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Ratings Book Identifies Listener Favorites

August 10, 1975 / The Arbitron ratings, as mentioned a few weeks back, reported KOMO as the most popular radio…

12 months ago

Remembering Kirk Wilde

Wilde Man I became aware of Kirk Wilde in Feb. 1966 when I was 13 years old and walking down…

3 years ago

Not Keeping Clam: Radio Ivar

Ivar's Seattle Ivar Haglund was a towering figure in Seattle. He had the unofficial titles Mayor of the Waterfront or…

5 years ago

KOL Memorabilia

I was fortunate to have two tours of duty at the old KOL/KMPS building on Harbor Island. The 1st time…

5 years ago

Pacific NW Regional Hit: Richard & The Young Lions in ’66

In listening to old sixties airchecks from Seattle, I noticed that a big hit at KJR in the summer/fall of…

5 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

Survey of the Week

1963 This week's survey is from Brian Lord's collection

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

They “Rocked’ The Pacific NW in 1966

The week of February 26, 1966 is significant to me, because it is when I first noticed and got hooked…

6 years ago
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