Moods of Autumn

With the arrival of autumn, many of us who were privileged to be at CHQM in the 1960s and '70s ("toiling in the vineyards of radio," as we used to say) will remember that changing seasons required a change of moods.

"Moods" was the name given to short, semi-poetic program introductions. Example:

"The leaves of summer begin their metamorphosis from green to gold, from scarlet to brown. It's the palette of autumn, on CHQM's Candlelight and Wine."

It was program director Terry Garner who would remind us--forcefully--when it was time for a change of moods; Jurgen Gothe was among the word-spinners who wrote them; and they were recorded, usually, in the deep, dark, Cognac-rich voice of Jack Wilson.

Here's another:

"The hiss of tires on a rain-streaked street.." Jack breaking in: "Rain-streaked street? How the &#$@!* am I supposed to say that?"

But of course, he could and did, and it was "..the sound of fall, on CHQM's Gaslight."