However, he will continue to host Coop's Classics on Saturday evenings. Her son and his sister now use that chair in our home in BC. Last song was Trooper, Here For a Good Time Not a Long Time. The station was acquired in 1960 by Aldred-Rogers Broadcasting, a forerunner to Rogers Radio. Designed by Graymatter Marketing Solutions, And suddenly you know: Its time to start something new & trust the magic of beginnings. This brought CJEZ's ratings up dramatically, beating CHFI in several target audience demographics. As a teen Mike enrolled in the broadcast course at Mohawk and his first station after finishing at Mohawk was CKAT FM in North Bay. I knew I had to get out because I was in trouble, and the moment I unzipped my canopy I get sucker-punched right in the head. You will be missed. Before sharing the morning show marquee, Cardoso was an entertainment reporter, traffic reporter . My hand was waving above everybody else, and thats when I thought What have I done?. A veteran radio personality of 45 years and a leader in Toronto broadcasting, Mike gathers with his co-workers, friends and family at the Mill Street Beer Hall and Brew Pub in the Historic Distillery District.\rdaytime Toronto takes you on a behind the scenes tour of the event and we get to speak with one of the finest radio hosts in the business. My job was to talk on the radio, but now it has evolved and I fell behind in social media, I fell behind with Facebook and Twitter. Thank you! maybe the whole cow, and he kind of quit on the spot. Mo will always be part of the CHFI family, and we're grateful for the chapter she", "Beyond honoured to be asked to temporarily guest host @981chfi's #1 morning show. The moment you stop laughing is the moment you slowly die. We laugh all the time in the studio, but does anybody else? [4], In December 1987, Don Daynard became CHFI's new morning show host, a position he would hold until his retirement on December 10, 1999. I mean, how to sum up 30 years of closeness a lifetime in many ways and a friendship that grew into more like a brother and sister than I think either of us ever knew possible. Even when Cooper was undergoing chemo herself, her desire to console others in pain didnt stop. Flaws in the Gamstop system have been noticed, contact non Gamstop casinos through this list. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Mike's connections and jobs at similar companies. During the mid-1990s, Mike was at 97.3 EZ Rock. This led to the elimination of the specialty programs coupled with more vocals in the playlist. But these last few weeks, Ive been stuck in a time machine, going through piles of photos from our lives stacked and crammed carelessly into torn boxes that have moved from basements to garages in houses and cottages over the past 30-some years. For this writer, it filled me with many good memories. On Apr. It was Summer 1975, at the beginning of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). He was my history teacher and had some radio experience. What do you think your contribution to the medium has been? to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about I love that she's holding my youngest in the post-recording pic. The New Establishment brings 30 Under 30 in a new direction, starting with media professionals. 1. . I wasnt fired, a lot of people thought that. It really felt like a reunion! The second highlight was [working at] CFTR, a struggling radio station with great management and great talent. The studios are in the Rogers Building on the northwest corner of Bloor and Jarvis Streets in Downtown Toronto. If you were there, we were going to be okay. I was there with camera in hand, doing what I do best, capturing the moments. which brings us to today. It means the world to us and, of course, so does our dear friend, her Uncle Ian. That kind of answers this question, but what are your post-retirement plans? Ive always been fair. They have been together since they were 15 years old. They had to call me back in. Anybody whos been mean to me, Ive always got mean right back to them, so they knew where I stood. Welcome back Coop! Just a thought. after almost 17 years on Saturday nights. maybe the whole cow, and he kind of quit on the spot. I dont know which stage she was diagnosed with at first in 2013, but I can tell you that four of the five years she was at stage four, which is at bad as it gets, said Davis, who has been friends with the Coopers since 2004. I just know how to edit myself in spoken word, so it kind of started to pass me by and I started to feel a little ancient. 