Aircheck: Sam Lawson – KRLC, Lewiston, Idaho, February, 1980: Emulating Lockjock?

I was trying to copy Gary Lockwood and Larry Lujack on this one, combined with my own contrived delivery. Hey, it was 40 years ago…what can I say? Includes “Low Budget News” and a brief bit of Chuck Bolland at the end.

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Sam Lawson

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

4 thoughts on “Aircheck: Sam Lawson – KRLC, Lewiston, Idaho, February, 1980: Emulating Lockjock?”

Too much fun

Jason Remington • November 21, 2025

Drinking it in… Hard to believe that we had the good fortune to make a career of the most fun job on the planet!

Steve Brown • January 15, 2023

Worked with you at KOZE back then. 🙂
Steve Thomas

kjrol • February 22, 2021

The call letters roll off the tongue nicely

Dick Ellingson • February 23, 2021

Yes, almost as nice as KRSC.

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4 thoughts on “Aircheck: Sam Lawson – KRLC, Lewiston, Idaho, February, 1980: Emulating Lockjock?”

Too much fun

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