Charlie O’Brien – Motor City Radio Flashbacks

REMINDER: ROSALIE TROMBLEY CEREMONY, STATUE UNVEILING, SUNDAY, SEPT. 17., TOMORROW!

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TOMORROW!

A lot of details already has been completed for the much-anticipated, upcoming unveiling of the life size bronze statue of CKLW Music Director and industry pioneer, Rosalie Trombley.

We are looking forward to seeing all our friends and CKLW fans alike to be there, for the public ceremony of the unveiling of the bronze statue, by local artist, Donna Mayne, in downtown Windsor!

Date: Sunday Sept. 17th, 2023

Time: Morning time – 10:00 A.M. (SO YOU WON’T MISS IT, PLAN ARRIVING EARLIER BEFORE THE UNVEILING, TIME INDICATED!)

Location: Riverside Dr. E – across from Caesars Windsor.

The Big 8 CKLW Reunion will follow immediately following the ceremony at the St. Clair Centre for The Arts in Skyline Ballroom A. 201 Riverside Dr. W. – a short walk from Rosalie’s statue.

The reunion is open to all radio fans and former staffers to mingle, meet and greet and get photos. It will be a casual gathering with no itinerary – or background music etc.

It will be a opportune time to chat and share stories in remembering the legacy of Rosalie Trombley. The event is free — thanks to our friends at St. Clair College Centre for The Arts.

The Chimczuk Museum located inside the Art Windsor Essex (formerly the Art Gallery Of Windsor) building at 401 Riverside Dr. W. will be featuring a several month’s long gallery display honouring Rosalie Trombley featuring personal mementos, gold record awards and audio visual elements.

The display expected to open Sunday Sept. 17th at 2:30 p.m. and be open daily during regular Museum hours.

So won’t you join us, tomorrow. Be there! Tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 17th in Downtown Windsor. Hope to see you there! — Charlie O’Brien

[Please note: Open Streets Windsor is also on Sept 17 and some downtown cross streets may be closed for a time.]

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COMPLIMENTS OF BIG 8 RADIO: YEAR-END CHART! THE CKLW TOP 100 HITS OF 1967

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The Top 100 Hits of 1967 Countdown premiered at big8radio.com on Saturday, May 27, at 3pm EST. / Encore presentation aired Monday, May 29 at 12 Noon EST.

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The featured CKLW Big 100 Hits of 1967 chart is courtesy of Charlie O’Brien, and Big 8 Radio.

For the benefit of our friends who might’ve missed the broadcast this past Memorial Day holiday weekend, the CKLW Top 100 of 1967 broadcast will be archived in our Aircheck Library and can be heard anytime — ON DEMAND — on this featured page at Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

A Big 8 Radio production. Another exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Big 8 Radio. 🙂

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NOW ON DEMAND: CKLW TOP 100 of 1967! A BIG 8 RADIO PRESENTATION

The Top 100 Hits of 1967 Countdown premiered at big8radio.com on Saturday, May 27, at 3pm EST. / Encore presentation aired Monday, May 29 at 12 Noon EST.

For the benefit of our friends who might’ve missed the broadcast over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the CKLW Top 100 of 1967 broadcast will be archived in our Aircheck Library and heard anytime — ON DEMAND — on this featured page at Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

A special THANK YOU to Charlie O’Brien for recently contributing this special Big 8 Radio / CKLW 1967 Countdown program (May 2023) for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks archive.

Another Big 8 Radio production. An exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio. 🙂

A BIG 8 RADIO ENCORE PRESENTATION: THE CKLW TOP 100 of 1967! 12 NOON TODAY

[Audio produced by Jim Davis a.k.a. Big Jim Edwards]

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LISTEN HERE: www.big8radio.com

ENCORE PRESENTATION BEGINS STREAMING AT 12 NOON EST

A Big 8 Radio exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio! 🙂

A BIG 8 RADIO PRESENTATION: BEGINS 3 P.M. EST. TODAY! THE CKLW TOP 100 OF 1967

[Audio produced by Jim Davis a.k.a. Big Jim Edwards]

The Top 100 Hits of 1967 Countdown begins today! Saturday, May 27, at 3pm eastern / Encore presentation streams Monday May 29 at 12 Noon eastern time.

