Emmett Watson does a ride-a-long (Story HERE)
“He has been traffic-watching for KOMO for 12 years.”
The column ran in Oct. 1991, and Watson was close, but not quite accurate: Before KOMO, Ted was the KAYO traffic reporter in the KAYO Skyhawk in 1981-82.
Ted passed away in 2011. (Obit HERE)
Other traffic reporters: Clark Stahl, Wendy/KJR, Ted Garlatz, and Rudy Schroeder. Bob Young, Baron Von Kay Sound of KSND, and for anyone familiar with Phoenix media history, and obit for Jerry Foster.
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KING 5 traffic copter, one of the early birds in the Seattle sky covering traffic commutes and news stories.
I don't recall which companies sponsored the traffic reports. Auto repair, auto insurance and attorneys would be obvious choices.