It is also where wannabe deejays (or announcers) came to try their hand at volunteer broadcasting. Closed circuit used to be broadcast all over the tunnels and buildings on campus, but a fire in the late seventies reduced its broadcast range to the CKCU office, the men’s bathroom and, for some reason, the Women’s Centre down the hall.Ĭlosed circuit is where the records that were too worn or scratched to be played on air came to die. The studio’s only connection to the outside world was a small square window in the door. There were some mysterious stains and burns on the carpet. “Even through the haze of cannabis smoke and the passing of 40 soul-crushing years, I can vividly remember joining CKCU’s closed circuit….įour decades ago, the closed-circuit studio was a musty, dark, decrepitated hole it was not the bright and shiny digital playground that it is today. Our thoughts are with his wife Anita, and his children Daniel, Marc-Andre, and Nathania. We look forward to developing ways to advance and celebrate his legacy. He will always be held in high regard and esteemed at CKCU-FM, Carleton University and the communities he has touched. Stanford’s educational endeavors, support, volunteerism, compassion, and drive are admirable and exemplary. From championing younger generations in education, the arts, multi-culturalism, his community and beyond, Mr. His vast experience in public service on an international level along with his passion to make a difference was nothing short of a winning combination. Lloyd’s enthusiasm for people, the humanities, and the arts carried through his life as a theme.

A thoughtful and eloquent speaker, Lloyd presented and explored the arts of Canada, the Caribbean and the developing world in a way not found elsewhere in the community. Blending his passions, interests, and experiences, he created content that was sure to enrich the minds of anyone listening.

Stanford brought unique and valuable programming to the airwaves of CKCU-FM. Lloyd always recounts, when asked to speak about the development of his program, that “Third World Players was born in the bosom of Reggae in the Fields.”įor over 40 years, Mr.

At that time, there were no openings in the broadcast schedule, so I invited him to do a weekly recorded segment on my program. I first met Lloyd in the early 1980s when he approached me with an idea to do a literary program at CKCU. He fostered a keen interest in presenting voices and writings from the Third World. “Lloyd’s passion in life was to explore and present artistic content for radio and the stage. Junior Smith, host of Reggae In The Fields, is a long-time CKCU-FM cohort of Mr. It has continued to the present day with the assistance of David Leibold. In time, the segment moved from Reggae In The Fields to its own time spot becoming a stand-alone program. Production Assistant for Third World Players, David Leibold, recounted with fondness that “Lloyd brought in a wide array of guests from various cultures and talents, whether the topic was poetry, biography, theatre, history, and more.”īeginning in 1980 as a short segment on CKCU FM’s Reggae In The Fields program, Third World Players is one of Lloyd’s longest ongoing volunteer roles. He aimed to create a radio program that was multi-cultural, multi-lingual and highlighted Third World writers and artists. “Increasing awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Canadians with origins in the Third World” is how Lloyd described his show. It complimented the theater group that he helped found by the same name, which reflected similar values and goals. For several decades, CKCU 93.1 FM has been the home of Third World Players, a radio program Lloyd developed and hosted.

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