John Gilbert (7)

John Gilbert (broadcaster) (14 September 1930 - 14 September 1998) was a Canadian radio broadcaster. Gilbert was a broadcaster with CJCH Halifax until Toronto's 1050 CHUM radio announced in February 1971 that he would succeed Larry Solway as host of the talk show Speak Your Mind . In 1973, he became the most successful radio talk show host in Canada with 120 000 measured listeners. John Gilbert's "No Charge" sold more singles for Capitol than Anne Murray in 1976. It's still played somewhere on Canadian radio every mother's day.