Freddie P's Blog

December 15, 2006 @ 13:08

I got up this morning to hear that Ted Woloshyn had "resigned" his position at CFRB.

This wasn't one of those there one day and gone the next departures that are so common to radio, this was obviously a planned event which allowed Ted to reminisce and say goodbye to his listeners.

It reminds me of what has proved to be one of the most regrettable days of my life - the day Humble and I left CFNY/The Edge. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's like the old saying goes, you don't know what you've got till it's gone.

When the Humble and Fred Show left the Edge we were allowed to tell people and have a final show and say goodbye to those who cared. It was a special day, but also turned into an emotional day. I imagine that's what Ted is going through today.

One thing Ted won't miss is getting up in the middle of the night - it's an extremely unhealthy thing and you don't realize it until you have a few months of not doing it.

Like a lot of the radio people in Toronto, I go back a long way with Wolo. Shortly after I started at CFNY in 1979 Ted joined the group doing various things including an interesting afternoon show with David Marsden.

He's a good guy.