0001374029 Cooper Michael L C/O ROGERS CORPORATION ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE PO BOX 188 ROGERS CT 06263-0188 0 1 0 0 VP Logistics. In 1961 Cooper saw live blues musicians for the first time. I have some great pictures of [me with] rock bands. One of my favourite events that CHFI used to run, was the annual CHFI Oldies Dance at the Toronto Sheraton Centre. To order If you are interested in hearing any of these highlights, they can be found at: http://ondemand.streamtheworld.com/1050chum/ . Also, this weekend Ian takes off for three weeks in his native PEI and so, from one ocean to another, I send this love letter on the airwaves and the ocean waves to my friend. Share to Twitter. Share to More [PHOTO: 98.1 CHFI] Our hearts are broken Mike Cooper's wife, Deborah, has passed away at the age of 66. Music director Michael Compeau created a number of the station's much-imitated programs. As well, some upbeat, rhythmic material was also added, while softer artists such as Air Supply were largely dropped from the station's playlist. I took out one guy, and when the others ran like thieves in the night I picked up my knapsack, headed down the CNE and I was walking home. My wife had a health scare she had, and has, colon cancer. Send a news tip or press release to Mike Cooper. A station official said he was on his way to Mexico immediately after his show on Friday. No April Fools Day here; I have to read enough tweets from people who have absolutely no scientific knowledge and who probably couldnt spell scientific knowledge if they were challenged to, expounding daily on a global pandemic. Please re-enter or use "forgot password?" I had a lawyer by the name of Julian Porter [who would serve as TTC Commissioner through 1987]. Rob and I adore you, Ian . I was at the CNE on August 25 that year, to see my beloved Osmonds at the Grandstand. Twain: maybe those fools are the ones who are preventing us from succeeding? Maureen Holloway announced this morning that today was her last day hosting 98.1 CHFI's morning show. CHFI-FM can also be heard on these low-power transmitters: This page is not available in other languages. Standing up to people and standing up to bosses kind of made me a local hero to other broadcasters, who always wanted to do that. I mean, how great is it that after five years off mornings, Mike can just slide in and feel like he hasnt missed a step? Well, local police, who were also listeners to the show, heard all this ruckus in progress and bee-lined it down to the radio station, with back up, thinking it was for real. The record stood for less than a month. I would do it and not care. I was in my mid-teens, with a passion for The Osmonds and the Bay City Rollers. Please see details at www.celebrationofhope.info. But boy did I make a lot of people move. Once Tish Iceton was let go, Darryl Henry kept it going until the Christmas switch. Login, Andrew Waite ECMA 2023 Nominees (Interview), Corey LeRue ECMA 2023 Nominees (Interview), Moira & Claire ECMA 2023 Nominees ZOOMIES, The East Pointers ECMA 2023 Nominees (Interview), Shane Pendergast ECMA 2023 Nominees ZOOMIES. Sail on, my friend. Main Photo Credit:CHFI File Photo. I did a dreadful audition tape, but everybody looked at each other and said Are you a natural, or a great mimic? and I looked at them and said Im a natural.. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Mike Cooper got his start in North Bay and signed off as co-host of Erin and Mike in the Morning on Friday. I want to be like them. He took me to the radio station with Mr. Brown, and the seed was sown. I hate stupid management, and Ive had some very stupid program directors. In the 1970s, Todd Russell began hosting a late evening program called Reminiscing featuring modern recordings of popular songs from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. studies So how is that a worst moment if its part of your legend? [Orson Welles] panicked an entire nation and he kept saying that this is April Fools Day so something could happen that isnt real. I have the best kids in the world, and just when you think theyre going to grow up and youre never going to need them, something like this happens in the family and they were absolutely marvellous. So whos taking over the classics show? In 2009, CHFI returned to mainstream AC, but retained the "Toronto's Lite Favourites" slogan and added the decimal point back