Doug Thorne, 74, unexpectedly on July 3. Thorne was hired right out of Ryerson University by Dick Smyth at CHUM in 1973. After working in the newsroom for five years, he moved into sales in 1977, managing accounts for clients including Universal Studios, Paramount, United Artists, Levi-Strauss, Speedy Muffler, and Ontario Place. Thorne moved on to Kingston in 1988 to fulfil his dream of being an on-air announcer, heard in afternoon drive on CFLY-FM. He was part of downsizing at CHUM Limited in 2000, and moved into a new career with Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral Homes. He later worked with the Ambassador Conference Resort as Senior Manager of Business Development, in addition to continuing to do voiceover work under the banner of Doug Thorne Productions.
