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Categories: HistoryQZVX

A young Pat O’Day assaulted at radio station over strange conspiracy theory

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Spokane Spokesman-Review May 1958
(Paul Berg changed his name to Pat O’Day when he started in Seattle radio)


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Jason Remington

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  • November 29, 2024 at QZVX

    Mike Barer says:

    Scary situation that radio people can face. Decades later, talk show host, Alan Berg was shot and killed. Being a public figure has its dangers for sure.

    Reply

  • November 29, 2024 at QZVX

    T.K. says:

    Sounds like the unnamed engineer cleaned the kid’s KLOQ.

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    • November 29, 2024 at QZVX

      Lou Robbins says:

      Psycho kid! Must have been hearing voices.

      Reply

  • November 29, 2024 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    One night at KAYO, a couple of Indians phoned and wanted to hear a nice Indian song so I played Red Wing, an old standard praising an Indian girl by that name. Wrong song – the same guys called back and said they were going to be outside when I got off work at 2:00 A.M. and beat me up. I called SPD and they told me if someone was going to do that they wouldn’t call first, so relax, so I did and lived to tell about it.

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    • November 29, 2024 at QZVX

      Lou Robbins says:

      Dang! Close call. You should have played Running Bear.

      Reply

      • December 1, 2024 at QZVX

        Dick Ellingson says:

        If they had carried out their threat, your advice would have looked great on my tombstone.

        Reply

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