HANSEN BAKING Co., Seattle, and JORDAN BAKING Co., Tacoma; using 504 announcements on KIRO, KOMO, KMO and KTAC Tacoma, KXRO Aberdeen, all Wash., plus 60 announcements on KING-TV Seattle to promote Sunbeam, new brand name. Agency: Elliot, Goetz & Boone – San Francisico [1952]
THIS AIR FORCE sergeant, Morris T. Smith of McChord Air Base, won a Hillman Minx automobile from KTAC Tacoma, for writing the winning slogan in a promotion contest there recently. The slogan: “There’s good listening all the while at 850 on your dial, KTAC Tacoma.” At the presentation are (I to r): Joseph Henderson, British Car Sales; Sgt. Smith; Fred McDowell, KTAC account executive; Mrs. Smith, a Japanese war bride, and Warren J. Durham, KTAC manager.
Broadcasting Magazine 1953
Steve Barron is searching for audio of a radio show produced by his uncle at some time in the 60s/possibly early 70s. The program aired afternoons, 12-1pm on KUOW-FM and was called “La Hora Mexicana”.
If you have audio, or promotional articles concerning this program, let us know here at the blog. Thanks!
Completing negotiations atop a mattress for a 52-week series of spot announcements on the KTNT (TV) Seattle All-Star Movies, are (1 to r) Danny Dever, station account executive; John Sparrowk, vice president of the Englander Mattress Co., buyer of the spots; Ken Wilson, Seattle sales manager of the Englander Co., and Warren Reed, emcee of KTNT’s All-Star Movies. — 1957
KBLE FM circa 1967
… KBLE becomes KUBE FM in February 1982
George Lester and Ron Bailie join KOL Seattle, Wash., as air personalities. Al Cummings joins KAYO Seattle, as program director and air personality. He formerly was with KOL. — February 1961
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John Stone, program director for KJR Seattle, joins KOL, in similar capacity. Lan Roberts and Jerry Kay join KOL as air personalities. Roberts was air personality with WTIX New Orleans, Mr. Kay served with KLOQ Yakima.
Keith Miller appointed general sales manager for KTNT-TV Seattle-Tacoma. –August 1961
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Buzz Barr, Production Director, KVI Seattle, joins KOL as air personality. –April 1965
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William Wippel, owner-manager of KOFE Pullman, and Martin Tobin, newscaster at KIRO and KOL, named newscaster and news director, respectively, at KIXI-AM-FM. –August 1965
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Dick Curtis, with KJR Seattle, appointed program director for KOL. –December 1967
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Air personalities . . . are you creative enough to be original? Are you doing someone else’s thing . . .a play thing . . . or you own thing . . . ? Contact Lan Roberts, Program Director, KOL—Seattle. [1969]
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Robin Mitchell, with KOL, named program director and operations manager. –June 1970
Michael Kostov, production director, KTAC, joins KVI-FM Seattle as production-creative director. –March 1980
Peg Dempsey, account executive, KTAC, named general sales manager. –February 1981
Tom Jeffries, program director, WZZP Cleveland, joins KTAC, in same capacity. –March 1981
Steve Armstrong , production director, KTAC, named air personality . Bob Cochran, from KTNT Tacoma, succeeds Armstrong. –April 1981
KTAC applied to the FCC to change city of license from Tacoma to Fife, and frequency from 850 to 840. Neither happened.
Bruce Cannon named Program Director of KTAC — May 1981
Harold Greenberg, VP and general manager, KTAC assumes additional duties as VP and general manager of co-owned KBRD –1982
Peg Dempsey, general sales manager, Entercom-owned KTAC-KBRD joins co-owned KKSS – WAYL Minneapolis-St. Paul as VP and general manager. –June 1984
Peg Dempsey, VP and general manager, KMFY(AM)-WAYL-FM Minneapolis, named VP and general manager of co-owned KTAC-KBRD Tacoma –July 1986
KTNT Tacoma, won the Tacoma Ad Club’s third annual award for the most original local radio commercial of 1958. The spot, created by KTNT’s program director, Don St. Thomas, and retail sales manager, Stan Johnson, was for a local cafe.
[March 1959]
Saturday, May 19, 8:14 am
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