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Tom McGouran
Tom…Larry is not your father.
Tom McGouran is a podcast talk show host with his partner Larry Updike.
In 1978 Tom graduated with honours from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Communications in Radio and Television. After graduation, Tom sent out 150 tapes across Canada and landed himself a job at an up and coming classical music station (despite knowing next to nothing about classical tunes).
Tom rocked the midday broadcast in Cobourg, Ontario at CHUC-CFMX. Eventually Tom and the radio station parted ways and he re-located to Saskatoon to talk about what he loved most – Rock and Roll on Rock 103 CFMC. By the early 80s, Tom knew yet again that it was time to hit the road. This time he chose Winnipeg as his stomping grounds. It was Winnipeg where Tom and Larry first met up, working the Tom and Larry Updike show on Power 97 for 6 years. In 1988, The Tom and Larry show moved from Power 97 FM to 92 Citi FM for another 6 years of radio gold. After over a decade of owning the waves in Winnipeg, the duo tried to take their show to Vancouver to broadcast at Rock 101 CFMI. Vancouver wasn’t ready for our boys, and Tom came back to Winnipeg and back to 92 Citi FM for the Tom and Joe show. After years of incredible radio success, Tom has come full circle and has reunited with his old running buddy Larry Updike. After getting all they could out of radio, the two decided to try their hand at online podcasts. The Tom and Larry podcast show has been on the air since March 2014. Tom resides in Winnipeg with his wife Stacey Roteliuk and his 7 children.
Larry Updike
Larry is a radio talk show host, musician, and author. His long-running radio show The Tom and Larry show is now a podcast. Larry grew up in southern Ontario where he found his love for religion. By the tender age of 21 years old he was an ordained Minister at the Pentecostal Bible Church. Larry moved at first to Weyburn, Saskatchewan servings as a pastor and working at a local radio station, but it wasn’t long before Larry moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and settled permanently. In 1982-1988 Larry had become a well-known radio show host on mega-hit The Tom and Larry show on Power 97 FM CJKR/Corus in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. He wore many hats over these few years as music director and program director.
In 1986 Larry return back to school at the University of Winnipeg and finished his B.Th (Theology). Larry
moved with The Tom and Larry show from Power 97 FM to 92 Citi FM and stayed till 1994. At Larry’s side was Mary-Anne whom he blissfully married in 1991. In 1994 The Tom and Larry show decided to pack their belongings and relocate to Vancouver, British Columbia. They worked on the Vancouver morning show at Rock 101 CFMI and realized that The Original Golden Boy needed to return back to his roots in Winnipeg. From the start Larry was armed with the desire of going back to school and he successfully completed his 2nd degree at the University of Winnipeg in B.A. in Philosophy in 1995. Later in 1995 Larry moved by himself over to CJOB and was fulfilled with different positions on morning show, hosted the drive home show and helped create an evening talk show eventually staying till 2004. Larry was honored and awarded in 2002 the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal for his dedication and work with the War Amps. Over the years of 2009-2010 Larry was inducted into the Manitoba Broadcasters Hall of Fame for his studious contributions to the radio industry as a mentor and broadcaster. It was a very profound year as he also won the University’s “Plato Prize” for his studies for a paper he wrote on the works of Plato and Wittgenstein. Larry even managed to be a spokesperson for the Siloam Mission (homelessness and poverty) and is a huge advocate for Autism ever since his son Gordon was diagnosed in 1994. He once again received honours of distinguished from the University of Winnipeg. Through the journey that has led Larry to today, he published his memoirs “My Word! The Larry Updike Story!” in June 27, 2014 which can be purchased on www.tomandlarry.ca or www.mcnallyrobinson.com or www.amazon.ca Larry reside in Winnipeg with his wife Mary-Anne and son Gordon and relishes in his daily podcast with his partner in crime Tom McGouran and plays in his band The B-side Apostles.
