Live from Lake Washington, uninterrupted coverage of Heats 2a and 2b with Pat O’Day, John Maynard, Gary Shannon, Norm Gregory, Tim Burgess, World Famous Tom Murphy (providing color commentary), and Bobby Simon running things back at the station.
This was originally posted within an in-depth article by Steven Smith. Find out John, Gary, and Tom’s true feelings about their roles in the broadcast (and much more) by revisiting that story at the following link: https://qzvx.com/2020/09/15/seattle-memories-hydros-pat-oday/
Runtime: 44:41
August 5, 2023 at QZVX
Jason Remington says:
One or two tv stations would cover the race (live) while KJR did the radio broadcast. Other stations had limited coverage. https://qzvx.com/2020/12/08/hydro-broadcast-stations-in-1979/