skelter Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Of apparent suicide - http://www.torontomike.com/2009/07/martin_streek_dead.htmlHeard a lot good music first from this guy ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Back in the late 90's I would be around CFNY a lot, even spent some time interning there. Martin had a great sense of humor and was a very kind man. Very sad news R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 wow. this is terrible news and very sad. he helped make CFNY a very unique and wonderful station. my thoughts go out to him, his friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 RIP. He was an important part of my musical upbringing. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Sad. I always made sure I listened to Martin Streek's show back when I was first weaning myself off Top 40 back in the day. And what a voice! The dude was made for radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 that's terrible. living in stratford i was just out of range for over the air transmission of CFNY, and i would love it whenever the family would go east, even as far as kitchener or new hamburg because there my walkman could pick up cfny. martin streek and allan cross were big influences on my early listening years. dave bookman came to be a semi-close acquaintance for a few years as he was best friends with my boss. i learned a lot from those folks. here's what streek left as his facebook status shortly before the deed was done, apparently"So...I guess that's it...thanks everyone...I'm sorry to those I should be sorry to, I love you to those that I love, and I will see you all again soon (not too soon though)... Let the stories begin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low rain Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 sad for sure. I used to listen to CFNY all the time. I learned so many musical facts from him about The Cure and many other bands. I used to love to go to clubs where he was 'live to air' with the retro and funk nights. Fun times! Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 martin streek and allan cross were big influences on my early listening years. dave bookman came to be a semi-close acquaintance for a few years as he was best friends with my boss. i learned a lot from those folks. so true. that was the amazing thing about cfny. i started listening in maybe '79? and grew up with loads of artists first heard there. police, smiths, omd, elvis costello. huge influence.live earl jive was my funky favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulvee Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) There is a Martin Streek tribute on here right now..... http://www.therock.fm/listenlive.aspIf you grew up listening to Martin in the late 80's early 90's you'll dig this... The DJ, David Marsdon, was the guy that originally hired Martin at CFNY. He's going commercial free from 10-12 tonight. Edited July 10, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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