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Buzz Barr

71 Plays 71 Hours of Sinatra, KSND Becomes KUUU, and It’s Buck Ritchey Day @ KAYO

Click to ENLARGE Buck Ritchey - Only The Moon Man Knows (Abbott Records-1957)

5 years ago

Aerial Traffic Reports; Buzz Barr Moves to KING; Rethinking the Cash Call

May 18, 1969 -- Victor Stredicke -- Broadcast coverage of the Indianapolis 500 race and time trials will be carried…

5 years ago

They “Rocked’ The Pacific NW in 1966

The week of February 26, 1966 is significant to me, because it is when I first noticed and got hooked…

6 years ago

Radio Realities: Ever Been There? (KOL’s Last Day – Part 2)

On-air programming changes—the bosses' call for something new—really makes people unhappy.  And not just the listeners.  How about the affected…

7 years ago

A KISN Good Guy: Tom Michaels

KISN was a legendary West Coast radio station -- one of the Star Broadcasting Stations -- owned and operated by…

7 years ago

Buzz Barr – The Compleat Broadcaster

One of the most familiar and influential voices during Puget Sound's formative radio years was Buzz Barr. He parlayed an…

7 years ago

Seattle World’s Fair Winner – KJR or KOL?

One of the hallmarks of Seattle's history was the Century 21 Exposition, commonly known as the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.…

7 years ago

Bill Munson – BR Bradbury Showcase

William R. Bradbury's radio news career was a great example of a small-town guy making it big. B.R. grew up…

7 years ago

Space-Age Radio” KOL Challenges KJR – 1965-66

It was May of 1965 -- when American music charts were overrun by the British invasion -- and Kolorful KOL…

7 years ago

Ron DeHart: KOL’s Ups and (mostly) Downs in Early 1960’s

Rock ’n rollin’ KOL did very well in the late 1950s. Elvis was the hottest thing on the air. The economy was…

7 years ago
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