin by acquiring CocoDoc application into your PC. Gordon returned to Canada's capital and began as CFRA morning news anchor August 3. I wish now that I had. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He worked on-air in the 1970s and 80s at 580 CFRA and CFMO-FM. Emails are also occasionally read on Air. In 1953, he moved to CKDA Victoria. 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. The show and website are no longer active as of 2019. Doug McGowan was program and production manager. 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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. Vintage Pierre. On August 18, 1986, . Late Night Counsell or LNC is a late night conservative talk show hosted by Rev. CFRA and CHUM Toronto began a ten minute newscast aired simultaneously on both stations, with each providing input. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Stock market traders said the gag story caused a dip in the dollar that day. Bourque lost his seat in the municipal election later that year. John Counsell, is also a full-time pastor, at Vanier Community Church and Bikers Church in Vanier. 613-521-1000, Reception (9am-6pm) Give your locks lots of protection and hydration. On August 18, CFRA switched from a current-based adult contemporary format to lite rockFavourites of Yesterday and Today. 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 always quick to embrace the next big thing, whether it was the early days of the Internet where he thrived with his groundbreaking news site, or more recently, in the sometimes complex world of digital currencies and NFTs. The show was terminated by CFRA in February 2016. He said he had an application pending since sometime in 1946. In a messageposted the day before her daughterdied, Erin Davis shared with fans what it meant to her to become a mother. [8][10], In 1968, Green attempted to win the Liberal nomination for the federal riding of Pontiac during the 1968 federal election, but lost this bid to Thomas Lefebvre. On March 2, Kathleen Ryan passed away. Steve Madely was an Ottawa, Ontario radio host on CFRA. Five other employees had their hours reduced. CFRA had long been Ottawas top station. This transaction would not affect effective control of Bell Media Inc. and of its licensed broadcasting subsidiaries, which continued to be exercised by BCE Inc. Bell Media Inc. held, directly and through its licensed broadcasting subsidiaries, various radio and television programming undertakings as well as specialty and pay-per-view television services. pic.twitter.com/e29zm4bgRK, Truly sorry to read this. She had been lead reporter for 1310 News. Long time CFRA/CFMO sales manager Jack Derouin passed away in March. Ronnie Prophet died at age 80 on March 2. You have accepted additional cookies. Rebecca Black and Steve Doucette left for CKKL-FM. He had been a staff announcer. 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. While many other electronic media shut down, Elliot was on air during the Great Blackout of 2003, providing information and reassurance to untold numbers of listeners in Southern Ontario. CFRA installed a new transmitter and began broadcasting in AM Stereo. Wright had been city hall reporter for CKPM. "Nothing has made me feel more like a mother than witnessing our daughter [Lauren]grow into the role," Erin tweeted on Sunday. CFRA hired Cindy Day as full-time weather person. Beyond politics and broadcasting, Bourque was also a racecar driver. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. He had been with the stations for 31 years. [6], In a late 1960s protest, Green urged his listeners to fill bottles of water taken from the polluted Rideau River, and to ship them to the Ontario legislature at Queen's Park. Frank Ryan was president of the company and CFRA's manager. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Kielty helped launch CFRA in 1947 and was an on-air personality. He built CFRA into a powerhouse in the 1960s, increasing the station's circulation from 100,000 to 600,000. Story continues below . Every LIVE show always welcomes callers to discuss the topic, talk with guests or bring up their own topic. Sad news: Longtime Ottawa radio personality, former mayoral candidate and significant contributor to the community, Fred Ennis, passed away this evening in his sleep. CFRA is a news/talk formatted radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. He would never get a licence. Article content. Before this approval, BCE held 15% of the voting interest in the capital of CTVgm. Retrospectively, Elliot later praised her action for saving his life.[1]. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his friends and family. Alison Sandor joined CFRA in early September. Bob Derro joined CFRA from Sudbury's CJMX-FM. Dan Wheeler is one of the QVC hosts that have left. My last show was last night. Charlie Tierney was continuity editor. For many years he worked as Ernie Calcutt's side kick doing the color commentary for Rough Rider broadcasts. The project installed 12 new wells, to the already existing 28 wells at the site, over a fourth-month period. The CBC deferred for further study, an application by CFRA for the operation of a booster station at Almonte on 560 kHz with 50 watts of power. He was a founder of the Sunday Herald in Ottawa which was in 1988 purchased by the Ottawa Sun. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports, Emergency Alerts He has been decorated with both the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal,[12] and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Ennis ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Nepean in 1997 and for Ottawa City Council in 2010. 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. 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. The facility was home to CFGO-AM, CHRO-TV (purchased by CHUM in 1997), CKKL-FM, CJMJ-FM, and CFRA-AM. Carolyne Desnoyers was named sales supervisor at Bell Media Radio Ottawa. The Commission concluded that the transaction would be beneficial to the Canadian broadcasting system by ensuring the long-term stability of a significant Canadian television network and advancing the Commission's objective of providing relevant high-quality Canadian programming to Canadians through conventional and new media distribution channels. Slogan: The Station That Made Ottawa "Radio Conscious". 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. He succeeded the late Ernie Calcutt. news@cfra.com. 6:00 - Steve Madely. 1-800-580-CFRA (2372), Confidential News Tip Line Eugene Whalen died at age 88. No calls are taken on Thursdays. The purchaser had been known as Radio CHUM-1050 Ltd. until 1967 when it became publicly traded CHUM Ltd. George M. Gowling was vice president and general sales manager. The other two transmitters were located in Ottawa, one at the CBC's building on Lanark Avenue and the other at the Time MCI Las Brisas building. Well send you a link to a feedback form. Newsman Hal Anthony retired. He competed in NASCAR events between 2007 and 2011. This was its highest cumulative audience figure to date. Frank Ryan's staff included: Brian Hodgkinson (program director), Michael Hopkins, Terry Kielty, Kathleen Williams, Erroll McKinnon and Fred Davis. The station was on the air from 6:30 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. daily, 8:00 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. on Sundays. CFRA received approval to operate an FM service. [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. Steve Ray joined CFRA from CKCY Sault Ste. 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? Lauren Davis, Ottawa radio host and daughter of Erin Davis, dead at 24. 10:00 - Late Night Counsell with John Counsell. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The Commission noted that these frequencies were previously used by CJFX Antigonish, CKPR Thunder Bay and CHLC Baie-Comeau, all of which had converted to the FM band and ceased operating at 580 kHz. At the end of the show, a winner is picked from the bucket to win a prize package. In 1960, he was hired by G. Campbell McDonald[1] at CFRA as a news and farm reporter. [8][10], Lowell Green has received several awards, including one for his 1958 coverage of the Springhill mining disaster in Nova Scotia, and one from the International Olympic Commission for broadcasts made from the 1976 Summer Olympic Games while working in Montreal. Announcers included Ken Grant (mornings), Brad Williams (afternoons) and Crystal Coutts (overnights). His latest book Amazing But True! Legend has all four letters in the call sign standing for Cant Find Ryan Anywhere. He not only applied for an AM licence but also one for FM, and was granted both. On June 3, CFRA was given approval to relocate its transmitter site approximately 1 kilometer southeast of the present site. I have worked for ten years in news radio in a wide variety of positions and have written on a freelance basis as well. On March 15, CTV Inc., CTV Corp., CTV Limited and CTVglobemedia Inc. amalgamated to continue as CTV Inc. 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. Prophet made his debut on the CFRA country music program The Happy Wanderers. Late Night Counsell or LNC is a late night conservative talk show hosted by Rev. This page is not available in other languages. 87 George Street Longtime morning man Ken Grant retired and station manager Steve Madely took over the AM Drive program. Vaughn Bjerre was at CFRA. On August 8, the CRTC administratively renewed the licence for CFRA until August 31, 2013. Dave was Sales Manager for CHUM's Ottawa stations. Nothing has made me feel more like a mother than witnessing our daughter grow into the role. In renewing CFRA's licence, the CRTC advised further discussion to resolve the issue of a power increase for CFCF 600 in Montreal, which must give technical protection to CFRA 580. 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). 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. 5:00 - On Target Ottawa. Besides her stints at CFRA, she also worked as a reporter for the Barrhaven Independent and the Manotick Messenger. Lauren is the daughter of well-known radio personality Erin Davis. 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. Brad Ronald, a 35-year veteran with Bell Media Radio Ottawa, was promoted from retail sales manager to cluster general sales manager. Campbell McDonald was news director. Given that the technical change would result in a relatively modest increase in listenership and that it applied solely to night-time operating hours, the Commission considered that the proposed power increase would not generate significant incremental revenues for the station and would therefore not have any undue impact on existing stations in the market. In October, CHUM Ottawa opened new studios and offices to house all of its operations in the city the 46,000 square foot CHUM Market Media Mall located in the heart of the Byward Market at 87 George Street. 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