in the station identification. I have three primary passions in my life, music, photography and writing. Ian, Ive had an awful time finding the words today but Im looking at the ocean and thinking of you. Once they started playing the likes of the Backstreet Boys on the show is around the time they lost me.PJ. He's filling in during Darren's absence and just doing a fantastic job, having a great . It doesnt get any better than this, Cooper said of the moments he shared with her while working on radio. Itll be virtual and Ill be recording an acceptance, which is a bummer, but of course Im still grateful. Just a thought And suddenly you know: Its time to start something new & trust the magic of beginnings. Of course, theres a time for appreciation and reflection, but thats for someone else to do. It was good to have him back on Toronto airwaves. Can't get enough of Erin Davis, Mike Cooper & The Wiseguys? Copyright 2022 Canadian Beats Media. She was flitting around with other chemo chairs and patients like a hummingbird, just making sure that everybody was OK, Davis added. Or please feel free to contact customer service. On December 26, 2009, long-time competitor CJEZ switched from an adult contemporary format to an adult hits format as CHBM-FM, leaving CHFI as the only adult contemporary station in Toronto. Listen to Pooja & Gurdeep all week at 6AM and play 'Is This You?' for a chance to # WIN a pair of tickets to see Alanis Morissette on June 10th! The program, hosted by Don Parrish, mixed soothing instrumentals, soft vocals and occasional light classical pieces in "pop" arrangements. Instead of taking care of millions of people every single day, Im going to take care of one, and thats Debbie, and shes going to take care of me. Looking back, what do you consider your career highlights? Publicly posted a week or so ago, his last show is in the can. If this is it tonight for Mike Cooper on air, congratulations to him on a great career! For this writer, it filled me with many good memories. Cooper's courage in battling cancer began in 2013, but all that stopped on Oct. 23 when she passed away at 66, leaving a . His beautiful wife, Debbie, joined him. Aurora GO trains temporarily replaced by buses as additional track construction gets underway, Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign returns to support children at Markham Stouffville Hospital, Davis Drive in Newmarket to be closed for Southlake event, 'Everybody's happy place': Newmarket Farmers' Market kicked off revitalization of downtown Main Street, LIVE NOW: Its April 28 and our top story is Missing Vaughan teenager Sol Mejia-Mesa found dead in Toronto, 'The worst is behind us': York Region medical officer of health halts regular updates on COVID-19. Meeting one of your favourite radio personalities was a big deal! The UK market is highly regulated, explore non-Gamstop sites on this website. Radio personality Mike Cooper is seen with his wife, Debbie, who passed away on Oct. 23 after battling cancer for five years. And we hope you're as happy as we are that Erin Davis is back. The page will reload in a moment. The longtime CHFI morning man recounts his 45-year broadcast career. Mike, in his announcement speech on Friday, joked about not wanting to like Erin at first. Okay, he did have another job: he drove the van for the Pickle Barrel in his teens until he took a corner too fast and a door flew open. August 6, 2021 Erin's Journals. to have it resent. Though I can appreciate all genres of music, my particular favourite is Country. The transmitter is atop the CN Tower.[2]. This news from Rogers-owned CHFI comes mere days after a complete overhaul of The Fan 590 lineup, including the dismissal of Scott MacArthur, Richard Deitsch, Rob Wong, Josh Goldberg, Andrew Nie and Jason Rozen. - Catch Erin Davis's final broadcast tomorrow morning on CHFI from 5 to 9 a.m. - . While Cooper was fired for the bit, he was allowed to work his way back on air with fill-in jobs for other announcers. "I don't take back a . Awesome that Mike Cooper is back on the morning show on @981CHFI His enthusiasm is infectious - love him! We thought we were going to be just fine, that we were going to die in bed holding hands at 85-years old after two hours of rigorous sex, and then we heard the word cancer. That changed everything. Not everybody laughed, and the sergeant who came in said I dont know what we can do about this, but I just want to make sure you never ever work again. I thought my career was