Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Hot Pants Cologne

Sam Lawson July 23, 2020

Hot Pants Cologne
Summer of 1971

This commercial was heard frequently on KJR during the summer of 1971. Shelley Hack is pictured in the print ad.

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Student engineer at pioneer Nathan Hale radio station KNH 1210 in 1970 (prior to KNHC). Also attended North Seattle Community College and L.H. Bates in Tacoma (KTOY-FM). Sam’s career began as a KJR request line operator in 1970, with his first on-air job at KRKO in 1972. In 1976 he segued to overnights at KTAC as Cory Landon, then weekends at KING. In 1978 he moved to Lewiston, Idaho for afternoons on KOZE and KRLC. Throughout the ‘80s he was an announcer and/or engineer at "the best mix and biggest variety" of Spokane radio stations; including 97KREM, KZUN, KGA, KKER (The Sam & Pam Show), KZZU, PD of KJRB, 98 KISS-FM, and the voice of KAYU-TV. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles as Assistant Chief Engineer and weekends at KZLA/KLAC. Also engineered for KBIG, KFI, Premiere Radio Networks, CBS Radio, and others. After avoiding any actual work for nearly 45 years, now happily retired and very appreciatively back in the great Pacific Northwest! ---Click here for other Sam Lawson articles ---and here for Sam Lawson airchecks

3 thoughts on “Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Hot Pants Cologne”

July 23, 2020 at QZVX

kjrol says:

Unfortunately, hot pants went out of style once I hit puberty

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Dick Ellingson says:

Brings to mind the Doral cigarette commercial with the lady singing, “Taste me, taste me, c’mon and taste me!!”

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Jason Remington says:

Oh yeah!