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Lan Roberts

KFHA Becomes KOOD

FEBRUARY 1968

6 years ago

The KJR Years: Reminiscences of “World Famous” Tom Murphy

"This is the inside story of "World Famous" Tom Murphy, Pat O'Day, Larry Lujack, Dick Curtis, Gary Taylor and the…

6 years ago

Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Larry Lujack, KJR, October 1966

This one is for us Larry Lujack and KJR fanatics. Many of the elements are uncut which gives a better…

6 years ago

Phil Dirt Wanted – Garbage Record Festival

A gem found on SoundCloud. From the Garbage Music Festival, a tribute to Phil Dirt, one of the characters featured…

6 years ago

Lan Roberts’ Final Editorial

Dec 28, 2005 Wrapping It Up It's been a great Christmas season for me this year despite some serious breathing…

6 years ago

Sam Lawson’s Audio Vault: Lan Roberts’ Thursday Morning Lemon Suck

Lan Roberts presents “The Thursday Morning Lemon Suck” with Your Hollywood Reporter on KJR from sometime in the mid to…

6 years ago

Highlights of Last 2 Hours of KOL

Scoped aircheck originally posted on YouTube by Rex Jennings. KOL 1300 AM Seattle. 1975 (date confirmed), prior to new owner…

6 years ago

Oh, That Voice: Solving a KJR Radio Mystery

When you write blog posts about media, some people think you know everything....or others may think you know nothing. Over…

7 years ago

KJR Radio: Those Golden Years (Mid-’60s)

Back in the sixties, kids and young at heart adults loved KJR radio.  Only a few aspiring teens of the…

7 years ago

Don Courtnay – Big Voice at KJR

You didn’t know his name, but, oh, that voice will certainly stay with you: the golden-throated announcer. One of the…

7 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

Recalling KYYX-FM

Perhaps what's most memorable about KYYX-FM was the difference between how the station started and how it finished its 7-year…

7 years ago

Granny Peters…alias Wonder Mother

How about a flashback in radio history, probably 1966, when KJR's Pat O'Day and Lan Roberts recorded a series of…

7 years ago

KNEW to KJRB What price an AM Call Sign?

The Pacific Northwest saw a fairly major rock radio change in 1966. It nearly went unnoticed by many Puget Sounders.…

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

Larry Lujack June 6, 1940 – Dec. 18, 2013

Larry Lujack was 73 in when he died at home in New Mexico (to esophageal cancer). He'd been retired from…

7 years ago

KJR hits #1 – Jockshot Audio

Most sources confirm it was 1961 when KJR reached the top of Seattle's pop music ratings, a spot channel 95…

7 years ago

KOL’s Last Run To The Top – 1969 to 1972

After chasing KJR through most of the '60s, KOL re-fired its engines for what may have been a last gasp…

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

Ronald DeHart Audio: Lan Roberts Showcase

Lan Roberts was a phenomenal trailblazer in Seattle's AM radio heyday of the '60s and '70's. He had the voices,…

7 years ago
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