Óon a Million Dollar Weekend
from chumÓ
When 10-50-chum Toronto
made it to Bergen!
On January 4th,1969
0039 CHUM Toronto, ON at 1050 kcs made it to my radio. With no headphones used
the Vega Clipper Super brought the great sound of CHUM into our home all night.
It was a great experience listening to 10-50 this night and it has been ever
since. The conditions on MW were very good, with other station carriers below,
of these WHN from its transmitter in East Rutherford, NJ was one.
The late and great Hal Weaver
was the dj. The weather in Toronto was Òcold tomorrow-high downtown 19
degrees.Ó Weaver played ÓSittinÕ on the dock of the bayÓ by Otis Redding and
said: ÓThank you Otis, thank you. Oh, Otis, we all miss you, on a Million
Dollar Weekend from chum, thatÕs Otis the great and SittinÕ on the dock of the
bay at 22 minutes before 8 at chum getaway spectacular time with Hal Weaver.Ó Then an ad: ÓIf you are getting married in 1969 or
know someone who is, listen carefully. Harper Studios, 1969 Bridal offer, 75
Dollars for Color.Ó Then followed a nice Drake acapella jingle:Ó10-50 chum- Hal
WeaverÓ which led into ÓCinnamonÓ by Derek.
Other records played that
night were:
ÓGoing up the countryÓ.
Canned Heat.
ÓDonÕt sleep in the
subwayÓ.Petula Clark.
ÓO-bla-di-o-bla-daÓ.Marmalade.
ÓPalisades ParkÓ. Freddie
Cannon.
ÓKentucky womanÓ. Deep
Purple.
ÓSon of a Preacher manÓ
Dusty Springfield.
ÓGoody goody gumdropsÓ.
1910 Fruitgum Company.
ÓGreen TambourineÓ. Lemon
Pipers.
ÓStormyÓ. Classics 4.
ÓAll my lovingÓ. Beatles.
ÓPromises, PromisesÓ.
Dionne Warwick.
ÓIÕm gonna make you love
meÓ. Diana Ross&Supremes/Temptations.
ÓA little bit me, a little
bit youÓ. Monkees.
ÓHappy TogetherÓ. Turtles.
ÓEveryday PeopleÓ. Sly and
the Family Stone.
Other Jingles:
Ó10-50 chum-Million Dollar
WeekendÓ
Ó10-50 chumÓ
ÓWhere the beat goes
on-10-50 chum!Ó
Ó10-50 chum- Hal
WeaverÓ
Sources:
http://www.billdulmage.com/skeds/gta/chum1.html
http://www.1050chum.com
In
August 1968 CHUM started the Drake format with this program schedule:
0500 -
Jay Nelson
0900 -
Speak Your Mind - Larry Solway
1100 -
Bob Laine
0300 - J.
Michael Wilson
0700 -
Jackson Armstrong
1100 -
Brian Skinner (to 5)
News -
Fred Whiting, Tayler Parnaby, Bill Pring - Traffic - Ian Brownlea - Reporters -
Paul Aykhurst, Bob Carr, Art Lewis - Sports - Jim Calloway - Weekends - Hal
Weaver - Commentary - Phil Givens & Larry Solway - Notes - Armstrong joined
June 16 from WMEX. In August, Spragge & MacAdorey left. Parnaby left.
ÓDrakeÓ
Radio made fans in Europe: Ó10-50 chum-Million Dollar Weekend!Ó
In
August 1969 CHUM had this schedule:
0500 -
Jay Nelson
0900 - Speak
Your Mind - Larry Solway
1100 -
Bob Laine
0300 - J.
Michael Wilson
0700 -
Chuck McCoy (to 11)
Others -
Hal Weaver, Roger Ashby, Gary Duke, Terry Steele, Jack Armstrong - News -
Richard Scott, Larry Wilson, Brian Williams, George Ferguson, Jim Besak, Bruce
Northam - Notes - Gary Duke aka Duke Roberts joins for 11am-3pm. Brian Skinner
left. Roger Ashby & Brian Henderson join.
