Pye Dubois was a lyricist who worked closely with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster and occasionally Rush.
September 23, 2026
In Memoriam
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Duncan Sheik was the musician was best known for his 1996 single “Barely Breathing” and his Tony-winning work on Broadway's Spring Awakening.
Andy Donato was an editorial cartoonist, newspaper art director and painter who had been with the Toronto Sun from Day 1. He only fully retired earlier this month.
Gary McCracken was the drummer for Max Webster from 1976 to 1981. It's his voice you hear singing lead on "A Million Vacations".
Cheetah Chrome was a guitarist for Rocket from the Tombs and Dead Boys. While with Dead Boys he wrote the most excellent Sonic Reducer.
George Chuvalo was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and two-time world heavyweight title challenger who wasn't knocked down in any of his 93 fights. His personal life was riddled with tragedy, as he lost three children and his wife to suicide and/or drug abuse. Here's my lengthy conversation about
Barry Melrose was the former Toronto Maple Leaf best known for being the coach of the Los Angeles Kings in their run to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final. I'll never forget that Campbell Conference Final the Leafs lost to the Kings in 7.
Otto Jelinek, along with his sister Mariea, won the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships and represented Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He went on to a successful career in politics where he was elected to the House of Commons in 1972, becoming Minister of National Revenue in 1989.
Gloria Steinem was the feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement, challenged sexist assumptions and fought for gender equality.
Cassandra Wilson was a two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer.
While with Citytv, Jay Levine created and produced Fashion Television, a success in over 120 countries and one of Canada's longest running TV series.
Jacques Doucet was the French radio broadcaster of Montreal Expos games for every year of the team's existence, from 1969 to 2004. He was also the French play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2011 until his retirement in 2022.
Peter Cullen was the Canadian voice over actor best known for providing the voice of Optimus Prime on Transformers.
Tim Curry was the actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Dolly Parton got her big break on The Porter Wagoner Show writing "I Will Always Love You" as a goodbye as she left to become a country music superstar and actress. She wrote many hit songs, but for my money, it's "Jolene" all the way.
Soraya Roberts was a culture writer who wrote the book In My Humble Opinion: My So-Called Life and who has contributed to Harper's, Vanity Fair, The L.A. Review of Books and other publications.
Perry Rosemond, an unsung hero of Canadian television, has passed away. Perry came up on Toronto Mike'd during my conversation with John Byner as he produced the first two seasons of Bizarre. As Ed Conroy tells us, he created King of Kensington and worked on such key children's shows as
Frank Beard was the long-time drummer of ZZ Top.
Hayden Panettiere was the actress best known for roles in television’s “Heroes” and “Nashville”.
Tommy John played 26 MLB seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics.
Don Nelson coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors and at one time was the winningest NBA coach in history.until he was surpassed by Gregg Popovich in 2022.
Tedde Moore was the actress best known for playing Miss Shields in A Christmas Story.
Jim Fonger was CFNY's Operations Manager from July 1988 until October 1989. During that period, the station broadened its playlist and added more Top 40 hits into its Spirit of Radio alternative mix. This period is often referred to as "the mistake of '88". As you can imagine, this upset
Lloyd Robertson was anchor of CBC's The National, before joining the CTV where he co-anchored the CTV National News with Harvey Kirck before becoming the senior news anchor for CTV. In 2023, I enjoyed a 90-minute chat with Lloyd for Toronto Mike'd and we talked about his career in broadcasting,
Vincent Pastore was the actor best known for his portrayal of Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.
