Perhaps now is the time? Much happiness Don.I have refrained from commenting on these pages for some number of years, since I preferred hearing from other commentators, as I already knew what MY thoughts were….But the remarks from people actually IN radio, as opposed to those of the listening public , are very heartening…To think that I made some people’s lives brighter, just by talking, is reward enough..but to garner respect and a degree of admiration from my peers….Well…. What started as a hobby led to acceptance in the SWINBURNE FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL course where he graduated as a BACHELOR OF … Spring 1991, Don produces a rap song, along with the help of Casey White and John Norman. He was kind, encouraging and always positive. What a gentlemen and an inspiration to all of us, Scruff introduced me to your talent via air checks and your kindness is in-paralleled in CDN radio.
Marty, perhaps you can shed some light on one of Don’s bits from your CISL tenyur. Years later I had the good fortune to have worked in the same building with Don while I was at CKRC and he was at UFM in Winnipeg. Australian born Don Percy is mostly director, frequently producer, increasingly editor, and begrudgingly – now and again – writer. The man was brilliant at the ad lib; he would just crack the mic and…Bang! Revisit the roles that put stars like Keep up with all the biggest announcements and updates with IMDb's breaking news roundup of Comic-Con@Home 2020. Nice to here you’re still in radio.Nice to see Don finally sleep in!! First verse went like this: “I’m DJ Jazzy Percy, used to call me Don. $600,000 Don Percy Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Don Percy is a director and writer, known for Inanimate Objects (2009), Makeover (2013) and … Published on January 13, 2015 at 10:47 am by Voice Over It was The Lounge over Christmas, HANK FM before that and Cafe 100.7. The Emmy noms are in! I may even have an old copy dubbed off the radio buried somewhere within a box of tapes!I never had the opportunity to work with Don, but we met several times when he was our competitor in Edmonton. Don began producing films at the age of 10, winning the Victorian State Student Film Awards with SPACE SPOOF in 1979. All the best in whatever’s next!Terri, somewhere buried in my hard drive is a pic of you rapped up in a blanket in the (chilly) CFRW studios from Summer 2004! MY contribution to this bit of radio history was to have the studio cleaned up for their arrival at 6am, but it may have been the highlight of my career! Way back, it was nostalgia radio. At least, you wouldn’t know it … Don Percy net worth is. That’s why this latest setback doesn’t seem to bother him one bit. First verse went like this:A couple months later, Carol Alexander was brought in as morning co-host, and soon thereafter Don returned to Winnipeg. Don Percy, Director: Makeover. You have earned it.Hi Donovan…I headed off to Edmonton about that time so I wasn’t involved….sorry….Knowing Don though it was likely his creation….Thanks Marty! Got to spend some great time and a ton of Yuks with Don in Toronto on the mighty 1050 CHUM! Being the first person I ever went on air with, I never knew until later that most folks scripted their breaks to varying degrees. I listened to him on CKY in the 70’s. Congratulations my friend.Terri Gerry Marty Donovan and all other commentators…Heartfelt thanks… I tried sending individual thank you notes, and some went and others didn’t…But my warmest wishes to all….Don taught me the only 2 rules of broadcasting that you need to know in 1975!I remember hearing don for the first time when I was working radio in Brandon, man., and don was at ky58, he was the master, then when I was in Edmonton, in 1984, woke up one morning and there he was, cfrn, doing dirty giggles and such, and then I headed back to Ontario, and I couldn’t believe it when I heard him on chum radio, and then I was back in Winnipeg in 1992, and there he was again, I have been out of radio for 37 years, so guys like him and Imus, hanging in, doing it into their ’70s is remarkable……rest easy now….Is this the same Don Percy that worked at CKPT 1420 am in Peterborough in the 60s Percy the morning mayor? If You Don't Know Me By Now This song is by Percy Sledge.
I pose the question, as I never remember Don being much of a “bit” guy. In a stroke of genius, then GM, the late Bob-o Laine, decided to have Don come over the CFRW and share the mic with then morning drive guy Steve Jackson for three hours of tears and laughter…and a chance to connect one last time with the numerous audience “characters” that made his show so much fun to listen to. Spring 1991, Don produces a rap song, along with the help of Casey White and John Norman. Now they say better move with the times, or i’ll be movin’ on.