J Kendrick wrote:Oh, my... I haven't heard Tom's name in years...
Last time that I had any contact with Tom Spear was 35 years ago when CKO Vancouver was shut down for the first time in August of 1980. He was our News Director at the time (with Richard Dettman, Joanna Piros, Cam Ford, the late Vic Bianchin, myself... and, of course, Jim Bennie...)
Tom's doing some part-time work there.
As for CKO, R. Dettman and J. Piros quit on the same day in May, a week after Stan Crossley was let go. That's when Cam Ford, Candace Kerr and young Mr. Kendrick were brought on board. It was during the middle of the federal election campaign, meaning the station had no reporters for a period during the campaign (Gerry Gifford had left in February).
cArtie.