Langley, Larry
It was 1956 when Larry joined CFQC-TV, Saskatoon as a neophyte announcer. There he quickly learned he must be prepared to do anything and everything to succeed in becoming an accomplished broadcaster. And so he did, moving on to WHIV and CBC in Whitehorse, CHEK in Victoria, CFCN Radio and Television in Calgary, and then to CBC Radio and TV in Edmonton where he served for 28 years. It was at the CBC that he completed his full-time broadcasting career which spanned thirty-seven years. Larry now relaxes between opportunities, and observes that “old broadcasters never die, they just lose their audience”!
Larry remarks that the best part of his many years in radio and television was meeting all the interesting people he otherwise would never have met. Reviewing memorable moments, he recalls performing as radio DJ in Whitehorse for half an hour before learning that the transmitter was not activated! He also remembers calling several innings of a Little League final baseball game without knowing the names of the teams, nor of the players. Overall, claims Larry, broadcasting is a great career, full of fascinating characters, and of unexpected occurrences.
He retired in 1993. In 1995, he was elected to Edmonton’s City Council, where he served until 2004.
filed 2007