over. Join us Monday morning! Do it on YOUR terms with love, laughter, and loads of loud music. The most famous was the popular and long running Candlelight and Wine heard evenings from 6 to 11 p.m. This past Friday, January 8th, 2016, long time radio personality, Mike Cooper, announced that his final day as co-host, on the CHFI Morning Show, will be Friday January, 29, 2016. Firing Erin Davis and moving Bob Magee to afternoons, the station named Mad Dog and Billie, later known as "Jay and Billie", as the morning team, beginning June 23. Previously, Maureen hosted the afternoon drive show on Q107. Hey, if you listen to Toronto radio and woke up thinking you were dreaming when you heard Mike Cooper back on the morning show on CHFI, you know by now, since he's been doing it for a week, that yes, my favourite radio guy is back in the saddle again. Radio host Mike Cooper announced his retirement from CHFI last week, capping a 45-year career in radio broadcasting. Several seconds later, Mike returns to the microphone and says April Fools!. I'm going to guess they nuke it.probably only kept it going recently as a convenient way to keep Cooper on the station in some form. She never abandoned the positive outlook she always brought to everything. Compeau also created the popular Classics 'til Dawn, an overnight program of popular classical music. Explore Mike Cooper's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. CHFI is often the most listened-to commercial radio station in Greater Toronto, according to the Numeris ratings. . We had so many years of happiness, and then five years of this awful cancer, her husband, also a former CHFI radio host, told yorkregion.com. I remember getting to say hello to him, wishing him well for his remain days to go and giving him a hug. All the winning agencies from media's biggest night out! Christine Cardoso is best known for her 10 year run alongside Mike Cooper as the co-host ofMike and Christine in the Morning at 97.3 EZ Rock FM in Toronto. You could tell these two have one of those almost fairy tale romances. With all those facts and figures in my head, I figured I should not have done that. It was always good to see and chat with all the stations on-air personalities and staff. I'll be t", Introducing CHFI Mornings with Pooja & Gurdeep, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CHFI-FM&oldid=1133866852, This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 22:22. Scroll down under Classic Audio and look for the heading Mike Cooper 1976. Hot Topix Theme. Copyright 2021 Real Family Productions Inc. In addition, newer jingles were unveiled, along with an opening bumper for newer music. I have literally, literally heard from thousands of people who were so touched by Debbies fight and their motivation for each other, Davis, who interacts with people on a daily basis through her blog, said. Can you tell the story about setting the Guinness World Record for riding a ferris wheel? They even had a CHUM jingle in the report. Thank you, Mike, for 45 amazing and unforgettable years in radio! The following week, Tracy Moore from co-owned television station CITY-TV began hosting the show on a temporary basis. There was screaming and a thumping sound. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. It was a year later that CHFI management decided Don would flourish with a co-host at the older-skewing also-ran station. He slept on a piece of foam and had a five-minute bathroom break each hour during his 1975 Ferris Wheel marathon for CHUM. I'm sure this came as a shock to many of the station's loyal listeners. 1, 1976, he talked on air about getting odd phone calls from a threatening man. Scroll down under Classic Audio till you find the heading Mike Cooper at the CNE 1975. If you were there, we were going to be okay. When I told him I was going to be a disc jockey, he said Youre far too big of a boy to ride a horse. I said No dad, disc jockeys ride records, we talk on the radio, and he said Why would you want to do something like that?, I said Well, you listen to these old names on CHML in Hamilton. Add to Media list. She had a wonderful trip-of-a-lifetime to stay in castles and wear her fascinators to dinner in the UK with Mike, Davis wrote in her blog. 98.1 CHFI is home to the CHFI Saturday Night Show from 6pm to midnight with your host Mik. Born August 24th 1942 in Reading in Berkshire. Jay and Billie hosted mornings on co-owned Toronto station CISS-FM before it flipped to adult hits earlier