Nanaimo radio

[2rugby]

Hey alli gee?? Hope I got that right....My "era" was.....hell if I know.....I was born in 1970...Mayhaps the hight of CHUB radio.

[AllieG]

Hey alli gee?? Hope I got that right....My "era" was.....hell if I know.....I was born in 1970...Mayhaps the hight of CHUB radio.

well....I'm a wee bit before then (well, more than a wee bit). Mainly listened to CHUB in the 60s (as a child, I might add!). Nice to remenisce though...

[CHUBer]

You folks have some interesting bits and pieces.

Weather jingles! Yeah! the one about the duck was one of them. there was another one: Falling snow from morn till night, is laying down a blanket white..." etc

The Birthday Book was one of those things I tried to get every time someone I knew had a birthday. I wasn't always lucky, but I am sure our family got a couple of birthday cakes out of the deal.

They also had other phone-in spots, like a Turkey Shoot and Name that Song. Who could forget Problem Corner! I KNOW some guy used to phone in almost daily, if not twice during the same phone-in, with odds and ends.

Larry Thomas was certainly an asset to CHUB. He did news, spun discs, did his Peek at the Past oldies show late at night, and also Open Mike.

I had fogotten the old Al Addison commercials, but you are right he did use the Back in the Saddle music.

OK, if you want to get into commercials -- how about the Andersons commercial every morning at 9 a.m. It had a perky jingle then... "You'll enjoy shopping at Andersons, and here's another reason why..."

Keep it flowing, folks. it is fun reading your comments.

[CHUBer]

Couldn't get to sleep last night and I was thinking ... sometimes I do think ... about some of the radio people from CHUB. I came up with too many names, but of course everyone can add to the list.

Larry Thomas
Duane Bodeker
Ted Kelly
Jim Fraser
Pat Nicholson
Darcy Rinald
Doug Linn
Jay Mark Webber
Diane Ramsden
Lyall Feltham
Ken Milton
Brian Dance
Kent Kalberg
Jim Fraser
Angela Kokott
Ken Gogo
David Forbes
Dave Tait
Jim Robson
Cory Galbraith
Harry Mowatt
Merle Logan
Frank Seigrist
Wayne Robertson
Vic Bianchin (died of cancer, age 46, March 24, 2003)
Dave Marnoch
Dave Stephen

Bill Windley or Gil Windley -- was he the bicycle guy? maybe. i don't think Hank Wouters did radio

Some guy who worked at Sears appliances did a country show on Saturday nights/

there was a woman who used to do the night shift maybe 1960s -- anyone know her name?

[yogi bear]

Jim Fraser can be heard at CKAY 91.7 FM Sunshine Coast Radio...
awesome signal into South Nanaimo, standard MOR faire.....

Cheers,
Al

[Soda]

I think if you guys are looking to find out more about local radio and specific on air personalities, www.pugetsoundradio.com has nice forum where people discuss anything and everything to do with radio and communications. I've even seen a "where are they now" type thread. And yes, there is a great deal of CanCon in the forums.

Hope this helps,

Soda.

[CHUBer]

Hi Soda. I checked the website for pugetsoundradio and it has some interesting stuff. I couldn't find a Nanaimo thread. A few old CHUBers have contacted me recently and I have added their info to the list.

[CHUBer]

Did Mike Omelus work at CHUB for a while? Maybe someone will remember.

[scottyg]

Just heard CBC radio is expanding. If we make enough noise, we should be able to get a Nanaimo CBC. This would mean alot to local musicians.
Link to come.

[DianaBR]

Did Mike Omelus work at CHUB for a while? Maybe someone will remember.

Hi.

Yes, Mike worked at CHUB for a few months. As I recall, he did his BCIT practicum there.

Nice to see him go on to such heights in the broadcast industry.