Parrotheads are mourning the loss of beach bum rock snger-songwriter Jimmy Buffett who is best known for the hits "Margaritaville", "Come Monday", and "Cheeseburger in Paradise".
November 04, 2024
In Memoriam
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Bob Barker hosted The Price is Right from 1972 to 2007, but you might know him from his cameo in Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore.
Terry Funk, considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, wrestling for the following promotions: All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and multiple National Wrestling Alliance
Rick Jeanneret called Sabres games from 1971 until his retirement in 2022. He retired as the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer in NHL history. Rick had some memorable calls, but here's his call of Brad May's overtime goal in 1993 that sent the Buffalo Sabres to the second round of the Playoffs
Bobby Baun played in the NHL for 17 years, winning the Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967. Bobby Baun is best knwon for scoring a key goal on a broken leg. On April 23, 1964, having fractured his ankle earlier in the game,
Rodion Amirov was drafted in the first round, 15th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Hal Harbour, whose real name was Doug Barron, has passed away. We recently had a great conversation about his time at CFNY 102.1 as Director of Canadian Content, the talent he worked with, his music with Stunt Chimps for Burgess Meredith, playing Steve Rogers in Trailer Park Boys, surfing,
Johnny Hardwick was a writer, actor and comedian best known for voicing Dale Gribble on King of the Hill.
Robbie Robertson was The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who recorded such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." I quite liked his 1987 solo debut with such hits as "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" and "Showdown at Big Sky".
William Friedkin was the director best known the crime thriller film The French Connection, which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director, and the supernatural horror film The Exorcist, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.
Mark Margolis was an actor who received an Emmy nom for portraying Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He also played the Bolivian henchman Alberto the Shadow in Brian De Palma’s Scarface; the gravelly voiced landlord Mr. Shickadance looking for the rent in Ace Ventura: Pet
Paul Reubens was the actor, comedian, writer, producer, and children's entertainer best known for his character Pee-wee Herman.
Randy Meisner was a founding member of The Eagles who co-wrote the Eagles hit "Take It to the Limit", which he also sang.
Sinéad O'Connor was the Irish singer who rose to fame in the 1990s with a hit recording of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U and became known for her outspoken political activism and mental health struggles.
Tony Bennett was the master pop vocalist who had a professional career spanning eight decades with a No. 1 album at age 85.
Jane Birkin was an actress and singer who rose to stardom in the film Blow-Up. This started a tumultuous relationship with Serge Gainsbourg, with whom she recorded the hit Je t’aime … moi non plus.
For 35 years, Bill Lawrence hosted and co-produced Tiny Talent Time at CHCH, the second longest running Canadian TV show, only surpassed by CBC's Front Page Challenge. At the CBC, he presented weather and news for 28 years along with documentaries, game shows, specials, and programs including It’s Your
In this 1290th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike remembers Bob "Iceman" Segarini who has passed away at the age of 77. You'll hear Bob Segarini talk about his time with The Wackers, his solo work, his pivot to radio on CHUM-FM and Q107, his television work on MuchMusic and CityTV's
Alan Arkin was the Academy Award winning actor best known for his roles in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Wait Until Dark, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Popi, Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Grosse Point Blank, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Little Miss
Over a decade ago, I wrote about the Sunday Night Sex Show with Sue Johanson. I'd tune in Q107 to hear Sue, and I'd follow her to Cable 10 for the show I always referred to as Sex With Sue. Throw in her appearances on Degrassi Junior High and you've
Glenda Jackson was the actress who won two Academy Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. She was also elected as the Labour PartyMP for Hampstead and Highgate in the 1992 United Kingdom general election
Cormac McCarthy was the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who wrote The Road and No Country for Old Men. Life is brief and to have to spend every day of it doing what somebody else wants you to do is not the way to live it.
Treat Williams was the actor with over 120 credits to his name, including starring roles in Everwood and Hair.
Tom Jolls was the WKBW Channel 7 weatherman and children's host best known as Commander Tom. I watched The Commander Tom show every Sunday morning as a young lad, because no other station was airing cartoons.
Pat Cooper was the actor and comedian best known for The Jackie Gleason Show, Analyze This and his many appearances on The Howard Stern Show, which is where I learned about Pat Cooper.
