Ted daigle biography

Born in Jacquet River, NB, in 1937, Ted Daigle has enjoyed successful careers on the Canadian music scene as a recording artist/performer, Radio Personality.
BIOGRAPHY: Ted Daigle has enjoyed successful careers on the Canadian music scene as a recording artist/performer and Radio Personality, Music Director and.
Ted Daigle has enjoyed a career as a recording artist and performer, as well as being one of Canadian country music's premier radio DJs and radio station.

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Born: January 16, 1937 – Jacquet River, NB
Home – Ottawa, Ontario

(by Larry Delaney)

Ted Daigle has enjoyed a career as a recording artist and performer, as well as being one of Canadian country music’s premier radio DJs and radio station managers.

Ted Daigle launched his radio career in 1956 as a DJ at CKBC in Bathurst, NB, where he hosted the station’s Hillbilly Hayride Show, while he also emceed shows headlined by major touring acts of the day. He continued to hone his craft in radio, moving on to stations in Thunder Bay, Ontario (CJLX) where he was mentored by radio Hall of Famer Johnny Murphy; and CFGM in Toronto. In the late 1960s, Ted moved to CKOY in Ottawa, and in 1972, he would establish CKBY-FM as Canada’s first full-time FM country radio station.

Ted programmed radio stations during an era when the “DeeJay” had the opportunity to “break” a hit record or a new artist. Daigle was the first radio jock in Canada to play Ned Miller’s 1962 record From A Jack To A King and Roy Orbison’s Pre

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Born in Jacquet River, NB, in 1937, Ted Daigle has enjoyed successful careers on the Canadian music scene as a recording artist/performer, Radio Personality, Music Director and Program Director.

Ted's radio career began at CKBC in Bathurst in 1956, and it was here, in the station's studios that his very first recording session took place. After stints at CJLX in Thunder Bay and CFGM in Toronto, Ted settled in at CKOY and CKBY in Ottawa, where, in 1972, he founded the first full-time country radio station in the Nation's Capital. CKBY-FM would go on to become the most listened to country music station in Canada. His 25-year tenure at CKBY included the introduction of many special projects benefiting Canadian country music artists and the music industry, as well as the community at large, and he is recognized for his outstanding leadership in the visioning, creation, production and execution of the award-winning Christmas In The Valley radio series and album releases.

Ted's relentless efforts to promote country music in Canada have made him one of the Nation&

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Ted Daigle

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