On Wednesday...........  If you think you've missed your calling as a monster truck announcer, tune in at 8:20 to give us your best monster truck play by play.  If we select you as the winner, you'll get tickets to the Toughest Monster Truck Tour at the WFCU Centre May 24th and a $50 gift card to East Side Mario's.  And at 7:50, try your hand at the Impossible Question.  You could win a $25 gift card to Yaya's and qualify for a $500 gift card to Windsor Crossing.

 

The Morning Drive:

The best way to start your day with local news, weather, sports and traffic. Mike Kakuk and Lisa Williams are in the studio, Rob Shervill, Steve Bell and Peter Straw report from the AM 800 News Centre. Jump start your mornings with The Morning Drive weekdays from 5am until 9am. 

Mike Kakuk:

Mike Kakuk is a life long resident of Windsor – Essex who has been working on air at AM800 since September 2000 when he joined the station as the ‘On the Street’ Reporter for the ‘Cam and Lisa’ Show.  He moved into the host roll with Lisa in September of 2003.  

Drop Mike a line at mike@am800cklw.com

 

Lisa Williams:

Lisa Williams first started in radio at the age of 18 and has been a part of the Windsor/Essex morning radio routine for over 25 years.  Having grown up in Windsor and now raising her children here, she can't imagine living anywhere else! 

Lisa attended Roseland Elementary, Kennedy Collegiate and graduated with Honours from the University of Windsor. 

Lisa keeps busy with her 2 children Connor and Sarah and likes to keep fit with her regular visits to Xanadu Health club and by running regularly. 
As co-host of The Morning Drive, you can hear Lisa every weekday morning from 5 to 9. 

Drop Lisa a line at lisa@am800cklw.com

  

Steve Bell:

 

Steve was born and raised in Kincardine, Ontario and graduated Grade 13 from Walkerton District Secondary.  He earned a General Arts Diploma in 1978 from Humber College in Toronto, and graduated from Fanshawe College with a Radio Broadcasting Diploma in 1980.  Steve also won several awards in college including “Most Promising Broadcaster” in 1979, “Radio Writer of the Year”, and “Broadcaster of the Year” in 1980.  His first full-time radio job was at CKSO in Sudbury but has been in the Windsor market at both CKWW and CKLW for more than 30 years.   

Drop Steve a line at stevebell@am800cklw.com

Born and raised in Windsor, Arms Bumanlag graduated from the Radio & Television program at Michigan's Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in 2004.  He started his media career at AM800 CKLW as a producer, then in promotions, while also hosting several shows on 89X. In 2006 Arms made the jump to on air on CKLW where he was the On The Street reporter for the Morning Show, Host of the Noon Report & Sunday Morning Live.  In March 2013, Arms became the host of Live and Local Saturday mornings at 7am. 

"Being in my hometown and being able to connect with our listeners and viewers is an essential part of putting local news and weather first," says Arms. "I get to be involved through hosting events, and covering what matters to people in the region - from weather patterns to traffic issues to topics that resonate with Windsorites."
In 2010, Arms became the Windsor Weather Anchor on A Windsor @ 6pm – AM 800’s sister TV Station. When not on air on both radio or TV, Arms enjoys volunteering, movies and reading comic books.
 
Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Arms
 
10) Owns close to 600 movies on DVD and Blu Ray – everything from Action to Horror and Comedy
 
9) Is an avid Dog lover. 

 
8) Is a social media nut – always on the hunt for the funniest viral videos and the most interesting topics for Facebook – although Arms does “tweet” he prefers Facebook interaction – “I find it hard to express myself in 140 characters or less”
 
7) Loves cartoons – from Batman to Superman and classic 80’s shows like Thundercats – Arms has a big collection of ‘toons’ on DVD
 
6) Loves to travel – has been to Sicily, Chicago, Montreal, New York, Las Vegas in the last decade and is planning trips to LA, Mexico and more this year – “Windsor always brings me back – best city in the world”
 
5) Is a HUGE fan of John Stewart, Stephen Colbert and the Daily Show team on the Comedy Network.
 
4) Has covered so many interesting stories on AM800 over the last 6 years from wild turkeys on the loose, to herding cattle in Kingsville, to fatal fires and collisions on area roads, to hostage situations and the miracle of life – Arms covered a LIVE birth on the street – “That was the craziest – I have so much respect for expecting parents – and especially expecting mothers!”
 
3) Enjoys DJ’ing events for charity and is a big 80’s music fan
 
2) Is a junior black belt in Tae Kwon Do
 
1) Really does sleep when not on the air and maintains a solid family life with his friends, and loved ones.

Drop Arms a line at arms@am800cklw.com