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Bob Robertson

TV Flashback-Marty Wyatt added to KVI sports crew

September 1971 Excerpts from a Georg Meyers/Seattle Times column- Marty Wyatt was added this season to the KVI crew of…

2 months ago

A tumultuous period for KAYO

January 1980, through the news/talk period. Highlighted by Hardwick's headline-generating disappearances and departures, departing KVI in March 1980, KAYO in…

4 months ago

The voices of Tacoma baseball

Originally posted– 2011/04/12 Jerry Geehan [photo from https://www.oldtimerbaseball.com/] began his broadcasting career at KVI Radio in 1932. In 1937, he…

7 months ago

Dick Weeks speaks on early years of Tacoma radio

QZVX continues to delve into the stories shared by the Northwest Pioneer Broadcasters. These are the final notes from the…

8 months ago

Tacoma sports booster-broadcaster, Bob Corcoran

In 1961, Tacoma civic leader Bob Corcoran, along with businessman Frank Karwoski, opened a sports supply store in Lakewood. The…

12 months ago

O’Shea receives Golden West promotion

November 1979 - Michael O'Shea, former program director at KVI, has been named national program director of Golden West Broadcasters.…

1 year ago

Carl Haymond writes on radio past and television future

July 26, 1953 - Tacoma News Tribune Click picture to ENLARGE

1 year ago

4/17/88-Swing with Sinatra on Saturday

VICTOR STREDICKE April 17, 1988 - The Frank Sinatra radio concert which you might see mentioned in national publications as…

3 years ago

The Men Behind KTNT TV’s Remote Broadcasting

Tacoma News Tribune - February 19, 1961 Thanks to T.K. for pointing out these photos. (see his comments below) Double-Click…

3 years ago

1987: Baseball Broadcasters Reminisce

May 22, 1987 - KKMO broadcaster Bob Robertson hosted an on-air reunion of former Tacoma Tigers baseball play-by-play announcers. The…

4 years ago

May 1986: First you buy a radio station. Then you do some research. Then you change the format. Then you make a bundle. Hey, there’s nothing to this broadcast business!

Victor Stredicke - May 11, 1986 Those first steps, again: Thunderbay Communications took control of KIXI-AM-FM this month, and placed…

4 years ago
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