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  1. The oldest person ever to top Billboard’s Hot 100 is at #1 this week.

    Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was recorded for Decca when she was thirteen and it hit the charts for the first time in 1960, one day after her sixteenth birthday.

    Little Miss Dynamite turns 79 on December 11th.

    Here she is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFsZy9t-qDc

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-billboard-hot-100-chart/

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  2. Brain-dead interviewer: “I just have to ask you . . . ” (blather blather)

    Brain-dead interviewer: “How do you respond to people who say that . . . ” (any baseless observation). Proper response would be, “Which people have you heard say that? What are their names?”, thus stumping the brain-dead interviewer.

    Brain-dead interviewer: “Talk about . . . ” (any issue the interviewer was too lazy to research before air time)

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  3. Good Day Seattle has a completely new set. Everything has been redone from the anchor desk to the looks of the weather and the traffic. I don’t know if it will replace the afternoon and early evening sets but can only assume it will. Not sure what the objective is with the change but it could be an attempt to make things less overwhelming. Who knows. The same music is still in place. I am not wild about the changes. Perhaps they will grow on me.

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  4. Attn: News anchors, reporters, sportscasters and meteorologists— PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop trotting out that tired line “I want to thank those of you that TRUSTED ME TO TELL YOUR STORIES… ”

    Such verbal vomit must stop. Think of a new line or just STFU and sign-off.

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  6. I just found a pretty nice little radio station. KGVY 1080 AM, Green Valley AZ. AC/Oldies 50s. 60s, 70’s, 80’s

    Actually live too. I just heard the dj explaining at the top of the hour that ABC News didn’t come on and it must be some satellite problem.

    Live radio at https://kgvy1080.com/ and some of the radio apps “Not pirate radio, just radio for pirates”

    The music’s good. I look forward to listening while cruising.

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      1. I thought you’d like it, Jason. Even though you’re younger than me, you remember what once existed and appreciate things well done.

        I was hearing things I played in the 60’s and 70’s and hadn’t heard since. I was playing a mental “Name that Tune” – no, no, no – that’s “We spin it, you win it!” and catching them all on chord 1, 2 or 3.

        Damn, it’s good to be old and sane!

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  7. I really enjoy channel 13 morning show. A great team. Lots of fun. That said, I immediately change the channel when I see Taylor Winkle, the blonde Barbie clone doing the weather, or the women from the show directly after.

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  10. I was surprised when going to FOX13 to this morning to find Erin Mayovsky sitting next to Bill Wixey at the anchor desk. No longer a “weather reporter,” she is pretty, smart, and pleasant.
    From the updated FOX13 News Personalities site https://www.fox13seattle.com/person/all
    “Erin Mayovsky is an anchor on Good Day Seattle.”

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    1. Good story and this is a lesson for those of us feeling down in the dumps on a bad day. We really have very little to complain about, comparatively.

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      1. I was diagnosed with Menieres in the mid 90’s. It’s effects are life altering. That said I had a cousin that passed a few years back in his early 70’s, who was a quadriplegic from an accident in his 20’s. His daily life was a struggle that taught me any issues I had were minor in comparison. I never once heard him complain. He was a role model to me.

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  12. SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 — For generations of Southern Californians, he’s known as the brainchild behind the “Los Angeles Radio People” website, which kept an ongoing log of nearly every individual who worked at an AM or FM in the nation’s No. 2 market by size between 1957 and 1997. He launched KIQQ-FM 100.3 in Los Angeles in the 1970s.

    Today, the name Don Barrett is one thousands of individuals in the Golden State know, thanks to those efforts. And, many are now mourning the passing of Barrett, who was 81 years of age. RBR.COM

    (INSIDERADIO.COM) Don Barrett, who chronicled Los Angeles radio and the personalities that contributed to it in a pair of books and the LARadio.com website, has passed away after battling liver cancer. He was 81.

    Barrett, who launched L.A.’s KIQQ (now KKLQ) in the early 1970s, wrote “Los Angeles Radio People – 1957-1995” and launched the LARadio.com website to publicize the book and its follow-up “Los Angeles Radio People Volume 2 – 1957-1997,” according to Los Angeles media reporter Richard Wagoner.

    The website evolved into a news source for radio changes and developments in the Los Angeles market until October 2020, when he stopped publishing daily updates.

    Last month, Barrett posted news of his diagnosis on the website relating to the writings of Joan Didion, who coined the phrase “ordinary instant.”

    “For the past two months, I have been in constant pain. Doctors, hospitals, and ERs,” Barrett wrote, Wagoner reports. “Yesterday, I was in the San Luis Obispo ER for more tests. And there it was in an ordinary instant – advanced stages of liver cancer that had spread… The doctor was sorry to pass on the news and couldn’t hold back tears. Cherie and I looked at each other, burst into tears, and almost simultaneously said, ‘I think this is my ordinary instant.’”
    Upon his death, the website now consists of two photos of Barrett and his wife and the sentence “In an ordinary instant – cancer has taken LARadio.com.”

    Barrett’s career spanned several decades and multiple roles within the broadcasting and entertainment industry. Starting as a DJ at KNEZ-AM in Lompoc, California, he quickly climbed the ranks to become the Program Director of KABL in San Francisco and General Manager for WWWW and WDRQ in Detroit.

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    1. I’m happy to say that the word ARTISAN is being not being used as often as it was a couple years ago. Also, SOLUTIONS. “Your home heating and cooling solutions company.” No, it’s service and repair, not solutions. I think “solutions” is dying out, as is “artisan”.
      Losing GAME CHANGER would be a SEA CHANGE.

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      1. Whenever I hear about something that is “beloved” and “iconic,” I just want to puke. Especially when the “icon” hasn’t been around as long as some of the shirts in my closet.

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        1. I would argue that the iconic movie actors have all passed away, and that many were actually beloved. Time will tell which of the current bunch will deserve those labels.

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        2. Here’s the only legitimate use of “iconic”:

          J.M. Smucker acquires Hostess, maker of iconic Twinkies, for $5.6 billion

          “Beloved” would also apply.

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    1. “K-Kiss in Pittsburg”. The first oldies station I ever heard, late 1961. I was in USCG boot camp in Alameda.

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  17. This will also be a blow to cable tv unless Comcast and other cable operations work some sweet deals with streaming services. Either way, this revenue will be lost. (carriage fees)

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  18. KONG 16 or KZJO 22 possibly. KFFV 44 already has the popular MeTV. These are stations that don’t show up on many of the streaming services.

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    1. With September only a month and a half away, I am surprised a new local affiliate hasn’t been announced yet.

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  19. I am curious if any Seattle TV stations have yet announced that they will soon carry the CW network, following the recent announcement that KSTW 11 will drop the CW and go independent come September?

