VICTOR STREDICKE | MAY 1971 – ALL THINGS CONSIDERED debuted on National Public Radio…Stan Naccarato, owner of Stanley’s Shoes, in Tacoma and station manager at KLAY FM, hearing that the Tacoma baseball club was for sale, formed a group of 20 investors, headed by restauranteur Jim Zarelli…….Bob Piatt, former KIRO-AM announcer, becomes the new morning announcer at KTNT-AM Tacoma… Al Cummings hosts the morning show on KISW. It’s music with a lot of talk. Cummings tries to relate to the teens listening to the rock station…Former basketball star, Spencer Haywood, hosts a jazz show on KISW each Sunday afternoon…Program Director Buzz Barr gets rid of the clutter, [personality chatter], on “More Music” KING AM…Tom Murphy leaves KJR for KRLA Los Angeles. He joins friends Dick Saint, formerly with KISN Portland, and Don Burns, ex- KOL announcer…Scotty Brink replaces Murphy at KJR, coming from WLS Chicago…Tom Read, the man who put KTWR [KTAC FM] on the air, and helped establish KLAY FM, becomes operation manager at KDNC AM & FM Spokane…Engineers at KIRO TV 7 have been working on an intercom system between director and cameramen. It sometimes picks up the signal of KJR…KTNT FM simulcasts with KTNT AM from 7 a.m until 7 p.m., at which time it switches to a country music format…
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Jason Remington • September 22, 2025
Took me a minute to figure out why you juxtaposed those names. I corrected the typo in the article. Good catch. Good laugh. Thanks, Dick!
Good article
Jason Remington • September 22, 2025
My point exactly. With very few exceptions, such as small town local radio, much of what is on the air is a waste of time. Time spent waiting for personality that never arrives, between stacks of commercial spots and the same playlist. ALMOST LIVE had a skit about THE MOUNTAIN. “Hey, I found a radio station that plays THE EAGLES!!” Imagine that. All the Classic Rock stations were playing the Eagles. Now, The MOUNTAIN proclaims this is a reason to listen. Sorry, no.
What we experienced while working in radio, will never be duplicated.