August 1962 - Portland's Most Obnoxious DeeJay
March 18, 2026
Oregon Daily Journal - August 8, 1962 ‘Fenwick’ Wins By Whisker An equal number of ballots was cast for KPOJ’s ‘Fenwick’ and “all KISN DJ’s.” Because my contest was limited to finding the “most objectionable deejay” (singular), the first prize of a package of steel phonograph needles and scroll goes to the indomitable Fenwick.Only one vote behind Fenwick were two KEX disc jockeys—Jack Par and Barney Keep, who tied for second place. Fenwick beat them by a crystal set catwhisker. Runners-up were: Bill Wade, KPOJ...
J. Michael Kenyon - Outrageous & More
September 19, 2022
He was a flamboyant but sometimes haphazard man of multiple careers. Those who knew J. Michael Kenyon in his writing and broadcasting days will tell you his unconventionality was what set him apart from his contemporaries. I knew and worked with JMK before he was JMK. The man was highly talented and ultra passionate for sports, about which he was a trivia fanatic. But he could be (and often was) a walking headache for his newspaper editors and radio producers. He wanted to do things...
Canadian Radio Under Government Control vs. American Free-Market Broadcasting: A Century of Differences
March 24, 2026
Canadian government involvement in radio has evolved from basic licensing of mostly private stations in the early 1920s to a regulated mixed public-private system designed to protect Canadian culture, identity, and sovereignty—primarily against U.S. influence. en.wikipedia.org This framework, shaped by key commissions and laws, treats the airwaves as a public asset under federal oversight. The goal has consistently been national unity, Canadian content, and ownership control rather than full state monopoly (unlike the BBC). Private stations have always coexisted with public ones, but under growing...
Hot Talk killed old CJOR; A new CJOR rises from the ashes
May 10, 2026
March 1965 - Vancouver Sun September 1965 - Vancouver Sun Click to ENLARGE September 1965 - Hamilton Spectator October 1965 - The Leader Post - CJOR sale final... By November 1966, CJOR talk format was reborn... CJOR switched back to a talk format in 1973. Then in August 1988, word on the street was a format switch was in the works at CJOR... Click pic to ENLARGE September 2, 1988 CJOR became CHRX with a Classic Rock format
Don Courtnay – Big Voice at KJR
February 17, 2019
You didn’t know his name, but, oh, that voice will certainly stay with you: the golden-throated announcer. One of the big features of radio in the ‘60s and ‘70s was having that extra big voice – someone who could boom out those important station IDs, news intros and other voice-over productions. That was the case with KJR, which heavily relied on Don Courtnay, one of their sales guys who’s golden tones were unknown to listeners of the regular on-air lineup. Courtnay was well-known in Seattle radio circles...
