Wally Crouter (born Walter Crouter August 5, 1923 in Lindsay, Ontario) is a retired Canadian radio broadcaster best known for his career at CFRB radio in Toronto, spanning half a century, most of which was spent as the station's top-rated morning man. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... CFRB, or CFRB 1010 as it is often referred to, is an AM radio station in Toronto, Canada, broadcasting on 1010 kHz, with a shortwave radio simulcast by CFRX on 6070 kHz. ...

Crouter joined CFRB on November 1, 1946 after a brief stint at CHEX in Peterborough, Ontario, near his hometown. Crouter entered radio after serving with the Canadian Army in World War II and spending a year in hospital recovering from shrapnel wounds. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... See Chex for the a brand of breakfast cereal CHEX, an affiliate of the CBC network, began broadcasting on March 26, 1955, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: The Electric City Map of Ontario with Peterborough indicated with a red dot Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Peterborough County Established 1819 - Scotts Plains Incorporated as town 1850 - Peterborough Incorporated as city July 1, 1905 Mayor Sylvia Sutherland MP Dean Del Mastro (CPC) MPP Jeff Leal (OLP... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33... A sectioned Shrapnel shell displayed at the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa For other uses, see Shrapnel (disambiguation). ...

His first radio appearance was on CKGW in 1932 as a nine year old, award-winning 'boy soprano'. On November 1, 1996, exactly 50 years to the day of his start with CFRB, Crouter, who would be known as Canada's longest serving radio morning man, retired. He was subsequently inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Started in 1982, the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame recognizes Canadians in broadcasting or entertainment related industries who have achieved outstanding success in helping raise industry standards from a material or humanitarian standpoint. ...

External links

• CAB Hall of Fame profile