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  20. Nexstar Media Group said stations it owns in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Tampa, Florida, will become affiliates of The CW starting September 1.

    Nexstar bought control of The CW from Warner Bros. Discovery and CBS parent Paramount Global, and CBS announced it planned to drop the network at all eight The CW affiliates it owns.

    CBS also owns The CW affiliates in Atlanta, Seattle (KSTW 11), Detroit, Sacramento and Pittsburgh. Nexstar vowed The CW would continue to reach 100% of U.S. TV households. CEO Perry Sook said he expected a bidding war among stations seeking The CW affiliation in some markets.

    The CW’s new affiliates are WPHL Philadelphia; KRON San Francisco; and WTTA Tampa. All of those stations are currently affiliates of Fox’s MyNetworkTV and will continue to carry MyNetwork on digital broadcast channels.

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  21. The latest ratings survey shows Conservative talk “The Patriot” in the basement with the HD2 channels. And, when will Lotus step up and change the format at 101.5 KPLZ?

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  22. Here’s a question for the Morning Jocks, past and present… How did/do you make your show different from all the others on the dial?

    I’m not a Boss Jock. I’ve never tried to be someone like a Lan Roberts, Shotgun Tom Kelley, or any other of the jocks who blazed the trail before me. I came from a background in news and talk radio, and had to transition into being a disc jockey, thanks to small market job attrition. So my influences were those in news and talk.

    I approach my morning show like, “I’m your neighbor, who just wants to play some great music for you.” Yes, there is the news and sports stuff, but – where I can – I’ll interject some aspect of my life (where appropriate) into show prep. I try to start each hour of the show with something personal (but not too personal). And I always end the show with something uplifting, to give listeners something fun to leave with.

    In this time of syndicated shows, the encroachment of A.I., and the decline of small market radio, my question remains: how did/do you make your show different from all the others on the dial? I’d love to hear what others have done.

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    1. There was a lot of competition in morning radio (1990) when I was the morning jock at 85 KTAC. I played the music and injected humor now and then. I competed as much as a Tacoma/Pierce County station could have at that time. Most of the heavyweight talent was on Seattle FM. My objective was to keep it upbeat and have fun.

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  23. KMRE-LPfm public radio is moving to 88.3 fm this month, Sunday June 11. The station description from the website: As a community powered independent media organization, KMRE showcases programs created by local community members…discover a mix of social justice, educational, conversational, local music, variety show and specialty music programming.

    I tuned in on Saturday and the station was playing Southern Gospel music.

    “Whatcom Community College (WCC) and Kulshan Community Media/KMRE 102.3 FM (KMRE) announced their partnership that will create new opportunities for WCC students and a new home for the community radio station. KMRE will now be affiliated with and headquartered on the WCC campus.”

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  24. Streaming is the future of RADIO, nothing new in that statement. How are stations going to stand out among the tens of thousands of competitors? Jackson Del Weaver & Keith Samuels discuss this on the Media Insultant podcast. https://t.ly/9tpE

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  27. One more item of interest that Rich Brother Robbin had his hands on: Bill Drake’s BOSS Radio. The last paragraph of this sums up what you and I have been talking about, i.e., the demise of real radio to the corporate bean counters.

    THEY OUT DRAKED DRAKE: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2008/dec/10/blurt3/

    Now it’s time to take that walk… and listen to those Oldies again!

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. That article from 2008– so much damage has been done since then. Can local radio stay afloat along with other streaming options? Radio has to adapt and improve content. I don’t see that happening.

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  28. Send that RichBroRadio URL to your phone… and you can listen while you weed, walk, or just lay around listening!

    I figure there’s almost 9-hours of GREAT RichBroRadio Oldies listening time.

    Somehow, someway, this Oldies stream needs to be RESURRECTED as a full-time, 24/7 endeavor! I’m thinking about it.

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  29. Thanks for the lead! Lotsa good stuff to listen to this weekend. RichBroRadio had the deep cuts rarely heard on terrestrial oldies stations–when there were such things.

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  30. Ahh, Jason, we’re in luck! A fellow by the name of Steven Green has quite a collection of Rich Brother Robbin’s “RichBroRadio.com” internet streams from a few years ago, untelescoped, each about 45-minutes long that automatically segue to the next stream from a different day/time.

    You might like the flavor of these, as they’re what I call WHOLESOME OLDIES, definitely not of the “cookie cutter” blend.

    https://archive.org/details/02-rich-brother-robbin-radio-may-18/01+Rich+Brother+Robbin+Radio+May+17_+1.mp3

    Also, Green has amassed a HUGE number of airchecks from all over the place and they’re archived here:

    https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Steven+Green%22

    That last link will keep your ears occupied for days on end!!!

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  31. So, KVKVI must have some money behind it because donations won’t support royalty fees.
    KGY in Olympia has a good selection of syndicated Oldies programs at night and weekends that sometimes play “lost oldies” or oldies I don’t hear in the regular KGY playlist. KGY also has a quality, local air staff. But, the KGY playlist isn’t rich enough for my taste. It needs to be wider and deeper. It’s not bubble gum, but it is cookie cutter oldies.

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  32. Murder, for sure!. Management doesn’t hire the people that can make the format work. It requires live bodies, tweaking the playlist.

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  34. Jason, et al… Gotta question. Who was the KOMO TV-4 Meteorologist BEFORE Ray Ramsey? I wanna say is first name was Bruce – and he was a pilot. This would’ve been in the early 1960’s. He was killed while landing a Cessna 172 *(I think!) with a tailwind, instead of landing into the wind like we normally do. Anybody know, or perhaps has a copy of the article? Thanks so much!

    JR

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    1. Dic Gardner was KOMO TV’s first weather man, joining as the station took to the air in 1953. Gardner also co-hosted the late afternoon ladies program as “the handy man”. Gardner started at KMO 13 in Tacoma before joining KOMO 4. He was a writer and had several novels published. He left Seattle in 1954 to pursue his writing career.
      Marge Anderson replaced Dic Gardner. KOMO gave her the title, “Miss Weather”. She was soon replaced by Anita Busek. KOMO began airing select programming in color about that time, the late night news was one of those programs. In 1957, Busek left KOMO TV and became the Program Director at KBLE 1050 AM. She was replaced by Bruce Caldwell. Caldwell died when his private plane crashed in 1960. Also killed were Caldwell’s wife and their adopted son who was only 6 months old.
      Howard Reiquam, a professional member of the American Meteorological Association was the KOMO weather expert during the 1960s. Reiquam was also the meteorologist at Boeing. Reiquam was replaced by Ray Ramsey in November 1965.

