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FORBES: The book of Bob Layton. You’ve heard him on 6. CHED since the early ’7. You’ve watched his editorials on Global Television for several years. He’s the man that is held up as the gold standard in news/journalism in our city and I don’t believe there’s an award in the business that he HASN’T won. I’m talking about Bob Layton, now in his mid 7.

Bob has just released a new book that covers his history in broadcasting and focusing on the heyday of Top 4. CHED chronicling many great stories on the legends that walked the halls of the station. It’s called Welcome to Radio – My Life in Broadcasting, So Far… and it’s a wonderful read, especially for me, as it talks about my father, the late Jerry Forbes who was the general manager of 6. CHED for 2. 8 years. As Bob explains, "For years when I told listeners about the wild things that go on behind the scenes in radio, they said, ‘Write a book!’ so here it is."Inside are stories you’ve not heard about highly creative people encouraged to go all out in every direction—to entertain an audience and keep life interesting for their co- workers and bosses. Imagine coming to work and finding an office missing.

How about filling someone’s convertible with puffed wheat, just because you can? How did Jerry Forbes and Keith James Sr.

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Bob Mc. Cord, Wes Montgomery, Chuck Chandler and the rest to build such a successful station? How did I fit in? Why did a police officer enter the 6. CHED newsroom, pistol at the ready?

Why was I banned in Barrhead? What’s a Little Tiny Ugly? Why did one news announcer sound like she was having a passionate personal experience on- air? Want to know what it was truly like covering the Mayerthorpe tragedy?"If you can handle stories about people on the air that will make you laugh, shake your head, or cry, then this book is for you."The cost Bob? I am taking nothing. It’s my turn to give back."Bob is selling these books by offering to speak to organizations at no charge, with 3. He just appeared at the Edmonton Broadcasters Club Spring luncheon and the talk was applauded by one and all.

He is a huge community activist and it’s no surprise to me to note that proceeds from the book will be used to benefit 6. CHED Santas Anonymous, Global Edmonton’s Give Me Shelter, and the Edmonton Police Foundation. The puffed wheat story alone is a classic as Dad and a bunch of CHED folks and friends of the station filled Dr. Larry Stern’s Olds convertible with the breakfast cereal as a practical joke. The book is filled with great memories of 6. CHED that was the "biggest radio station west of Toronto" (quote from CHUM owner Allan Waters) throughout the Top 4.

I asked Bob about the sub- title, "so far" and asked how long he planned on staying in broadcasting. His answer was "as long as the numbers hold up" so knowing how strong the Bruce Bowie morning show is with Bob, Bryan Hall and the rest of the support crew, I’m guessing you’ll be hearing him for many years to come. Welcome to Radio can also be downloaded from http: //www. Bob at blayton@shaw. Big news in television land this last week. Shaw TV is shutting down in Calgary, Vancouver and here in Edmonton this August as the company redirects funds to Global News instead. The Shaw TV stations will go off the air as of Aug.

Sept. 1, 2. 01. 7, Global News will get a boost of about $1. MEDIA IN YEG is a Twitter handle that I use to tweet and retweet information from the various media outlets in town. Radio, television, print and digital news of interest to the city is sent out whenever something of impact happens. I’m now working on a podcast of the same name and will be interviewing many of the legends of our business once I get a few kinks in the production worked out. These podcasts will delve into some pretty interesting people, their career achievements, and accomplishments. There will be stories that most likely have not seen exposure in mainstream media so stay tuned. Give me a follow on Twitter @mediainyeg to hear the podcasts once they’re up and running.

THINK BIKE: The 2. Alberta Motorcycle Safety Society multi media launch is tomorrow (Tuesday), just before noon at City Hall. The motorcycle season is now declared official – so please watch out for each other!