LISTEN HERE: www.big8radio.com

A Big 8 Radio exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio! 🙂

COMING THIS MEMORIAL WEEKEND: A SPECIAL BIG 8 RADIO PRESENTATION! THE CKLW TOP 100 of 1967

[Audio produced by Jim Davis a.k.a. Big Jim Edwards]

THE CKLW TOP 100 1967! Make plans to tune in Memorial Day Weekend for The CKLW Top 100 of 1967 Countdown. This Big 8 Radio special holiday presentation begins on Saturday, May 27, at 3pm eastern / Monday May 29 at Noon eastern time.

Streaming at www.big8radio.com

It’s another Big 8 Radio exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio! 🙂

THE HOUSE THAT GORDY BUILT: AS SKETCHED BY CKLW’s CHARLIE O’BRIEN!

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Motown Monday! A special THANK YOU to CKLW and Big 8 Radio’s own Charlie O’Brien for permitting Motor City Radio Flashbacks to display his fabulous lithograph (recently having discovered online) he penned of The Motown Records Museum, a.k.a. Berry Gordy’s house he personally had named — Hitsville U. S. A. Suitable for framing . . . that is one great sketch, Charlie!

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NOW ‘ON DEMAND’! | COURTESY BIG 8 RADIO: THE CKLW BIG 100 HITS of 1968

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We are pleased having announced Big 8 Radio recently acquired a preserved archive of the broadcast from Dec 30 1968, including all songs, announcements, jingles and commercials heard initially on CKLW nearly 54 years ago.

The broadcast features Big 8 jocks Big Jim Edwards and the late Ed Mitchell counting down the CKLW Big 100 records and songs of 1968.

Nearly five and a half hours long, the stream debuted Saturday, May 28 at 12 noon (and at 6 p.m., ET.) and encored Monday, May 30 at 12 Noon (and at 6 p.m., ET.) on www.big8radio.com during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

For the benefit of our friends who might’ve missed the broadcast and in conjunction with Big 8 Radio the original CKLW Big 100 of 1968 special will be archived and can be heard anytime — ON DEMAND — here at Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

Another Big 8 Radio exclusive CKLW audio presentation. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio. 🙂

A special thank you to Charlie O’Brien for this exclusive broadcast. This audio presentation was produced in its entirety by Charlie O’Brien.

Courtesy and property of big8radio.com

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Thanks to everyone who listened in to The Big 100 of 1968 Countdown special. Download your commemorative copy of the chart on our website www.big8radio.com — Charlie O’Brien

A BIG 8 RADIO ENCORE PRESENTATION: TODAY, 12 NOON! THE ORIGINAL CKLW BIG 100 OF 1968

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Preserved archive of the broadcast from Dec 30 1968 includes all songs, announcements, jingles and commercials.

Features Big 8 jocks Big Jim Edwards and the late Ed Mitchell counting down the CKLW Big 100 songs of 1968. Five and a half hours long, the broadcast streamed on Big 8 Radio, Saturday, May 28 at 12 Noon and 6:00 p.m.

LISTEN AGAIN HERE! The re-broadcast begins today at 12 Noon and again at 6:00 p.m. EST. at www.big8radio.com.

Presenting the original CKLW Big 100 of 1968 countdown. This Memorial Day weekend. Brought to you by Charlie O’Brien and Big 8 Radio! 🙂

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MCRFB Note: This post was updated, Sunday, May 29 at 7:55 p.m.

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This audio presentation was produced in its entirety by Charlie O’Brien. Courtesy and property of big8radio.com

A BIG8RADIO PRESENTATION: A TRIBUTE TO ROSALIE TROMBLEY

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Rosalie Trombley — ultimately, she would become known as, “The Girl With The Golden Ears.” Sadly, we lost the legendary Big 8 music director just recently, she passed away on November 23. She was 82.

If you missed our exclusive Big8radio stream this month, you now have another opportunity to listen to our Rosalie Trombley tribute — ON DEMAND — anytime, exclusively here on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

This is our tribute presentation to our late friend, the stream covered well over SIX hours of great songs that she picked and personally play-listed while music director at CKLW, beginning the late 1960’s and going into the 1970s decade.

The stream debuted Saturday, December 11 at 12 noon ET., and encored Sunday, December 12at 4pm ET., on www.big8radio.com

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to the Rosalie Trombley Tribute show – and stayed till the end. All in all, this turned into a 6 hour plus marathon!

Finally, if you would like a PDF copy of the playlist/show notes please send an email to big8radio@gmail.com 🙂

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This audio presentation was conceived, created and was produced in its entirety by Charlie O’Brien. Courtesy and property of big8radio.com