This might be wishful thinking, but I think Seattle’s KIXI AM may be the new popular oldies station in town before too long. After the horrid, stupid and just plain dumb transition of Seattle oldies station KBSG to FM talk format, I sent a message to the staff at KIXI (I am a member of [...]
The late night fire in Fisher Plaza [Seattle] Thursday night, shows that housing several important backbones of commerce in one building, may not be the wisest thing to do. The fire, in an electrical vault in the basement of the building, caused a sprinkler system to flood the floor with about two feet of water. Power [...]
I can spend hours on the computer just keeping up with what is going on, or in touch with friends in the business of broadcasting. There is no particular place to start, but I usually get the latest gossip and chatter from the discussion groups at RADIO-INFO.COM Everyone has their opinion on what is taking [...]
When someone like Michael Jackson dies, it is a major news story, equal to the news of the death of Elvis, Sinatra, and US Presidents. The news that Farrah Fawcett died was not quite as shocking in relation to the news about Jackson. We knew Farrah was dying of cancer. Her death, though sad, was [...]
From CNN: (CNN) — Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as “Walk — Don’t Run” and “Hawaii Five-O” influenced countless bands, died Sunday in Vancouver, Washington. Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band. He was 75. The cause was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to [...]
…And remind everyone how absolutely lousy Seattle-Tacoma radio entertainment is. I just got back from attending one of my son’s wedding in Albuquerque last weekend. I had a cool radio in the hotel room. It was a Hyatt, after all. After listening to the stations there, I almost didn’t want to come back. Now, dig [...]
