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Buddy
Clyde (real name Clyde Hatton) was a native
of San Francisco and had been a Top 40 disc
jockey at KOBY in the Bay area during the
fifties. When that station changed its
format from Top 40 to Middle-of-Road music,
he received an offer from Vancouver's CKWX
that he couldn't refuse. He came to
Vancouver in 1960 joining the station in
April, first taking over the morning slot
vacated by Jim Robson. Later he moved to the
late afternoon slot popular with the teens
and later still he took over the evening
spot from 5:30 to 10:00. One of his
trademarks during his time here was a
squeeze horn mounted to his broadcast desk
which he honked frequently over the air
during his show. Among other things he
introduced the New Sound Sweepstakes (better
known to some as Battle of the New Sounds
when it was later revived by Red at C-FUN.)
Buddy was popular with the teen listeners
and, along with Del Erickson, and Red
Robinson, who returned to WX in 1961, the
three made up a formidable lineup of
youthful DJ talent for the station. Buddy
always signed his autographs "Your Buddy
Clyde." Eventually Buddy became the host of
CHAN-TV's popular Dance Party show for
teens, a kind of local version of American
Bandstand. When CKWX changed its format to
middle-of-road music this time Buddy stayed
with the station, at least for a few more
years. Later in the sixties Buddy returned
to his roots in San Francisco. Today he is
more commonly known as Buddy Hatton, and for
many years he ran his own film company Buddy Hatton Productions,
producing travel films.
JB
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