Toronto Mike

In Memoriam

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John Donabie Dead at 78

John Donabie was a radio legend and an absolute sweetheart. He visited me a few years ago to talk about working at CKFH, CHUM-FM, Q107, CJCL, CFGM, CFRB, CKFM, CKEY, CISS-FM, Jazz-FM and CIUT. We also discussed his interviews with John Lennon, attending The Last Waltz and so much more.
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Bob Uecker, Dead at 90

Bob Uecker was an MLB catcher who went on to become the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for over 50 years, but I'll remember him best for portraying George Owens on Mr. Belevedere and for calling Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn's pitch "Juuust a bit outside" in Major League.
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Greg Gumbel, Dead at 78

Greg Gumbel was a veteran of CBS Sports who spent more than 50 years in sports broadcasting. In 2001, he announced Super Bowl XXXV for CBS, becoming the first Black announcer in the United States to call play-by-play of a major sports championship.
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Chuck Woolery, Dead at 83

Chuck Woolery was the original host of the original daytime Wheel of Fortune, the original incarnation of Love Connection, Scrabble, and during a brief revival, Greed and Lingo. For my generation, he was Mr. Love Connection, and he'd be back in two minutes, two second.
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Quincy Jones, Dead at 91

In a career that spanned more than 75 years, Quincy Jones won 28 Grammy awards and was named as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by Time magazine. He was a musician and producer who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others.
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