From the MCRFB news archives: 1964
Clay, CKLW Split ‘Amiable’
DETROIT — The departure of featured 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.
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.
(Information and news source: Billboard Magazine; July 11, 1964).
I have 2 records from Tom Clay that my Mother got back in 66 from Great Britain. I wanted to see if they are worth anything and sell them. please let me know if someone there is intrested.