A posting on the great Blatherwatch (from 2010) with some good memories of Lou Gillette:
Louis F. “Lou” Gillette was the consummate Seattle radio newsman.
Bill Taylor says he began his radio career in the 1940’s on KPQ, KHQ, KGA, KPOJ, KMCM & KOIN.
In 1953, he took a job with ABC Radio In Hollywood.
“When KING TV was preparing to launch its news department in the early 1950s, the two finalists for the anchor job were Lou Gillette and Charles Herring.
Herring was working at KJR at the time, and got the KING job. After several years at KJR, Lou went to KVI in the winter of 1962, retiring in 1971.”
Comment:
Lou was a great newsman. He and Hardwick had their laughs as well. Lou reported one morning that a lady was seen running naked in an alley in Greenwood, according to SPD. Later Hardwick asked Lou if had any further report on the incident. Lou replied, “NO, Hardwick. They’ve seen neither hide not hair of her!”
Posted by: Bill Wippel | July 22, 2010 at 11:09 AM
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