Chum's BRIAN HENDRSON

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Was Thinking About My Younger Days
And The Name Of 1050 Chums Brian Henderson Poped In My Brain
I Kown He Was Sick And Left For A Bit Then Came Back
AND LEFT AGIAN
Just Woundering Is He Still Alive
Old School Radio Guy Who Was A Funny Man

 

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Sorry dude, he died a few months back. City hadda memorial special with a buncha celebs giving their well wishes and stuff... wait... was that Brian O Halloran? I dunno.

 

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"Poped" In My Brain
"I Kown" He Was
AND LEFT "AGIAN"
Just "Woundering" Is He Still Alive
Old School Radio Guy Who Was A Funny Man

I normally don't like to critique anyone's spelling because I commit enough typos and grammatical gaffes, on my own, to fill a seperate forum.
Obviously, given your memories of Brian Henderson, you have been in this country for some decades so I'm safe in assuming that I'm not making fun of a new Canadian. So just what old school did you go to?

Henderson was not without his controversy. I still remember about 10 years ago when he slammed Jewish mothers for being the cause of the Legal Aid crisis. Easily found with a google search here it is...

Provincial Attorney General Charles Harnick may not realize it but the root cause of the crisis in the Legal Aid system is Jewish mothers. I don't ever recall my parents suggesting a career choice for me but, rightly or wrongly, Jewish mothers are infamous for advising their offspring to become doctors or dentists or lawyers, or marry a doctor or dentist or lawyer, and the result is we have too many of all three in this province ... most especially lawyers.

I found this funny because it was, after all just an ethnic joke. Not really hatred. Still, it was improper and his first attempt at an apology was rude and sickening. He essentially cast the blame of offence on the listener and took no responsibility. After a few sessions with B'NAI Brith and the CRTC he aired a real apology. But not before Dick Smythe came to his defense. Smythe ended up on CFTR.

The search also reveals he got in trouble for airing Foster Brook's Polish humor on the Sunday Funnies on CHUM FM. Apparently Brook's Polish family was rather dumb. His brother in law went to a bait shop that advertised all you can carry for a dollar. He asked for two dollars worth. His father in law wanted to be buried at sea and his brothers in law drowned digging the grave.

Last time I heard Henderson, he was doing rush-hour mornings as a sports commentator and eventually teamed up with Gene Valitis in the after-rush morning slot.