George Clarke Chandler
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George Clarke Chandler was born in Ontario, March 18, 1906 and died in Vancouver, BC
April 20, 1964 at the age of 56. Chandler founded radio station CJOR
in Vancouver, BC in 1926 which played a major role in West Coast North American Broadcasting producing music shows and radio dramas. In 1933, the station changed its frequency to 600 AM and location to the basement of the Grosvenor Hotel both of which remained the same for more than 50 years. The station hosted talent that included Jack Webster
, Pat Burns
, Dick Diespecker
, Fletcher Markle
, John Drainie
, Alan Young
and Arthur Hill
. The latter two became Hollywood movie stars.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
April 20, 1964 at the age of 56. Chandler founded radio station CJOR
CKBD (AM)
CKPK-FM is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It broadcasts at 100.5 MHz on the FM dial. As of 2008, the station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group and airs an adult album alternative format promoted as "100.5 The Peak"...
in Vancouver, BC in 1926 which played a major role in West Coast North American Broadcasting producing music shows and radio dramas. In 1933, the station changed its frequency to 600 AM and location to the basement of the Grosvenor Hotel both of which remained the same for more than 50 years. The station hosted talent that included Jack Webster
Jack Webster
John Edgar "Jack" Webster, CM was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, radio and television personality.-Life in the United Kingdom:...
, Pat Burns
Pat Burns (broadcaster)
Patrick "Pat" Burns was a radio talk show host and newspaper reporter. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, but began his radio career in England with the BBC as a sports reporter covering the world hockey championships in London in 1949...
, Dick Diespecker
Dick Diespecker
Richard Alan Diespecker was a Canadian novelist and journalist.Born in Adstock, England, Diespecker was educated at the University of British Columbia. After a brief career in teaching, in 1927 he became a journalist with The Vancouver Star. Diespecker later joined the staffs of The Vancouver News...
, Fletcher Markle
Fletcher Markle
Fletcher Markle was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Markle began his career in the early 1940s in Vancouver, British Columbia doing radio dramas with a group whose members included John Drainie, Lister Sinclair, Bernie Braden and Alan...
, John Drainie
John Drainie
John Robert Roy Drainie was a Canadian actor and television presenter, who was called "the greatest radio actor in the world" by Orson Welles....
, Alan Young
Alan Young
Alan Young is an English-Canadian actor and voice actor, best known for his role as Wilbur Post in the television series Mister Ed and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney films, TV series and video games...
and Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill (actor)
Arthur Edward Spence Hill was a Canadian actor best known for appearances in British and American theater, movies and television...
. The latter two became Hollywood movie stars.