Robert Joseph (Bob) McAdorey (July 24, 1935 – February 5, 2005) was a Canadian television and radio broadcaster. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

McAdorey was born and raised in Niagara Falls. In the 1960s, McAdorey was one of Canada's most influential radio DJs, as the afternoon drive time host on 1050 CHUM. "Bob McAdorey, whose face is as well known in Toronto as Mayor Givens, has the most power to dictate what pop music Ontario teens listen to," the Toronto Telegram contended in 1966. When the station moved to a more strictly formatted, less personality-centered sound in 1968, McAdorey left 1050 CHUM, and later worked at CFGM and CFTR. Niagara Falls, Ontario from Niagara Falls State Park in winter Location of Niagara Falls in the Niagara Region Niagara Falls, Ontario (2001 population 78,815) is a city on the Niagara River, in the Golden Horseshoe region. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Drive time is prime time for radio broadcasting. ... CHUM, broadcasting at 1050 kHz on the AM dial, is a Canadian radio station licensed to Toronto, owned and operated by CHUM Limited. ... Missing image Image:Christmas 2004 to March 2005 063. ... For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than being of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats... The Toronto Telegram (previously the Toronto Evening Telegram) was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon daily newspaper published in Toronto. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 on the AM dial in Toronto, Ontario. ... CFTR is also abbreviation for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. ...

From 1980 to 2000, he was an entertainment reporter for CIII, Global Television Network's Ontario station, appearing both on newscasts and as the host of Entertainment Desk. He was once fired from the station for filing a report which station management deemed inappropriately humorous, but was hired back after many of the station's viewers called and wrote letters in protest. (The producer who fired him was fired himself.) 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... CIII is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White trillium Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats...

In July 2000 he was retired, against his wishes, from Global. McAdorey returned briefly in 2001 to give movie reviews, but spent most of his final years in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Niagara-on-the-Lake in the Niagara Region Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake (2001 population 13,839) is a town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ...

In February 2005, he died in hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario after a prolonged illness. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry and Liberality Location City Information Established: Settled in 1797 Incorporated in 1845 Area: 97. ...

His niece, Michelle McAdorey, is a noted Canadian singer-songwriter, and fronted the 1990s alternative rock band Crash Vegas. Michelle McAdorey (born in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] (also simply called alternative) were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Crash Vegas was a noted Canadian folk rock band in the 1990s. ...

External links

• Obituary (Torstar News Service)
• Obituary (The Globe and Mail)