Martin Streek was a Canadian radio DJ known for his work on CFNY-FM in Toronto, Ontario.
20 Facts About Martin Streek
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Martin Streek attended Ellengale PS and Thornlodge Public School, Homelands Senior Public School, and Erindale Secondary School, where he was generally referred to as Marty as opposed to Martin.
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Martin Streek was elected president of the SAC in his final year of high school.
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Martin Streek began his career at CFNY during his last year at Erindale Secondary School.
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Martin Streek hung around CFNY radio station and volunteered with various duties.
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Martin Streek was hired by the radio station in 1984, and the station grew into one of the biggest stations in Canada.
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Martin Streek's voice was heard nationwide on behalf of a lengthy list of notable advertising clients, including Powerade, Rogers Wireless, Oh Henry, Acura Dealers, Scotiabank, Oil of Olay and the Toronto Sun.
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Martin Streek took over Chris Sheppard's slot at The Edge in 1992.
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Martin Streek was one of three remaining personalities from the "Spirit of Radio" era of the Edge.
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Until his departure in May 2009, he hosted the Thursday 30, a four-hour-long show that counted down the top 30 songs of the past week, and introduced new music, with flashbacks to a previous year's countdown, as Martin Streek recalled the top five songs of that week in a certain previous year.
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Martin Streek was a fan of Tool, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Nirvana, and Depeche Mode, in addition to The Clash.
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Martin Streek was a huge supporter of local talent, supporting Canadian independent artists such as Saigon Hookers, Alpha Galates and A Primitive Evolution.
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Martin Streek was voted DJ of the year a number of times in Now Magazine's year-end public ballot.
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In late May 2009, Martin Streek suddenly disappeared off air and from the station's website when his position was cut, along with others such as Barry Taylor, as part of restructuring at the station.
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Authorities say a note was found on the door to Martin Streek's apartment, asking whoever found it to call police.
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When police arrived, Martin Streek was found dead inside his Broadview Lofts apartment.
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Martin Streek took his own life only two months after he finished his 17-year career as a DJ and 25th year as an employee at CFNY-FM.
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The shock of Martin Streek's death posed a question as to whether or not there was a correlation between the end of Martin Streek's time at the Edge and his death.
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Martin Streek loved to entertain and he did that for a living as well.
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Martin Streek was in fine form and we truly enjoyed the time to catch up.