Hey guys ... I left CKWL in early 1981 (February) off to pursue all kinds of radio glory at CKOO in Osoyoos. I went with Trevor Stevens who's now the pizza king of Campbell River.
Not sure I ever worked with you Russ ... I think we talked a few times in the late 80s when you were at CRN and I was on my third (and last) tour of duty at CJIB.
Do recall those dark and cold days living in Otto's attic -- and the true joy of message time. I still have one of those broadcasts on cassette.
Can't say much of anything survives of the old CJIB. The new KISS FM (yawn) format is eminently forgettable drek
programmed most likely by some propellor head in Toronto and bears no real reflection of the local market. Kudos to Patrick though that he does a Saturday oldies and request show (somehwat under Roger's radar I bet) which still has some of that old CJIB flavour. Old Pistol Peter does his best on the news side of things but it's nothing like the "news machine" we had back in the day. I think I made my monthly car payment on those BN cheques!
The last real relic is John Mitsche's 1980 Plymouth Volare
tooling around Vernon still that sports remnants of the old CJIB sunburst. That and that fact that Frank Martina is still (back) on the air doing what he does best. But things change -- even HKV is under new ownership and a mere shadow of it's former self. Like they say - you can move back but you can't go back!