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      1. Dic Gardner is the weather man whose name I could never remember while talking about them on this forum. In 1953, my buds and I were 14 but one had a sister who was 20 or 21. She and Dic Gardner were an “item” for a time. She was a Western Airlines stewardess back when the main qualification was to be a beautiful girl.

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      2. Thanks Jason! I found the original article from Idaho, June 1, 1960, here:
        https://www.lmtribune.com/flashback/elk-river-plane-crash-fatal-to-four/article_1607df19-f7e9-57fd-8f04-c1015e564a05.html

        With warm June weather and with 5-souls on board, his Cessna 172 was probably over gross weight. That combined with a higher density altitude *(air is thinner on a hot day) and a tail-wind, most likely those factors sealed their fait. Really sad. Bruce was an excellent weatherman.

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  35. I don’t think there is enough of an AAA audience to support a commercial station any longer, even in Seattle and that KPNW FM has a limited shelf life. I wager that KPNW FM will flip to Smooth Jazz by December 2024. Research will prove there is as much an audience for that as there is for AAA or 24/7 Traffic & Weather.
    KIXI ownership considered turning to listener-supported funding before flipping to brokered programming and has now flipped back to “more music”. As much as I would hate to lose the Oldies & Standards of KIXI, I don’t see that station surviving much longer without FM (the HD channel is not the answer) and a very slight tweaking of the playlist.

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  36. We should start a dead pool for certain stations in the Seattle market. KPNW FM, KIXI, KJR AM, KPTR, etc.

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  38. Another one of my pet peeves… Companies that talk about how they are branding their radio station. But that is not what a brand is.

    Brand is the cumulative perception of a company’s products over time. – Elon Musk

    Yes. Thank you, Elon.

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  39. Beautiful Music stations are fading away. But here are a few that live online:

    AccuRadio: Beautiful Music
    http://www.accuradio.com/beautiful/

    Beautiful Instrumentals.com
    http://beautifulmusicradio.blogspot.mx/

    Beautiful Music 101
    https://radio.streemlion.com:1665/stream

    Easy 94: Pensacola, FL
    http://easy94.com

    Escape: Sirius-XM Radio (Subscription only)
    http://www.siriusxm.com/escape

    Hits on Guitar
    https://radio.streemlion.com:2315/stream

    Hollywood Candlelight and Wine
    http://www.radio.net/s/hollywoodcandlelight

    Humboldt 101
    http://humboldt101.com

    Illinois Street Lounge – Soma FM
    http://somafm.com/illstreet/

    Instrumentals Forever
    http://instrumentalsforever.eu

    JIB On The Web: Tribute to WJIB-FM, Boston
    http://jibontheweb.com

    KABL Radio: San Francisco, CA
    http://kablradio.com

    KHOY: Laredo, TX
    http://khoy.org

    KJBM: Los Angeles, CA
    http://kjbmradio.com

    KLUX: Robstown/Corpus Christi, TX
    http://klux.org

    KNCT: Killeen, TX
    http://knct.org/knctfm.htm

    Kozey Radio
    https://thebreez.com/listen-now-to-kozey-radio/

    Lovely Instrumentals 101.5
    https://live365.com/station/Lovely-Instrumentals-101-5-FM-a65725

    Radio Cherry Hill
    http://live365.com/station/Radio-Cherry-Hill-a84169

    Radio Instrumental Gold
    http://radiosgold.com/goldinstrumental

    Radio Soft Music No Stress
    http://streema.com/radios/Radio_Soft_Music_No_Stress

    Radio Scalla
    http://www.radioscalla.com.br

    Seeburg 1000
    http://seeburg1000

    Sweet Melodies
    http://sweetmelodies.radio.net/

    The Breeze
    http://www.thebreez.com

    The Lake Breeze
    http://thebreez.com/the-lake-breez

    The Oasis – Modern Easy Listening
    http://theoasismel.com

    The Peach
    http://www.iheart.com/live/the-peach-8812/

    WEMP: Two Rivers, WI
    http://wemp989.com

    WFLM – World’s Finest Listening Music: Crown Point, IN
    https://thebreez.com/listen-to-the-worlds-finest-listening-music-wflm/

    WJST: Jet Set Radio
    http://wjstjetsetradio.live

    WQEZ-DB / Beautiful QEZ: Birmingham, AL
    http://qezradio.com

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  40. Who would have guessed that each station has a history dating back to its founding?

    KIRO was owned by Queen City Broadcasting Company. In 1869, Portland real estate speculators had begun touting Seattle as “Queen City of The Pacific Northwest”. The nickname caught on and stuck until the scarecrows running the Convention and Visitors Bureau decided to call it the Emerald City.

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      1. I think the Visitors Bureau can take a cue from the JP Patches program, judging by the current state of the place, and just refer to it as The City Dump.

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  41. Just curious about “gag reels”. I was fortunate enough to get in the industry before all-digital audio was a thing. At my first, second, and third stations – we kept an archive of recording session/on-air bloopers and fails, which we would air at our station Christmas parties. We’d all laugh hard, and relay stories about a client, news story, or just what was happening at the station at that time. Right now, I’m working on a small archive project, from my first station, KXLE.

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    1. In the Outer Limits episode “Galaxy Being”, the radio station call letters are KXKVI.
      Yes, KVKVI Radio’s call letters are very close…..because we love the Outer Limits…and MGM Entertainment owns the rights to the call letters KXKVI.

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    2. Dang! My ears have been glued to the Internet Stream of KVKVI with Music Mike since you first mentioned it here, Jason. Talk about a FANTASTIC oldies playlist in the +4,000 tune category! A little old, a little newer, but all in all a superbly selected song list that keeps ya movin’ like no other. And the KVKVI jingle package is spot on.

      While KVKVI seems to have a wider spectrum of tunes, reaching into the 90’s hits and those that were down the Billlboard 100 top list, Rich “Brother Robbin” Werges with his oldies internet stream RichBroRadio had narrowed in on more of the classic oldies from the late 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, doing his internet stream from Oceanside, CA and later from Tuscon, AZ.

      We’ve missed RichBroRadio Oldies for the past couple of years, so KVKVI is refreshing to say the least. Better than ANYTHING on Seattle radio today!

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  44. KOL — Vincent Kraft did not operate KOL and the call letter history quoted by ChatGPT is false. The call letters were (MAY 23, 1922) KDZE, later KFOA, KOL, and in 1975-KMPS in that order.

    KJR call letters were never KFC.

    The J.P. Patches program was always on KIRO 7, not KSTW 11.

    KIRO 7 did not launch a 24 hour tv news channel in the 80s/90s.

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  45. Chat GPT can be used with caution. See if you can spot all of the errors in these station histories, compiled by ChatGPT in less than 4 minutes total time.

