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Ronald DeHart

Bob Hardwick – KVI format change – 1984

For those disgruntled with today's commercial radio, here's typically outspoken Bob Hardwick talking to his loyal KVI listeners about the…

7 years ago

Don Burden – Radio Stardom, Stormy End

The Don W. Burden/Star Stations story is a mix of good and bad. On one hand, Burden’ s disregard for…

7 years ago

Connie Francis – Forgotten Superstar?

A recent glance at late-1950s hit music recalls one of the biggest -- but almost forgotten -- recording stars of…

7 years ago

Mad Man Moskowitz Audio — Weird and Wacky, 1992

This is my second offering of Bob Baron's outstanding broadcasting skills . . . It's two days before the November,…

7 years ago

Audio Memories – Mad Man Moskowitz

Robert Baron had one of the largest old record collections imaginable. Under the well-known moniker "Mad Man Moskowitz," he was…

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In the news & on the radio

It's true that the mid and late 1960s were about more than Vietnam. But the impacts of Vietnam were widespread,…

7 years ago

KNEW to KJRB What price an AM Call Sign?

The Pacific Northwest saw a fairly major rock radio change in 1966. It nearly went unnoticed by many Puget Sounders.…

7 years ago

Buzz Barr – The Compleat Broadcaster

One of the most familiar and influential voices during Puget Sound's formative radio years was Buzz Barr. He parlayed an…

7 years ago

CKLG – 1968-1970 Solid Rocker to the North

Seattle area radio listeners weren’t alone in witnessing a rock radio war through the 1960s and ‘70s. Less than three…

7 years ago

Seattle World’s Fair Winner – KJR or KOL?

One of the hallmarks of Seattle's history was the Century 21 Exposition, commonly known as the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.…

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Charles C. Bolland – That’s The Way The Ball Bounces

His name became a household word in 1960s Seattle radio. His "That's the Way the Ball Bounces" feature was a…

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KTAC-Tacoma’s Big 85

Through much of the 1970s KTAC-AM gave Tacoma something it probably never had before: a station that strongly competed with…

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Larry Lujack June 6, 1940 – Dec. 18, 2013

Larry Lujack was 73 in when he died at home in New Mexico (to esophageal cancer). He'd been retired from…

7 years ago

Pat O’Day as Paul Berg at KLOQ Yakima

But what happened in late 1956 was a last minute surprise which saw McCaw Broadcasting put the KLOQ call letters…

7 years ago

Pat O’Day – How he Got His On-air Name

There are oodles of stories around about Pat O'Day, the vaunted godfather of Northwest Top 40 radio. The most accurate…

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