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| Robert Galster

ews Reporter.
0 bert@nsnews.com ;
RNS Malley residents
eyeware; there is a. man
ving in your midst
ho “loses. it?’ every
ance: ehe gets. sf

is Jake Edwards,” ;
ut he is better known ‘as The:
‘radio's’. tough guy: -

thamp;
dhe. has a temper. shorter
ran his air time, °
the: Champ has taken of
th his. nique brand of lo

pro, .
j

paras

at
“

i a

-aind

Ss first mornin show.

cinerators.. It sold a

Staggering 45,000 copies.

ink it really jettisoned .

vhat-I was going to

'M-.. radio,” : said’:

Edwards, who was once again.

"if you have a special affair to go to
| Or just an affair... |
Slip into the excitement of one of cur originals,
a lt you davettt

where started his own station,
Q104;— The. Rock’ “of. the

“Atlantic” *
“# Several: ‘years: tater he was

oh ding west.again, Toronto
“then: Winnipeg: and: back... to

- Toronto again in °89,

‘During that stretch, “he

flew. to. ‘Vancouver; where: an

FM station was looking for a
- morning show host. :...
eee 6 had-a look’ around...

” Disco’s" iss! the Garbage under © |
“thenameé: Brother Jake. and.

loved Vancouver, “but at that
time I didn’t care for the man-

agement at the station,” said.)

Edwards. °
The station was CFOX. Its

second: choice turned out to’

be two young guys who go by
the names Larry and Wiily, 1

Toronto“ and -Winnipeg:.
‘took two more turns as home
“before: Edwards lett. it all

‘Behind and headed | West. a

Ww

“lite” Zouch (ight) ta kes yon on the chin from Jake 0 Edwards, better known :

The ‘Chari. a

His ., weekend *“mornin ie
show’ partner followed : adi
ferent route to: weekend -

‘mornings at the ,CEMI. stu-:

dios.” Zeuch ‘startéd ourvin

sales.’ However,’ one’ of - his-.
‘e hobbies. was participating: in

rear

date of August 23th, intermittent'single lane traffic continues as follows:
Eastbound: 12:01 AM.to 6:00 AM.
_ Westbound: 11 :00 PM to 5: 30 AM

delays:

work zone.

WIDTH RESTRICTIONS
Width restrictions will be affect for four nights. Vehicles wider than 10’6” will not. be permitted to
use the bridge, and vehicles wider than ‘8'6" are asked to use alternate routes or. expect lengthy:

* Westbound .
11:00 PM August 12th to 5:00 AM August 12th
11:00 Pi August 13th te 5:00 ‘AM August 14th -
‘Eastbound: . ~
42:01 AM to 6:00 AM August 15th
12:01 AM to 6:00 AM August 18th |

Speed and traffic control violations in the work zone are subject to $150. 00 fines. Motorists - :
should expect occasiona! minor delays. To ensure worker safety, a 50’Km/h speed zone isin - :
effect. The Ministry thanks you for your cooperation and: urges you to use caution through the ;

wy

BRITISH
COLUMBIA

Ministry of Transportation
and Hi,

ghways

: On 2h, :
* Being away ‘from’ ‘radio for. .
-the first tinie, in nearly a quar-,,
ter.century proved to be too”
much though and-in'no tinte,,
he landed at CEMI.:

1opes to land knockout

amateur nights at the local
comedy clubs,

His first break came with
the role of Ollie the joke guy
on Bill Courage’s: afternoon
show on CFOX, Since then,
he has hooked up’ with
- Edwards,

“He was gracious enough

to. allow me to come on to his.
show -here,”. said Zeuch of,

Edwards, who seems to enjoy
the company.
' . Meanwhile, ‘The Chatnp's
. career is taking off: With three
~ CDs: under “his belt, The
Champ finally has his vindica-

tion —~and while’ it wasn’t:
pretty, it was right up his alley. -

"What did Mike: Tyson say:
_(shortly after -being. disquali-.

fied in‘his championship bout
against Evander Holyfield for

biting)” ‘asked Edwards with .
the answer. hanging; on’ his’:

tongue. “I stiapped, L-lost i
he blurted our triumphantly
vo. SE wen’

«the - ‘teal’ “Goal. is’ "to, reach’
wider: tradi While
The Champ is-currently heard

the. much- -larger. U,
as the future
“Tt | doesn?

the: American’ market,” that’s
“400 stations,” he said, adding
’ Las Vegas’ is ‘already on-board
with, Detroit coming soon
‘By this tim tyear:T
Chamip ‘maybe “losing
over America.

re 252 of? Canada’s |

much, but if you take 2%. of