To be honest, things have not improved since the last Sam & Pam tape. This one features a couple editions of “Low Budget News.”
Pictured is the KKER tower atop the Delaney Building in downtown Spokane. It was originally the historic KSPO, and is now “Money Talk 1230 KSBN.”
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W-K-R-P – ish. I like it. The tower on top of the building also reminds me of KTOY Tacoma. Good times!
I love history.
You had a fun show, Sam. Pam’s laugh is infectious. I would have been a regular listener.
I’d like to know more about the station, a little Class IV among several regional powerhouses.
Also, how did Sam and Pam get together, and where did she go when this on-air partnership ended?
I agree. Take it from a regular subscriber of the Electric Weenie, clean, silly, humor in the morning was the way to go. The Sam & Pam program has our seal of approval here at PSM.
KKER had previously been the all news station, KSPO 1230. When KSPO ran into financial trouble, they switched to a lower overhead country format in an effort to save the station.
When I was offered the morning show, I considered the fact that KKER was an AM station with a weak signal in financial trouble, but I didn’t care. Hey, it was morning drive!
When I arrived, Pam was the Sales Manager at the station. After a month or two, newsman Neal Gladner departed, and Pam transitioned to the morning show. She had previous on-air experience, and more importantly, our names rhymed.
Unfortunately, not even the country format could save KKER, and after six months the station went dark. I went back to engineering and weekend announcing at KGA, and Pam headed for Anchorage, Alaska.
Thanks so much for “the rest of the story,” Sam.
Welcome back home to the Northwest SAM
I recall a Mark Dolan at LH Bates’ radio broadcast school. Good guy. Same?
Excellent! Don’t know who your fav Jock were, but I hear just a little Charlie Brown and Lockjock in your delivery. Really good, same with your KJRB air check. Could do this show in almost any market and succeed today!