About Hal Weaver
Take a
listen to a couple of great Weaver shows that have been preserved on REELRADIO
by Dan Haber and Andy Bologovsky: June 28th, 1969, and August 2nd, 1969.
http://www.reelradio.com//haber/chum.html#hwchum69
http://www.reelradio.com/anbo/index.html#hwchum0869-1
Uncle
Ricky of REELRADIO comments:
This is
classic Drake-format. When the great personality purge began at CHUM in 1968,
their infamous chart went from Top 50 to Top 30.
The music
IS the standard fare (with some Canadian specialities)É, but it's a nice mix.
The jocks
went from Top Talent to Time & Temperature. Hal Weaver was in on that new
wave.
Weaver is
truly entertaining and quite clever, and I suspect incredibly hip at the time,
simply because he was not the standard fare. And this is NOT a liner-card and
jingle demo at all. Weaver has long talk sets and is free to fun around here
and thereÉ
Here he
is on on the eve of a major Canadian holiday, doing a "Million Dollar
Weekend". But he shares the spotlight in this check with some classic late
60s summer spots. And we've left those intact: Clairol's "Come To The
Sunshine" jingle (a 1967 hit for Harper's Bizarre), Johnson's "Turn
On A Tan" Campaign, Joe Tex for Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a dynamic duet
featuring Ray Charles & Aretha Franklin for Coke.
Notice
how Coca-Cola spent a ton on WABC in the earlier sixties and by 1969 was into
major promotions on CHUMÉ
Hal
Weaver seems to have died in 1971.
Chum
Toronto, Ontario
CHART
NUMBER 622:
Saturday,
January 04, 1969,
the date of my logging of them.
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THIS
WEEK
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LAST
WEEK
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ARTIST
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TRACK
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TOTAL
WEEKS
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1
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3
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Gaye,
Marvin
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I
Heard It Through The Grapevine
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5
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2
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10
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Canned
Heat
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Going
Up The Country
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4
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3
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5
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Rene
& Rene
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Lo Mucho
Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)
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4
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4
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8
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Thomas,
B.J.
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Hooked
On A Feeling
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5
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5
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7
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Young-Holt
Unlimited
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Soulful
Strut
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4
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6
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2
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Springfield,
Dusty
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Son-Of-A
Preacher Man
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5
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7
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1
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Derek
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Cinnamon
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9
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8
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12
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Crystal
Mansion
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Thought
Of Loving You, The
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4
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9
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11
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Supremes,
The
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I'm
Gonna Make You Love Me
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3
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|
10
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14
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Temptations,
The
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Cloud
Nine
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4
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11
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9
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Mendes,
Sergio & Brasil '66
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Scarborough
Fair
|
6
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|
12
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19
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Brooklyn
Bridge
|
Worst
That Could Happen
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3
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|
13
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21
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Bee
Gees, The
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I
Started A Joke
|
2
|
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14
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6
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Classics
IV, The
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Stormy
|
7
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15
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17
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Jones,
Tom
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A
Minute Of Your Time
|
3
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|
16
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20
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Fireballs,
The
|
Come
On, React!
|
3
|
|
17
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22
|
Grass
Roots, The
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Bella
Linda
|
2
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|
18
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4
|
Deep
Purple
|
Kentucky
Woman
|
9
|
|
19
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25
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James,
Tommy & The Shondells
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Crimson
And Clover
|
1
|
|
20
|
24
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Kim,
Andy
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Rainbow
Ride
|
2
|
|
21
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26
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Presley,
Elvis
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If I
Can Dream
|
1
|
|
22
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29
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Foundations,
The
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Build
Me Up Buttercup
|
1
|
|
23
|
28
|
Wynette,
Tammy
|
Stand
By Your Man
|
1
|
|
24
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0
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Goodees,
The
|
Condition
Red
|
0
|
|
25
|
13
|
Leapy
Lee
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Little
Arrows
|
10
|
|
26
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0
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Seger,
Bob
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Ramblin'
Gamblin' Man
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0
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27
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16
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Campbell,
Glen
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Wichita
Lineman
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8
|
|
28
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0
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Anka,
Paul
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Goodnight
My Love
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0
|
|
29
|
18
|
Magic
Lanterns
|
Shame
Shame
|
9
|
|
30
|
0
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Doors,
The
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Touch
Me
|
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