 After part-time work at CBC St. John's, he was hired full-time by the network in 1974, and has been employed by CBC to this day.Upon being hired full-time by the CBC, Oake proceeded to drop out of Memorial University in St. John's, a decision his father did not support.Oake relocated to Winnipeg, and became the sports anchor on CBWT's "24Hours" from 1979 till about 1989.