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Bellingham

The Road to Top 40: Bellingham – PT. 2

This is Part 2 of an article that began in 2022 when I contributed material for the book Sock Hops…

2 years ago

KPUG’s Mid-Sixties Jocks

Recently, as part of a "sixties music" article (click here), I displayed a commemoratve poster, agraphic of KPUG  mid-'60s jocks…

6 years ago

Radio Went to the Movies: KBFW & SRO Theaters

Over the years, I have had a number of radio people, from all over the country, ask if I had…

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

Bellingham & Everett radio – 1938

Listing from the 1938 edition of  Radio Annual

6 years ago

All Night Long: Mike Forney & Telstar at KPUG-1962

All Night Long: Mike Forney & Telstar On a November night in 1962, T. Michael Forney made the national news…

6 years ago

Blaine & Bellingham Radio – 1963

Listing from the 1963 edition of "Radio Annual"

7 years ago

Superjock on KPUG

Beware, despite my carefully crafted and misleading title, this blog post does not include an audio recording of Superjock Larry…

7 years ago

Remembering KPUG’s Dave Hall

Dave Hall, a fixture in Bellingham radio for 40 years, has passed away.  He worked exclusively for San Juan Broadcasting…

7 years ago

KPUG: 1948 letterhead & logo

Here is the very first logo & letterhead for Bellingham's brand-new radio station, offering Whatcom Co. listeners a second signal…

7 years ago

Mother Nature Pulled Our Plugs!

In my corner of the Pacific Northwest we had a horrible windstorm on Thursday. My home power was out from…

7 years ago

Bellingham Radio: Ken Bertrand & Les Cole Audio

Jason, Ken Bertrand worked at KGMI in Bellingham. I believe he was the news director, not sure on that but…

7 years ago
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