Radio Out of the Past

Hi, there, fans of Canadian old-time radio. Well, we lost a musical icon this week. Maureen Forrester died at age 79. From what I understand, she spent much of the last years of her life battling alcoholism and Alzheimer's disease. There was an excellent clip of a very young Maureen in the latest edition of CBC's archives newsletter, and if all goes well, one of our regulars will play it during the first hour of our chat.

Then, of course, tomorrow is Father's Day. All being well, another of our regulars will play a timely Hank Snow song.

And now for the surprise. In our second hour, we welcome Denise Embury back to the fold. What she plans to play for us will be as much of a surprise to me as it will be for you, but I was given some slight indication last Sunday that it might . just might have something to do with dads.