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Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Pat O’Day Aircheck

Pat O’Day on KJR from February, 1967. Les Parsons and Dick Curtis can also be heard on spots. The KJR All Americans were headed to Sealth High, Channel 11 was KTNT-TV, and Things Went Better with Coke!

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Sam Lawson

Student engineer at pioneer Nathan Hale radio station KNH 1210 in 1970 (prior to KNHC). Also attended North Seattle Community College and L.H. Bates in Tacoma (KTOY-FM). Sam’s career began as a KJR request line operator in 1970, with his first on-air job at KRKO in 1972. In 1976 he segued to overnights at KTAC as Cory Landon, then weekends at KING. In 1978 he moved to Lewiston, Idaho for afternoons on KOZE and KRLC. Throughout the ‘80s he was an announcer and/or engineer at "the best mix and biggest variety" of Spokane radio stations; including 97KREM, KZUN, KGA, KKER (The Sam & Pam Show), KZZU, PD of KJRB, 98 KISS-FM, and the voice of KAYU-TV. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles as Assistant Chief Engineer and weekends at KZLA/KLAC. Also engineered for KBIG, KFI, Premiere Radio Networks, CBS Radio, and others. "After avoiding any actual work for nearly 45 years, now happily retired and very appreciatively back in the great Pacific Northwest!" ---Click here for other Sam Lawson articles ---and here for Sam Lawson airchecks

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Jason Remington says:

April 26, 2023 at

Pat O'Day was excited about a temperature of 49 degrees and blue skies. Today, Springtime has finally arrived and the forecast is for blue skies and 78 degrees. Now, that is something to get excited about!