    —-Tell me the history of KJR radio—

    KJR is a radio station in Seattle, Washington, and it has a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1922. Originally, the station was known as KFC, and it was one of the first commercial radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

    In 1932, the station’s call letters were changed to KJR, and it became one of the most popular radio stations in the region. KJR played a key role in promoting the emerging genres of rock and roll and rhythm and blues in the 1950s and 1960s, and it was known as “Seattle’s King of Rock and Roll.”

    During this time, KJR was home to a number of popular disc jockeys, including Pat O’Day, who later became a prominent concert promoter, and Lan Roberts, who was known for his distinctive on-air persona and catchphrases.

    In the 1970s, KJR shifted its format to adult contemporary music, and it remained a popular station throughout the decade. In the 1980s and 1990s, the station went through a number of ownership changes and format shifts, including a brief stint as a country music station.

    In the 2000s, KJR returned to its roots as a classic rock station, and it remains one of the most popular radio stations in the Seattle area today. The station has also been recognized for its community service and charitable work, including its annual “Toys for Tots” toy drive.

    —-Tell me the history of KOL radio Seattle—

    KOL was a radio station based in Seattle, Washington, with a rich history dating back to the 1920s. The station was founded in 1922 by Vincent Kraft and was originally known as KFKB, which stood for “Kraft Foods Kountry Broadcast.”

    In the early years, KFKB primarily aired farm reports and other agricultural programming. However, the station eventually expanded its programming to include news, sports, and music.

    In 1927, KFKB changed its call letters to KOL, which stood for “Kraft of Listening.” The station continued to grow and became one of the most popular radio stations in the Pacific Northwest.

    During the 1930s and 1940s, KOL was home to a number of popular radio programs, including “The Breakfast Club” and “The Lone Ranger.” The station also played a key role in providing news and information during World War II, with correspondents reporting from the front lines.

    In the 1950s and 1960s, KOL shifted its format to rock and roll, and it became known as “Seattle’s Home of the Hits.” The station was home to a number of popular disc jockeys, including Pat O’Day and Dick Curtis.

    In the 1970s, KOL shifted its format again, this time to adult contemporary music, and it remained a popular station throughout the decade. However, by the 1980s, the station’s ratings had declined, and it eventually changed ownership and format.

    Today, KOL no longer exists as a separate entity, as its frequency was merged with another station in the 1990s. However, its legacy lives on in the memories of those who grew up listening to the station and in the history of Seattle radio.

    —-Tell me the history of KIRO TV Seattle—

    KIRO TV is a television station based in Seattle, Washington, with a long history dating back to its founding in 1958. The station was originally owned by the Bonneville International Corporation, which also owned several radio stations in the Seattle area.

    When KIRO TV launched, it was the first television station in Seattle to broadcast in color, and it quickly became one of the most popular stations in the region. In the early years, KIRO TV aired a mix of local news, sports, and entertainment programming.

    In the 1960s and 1970s, KIRO TV expanded its news coverage, becoming known for its in-depth reporting and investigative journalism. The station was also home to several popular local programs, including “J.P. Patches,” a children’s show that aired for more than two decades.

    In the 1980s and 1990s, KIRO TV continued to grow and evolve, adding newscasts and expanding its coverage of local and national news. In 1995, the station became the first in the region to launch a 24-hour news channel, known as KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

    Today, KIRO TV remains a popular and trusted source for news and information in the Seattle area. The station has won numerous awards for its journalism, including several Peabody Awards, and it has a reputation for providing in-depth coverage of local issues and events. KIRO TV is also known for its community outreach efforts, including its annual “Warm Hearts, Warm Coats” coat drive.

    —-Tell me the history of KSTW TV Tacoma

    KSTW TV is a television station based in Tacoma, Washington, with a history that dates back to its founding in 1953. The station was originally owned by the Tacoma News Tribune, and it was the first television station to be based in the Tacoma area.

    In the early years, KSTW TV aired a mix of local news, sports, and entertainment programming, including a popular children’s show hosted by J.P. Patches. The station also aired syndicated programs and movies, as well as local public affairs programming.

    In the 1980s, KSTW TV became an affiliate of the CBS television network, and it began airing popular shows like “Murder, She Wrote” and “60 Minutes.” The station also expanded its news coverage, launching a newscast known as “Northwest Afternoon,” which focused on local news and events.

    In the 1990s, KSTW TV changed ownership several times, eventually becoming part of the Viacom family of television stations. During this time, the station continued to air popular network programming, including shows like “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Survivor.”

    In recent years, KSTW TV has continued to evolve, adding newscasts and expanding its coverage of local news and events. The station is also known for its community outreach efforts, including its annual “Home Team Harvest” food drive.

    Today, KSTW TV is a popular and trusted source for news, entertainment, and information in the Tacoma and Seattle areas. The station is affiliated with the CBS television network and continues to air popular shows and sporting events.

    —-Tell me the history of KCPQ TV Tacoma—

    KCPQ TV is a television station based in Tacoma, Washington, with a history that dates back to its founding in 1953. The station was originally owned by the Clover Park School District and broadcast on a limited basis, airing educational and instructional programming.

    In the 1970s, KCPQ TV expanded its coverage and became a full-time commercial station. The station aired a mix of syndicated programming and local news and events coverage, and it quickly became one of the most popular stations in the Tacoma area.

    In the 1980s, KCPQ TV was sold to Kelly Broadcasting, which continued to build on the station’s success. The station expanded its news coverage and added new programs and features, including “Nitebeat,” a late-night talk show that aired for several years.

    In the 1990s, KCPQ TV was sold again, this time to the Tribune Company, which owned several other television stations across the country. Under Tribune’s ownership, KCPQ TV became an affiliate of the FOX television network and began airing popular network shows like “The Simpsons” and “Beverly Hills 90210.”

    In recent years, KCPQ TV has continued to grow and evolve, adding newscasts and expanding its coverage of local news and events. The station is also known for its community outreach efforts, including its annual “Joy of Sharing” toy drive.

    Today, KCPQ TV is a popular and trusted source for news, entertainment, and information in the Tacoma and Seattle areas. The station is affiliated with the FOX television network and continues to air popular network shows and sporting events.

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  46. I’ve dabbled in ChatGPT, just to see what it could do. I asked it to create biographies for a few fictional bands, as well as poems for foodstuffs, like grilled cheese. Each time, the A.I. was frighteningly quick with a creative response. I’m experimenting using ChatGPT for writing 30 seconds spots. I’ve seen a couple of examples that – sadly – are more creative than some efforts I’ve seen over the past 30 years. If you are an A.E., writing lazy copy, get ready to be replaced by A.I. for your tail-end sale.

