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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…

6 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…

6 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…

9 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,…

11 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…

11 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,…

11 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.…

12 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…

1 year 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

Big 11 KING – Rise and Shortfall of a Great Sound

The storied success of KING Broadcasting through the 1950s and '60s led to new challenges in the '70s. The company's…

4 years ago
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