Bruce who hung them on the wall said, “They’re never coming down!”  The last one is a steering wheel of a car.  I thought they had a country theme.  I’ll bring my IPad Tues and can show you what information should be cropped out.  Or, possibly someone might have taken pictures of them when at the station. Yesterday was the first time I saw the “dedication” plaque.

Mary G

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• Tom Daley (Promotion Manager) is listed as the master of ceremonies handling entries sent to Commissioner's Road.

• Murray Brown is mentioned offering a "hearty handshake" as a runner-up prize.

• The artwork is signed at the bottom left by artist Cliff Kearns.

The Grand Prize: A massive 25-inch deluxe color TV! Other joke prizes included a "color radio" and a "color newspaper.

Bob Peel was digging through his personal archives this morning and struck gold! He emailed over this fantastic group photo, and we need your help to fill in a couple of blanks.

Bob has most of the lineup figured out. Reading from left to right, we have:
[?], Dale Duffield, Peter Nott, Jim McKinnon, Warren Blahout, Cliff Kearns, Fred Gracey, [?], and Bob Peel!

Do any of you eagle-eyed Oldtimers know the names of the two mystery men on the far left and next to Bob? Let's get them officially on the record for the history book! Drop your guesses in the comments below.

(Bob also sent over a great shot of him and Jim McKinnon at the Y Mac TV Auction, which I have included here as well!)

If seeing these faces jogs a great memory or a funny behind-the-scenes story, don't forget to call the CFPL-TV Oldtimers Memory Hotline at (519) 472-9354 to tell us all about it. Let the detective work begin!

Years ago, my wife Wendy and I were up at the bay, and the Taleski's next-door neighbours, Glen (Robbie) Robitaille and his wife Hazel, were staying at the "Boatel" (which was only accessible by water). We took our boat over to meet them, and the great Hugh Bremner happened to be up there with them that year.

As we pulled up to the dock, a scruffy, unshaven guy on Summer holiday stepped up to help tie off our boat. We took a closer look, and the scruffy dockhand was none other than the Premier of Ontario, Bill Davis!

If I had a camera handy, I would have taken a picture - but this was long before we all carried phones in our pockets. Just a casual, undocumented run-in with the Premier!

It makes me wonder: Who was the biggest celebrity or politician you had a surprise run-in with?

Whether it was out in the field, in the studio, or on vacation, we want to hear about it! Drop your surprise celebrity encounters in the comments below, or call the CFPL-TV Oldtimers Memory Hotline at (519) 472-9354 and tell us the story for our book!

The Andrea Doria had just sunk, and it was a massive global news story. A panic alert went out to the photo department that a wire photo was coming in for the press run. John loaded the photo paper onto the drum, heard the beeps, and ran it to the developer tray.

Nothing. Blank paper. He said his body went "hot all over."

It turns out no one had told the young summer student that the wire photo machine had a "Send / Receive" switch... and the machine was left in "Send" mode! The editorial department was livid because they missed the photo for the press run. Luckily, his friend Harold Merton explained the situation to the boss and saved John's job!

We've all been there! What was your biggest rookie mistake? Did you ever hit the wrong button, miss a deadline, or accidentally delete something huge?

Share your "I thought I was going to be fired" moments in the comments below, or call the Memory Hotline at (519) 472-9354 to get it on the record for the book!

As I've been going through Don Godin's archives for our upcoming Christmas slideshow and the Memory Book, I came across an entry from his old blog titled, "Losing Old Friends."

It struck a deep chord with me, especially with everything we've been talking about lately regarding preserving our history and keeping this CFPL family together.

I wanted to share Don's words with you all today:

"The sudden loss of an old friend not only leaves an empty hole in your life, but it also makes you realize that we are all getting older... Looking at the newspaper obituaries every day has become a full-time job for anyone over fifty, it seems and then, when you retire, it magically becomes a new job. We're looking, with dread, for names of people who we either knew quite well; friends whom we haven't talked to for many years; school mates who shared a happier, worry-free past... Yes, it's hard to lose family members or friends, but it's not hard to phone, email or write to those loved ones or old chums just to touch base. If you put it off and keep putting it off, someday it'll be too late, and then you'll wish you had acted when you had the chance."

Don was absolutely right. Let’s not put it off.

Take a few minutes today to reach out to an old colleague you haven't spoken to in a while. Give them a call, send an email, or tag them in the comments below just to say hello.

And as always, if you want to leave a memory of Don or any of our departed friends, the CFPL-TV Oldtimers Memory Hotline is open at (519) 472-9354.

Let's keep touching base, gang. See you at Shelly's next week