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  47. Can ChatGTP replace the disc jockey on the radio? I gave ChatGTP this command and these are the results.

    give me intros to each song in the Top 40 tunes for this week in 1969, limit each intro to about 10 seconds
    Sure, here are intros to some of the top songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of March 1, 1969:

    “Everyday People” by Sly & The Family Stone – This funk classic starts with a groovy bassline and then bursts into an energetic chorus.

    “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and The Shondells – This psychedelic rock song opens with a dreamy guitar riff and features a catchy chorus that builds to a powerful crescendo.

    “Touch Me” by The Doors – The legendary Jim Morrison starts off this song with a sultry spoken word intro before launching into a classic rock anthem.

    “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations – This upbeat pop song begins with a memorable trumpet melody and features catchy vocals and a sing-along chorus.

    “This Magic Moment” by Jay and the Americans – This romantic ballad opens with a gentle piano melody and showcases the smooth vocal stylings of lead singer Jay Black.

    “Games People Play” by Joe South – This country-infused pop hit starts off with a catchy guitar riff and features insightful lyrics about human nature and society.

    “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye – This soul classic begins with a memorable drum intro and showcases the iconic voice of Marvin Gaye as he tells the story of a brokenhearted man.

    “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival – This rock and roll classic starts with a swampy guitar riff and features the soulful vocals of lead singer John Fogerty.

    “Time of the Season” by The Zombies – This psychedelic pop song opens with a haunting keyboard riff and features the smooth vocals of lead singer Colin Blunstone.

    “Hooked on a Feeling” by B.J. Thomas – This upbeat pop hit begins with a memorable “Ooga-chaka” chant and features catchy vocals and a driving rhythm section.

    It depends on how you word your request to ChatGTP. The results are often disappointing. But, you can bet that if it could replace DJs, radio stations will pay for an artificial intelligence source rather than paying hourly wages.

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  48. 95.7 KJEB is #1 in the latest PPM ratings. It still has THE JET moniker but has lost the KJR call letters. The JEB is Seattle’s Feel Good Variety of the 80’s and More, according to the liners. No duh! The second song was a tune-out for me, but amongst all that coal there may be a few diamonds, I thought. So I hung in for a longer listen. And hit a stack of spots. Bouncing over to the iHeart KJEB web page, I reviewed the playlist. In the past hour, listeners heard Van Morisson’s Brown-Eyed Girl, which to me is a sign. I’m guessing there are 400 or fewer tunes in the whole KJEB playlist and these have been played to death over the past decade or so. The list probably comes from Consultants-R-Us, was listener-tested, and given a stamp of approval for a cookie-cutter format you will hear in all major markets. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” because after one song they were back into a commercial-promo break. I then got Rick-rolled. Yep! They are never gonna give it up, never gonna change the playlist, too shy to say it, they know the game and they’re gonna play it. I’m out after 20 minutes. That’s all I can stand and I can’t stand no more! I had to JET.

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  49. I make my living off the evening news
    Just give me something-something I can use
    People love it when you lose,
    They love dirty laundry

    Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
    I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear

    Come and whisper in my ear
    Give us dirty laundry

    We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blond
    Who comes on at five
    She can tell you ’bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
    It’s interesting when people die

    Can we film the operation?
    Is the head dead yet?
    You know, the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
    Get the widow on the set!

    Kick ’em when they’re up
    Kick ’em when they’re down
    Kick ’em when they’re up
    Kick ’em all around

    excerpts from DIRTY LAUNDRY by Don Henley

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  50. How much was Ed “Kookie” Burns making each week from his tv program, 77 Sunset Strip? $500, according to an Earl Wilson newspaper column of 1960. Adjusted for inflation, $1.00 in 1960 is equal to $10.10 in 2023. Burns’s salary equals $5,050 in 2023 dollars.

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  53. If you mark your birthday by saying you are thankful for “another trip around the sun” I will not acknowledge your birthday and might never speak to you.

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  54. Seattle School District sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok over harm to kids; proceeds will finance flak jackets, G. I. Joe helmets in a rainbow of colors, and lethal, yet age-appropriate, weapons for all students, pre-k and up. Interschool rivalries will be “a heck of a lot more excitin’ than paint ball ever was”, promises spokesperson.

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    1. The ar-15 rifles will help liven up those student-teacher battles in the classroom. Fights in the average Tacoma area high school about every two weeks, police are often called in, from what parents and students tell me. Big brawls. Trans, queer, cross-dressing teachers and students. Students don’t respect teachers, bathrooms are the place for sex between students, some bathrooms are locked part of the day because of these activities. Trans indoctrination or grooming by teachers, critical race theory and pronoun emphasis are a few of the problems. Home schooling might be a better alternative since so many parents are unemployed or refuse to work, or work from home.
      Remember the days when guys like Eddie Haskell were the biggest pain in the ass at school?

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  56. Hello… I have a question related to the early days of KVOS-TV 12 in Bellingham.
    I was just reading online David Richardson’s excellent 1981 book on the radio-TV history of Western Washington, “Puget Sounds” It can be found at:
    https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/STATION%20BOOKS/Puget-Sounds-Richardson-1984-.pdf

    In it, he goes into detail regarding the struggle Rogan Jones had getting Channel 12 on a firm footing financially. One step that was eventually deemed necessary was moving the station’s transmitter to Mount Constitution on Orcas Island, so as to reach the Greater Vancouver and Victoria markets rather than just Bellingham.

    I had always thought that the station’s signal was based at Mount Constitution from the start in 1953. Apparently I was mistaken. But that then makes me wonder, where was the Channel 12 transmitter located originally? Anyone know?

    I also found it fascinating to read that Jones didn’t have the $$$ needed to buy that initial transmitter, so he had his engineers put their own together — the visual portion manufactured in one location and the audio portion in another. Pretty creative! I admire Jones for what he was able to accomplish on a shoestring budget.

    I also have one more question relating to the Channel 12 signal. In 2008, then-owner Newport Television filed an application to the FCC to build a digital transmission facility for KVOS in Granite Falls in Snohomish County. The proposed location would have provided city-grade coverage of most of the Seattle area while remaining within 15 miles (24 km) of Bellingham, as required by FCC rules. It would effectively have made KVOS a Seattle station. However, it would have significantly diminished its reach into Canada. But this application was dismissed by the FCC on July 16, 2009.

    I know virtually nothing about the technical aspects of television, but I am pretty sure that in the old analog days, a strong Seattle-area signal for Channel 12 would have caused some problems for the signals of both Channels 11 and 13, correct? But in the digital era, would that no longer have been a concern?

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        1. Thanks, Jason. The history cards you show here are for KPUG, though, and not KVOS/KGMI. I also didn’t know whether AM radio and TV are technically compatible off the same transmission site.

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          1. That’s what happens when I try to multitask. I don’t think the answer to your question would come up in the old Broadcasting Yearbooks either. Perhaps someone reading these pages will be able to answer the question.

