The recent blood-letting of local radio talent (reported by colleague Mike Cherry iHeart local casualties on Jan. 16, 2020) may…
Washington State University (WSU) is a premier educational training ground for broadcasting. And it provides top drawer proficiency in other…
Before "Deregulation" (and Social Media), Radio-TV Jobs were Prized Catches. "So, you want to be a radio star?" That question…
There’s no question that unintended double success is the sweetest of all. Who wouldn’t want two-fold exposure from groundbreaking commercial…
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This excellent article by Ron DeHart, a QZVX.com writer, was composed a few days prior to KZOK's termination last week…
Smokey Bear and his wildfire prevention program are celebrating their 75th birthday. You probably saw him on the wildfire prevention…
“I’ve been listening to your show on the radio, and you seem like a friend to me.” Before the internet,…
Anyone who grew up in the Midwest (I didn’t) will recall “Woe-Woe” radio. Likewise, anyone who worked in broadcasting in…
Here’s a guy from our television past who was a natural communicator. He was a warm and welcome guest on…
Of the hundreds of radio personalities who ever pulled a gig in the Puget Sound area, only a few left…
You didn’t know his name, but, oh, that voice will certainly stay with you: the golden-throated announcer. One of the…
Country-western was the music of our grandparents. For some of us, our parents, too. It was well before fancy radio…
On-air programming changes—the bosses' call for something new—really makes people unhappy. And not just the listeners. How about the affected…
If you thought the Buddy Holly saga ended with his tragic death way back in the late 1950s (read that…
February 3, 1959 is the 60th anniversary of the plane crash deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. …
Perhaps what's most memorable about KYYX-FM was the difference between how the station started and how it finished its 7-year…
Here's a classic slice of broadcasting history a long way from Puget Sound. But maybe not so far as you…
I'd prefer not to admit when I first heard Jerry King (Kay) on the air at Yakima's KLOQ. So I…