Rosalie Trombley — a Windsor radio figure whose influence reverberated across the region and beyond — has passed away at the age of 82.
A pioneer in music radio broadcasting from the days when CKLW was known as The Big 8, Trombley died peacefully on Nov. 23, according to her loved ones.
Through her programming choices, Trombley has been credited with jump starting the music careers of The Guess Who, Bob Seger, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Gordon Lightfoot, Kiss, Alice Cooper, and many more.
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Courtesy The Windsor Star. Complete article published in The Windsor Star, November 24, 2021
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For the rest of this published Windsor Star Obituary please go HERE
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends our heartfelt condolences to the entire Trombley family, her friends, to CKLW, and to her fans everywhere.
DETROIT — The departure offeatured deejay Tom Clay from CKLW last week was as an “amiable termination” based on Clay’s decision to quit because he was not able to spin his own records, and was not based on any difference of programming, as reported elsewhere.
Clay felt he was not doing enough on his show when not allowed to play the records himself, but John Gordon, CKLW’s program director, told Billboard that present contracts with both the engineers and AFTRA prohibit this practice at the station.
(MCRFB note: Clay’s departure “last week”, as indicated in the article, actually, was not correct. Clay’s last show at the RKO-owned Canadian station (Windsor, Ontario) was on Friday, June 19, 1964).
Last week the Tom Clay show was replaced by the Terry Knight show, Monday through Friday, 7 to 11 p.m. and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Knight comes from WTRX, Flint, where he had a similar show and was formerly a deejay on WJBK. END
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Credit, information and news source: Billboard; July 11, 1964
“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”
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PREVIEWED WEEK AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 2, 1968
The above CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
CKLW | “Love Will Keep Us Together” | THE CAPTAIN AND TENILLE
CKLW 1975 BIG 30 RECORDS
“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”
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PREVIEWED FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 19 – AUGUST 25, 1975
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— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
The late Charlie Watts, drummer with The Rolling Stones, with the late Tommy Shannon (CKLW) circa 1965. (Photo credit: Tom Shannon)
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In paying homage to the passing of the legendary Rolling Stones drummer, we are providing here a link to an excellent article in tribute to Charlie Watts.
The article was published Tuesday, in Rolling Stone, August 24.
“AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH” | DIANA ROSS | MOTOWN
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“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”
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PREVIEWED FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 17 – AUGUST 23, 1970
The above CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
— A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
THANK YOU
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A special THANKS to Ray Tessier, of Allen Park, MI., for recently contributing this CKLW August 1970 survey/playlist chart with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
The Top 100 has been compiled from the weekly CKLW weekly Big 30 charts of 1969. The listing reflects total record sales, requests, highest chart positions and number of weeks on the charts.
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— SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Charlie O’Brien for contributing this featured 2021 Special Edition (brochure) of the ‘CKLW Top 100 of 1969’ with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
NOTE: Missed the ‘CKLW Top 100 of 1969’ broadcast? You can listen to the program in its entirety HERE.
ALSO: For a free downloadable version of the CKLW Top 100 of 1969 chart featured today on this page, please go HERE.
“The listing of records herein is the opinion of CKLW based on its survey of record sales, listener requests and CKLW’s judgement of the record’s appeal.”
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PREVIEWED FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 1 – JULY 7, 1969
The above CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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— In MemoryofGeorge Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
Sponsors may not select or edit items in news programs.
News concerning political campaigns should be handled with careful impartiality. Although Section 315 of the Federal Communications Act exempts certain appearances of legally qualified candidates on bona fide newscasts, bona fide news interviews, etc., from the equal opportunity requirements of that section, care shall be exercised whenever such exemption is relied upon by the station that the station affords a reasonable opportunity for a discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance.
News programs should not be deceptively used for the promotion of any business interests, securities and investments, comment on pending litigation, etc., in the guise of news.
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— A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
A special THANK YOU to Big Jim Edwards (Jim Davis) for providing the above 1967 CKLW News Manual with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
Jim Davis inserted this thought as well:
“This is the news manual which Dick Smyth wrote just prior to CKLW becoming a Drake station in early 1967. Notice also that the Xerox logo was embedded in each page. This was the early days of photocopying, quite obviously. 🙂“
Dick Smythpassed away on March 6, 2021. He was 86.
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A FINAL NOTE: On the last page (5E) notice Smyth’s news directive numbered 64. As CKLW legend would have it, this one paragraph was pretty much tossed out the window by the CKLW news department in the early 1970s.
Tom Shannon Remembered on Motor City Radio Flashbacks
CKLW | DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977
In Memory of Tom Shannon
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CKLW (Tom Shannon) TOP 30 RECORDS August 15, 1967
He was a Detroit radioand television broadcasting legend. His voice was heard for over four decades on numerous great Detroit radio stations, such as CKLW, WJBK, WXYZ, WCAR, WMJC, WTWR, CKMR, and WCXI. Tom once had said that he did (to paraphrase his exact words), “three ‘tours of duty’ at CKLW. In the ’60s, ’70s, and in the ’80s.”
He formally began his illustrious radio career as a news person, while in his teens, in Buffalo in 1955. He left Buffalo’s WKBW for CKLW in Windsor in December 1964, replacing Terry Knight.
After 50 years in radio (and television) and having been in multiple radio markets around the country, Tom Shannon retired from broadcasting radio in 2005. Tom’s last DJ stint was on WHTT-FM, Buffalo. He was 67 at the time.
Surrounded by his loving family, Tom Shannon died of pancreatic cancer while in hospice care, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. He was 82.
Tom Shannon is a member of the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
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— Tom Shannon Remembered —
See: Susan Whitall’s published Detroit News article on Tom Shannon (May 27, 2021) GO HERE
Also: Tommy Shannon, Legendary Buffalo Broadcaster, Dies at 82 (The Buffalo News; May 27, 2021) GO HERE
Also: DJ Tom Shannon’s Cause of Death Relates to Long-Time Illness (US Day News; May 29, 2021) GO HERE
Also: A 1961 WKBW Tom Shannon aircheck (5 min.) from the Buffalo Broadcasters Association website, listen HERE
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— In Remembrance —
In observance of his passing last week, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, Motor City Radio Flashbacks will present three CKLW and one WMJC Tom Shannon audio memory beginning (Wednesday) June 2, (Thursday) June 3, (Friday) June 4, and (Saturday) June 5.
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks Remembers
The featured CKLW Tom Shannon aircheck was audio enhanced by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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