June 22, 20241 yr comment_705253 On 2024-06-20 at 6:41 PM, SpeedFlex27 said: I wonder how Tom McGouran is taking the news? They were money together on Power 97 & then 92 Citi FM in the 80's & 90's. Their Morning Show was hugely popular on both radio stations. They then took their show to Vancouver at Rock 101 CFMI but couldn't duplicate the success they had here. Both came back to Winnipeg. Updike landed at CJOB & McGouran back at 92 Citi FM with a new sidekick Joe Aiello. Later, they did a podcast together statrting in 2014 but I don't know how popular it was or for how long Tom & Larry did it. 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....
June 22, 20241 yr comment_705313 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 ..)
June 22, 20241 yr comment_705342 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....
June 22, 20241 yr comment_705345 Larry Updike, that’s sad. A lot of those 90s CJOB guys were voices that were built into the background of my childhood.
June 22, 20241 yr comment_705347 This is my memory of Larry who I met a few times back in the day, nice guy very cordial.
June 24, 20241 yr Author comment_705544 https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/nancy-mackenzie-latam-spanish-voice-of-marge-simpson-dies-age-81/
June 25, 20241 yr comment_705634 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
June 25, 20241 yr Author comment_705737 https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/worlds-tallest-male-dog-kevin-dies-after-setting-new-record/3444117/
June 26, 20241 yr Author comment_705774 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
June 26, 20241 yr comment_705778 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)
June 26, 20241 yr comment_705815 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
June 27, 20241 yr comment_705831 https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7247967 Retired NHL player Sergei Berezen passed away at 52. Edited June 27, 20241 yr by JohnnyAbonny
June 27, 20241 yr comment_705834 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
June 29, 20241 yr comment_706014 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/
June 29, 20241 yr comment_706117 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....
July 6, 20241 yr comment_708647 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/
July 7, 20241 yr comment_708715 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
July 9, 2024Jul 9 Author comment_709007 https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-bonsall-dead-oak-ridge-boys-country-music-vocal-group-elvira-1236063450/
July 9, 2024Jul 9 comment_709010 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.
July 10, 2024Jul 10 comment_709163 oh what a horrible way to go https://tvline.com/news/benji-gregory-dead-cause-of-death-alf-1235280611/
July 11, 2024Jul 11 comment_709241 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, 2024Jul 11 by HardCoreBlue
July 11, 2024Jul 11 comment_709303 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
July 11, 2024Jul 11 comment_709319 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..
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