Allan Waters
Allan Waters (August 11, 1921 – December 3, 2005) was a Canadian businessman and media icon. Waters was one of the founders of CHUM Limited, a Canadian media corporation.
Waters worked as a salesman in a patent medicine company owned by John H.Q. "Jack" Part. In 1954 he and Jerry Grafstein purchased one of Part's other businesses, then money-losing station 1050 CHUM. From this small humble station, Waters built his media empire.
Getting ideas from a visit to Florida, Waters returned to Toronto and introduced the CHUM Chart, CHUM Chicks and CHUM bugs to attract teenage listeners.
Waters expanded from radio into the television market by buying Barrie CBC affiliate
Waters stepped down from the board of directors on October 29, 2005. Waters' sons
Waters died on December 3, 2005, at the age of 84.[1]
References
- ^ "Allan Waters, Founder of Broadcaster Chum, Dies (Update1) - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. November 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2023.