KING/KJR Bus Wars, KVI’s French Lessons, & Steve West Moves To KTAC


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.

3 thoughts on “KING/KJR Bus Wars, KVI’s French Lessons, & Steve West Moves To KTAC”

  1. Them good ol' days

    Jason Remington • September 28, 2026

    Steve West leaves KJR to program KTAC, Ray Court offers on-air French lessons, KETO – The Beatles to Lawrence Welk and …you name it in-between, German and Scandanavian music programs on various stations, Smitty’s Old Time Records moved to KRAB…what’s not to love about radio in 1970? Variety and personality radio. Remember that?

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  2. Edgar Bennett • March 13, 2021

    Lan Roberts would later join the bus wars. The Emp. had the side of the bus while Lan had the back. The side reads “the emperor reins Seattle” The back would read something like “this bus is passionate” or “this bus floats to Harbor Island”

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    1. Jason Remington • March 14, 2021

      That sounds like Lan wrote the ad.

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