He worked as an on-air personality for a variety of radio stations in Western Canada before moving to Toronto, Ontario, where he became most famously associated with CHUM-FM. He was promoted to program director of the station in 1974, and to operations manager of the station in 1984. As operations manager, he oversaw the station's transition to an adult contemporary program format which made it the most listened-to station in the Toronto radio market. In the 1990s he became vice-president of industry affairs for CHUM Limited.
Roman is doing a remote broadcast at Speed Sport '68 on the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition on January 27, 1968. [ LISTEN ] (52:30)
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He was the head of Roman Records, an independent record label most noted for releasing early singles by The Hawks, The Paupers and David Clayton-Thomas. He was also a producer of recordings for the label, credited as David Mostoway. One of the bands that he managed were The Paupers. Roman was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2006. He was also named by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences as the winner of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the Juno Awards in March, 2019 for his contributions to the Canadian music industry.
The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award recognizes individuals whose work has significantly impacted the growth and development of the Canadian music industry. The prestigious award is named after Walt Grealis, legendary Canadian publisher and music industry leader. The 2019 award was presented to Duff at the 48th Annual JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards on Saturday, March 16 at the London Convention Centre in London, Ontario.
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