Jeffrey David Newfield, known as Scruff Connors, was a Toronto-born Canadian radio broadcaster known for conducting controversial on-air practical jokes.
12 Facts About Scruff Connors
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Scruff Connors's career included host duties at various radio stations in Canada and the United States.
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In 1980, after Terry Fox was forced to abandon his Marathon of Hope, Connors responded by raising CAD$72,000 for cancer research by continuously hosting a 36-hour "Scruff-a-thon" on Q107.
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At one point while working at Q107 in 1982, Connors confined himself to the station's on-air studio and repeatedly aired the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven".
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Scruff Connors conducted a contest in 1989 as an announcer at CHTZ-FM in St Catharines, Ontario, claiming that the Mayflower would be stationed at a nearby port so that 40 winners would be eligible to have a Thanksgiving meal there.
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In January 1995, while working in Winnipeg, Scruff Connors was given a week's suspension by CJKR-FM management after he announced a contest where selected listeners could watch Super Bowl XXIX in Miami.
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Scruff Connors was acquitted of these charges in January 1993, although Connors reconsidered his broadcasting career due to the stress of this case.
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The duo called Fairchild Radio only to receive a voice mail message, at which point Scruff Connors proceeded to speak around the recording with a phony Chinese accent.
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Scruff Connors incurred injuries to his two rotator cuffs, limiting his arm movements.
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Later in 2005, doctors discovered that Scruff Connors had contracted bladder cancer.
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In late January 2008, during an interview with fellow radio broadcaster Fred Patterson, Scruff Connors indicated that he was in good health following various operations.
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Scruff Connors stated that he was recuperating in Osoyoos, British Columbia.