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Steven Smith

KVOS To KGMI in 1962

Pacific Northwest broadcasting pioneer, Rogan Jones, bought Seattle's early radio station KVOS (K-"Voice of Seattle") and moved it north to…

5 years ago

KJR’s Gary Shannon: New Year’s Eve 1969

It was 51 years ago tonight (I am posting this on New Year's Eve 2020) that KJR counted down to…

5 years ago

Dick Curtis Radio Spot

In light of the recent passing of Dick Curtis, this seems like a good time to re-post a Dick Curtis…

5 years ago

Seattle Radio Icon Dick Curtis Passes

It was announced on Dick Curtis' facebook page that he has passed away. Comments are coming in from luminaries such…

5 years ago

Delilah in the News! 2020

Editor's note: As 2020 winds down, Gary "Shannon" Burleigh and Bill Ogden sent a NY Times article on the Pacific…

5 years ago

The Mighty 690 Goes XTRA Gold – Michael Boss (Pt.3)

  Editor's Note: This is the third installment of the Border Blaster saga by Michael Boss. While in the Pacific…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Washington Square” – Village Stompers

In 1963 I was't yet glued to the radio. So at the time I didn't hear "Washington Square" by the…

5 years ago

DRAFT July 1942 letter

 

5 years ago

Tickling Your KJR “Way Back When” Memory Gland

In the late 1960s, I went to high school with Don Hedman Jr. I did not know until years later…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World”- James Brown

A couple weeks back we went into the land of dancin' with "Wicked" Wilson Pickett. This week let's focus on…

5 years ago

Adventures In La La Land – Jay Hamilton (Pt.2)

Jay "Hamilton" Himmelsbach had a long radio career in the Pacific Northwest, including on-air at stations in Moses Lake (KSEM),…

5 years ago

The Pacific Northwest’s Kathi McDonald

The late Kathi McDonald was a native of the Pacific Northwest, born in Anacortes, WA in 1948 and raised in…

5 years ago

Found Performance: “Land of 1000 Dances” by Wilson Pickett

"Land of 1000 Dances" or "Land Of A Thousand Dances" was written by Chris Kenner in 1962. The first hit…

5 years ago

The Road to Baja & the Mighty 690: Michael Boss (Pt.2)

Editor's Note: Historically there has been a rare breed of deejay—those who were drifters and adventurers. Perhaps in the Top-40…

5 years ago
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