Brian ‘Frosty’ Forst

Born September 6, 1938

After school he pursued his passion to be in radio by seeking training in a course in broadcasting run by John Ansell of CKWX. Through contacts at the school he was instructed to contact CKPG in north central BC.

He arrived in Prince George in 1956 and spent some time training but was chosen as Teen Jock at Vancouver’s CJOR a year later..

Forst came back to AM 600 to do news in 1958 but was forced to leave again and he was so disappointed he looked elsewhere for work. That super shy kid took a breather working in a warehouse full of ladies undergarments.

That frustration led him into the arms of a new North Vancouver station – CKLG in 1959 – which was playing to the older MOR crowd.

The first day of the rest of his life was in 1960 when Brian became “Frosty” and was hired by CFUN. There he combined with Al Jordon, Dave McCormick, Ken Chang and Brian Lord to become the good guys and go 24 hours a day with the music of the young people bringing the local radio market into the modern world.

Three years later, a lot of staff had moved on. Brian still listened to his dad who said ‘go to NW – you will not regret it’. He was hired by program director Hal Davis in 1963. The rest is history. A million dollar salary contract, top ratings, and 31 years in the chair as morning man at the legend, the top dog – CKNW.  He was the top morning jock in Canada. No one has touched him for ratings.

Radio was in his blood for fifty years. He retired on May 5, 2005.