Author Archives: Jack Bennest

Who are these guys that worked for NBC and then worked their magic in Vancouver?   Steve Woodman, started at CKUA in Edmonton, actually taught Robert Goulet how to be a disc jockey. Became #1 in Montreal at CFCF…did a … Continue reading →

July 31, 1926 – July 30, 2012 A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at First Memorial Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver.   From  www.mem.com Eugene Kern was one of … Continue reading →

Larry and Willy and newsman Kerry Marshall gone from Jack FM – audience not happy, management not happy, stars not happy. Who is happy? From Facebook On Wednesday, June 27th, our longtime newsman Kerry Marshall was fired by Jack management. … Continue reading →

Hey, Jack, just  checked out my entry in BCRadioHistory.  Can you update it after “let go in 2006”.    That’s the last note in my entry and I’ve done a couple of things since then…  LOL “Patrick Cardinal has been named … Continue reading →

Don Lawson had a show called show in Canada called Windfall sponsored by Royalite.  My daughters and I have been trying to locate a copy (if there is one) for a long time and was hoping that you or maybe … Continue reading →

CKOK – renamed and relocated CIGV – renamed and relocated

Mortimer at CJOR – a kids show Herbert Ross Mortimer born in Winnipeg March 21, 1912.  Died in Beaconhill Lodge December 16, 1975 at age 63. His wife was Hilda Margaret Larkin-Browne – a well known entertainer in Vancouver of … Continue reading →

This has been in the mindset planning stages for a long time – but like painting a wall or your whole house – the hard part is getting started. Thanks to Dan and Ted for inspiring me to create a … Continue reading →

bc radio history in transition from web site based format to blog format In 2010, www.bcradiohistory.com was nominated and won a prestigious award as the BC Historical Federation’s website of the year – honouring it for spreading the word on … Continue reading →