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          2. I found an article in the Herald from shortly before the move to Orcas that mentions the existing transmitter on Yew Street. So yes, it broadcast off the same tower as KVOS radio.

            Most AM sites aren’t at a high enough elevation to be ideal for TV, but as a technical matter a TV transmitting antenna can be mounted on an AM tower. In Cleveland, Channel 3 and 1100 AM shared a tower during the period they were co-owned by NBC.

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  57. A snippet from Ron Upshaw’s remembrance of Dori Monson…
    We were each well informed, and tried our best to communicate what we genuinely believed. We just happen to see things differently most of the time. I never took it personally when he enthusiastically disagreed with me, and I think he never took it personal when I thought he was out of his mind. Both of us respected the fact that at least we were willing to get in the arena and mix it up. Let the chips fall where they may, and be willing to change our minds when presented with compelling arguments that shed new light on our thinking. That is a rare thing indeed, and it made me respect Dori deeply.

    ** So true. People these days cannot have an honest difference of opinion without canceling/unfriending the other person. Friendship is fleeting, as is life. So few recognize this. Too bad, so sad. No big deal. You can probably count your TRUE friends on one hand. The ones you lunch with, visit when they are hospitalized, celebrate the birth of their grandchild, attend their spouse’s funeral.
    It’s nice when you have a Dori in your life.

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    1. I respect and admire Ron and Dori’s perspective on their differences.

      Sadly the best man at my wedding who was one of my longest friends dating back to the 60’s has in effect cancelled that friendship because of different belief systems. I have no issues that we have different perspectives and have tried to reach out but to no avail. Truly sad.

      BTW I believe social media plays a large part (if not the dominating part) in the conflicts that divide us today.

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      1. No doubt. Social media is a dumping ground for the anger and conspiracies brewing in some very sick minds.

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  58. To: fyi@qzvx.com
    Subject: ABC Superadio 1982

    Dear Jason,

    Happy 2023 to you!!.

    I write you because I be looking for the Demo that ABC DJ Rick Sklar have made fo the project that never is aired in 1982 and I hope that you can help me on this demo an maybe you have the jingle form that time that JAM Creative have made.
    https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/Networks/ABC-Superradio.pdf

    I been an Fam fam for more that 30 years ask if you self looking for something please feel free to ask ,

    Albert From Holland

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  59. I just tuned in to KLYC.
    song
    2-4 seconds of dead air
    song
    2-4 seconds of dead air
    SRN news
    1 commercial for a local client
    3 recorded PSAs
    2-4 seconds of dead air
    recorded voice “It’s 20 after 8”
    song
    song
    SRN sports

    No announcers, just dead air and segues
    Credit for interesting eclectic variety of oldies, mor, country, easy listening 60s and 70s.
    recorded weather and time “It’s 28 to 9”
    Call letters mentioned twice in 45 minutes

    Didn’t we all start out in small town live radio? Too bad it’s all gone. I remember picking up KMCM from north Seattle in the 50s and 60s.

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  60. FOX 13 KCPQ’s meteorologist (ain’t ya glad I didn’t say “weather girl”?) Abby Acone, says “our high temp today will only reach 30 degrees. LET THAT SINK IN.”
    Ugh. I thought about it in the split second it took you to say it. It took so little time to process. I don’t need time to let it filter through the maze of my brain in order to understand that it is going to be very cold today.
    LET IT SINK IN is the new, hot catch phrase. It is over-used and abused on the tv news.

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  61. I’m hearing this too often. People are finding an excuse to use it in conversation. Please, make it stop!!! Now, to describe something that a person really likes, they refer to it as, the chef’s kiss.
    Let me tell you what you can kiss…

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  63. Opening sentence of an actual cable tv spot tonight: “Nicorette knows that quitting smoking is friggin’ hard.”

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  64. “It’s every parent’s/mother’s/job applicant’s/bungee jumper’s/_________’s worst nightmare . . .”

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  65. NEWS phrases we despise:
    “all eyes are on”
    “we are proud to tell your story”
    “this is what you need to know” Can you tell us the whole story and let us take what we want from the story?

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  66. Tough times in the streaming video world – Hulu gives a Black Friday deal to new subscribers, dropping the monthly price of the basic, ad-supported service to $2 per month. What is it really worth? Are subscribers still being over-charged?

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  67. I see this from news anchors and reporters posting on social media. To me, these are glaring errors. It would be nice if they would build in a grammar checker in social media apps. That would slow down quite a few posters.
    Thanks, Dick!

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  68. From apnews.com/:
    “An Argentina soccer fan watches the team loose to Saudi Arabia at a World Cup Group C soccer match, played on a large screen in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos, Aires, Argentina, early Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.”

    Loose or lose? Even the once venerable Associated Press has given up the struggle.

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  69. What’s with the incomplete sentences? Lens Crafters. Because SIGHT. Let’s just have a rapper do their commercials from now on. Stay classy, Lens Crafters.

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  70. WARM 106.9 switched to Christmas music yesterday – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree/Brenda Lee just played. Previous to that, I don’t recall because there was about 10 minutes of commercials. At least, it seemed like 10 minutes.

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  75. People need to stop doing business with tech companies that want to dictate, police and prosecute speech.

    Sat, October 8, 2022 at 3:00 PM

    PayPal has backtracked on a published policy that would have fined users $2,500 for spreading “misinformation,” claiming the update had gone out “in error.”

    “An AUP notice recently went out in error that included incorrect information. PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be inserted in our policy. Our teams are working to correct our policy pages. We’re sorry for the confusion this has caused,” a spokesperson told National Review in a written statement.

    The course reversal comes after the policy changes had started to attract media scrutiny as well as criticism on Twitter. Former PayPal president David Marcus even blasted the company over the implication that it could seize customers’ money for finding their views objectionable.

    “It’s hard for me to openly criticize a company I used to love and gave so much to. But @PayPal’s new AUP goes against everything I believe in,” the cryptocurrency entrepreneur said Saturday. “A private company now gets to decide to take your money if you say something they disagree with. Insanity.”

    Tech titan Elon Musk replied, “Agreed,” in a comment that got thousands of likes.

    The policy update had appeared to authorize the company to pull a significant sum of money from the accounts of users who spread “misinformation,” among other newly listed offenses.

    The new conditions were scheduled to be added to the restricted activity section of the PayPal User agreement effective November 3, the Daily Wire first reported. Changes included prohibitions on “the sending, posting, or publication of any messages, content, or materials” that “promote misinformation.” While the prior policy already forbade “hate,” “intolerance,” and discrimination, the new one would have explicitly applied to specific “protected groups” and “individuals or groups based on protected characteristics.” Identities under this umbrella included race, religion, gender or gender identity, and sexual orientation.

