Seattle’s finest in Chicago – audio sample, 1973

   August 12, 2025

It used to be when your favorite deejay left a radio station, unless they popped up at the competition, you most likely would never hear them again.  There was no such thing as podcasts or streaming audio to rely on.  Such was the case with radio greats Larry Lujack and Tom Murphy of KJR fame, as noted in QZVX-“Seattle’s finest in Chicago.”

Posted below is an example of what those guys sounded like on WCFL, Chicago in 1973.  The tape opens with a brief bit of Tom, followed by Larry, including his “Clunk Letter of the Day.”

Runtime:  7:35

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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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