Author: Red Robinson
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Craig Ferguson returns to “The Red”
What a week I had! Mid-week Terry Stewart, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame came for a visit, as I am turning much of my memorabilia over to the hall. Terry brought RRHF archivist Andy Leach along to investigate my collection. Thursday morning we appeared on Larry & Willy’s morning…
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Bill Medley at “The Red”
Spent a wonderful evening at the Red Robinson Show Theatre with Bill Medley. I have known Bill and the late Bobby Hatfield since 1962 when they first played the Cave Theatre Restaurant. I also booked the Righteous Brothers into Expo 86 with business partner Les Vogt. I reminded Bill that he and Paul Revere and…
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104.3… A Shore Thing
Shore 104 FM has switched frequencies with KAFE in Bellingham. Shore 104 is now at 104.3 and KAFE has moved to 104.1. The U.S. – Canada agreement culminated in this photo opportunity for both stations at the Peace Arch border crossing. It took a lot of give and take, but the end result is a…
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Radio’s Future… on the Internet?
Red, first off may I say that I started listening to you before I knew how to operate a radio and you may very well have been my first favourite DJ, and have gone on to become a radio host and DJ myself, so you deserve a bit of credit there. The reason for my…
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Jay Leno at “The Rock”
Jay Leno came to the River Rock Show Theatre for two shows on a Saturday night. The word went out from his manager in Los Angeles that there would be no media event, no questions from the press and no media folks invited. This blackout was due to the continuing story of shifts at NBC.…
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Happy Birthday, Elvis!
January 8 marks Elvis Presley‘s 75th birthday. Did you know that Mike Reno of Loverboy shares the same birthday? It is difficult to imagine Elvis at 75. However people who knew him tell me that his hair was almost snow white when he passed away. That makes perfect sense as his father, Vernon, was white-haired…
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More C-FUN Memories
Red, my husband and I watch you often on Global TV in the mornings and you bring back to us memories of Vancouver Radio in the 1950’s. In 1956 I moved to Vancouver from Prince Rupert and hunted for my first job in the record business. I was trained in a record department from the…
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Sam Lutfiyya gone at 53
Sam Lutfiyya was responsible for financing the original Red Rock Diner. He also helped Dean Regan on his play A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline. He was a friend and a musical genius. I will miss him. Read the full story at winnipegfreepress.com.
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Reditorial: Your emails on CFUN
Red, you are bang on with your Reditorial about the lights going out at CFUN and the broadcast biz as a whole. I’m truly thankful for my 15 years ON-AIR in radio and TV, including having worked mornings at CKWX with greats like yourself and Cam McCubbin. I learned so much, working alongside you and…
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Tony Parsons: Long Overdue Honor, New Book
At last Global BC’s Tony Parsons is being recognized for his contributions to Canadian broadcasting by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Tony has been a fixture on the Vancouver media scene for decades. I believe that if this talented newsman and anchor was in Toronto the honors would have gone his way a long time…