Bob Mackowycz Sr. was the broadcaster whose radio credentials include on-air and programming for rock giant Q107, CFRB and The FAN. He was best known for creating “The 6 O’Clock Rock Report” and “Psychedelic Sundays.”
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Bill Walton, proud Deadhead, was the NBA's MVP in the 1977-78 season, a two-time champion as a player and a member of both the NBA's 50th anniversary and 75th anniversary teams. That all followed a college career in which he was a two-time champion at UCLA and a three-time national
Doug Ingle was the founder, organist, primary composer, and lead vocalist for the band Iron Butterfly. He wrote "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida".
Morgan Spurlock was the documentary filmmaker best known for Super Size Me, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Jaye Robinson served Ward 15 Don Valley West as a member of Toronto City Council since 2010.
Dabney Coleman was the actor whose best known films include 9 to 5, On Golden Pond, Tootsie, WarGames, Cloak & Dagger, The Beverly Hillbillies, You've Got Mail, Inspector Gadget, Recess: School's Out, Moonlight Mile, and Rules Don't Apply. I remember him from his short-lived sitcom The Slap Maxwell Story.
Darren Dutchyshen was the sports broadcaster best known for hosting the late night editions of TSN's SportsCentre alongside co-anchor Rod Smith and later with Jennifer Hedger.
Alice Munro was the Nobel Prize-winning writer whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and travails of small-town women in her native land made her a globally acclaimed master of the short story.
Roger Corman directed a series of cult films including 1960's The Little Shop of Horrors.
Ron Ellis played his entire 15-season NHL career in Toronto and had 640 points (332 goals, 308 assists) over 1,034 games. He was a four-time all-star and member of the last Maple Leafs team to win the Stanley Cup in the 1966-67 season.
Rex Murphy was a commentator and author, primarily on Canadian political and social matters. He was the regular host of CBC Radio One's Cross Country Checkup for 21 years.
Steve Albini was the vocalist, guitarist and producer who produced albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Richard Tandy was ELO's keyboardist and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.
Duane Eddy was the rock and roll guitarist who had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, including"Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young".
Bob Cole was my favourite all-time hockey play-by-play person, the voice of Maple Leaf playoff games and Hockey Night in Canada. He also called Paul Henderson's Summit Series goal in 1972 for CBC Radio. Oh baby!
Mike Pinder was a founding member and the original keyboard player of the Moody Blues. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.
Dickey Betts was the guitarist and founding member of The Alman Brothers, best known for such hits as "Ramblin' Man" and "Blue Sky."
Jim Reid, who went by JR on the air at CFNY, was the midday DJ during the peak Spirit of Radio period at 102.1. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Listen on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyFollow on Amazon MusicSubscribe on Podcast AddictSubscribe via OvercastListen
Robert MacNeil was the Canadian-born journalist who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades.
OJ Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL, becoming the first player to rush for over 2000 yards. He also played Detective Norberg in The Naked Gun movies, and although not convicted in criminal court, was found liable for the wrongful death of and battery against Ron Goldman, and battery
Mister Cee was Big Daddy Kane's DJ who is credited with discovering the Notorious B.I.G.
Joe Flaherty was best known for his work on SCTV from 1976 to 1984. Joe Flaherty'smost memorable characters include the tyrannical wheelchair-bound station president Guy Caballero and the campy host of "Monster Chiller Horror Theater," Count Floyd.
Louis Gossett Jr. was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots.
M. Emmett Walsh was the veteran character actor who appeared in more than 150 films including “Blade Runner,” “Blood Simple” and “Knives Out.”
Chris Simon spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League and was a member of the Colorado Avalanche’s 1996 Stanley Cup championship team. He was a part of the famous trade that saw Eric Lindros head to Philadelphia.
