Jon McComb
born.
May 20, 1953, Ephrata, Wa.
1972 CKVN
1975
1977 CFCF Montréal
1978 CJAD
1980 CKNW
1981 Sunshine Cabs
1983 CKNW - news
1989-1991 filled in for Philip Till
1991-appointed co-host for World Today
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Actually, my predecessor in the job was Jon McComb and I worked as his backup for a couple of games at
the end of 1986. Then Jon and I changed shifts at CKNW -- he went to work
evenings and I went to work days -- and I took over his job as the P.A.
announcer.
quote from ashbridge
2006
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The Top Dog has been hit by a catastrophe and a
mistake. The catastrophe was Frosty Forst's
retirement. The mistake was compounding the blow by a stupid reaction.
The 'NW brains broke up the pleasing afternoon
drive-home show -- a smooth game of catch between Philip Till, posing as a
stuffy old Englishman, scorned by Jon McComb,
portraying a with-it younger guy mocking Till's dinosaur ideas -- and
reassigned Till to replace Frosty.
That left both shows damaged.
Till is a real news pro with deep global experience
who has handled big international stories like 9/11 with great skill, tapping
strong contacts with top reporters. In between such crises he and McComb shared a very entertaining afternoon light-
information and sometimes lighter phone-in show.
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Jon McComb: If you had
told me in January that I would be leaving work for six months, starting in
February, I would have said you were crazy. I didn't even consider it as a possibility
- there was no way I could take six months off, not with this kind of job. But
my mind and body finally just said 'Stop. It's time to stop.' And the people at
Corus Radio in
2004 BC Business
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Major kudos to CKNW's Jon
McComb for his stellar on-air tribute and farewell to
longtime broadcast king, Jack Cullen.
On such solemn occasions as the passing of a friend
and colleague, words can be difficult to find. But on his Wednesday evening
show, The Agenda, McComb's performance was flawless.
He gathered a cast of Cullen's co-workers and cronies
for an upbeat evening of remembrance and respectful homage. Among the assembled
guests: Sev Morin, Dal
Richards, George Garrett, Red Robinson, Dick Abbott, John Ashbridge
and Bill Hughes.
Culling through the NW archives, McComb even included vintage Cullen clips, including one in
which Jack is less than thrilled with station management's programming
directives regarding his show -- and is quite vocal in his opposition.
McComb's tribute was made all the more moving
by the recurring use of Jack Cullen's long-running Owl Prowl theme music, Neil Hefti's sultry "Girl Talk". It was an outstanding
tribute to one of
Joe Leary Province 2002
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The
Rick Honey show to be taken off and replaced by
Till/McComb - The World
Today