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Buzz Barr

Naccarato, Zarelli, Piatt, Cummings, Barr, Saint, Burns, Brink, Read; 1971 Radio Notes

VICTOR STREDICKE | MAY 1971 – ALL THINGS CONSIDERED debuted on National Public Radio…Stan Naccarato, owner of Stanley’s Shoes, in…

4 months ago

This & That from 1969

April 1969 – Dick Ellingson, formerly with KGEZ, Kalispel, Montana, has joined the staff at KURB He holds down the…

5 months ago

1/2 Of KING-AM 2-Man Team Absent @ Debut

The team split up about a year or two later. Bob Adkins moved over to KOMO 1000. He became General…

7 months ago

Naked Radio, Classical KISW Sneaks Progressive Rock Into Playlist, Stereo KOL FM Powers Up, & KRKO Celebrates 50th Anniversary

July 10, 1970 – Paxton Mills, newest disc jockey in town, needed all the Texas cool he could muster when,…

9 months ago

Buzz Barr Montage

Originally posted January 2023-- "The Buzz Barr Radio Montage... from Aberdeen to Seattle. Stations like KBKW Aberdeen, KOL Seattle, KJR…

9 months ago

KMO. On the road to Seattle

KMO was like KVI's farm club --- Jack Morton, Jack Spencer, Roall Erickson, Bill Taylor, Buzz Barr (KVI, then KOL,…

9 months ago

KJR Seattle Memories – Norm Gregory’s thoughts about other KJR personalities

Circa 2001--- Norm's recollections and comments about others who worked at 95 KJR. These are scraped from Norm Gregory's website.…

10 months ago

B’wana Johnny buckles under pressure; Spokane’s monster talent moves to KJR; and other news from 1969

May 1969- Harry Wappler executive assistant to Lloyd Cooney replaces Bob Hale as KIRO 7 weathercaster. No doodling. The colored…

11 months ago

Flashback – Bill Munson – BR Bradbury Showcase

Originally posted November 2018---William R. Bradbury's radio news career was a great example of a small-town guy making it big.…

4 years ago
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