that month. I hope you hear or heard the show on 98.1 CHFI this morning. ve at the RBC Canadian Open and 98.1 CHFI wants to send YOU! The car [I received] was an Austin Marina. We do more laughing before 7 a.m. than most people will do in an entire year. Join The CHFI VIP. 1. Back in the day, all you had to do was be on the radio and just let people use their imagination. PJ, Toronto Mike's episode 1004 with Mike Cooper. It was really a reason to be somebody, to try and entertain people. Cooper was born in Hamilton, Ontario. On November 9, 2016, Erin Davis announced she would be retiring from CHFI on December 15, and would be moving to British Columbia to be closer to her family. Copyright 1996-2023 Brunico Communications Ltd. All Rights Reserved. She also left behind their son Christopher and daughter Sarah, who are both in their 30s. A new logo was unveiled in 2000, when Rogers rebranded the station from CHFI FM98 and the "Toronto's Perfect Music Mix" slogan, to 98.1 CHFI, moving away from soft adult contemporary to mainstream AC under the "Toronto's Soft Rock" slogan. But of all those 45 years, the true highlight of my entire career was the 10 years Ive spent with Erin Davis on 98.1 CHFI. Retweet. LASSO unveils Lasso in the City lineup! Cooper, originally from Hamilton, made his name as a DJ with a love of bizarre stunts, mostly notably the Great April Fools Day Assassination.. She took over when Erin Davis retired five years ago. Mike isnt one to look back or to dwell on the past and Ive taken a page from him in terms of my career. Debbie has been by his side throughout his entire radio career. (Imagine the Commodores hit Sail On playing quietly.). Then they got another hug before they left.. Even if theyre just of the chocolate-covered variety this year. After a decade of delighting Torontonians with his wit, wisdom and charm, Mike Cooper will sign off as co-host of 98.1 CHFI's Erin and Mike in the Morning on January 29, 2016. Then the insanity of the past few yearsand lovely Mo and Mike, of course,which brings us to today. This past Friday, January 8 th, 2016, long time radio personality, Mike Cooper, announced that his final day as co-host, on the CHFI Morning Show, will be Friday January, 29, 2016. We were unable to log you in. Was there a moment or a personality that steered you towards your career? They worked it all out. He started something called Radio Westdale a little closed-circuit radio station in the cafeteria. 09 A B C D E F G H Wikipedia, Mike Emrick Mike Doc Emrick Born August 1, 1946 (1946 08 01) (age65) La Fontaine, Indiana Occupation Sports commentator Wikipedia, Mike Wallace (journalist) Mike Wallace Born Myron Leon Wallace May 9, 1918 (1918 05 09) (age93) Brookline, Massachusetts, US Occupation Wikipedia, Mike Schmidt Third baseman Born: September 27, 1949 (1949 09 27) (age62) Dayton, Ohio Wikipedia, Mike Eruzione Born October 25, 1954 (1954 10 25) (age57) Winthrop, MA, USA Height Wikipedia, Mike Hubbard (politician) Mike Hubbard 65th Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Incumbent Assumed office 2011 Governor Robert Bentley Preceded by Seth Hammett Wikipedia, Mike Stephenson for the rugby union footballer, see Michael Stephenson (rugby union) Michael Mike Stephenson, also commonly known as Stevo, (born 27 January 1947 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire) is an English Rugby League World Cup winning Rugby League, and Wikipedia. She had been the competition over at CHFI for ten years but, you couldnt hide the chemistry between them on the air. 211 Pritchard Road, Unit 4, Hamilton ON L8J 0G5. He worked at some of the best stations with CHFI, CHUM, CKGM, CFTR, EZ Rock and maybe a few others I forgot. Im just so happy for them all. I always look to the future and rarely live in the past. [14][15] On October 1, 2021, Maureen Holloway announced she would be leaving the station,[16] with Lamb having had his last appearance earlier in the year (Lamb has since retired). Kristen Martell ECMA 2023 Nominees ZOOMIES, Laurie LeBlanc -ECMA 2023 Nominees (Interview), Derina Harvey Band in Fergus, ON IN PHOTOS, 604 Spotlight Sessions in Vancouver, BC IN PHOTOS, Kellie Loder & Tiny Horse in Kingston, ON IN PHOTOS, The Jailbirds & One In The Chamber in Toronto, ON IN PHOTOS, Sofiane Pamart in Montreal, QC IN PHOTOS. That was really important. In September 2004, Erin Davis was hired by CJEZ as a fill-in co-host, working alongside Mike Cooper.

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