December 1975 – Craig Hamilton was a handsome kid, great voice and charming personality. KUPY was his first gig out of broadcast school. An L.H. Bates Broadcasting alum dies in a strange manner. There had to be more to the story.
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Very nice article! Did you know Mr Hamilton?
Craig Hamilton was a fellow student in the broadcast school, LH Bates Vocational-Technical in Tacoma. The circumstances surrounding his death made no sense.
Jason…you got that right. Strangled by being entangled in his telephone cord? Sounds like some strangling cause they preferred to not disclose back in the day.
Something nefarious, that is my suspicion.
The news article is incorrect. It was never investigated. Cover up I should know, I’m his sister. I know the truth and lived with it my entire life. I’ve been on the Biz since college. He was my best friend