Mike Lange served as the Pittsburgh Penguin's lead play-by-play announcer for the Penguins' radio and television network, never missing a broadcast from 1976-2006.
December 04, 2025
In Memoriam
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In New Toronto, there's a mural celebrating greats from Lakeshore Village. One image is of Jerome Drayton, a long distance running who lived in Mimico. Drayton was once ranked as the top marathoner in the world and his Canadian record of 2:10:09 stood for 43 years. He's also
Paul Morris was the longtime public address announcer at Maple Leaf Gardens. His voice is tattooed on my brain for all eternity.
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.
Dick Button was a figure skater and skating analyst. He was a two-time Olympic champion and five-time consecutive World champion.
Marianne Faithfull was the singer and actress best known for her hit As Tears Go By.
Garth Hudson was the keyboardist and occasional saxophonist for The Band. Garth was the last living original member of the group.
Joan Plowright was the award-winning British actor who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.'s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II.
David Lynch was the director-writer who radicalized American film with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks.”
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.
Sam Moore was the singer best known as a member of the soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981.
Pete Yarrow was the singer songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. He co-wrote "Puff, the Magic Dragon."
“Mr. Irresistible” Sweet Daddy Siki was the professional wrestler who wrestled from the 1950s into the 1980s, and helped train world champions Edge and Christian.
Linda Lavin was the actress best known for playing the title role of a waitress at a roadside diner in Alice.
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America. Malaise Forever.
Olivia Hussey was the actress best known for her role in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 version of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet.”
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.
Rickey Henderson set numerous major league baseball records for stolen bases, including the career mark of 1,406 and the modern single-season record of 130 in 1982. Arguably the greatest leadoff hitter in the history of MLB, of particular interest in these parts is the fact he won the World
David Farrell was the pioneering Canadian music journalist and publisher who co-founded The Record, Canadian Music Week and FYI Music News.
Slim Dunlap joined the Replacements in 1987, replacing its original lead guitarist Bob Stinson and earning him the moniker "the replacement Replacement." Dunlap would go on to record two critically acclaimed albums with the band.
Jim Waters was the son of CHUM co-founder Allan Waters who worked in the company for 35 years, running it after his father's death until its merger with CTVglobemedia. He also owned the Erie Otters OHL franchise.
The Amazing Kreskin, also known as George Kresge, was a mentalist who became famous on television in the 1970s. From 1972 to 1975, Kreskin's television series The Amazing World of Kreskin was broadcast throughout Canada on CTV.
Jim Abrahams was best known for the movies he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun series.
Rico Carty achieved his greatest fame with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, culminating in a National League All-Star Game appearance and batting title in 1970, but I'll remember him best as a member of my Toronto Blue Jays in 1978 and 1979. He was, and will forever be, The Beeg
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.
