Category Archives: Message From Red

Join me won't you? @deejayred closes the Diner @CISL650 this Sunday 8/27 from 12-4 pm! Got Radioplayer? https://t.co/SmCkb4dswz pic.twitter.com/opAj5FhbuQ — Red Robinson (@deejayred) August 25, 2017…

I’m thrilled to announce that old friend and legendary KJR/Seattle jock Pat O’Day will be my guest on the final Red Rock Diner show Sunday, August 27 from 12-4pm on 650 CISL! Join me won’t you? Pat and I had a lot of fun together over the years, and we had more fun yesterday in…

Thanks to Valerie Hill of the Hamilton Spectator for the write up on the show Red Rock Diner written by Dean Regan. The show opening should explain, but doesn’t, that in 1954 I started playing Rock and Roll on the radio in Vancouver. At the time the kids in Ontario listened to George “Hound Dog” Lorenz…

I spent the last year putting together a journey through my career and Red Robinson: The Last Deejay will be published in October. This project would not have happened without the support of a fine writer, Robin Brunet. Robin is not only a stickler for detail, he knows a good story when he hears it. The journey involves…

My late grandfather, one of the pioneer railroad engineers on Vancouver Island, was a great influence on my life. I recall him telling me when I received my first award from the Vancouver Province newspaper “Son, remember this, honour seeks the man, the man does not seek the honour.” I just received a letter from…

Kitsilano High School here in Vancouver will be no more when it’s demolished on July 2. The Vancouver School Board is keeping the 10th Avenue facade, but the rest is going for a seismic upgrade. At least it isn’t being replaced by a tall tower! Some great memories for the thousands of students who attended…

In a lifetime there are moments that will live with you forever. Receiving a doctorate from the University of the Fraser Valley is one of those moments. Emceeing Elvis‘ 1957 show and the 1964 Beatles appearance, meeting John F. Kennedy in Portland during the 1960 Oregon primary, and being honoured by the Rock and Roll…