Victor Stredicke
Victor Stredicke is a longtime figure in Seattle-area media, best known as the former radio-TV editor for The Seattle Times. He wrote a dedicated column covering local and regional radio broadcasting, including station changes, programming, personalities, controversies, and industry news. This legacy is the driving force behind QZVX (qzvx.com). In 2023, Victor Stredicke was honored at the Radio Conference Call meet-up for his longtime contributions as a newspaper radio-TV columnist, with appreciation from readers and people he had covered.
Edgar Bennett • August 22, 2020
I must admit that sirius does have some great programs on. Pat Boone is on the 50,s channel and then there is the little steven,s channel as well as the Beatles channel. But there is enough on the internet to keep me busy. Once that sirius 5 dollar a month special expires, it will go up to 16 dollars a month. Not paying that much. In case anyone,s interested ,pluto tv is free.
Edgar Bennett • August 22, 2020
I think it was Joe Pyne and Bob Grant. I lived in San Francisco and heard a lot of local talk. Conservative talk show Pat Mickaels (KNEW) took a stand against naked statues in golden gate park and little old ladies would call in and cry “i don,t like you. you don,t like statues” then start bawling. Really brightens up ones day. I got fed up with Howards fart jokes. I left grade school a long time ago. You should see some of the MTV adds on pluto tv.
Dick Ellingson • August 22, 2020
I never could stand Howard Stern. He has the subtlety of a junior high school punk who’s just told a dirty joke. About twenty years ago, my neighbor came running over with big news: “I just got satellite in my car!” He was telling me about all the great music without ads and I was eating it all up. Then the biggest news of all: “I can hear Howard Stern!!” My smile sagged and my eyes glazed over. He mumbled something and went home.
Jason Remington • August 22, 2020
No, I won’t pay for radio, satellite, terrestrial or Internet.
I can understand donations to an independent radio station like KNKX, but otherwise stations must sink or swim. Radio should be free.
Edgar Bennett • August 22, 2020
And years later we get Howard Stern and others.
Jason Remington • August 22, 2020
Howard Stern is not someone I would listen to. Tom Leykis was a blowhard also. I think Joe Pyne started the shock talk back in the 1960s. Pyne was loud and rude.
Dick Ellingson • August 22, 2020
Talk radio in this country is garbage. It wasn’t always that way. Everything is confrontation. No communication. No conversation.