    The firm’s current rulebook doesn’t list these terms. It’s unclear whether PayPal will also pull back these specific prohibitions on “discriminatory” language, or if it is only scrubbing the “misinformation” clause.

    Breaking the rule against misinformation and hate speech “may subject you to damages, including liquidated damages of $2,500.00 U.S. dollars per violation, which may be debited directly from your PayPal account,” the company had originally warned. In a user agreement, account holders accept and attest that the penalty is “presently a reasonable minimum estimate of PayPal’s actual damages” due to the expense the firm incurs by accounting for the violations as well as damage to its reputation.

    PayPal was founded by Peter Thiel, who has invested in a number of GOP rising stars and “conservative” business ventures. Ebay acquired the company in 2002 and has managed it since. In recent years, PayPal has been known to censor or deplatform organizations or individuals for certain political commentary, particularly that which is considered right-wing.

    It recently banned Gays Against Groomers, a group composed of LGBT-identifying people that claims to call attention to the sexualization and medicalization of children via gender ideology and the transgender movement. Minutes later, PayPal’s subsidiary Venmo reportedly barred the organization from access. Evolutionary biologist Colin Wright and journalist Ian Miles Cheong, who regularly expose the dangers of transgenderism for minors, have also been removed.

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  78. WGN Tv News- ((((Breaking)))) McDonald’s Brings Back Halloween Happy Meals Pails — WGN CALL TO ACTION: “Here’s how you get one.”
    To me, this is an advertisement, fluff, filler.

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  79. Tv/radio people need to come up with something better than, “It’s been a wild ride.” to describe their time at a station or their career. That phrase is as worn out as “I want to spend more time with family” and other famous last words.

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  81. A primer for winter in the PNW: TV broadcasts – either network or local – tend to exaggerate their storm reports. It’s a formula: send a reporter “on location”; do a location shot, emphasizing how bad conditions are (although conditions reported are far less severe than is reported), then; cut back to the studio for a weather report.

    In Seattle TV, this usually applies to snow in the forecast. Every station with a newscast will do the same thing. Junior-most reporter (usually, a new hire) gets sent up to the top of Snoqualmie Pass (or an unusually icy street in a King County suburb), and does the “poke and scoop” – a “poke” at the snow on the ground, followed by a “scoop” to show a palm-full of snow. All while there is little to no snow on the ground, or – actually – coming down. Then, a cut back to the studio, where the anchors tell you to stay tuned to their station for “continuing coverage” of the storm.

    If you want to know how bad a winter storm will hit your community, stick to weather updates from your local radio station, NOT Seattle-area TV. They paint with broad brushes, lead with the worst-case scenario, and do not – repeat, do not – give weather forecasts that are applicable to you.

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    1. A weather report to remember on a Phoenix tv station: a young female reporter was sent out to the sidewalk without an umbrella to report that the rain had started. Camera shot of her feet. “As you can see, the tops of my shoes are getting wet.” Seriously. Water droplets. No visible storm of any kind. A big deal was made of it.

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      1. I wish everyone affected by Hurricane Ian a safe time. But, to stay on-point, the MSM has done the same thing with the Hurricane that local TV does whenever Winter comes around. Right now, it’s Hurricane Season. Wind and rain. How many times do we see a report on a hurricane, where the reporter is by a sea-wall, swathed in rain-gear, clutching their hat like it’s going to fly away, telling us that the world is ending… While someone in an aloha shirt casually walks by in the back of the shot, like they are on their way to a Hurricane Party.

        Yes, severe weather happens. But the MSM tends to promote severe weather events to keep viewers in their seats, as opposed to giving accurate information, with precautions for local communities.

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  83. So you’d like a little variety in your playlist?

    Try WTZQ FM95.3 & AM1600, Flat Rock/Hendersonville NC. https://www.wtzq.com/

    I listened to a complete high school football game last Friday night called by the school’s former head coach, with color by a team member from ten years ago.

    I punched the Request-A-Song Button on the home page, asked for Changing Partners by Kay Starr, and complimented them on their assortment of tunes. Less than fifteen minutes later, they played my request and sent me a personal email thanking me and saying they were proud of their eclectic playlist.

    Willie and the Hand Jive Johnny Otis
    Johnny Angel Shelly Fabares
    Too Young Nat “King” Cole
    Walk Through This World with Me Nancy Sinatra
    It’s the Talk of the Town Perry Como
    Let’s Live for Today The Grass Roots
    Words of Love Buddy Holly
    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) ABBA
    It Only Hurts for a Little While Ames Brothers
    Dedicated To the One I Love The Mamas & The Papas
    Feelin’ Alright Joe Cocker
    Un-Answered Prayers Garth Brooks
    I Went to Your Wedding Patti Page
    Devil Woman Cliff Richard
    A Headache Tomorrow Mickey Gilley
    Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton
    Doncha’ Think It’s Time Elvis Presley
    Tears In the Morning The Beach Boys
    Dim All the Lights Donna Summer
    Swing You Can 1932 Louis Armstrong
    Alley Oop The Hollywood Argyles
    Lady (You Bring Me Up) Commodores
    Steppin’ Out With My Baby Tony Bennett
    Sunny Afternoon The Kinks
    I’ll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz) Mariah Carey
    Reelin’ In the Years Steely Dan
    Words of Love The Beatles
    If I Could Turn Back Time Cher
    Don’t Mess With Bill The Marvelettes
    Wonderful Time Up There Pat Boone
    Red River Rock Johnny & The Hurricanes
    He’ll Have to Go Jim Reeves
    Mister Sandman The Chordettes
    Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Elton John
    Yesterday The Beatles
    Hard To Get Gisele MacKenzie
    Tumbling Tumbleweeds The Sons of the Pioneers
    Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight James Taylor
    There Goes My Everything
    Mountain of Love Johnny Rivers
    Calendar Girl Neil Sekaka
    She’s Not There The Zombies
    Believe What You Say Ricky Nelson

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  85. What’s with calling local tv stations networks? I heard this on an E! TV report about KTLA/Los Angeles firing one of their anchors. “No comment from the network” — It’s ONE tv station. Not a network. I hope this doesn’t become a trend.

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  86. My mother had one of his records, Talk Back Trembling Lips. My parents were country music fans. They loved the country music lineup on Channel 11 on Saturdays, one country music show after another from afternoon to late evening.

