Mid 50 to mid 60s
   

The host of Canadian Bandstand Gary McLaren interviewing guest star Conway Twitty.  In those days the guest stars would lip-sync to their hit records.

News staff in the 50s performed multiple on-air tasks.  Here's Gary McLaren doing the weather in the late 50s.  This weather board would swing on a pivot displaying the National map on reverse.

Chief Film Cameraman Doug Lehman, shown in this promotional photo with the stations new "state of the art" film processor which replaced the 3rd party processing that was previously performed by John Columbo  Film Labs

The station quickly built their own Video Cruiser bus connected with the station via Microwave from atop the adjacent apartment building thus allowing live coverage.  In this 1960 photo L-R: Larry McIntyre, Bob Klem, Doug Lehman, Gary McLaren, Don MacDonald and Ted Hooten  

Gary McLaren doing a live commercial for Forbes Motors for this 1957 Buick Caballero wagon.  (a rare collectable car today) All commercials were live as video tape was not introduced until the early 60s. 

Gary McLaren hosted a 1957 on-location series called Gadabout.  Click Here for more photos and background from Gary.

Reg Sellner co-hosted the Mrs Scriver Cooking Show Mrs Scriver's Cooking show had huge daytime ratings

Romper Room promo photo with L-R Prog. Dir. Bruce Lawson, Representative from Bert Claster Productions, Miss Fran, Station manager Bill McGregor, Sales Mgr Bob McKewon, and Director George Moskal.

Cameraman Paul Cassel with one of the three 1967 Mustang CKCO News Cruisers.   Fastback Mustangs with GT and Shelby style racing stripes were used until 1973.
 

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last updated  October-15-09
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