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Steven Smith

Les Parson’s Tribute to Charlie Brown

Yesterday QZVX received a message from Les Parsons. It consisted of his personal thoughts and memories on the occassion of…

6 years ago

Charlie Brown Stories: 100% Non-Enhanced

Michael O'Shea, is a top broadcaster in the U.S. He has done it all over the years: major market jock,…

6 years ago

Radio Went to the Movies: KBFW & SRO Theaters

Over the years, I have had a number of radio people, from all over the country, ask if I had…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Leader of the Pack” by The Shangri-Las

I enjoyed restoring this video, putting in fresh audio, with the full track, and lip syncing it to match. The…

6 years ago

Spokane: Mike “Mitchell” Forney, KNEW (1965)

There have been many posts of late related to Spokane Radio. I thought I would add my own. A few…

6 years ago

Charlie Brown’s Early Photos

Here are a couple early photos of Charlie Brown that I have gleaned from online sources over the years. The…

6 years ago

The Birth of KUBE: Charlie Brown, Michael O’Shea & Cast

As I write this, Seattle radio icon, Charlie Brown, is gravely ill and not expected to live. That was reported…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Summer Rain” by Johnny Rivers

Anyone twisting the radio dial, tuning in to 'Colorful KOL" in late 1967 or '68, might have heard something akin…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Backstage” by Gene Pitney

Here is another addition to my collection of "Found Performance" videos. I'm always on the lookout for rare footage of…

6 years ago

KJR: O’Day, Finster & the Monkee

From the editor: In writing and researching a recent article on "World Famous" Tom Murphy's time at KJR-Seattle (read it…

6 years ago

’60s Radio: UW Student Mike Mates Moonlights at KJR-Seattle

This historic page is from 'The University of Washington Daily" campus newspaper of 17 April 1968. The story tells of…

6 years ago

Found Performance: “Sunshine Superman” by Donovan

One big radio hit I remember from my teen years and from my days of swimming at the lake in…

6 years ago

The KJR Years: Reminiscences of “World Famous” Tom Murphy

"This is the inside story of "World Famous" Tom Murphy, Pat O'Day, Larry Lujack, Dick Curtis, Gary Taylor and the…

6 years ago

What a Team: Wilde & Funkley at KPUG

Kirk Wilde was a popular sixties and seventies disk jockey in Oregon, Washington and Colorado. The above photo of Wilde…

6 years ago
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