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    2. Some more deejay ditties:

      From 1963, “D.J. for a Day” by Jimmy Newman, one of just four songs he recorded using his stage name, Jimmy “C” Newman.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv1GgXq4m6Y&list=RDCv1GgXq4m6Y

      From 1965, “Tiny Blue Transistor Radio” the “B” side of Connie Smith’s second top ten hit on RCA, “Then and Only Then”.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWCh6S9qofg

      And these:

      https://www.qzvx.com/2019/06/06/a-few-songs-about-guys-like-us/

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      1. I wish them luck at KRKO/KKXA. Hopefully things improve for advertising income. Radio, with great content, can compete on the Internet. Its a level playing field. The station has the ability of maintaining a local presence and can also be heard practically world-wide. Alongside podcasts and Internet radio, it all depends on the content being offered. Nice article. KRKO. like KGY/Olympia, is a great Oldies choice.

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  89. In the corporate world, FUN is a race to the finish. Productivity. It’s like playing “The Quiet Game” with children. It’s not fun.
    When I was working at AT&T, we had incentives, like higher wages and bonuses, differential pay for special projects. There was always a free turkey to take home at Thanksgiving, a ham for Christmas. Employees with outstanding achievement were well-paid and would receive a plaque or award. I have one in a box in my garage.
    And then, sometime in the late 1980s, things started getting weird. Incentives became a bag of Skittles candy or a Snickers bar. Games, like children would play, were incorporated into the incentive scheme.
    Being the cynical pain in the ass I was, I refused to play their games. I opted for incentives having to do with money. They refused. I held my ground and did the bare minimum. The union got involved. I won.
    After retiring from AT&T with a nice pension and excellent benefits for life, I found that other corporate jobs were the same. Employees were expected to do more for less.
    I refused to play for Skittles. You can put balloons all over the office, it is still a dismal place to be. The only sales incentive I played for was a new Apple Mac, which I won. The rest of the time, I sat out the games.
    There is NO FUN at a corporate job, and I don’t hear good things about any other employer out there.
    RADIO was fun. And, yes, I also showed up on my day off. And stayed late. That was early in my radio career. As I entered corporate radio, I found that we were micro-managed, as at AT&T. No fun there.
    You can’t fake fun. It’s either a real part of the job or you end up treating the employee like a child.

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  90. When I got into radio in 1966, there was only one reason. Fun. Not the big paycheck. I traded a Teamster trucking job paying $156 a week (back then, two bits got you a gallon of gas or a schooner of beer) for $92.31 a week to be on the radio in Kalispell, Montana.

    I couldn’t wait to go to work, it was so much fun. I even hung out at the station on my day off.

    Now, all these years later, Inc. This Morning newsletter reports that “people who have fun on the job are more creative and productive, make better decisions, and get along better with colleagues. They also are much less likely to call in sick or show up late to work than people who aren’t having fun.” No kidding.

    Fun breaks up boredom and fatigue.
    Fun fulfills human social needs.
    Fun increases creativity and willingness to help.
    Fun improves communication.
    Fun breaks up conflict and tension.

    I wonder if today’s corporate radio execs ever think about anything this basic.

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      1. Checks that bounced. Happened to us at KDFL Sumner. Quite unsettling. I don’t recall that being an issue at the other stations I worked for.

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        1. I was doing middays at KLFF and went to cash my check after my shift, only to find the pay account empty. I went back into the station waving my check and loudly proclaiming its rubberness to all as I went to the GM’s office to ask what was up. He promised the check would be good the next morning. I hit the bank on the way to work and got my money. That was the first time our checks bounced. Two weeks later I showed up early to get my check and cash it before my shift. It bounced again, so I pinned it to the wall in the control room and put a sign next to it with big red letters “Another KLFF Rubber Paycheck” and left it hanging there when I went home for the day. Next morning it was in my mailbox. No comment from management. But it was cashable that day.

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  91. NFL+ an app or something being touted during the ESPN Seahawks pre-game. NFL+ ‘this is how we football.’ They are screwing with the language again.
    Tell me again how we pizza? Now, again, how do we football?
    It’s nonsense.
    This is how we boycott your product.

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  92. After years of consideration, avoidance and procrastination, PSM will be testing advertising on-site for the next few weeks. After some initial bugs were worked out, it seems possible this could be a long-term effort. Of course, all funds go toward the continued maintenance and improvements to PSM, hosting, apps, and subscriptions. Thank you for your support of PSM and your patience while we craft a workable ad solution for the blog.

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    1. April 11, 2023 — Google ad campaigns have been dropped by QZVX.COM. Funds earned will cover site costs for a good period of time into the future. No more annoying pop-up ads. Woot Woot!

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  93. Jason:

    Just wanted to let you know – announced on air today on the Gee & Ursula show, with Spike O’Neill in for Gee Scott – Seattle radio veteran Spike O’Neill (formerly with the Bob Rivers Show) will be the new, full time host of KIRO Nights from 7 to 10 PM replacing the outgoing Jack Stine (background: Jack chose to leave, he wasn’t cancelled.)

    Spike’s first show is Monday, August 1st.

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  94. This allegedly occurred…

    Reported by the Miami Herald July 22, 2022:
    Two men were sucked into a sinkhole that appeared during a company pool party, Israel authorities said. Rescue crews feared the sinkhole would collapse further as they aided the injured man and searched for the body of the other. The missing man’s body was eventually recovered, authorities said, and his cause of death has not been
    Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article263731153.html#storylink=cpy

    Let’s see, I am no Detective Columbo, but I am guessing the cause of death was related to being drowned when a sink hole opened up under the swimming pool.

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  95. The reports of my death are greatly over rated!

    There may be some that wish this son of a bitch stays dead, but I did not die. I am not married to a Gracie. I am married to Deborah.
    Gracie was my dog who passed away in November.

    What is true is that I have finally retired and as well from broadcasting. Since the summer of 2011 I have been the voice of Tom Read’s ACN and LBS networks. I informed Tom just before the July 4th weekend that I am hanging up the microphones.

    I am 69 and it is time to grow up and get out of radio. 🙂

    I made a few enemies over the years for being a perfectionsist. There is just too much mediocracy. Just because you are on the air, talking and playing records, does not mean you are talented or a star. You are just a disk jockey. Very few rise to excellence as an entertainer.

    ‘Nuff said.

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    1. For being a hater, Gracie had written a very complimentary obituary (removed). If there is any further controversy concerning the existence of Claude Rorabaugh, we will bring in a medium and conduct a seance.

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      1. So actually, Claude should have written an obituary for Gracie, rather than the other way around. I seem to remember Claude being operations manager at KGDN-KBIQ a long time ago, while I was GM of tiny KURB down the road from them. If so, and with Claude being 69 now, he must have started in radio even younger than I did–and he certainly stayed with it longer!

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  96. I used 2400 baud modem with a Tandy 1000 computer. Purchased in about 1992. With a dot matrix printer the whole thing cost me about $1500 at Radio Shack.

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  99. I am not familiar with either of those names. I was fairly familiar with KPUG jocks till about 1975. If he was there, probably a short term employee.

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