You have entered an incorrect email address! However, the station's origin dates back to earlier broadcasts conducted by the station's first owner, Vincent I. Kraft. Brink had not been happy under the more-music format. In 1981, KJR celebrated it's 60th anniversary, with special broadcasts covering different decades from KJR's storied past. "[46] In the 1960s, under the programming guidance of Pat O'Day, the station was top rated in Seattle and well known for introducing the Pacific Northwest to many recording stars such as Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Merrilee Rush and the Ventures.[47]. Pat weighs in on the true meaning of decades of hydroplane racing and hydro culture in the Northwest. Throughout the '80s he was an announcer and/or engineer at the best mix and biggest variety of Spokane radio stations; including KKER (The Sam & Pam Show), KZZU, KISC, PD of KJRB, and the voice of KAYU-TV. He certainly mimicked him is some ways, but was also very much himself. Lockwood, who got his start in Seattle on KING-AM, had a long run at KJR 1976 to 1991. Lockwood was the lead in Model Shop (1969), the American debut by French writer-director Jacques Demy. He was 74. Volunteer to help people understand their Medicare options! Topics Police Blotter, Gary Lockwood, KJR, Seattle, Radio, Airchecks. He started in afternoons 3-6pm in '76; went to mornings 5:30am to 9am in 1981. Victor Stredicke, "KJR Owner has faith in AM-radio venture", North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, "Amateur Radio Stations: Seventh District", "Alterations and Corrections: Broadcasting Stations", "Amendments to Regulations, Broadcasting Stations", "Broadcasting Stations, by Wave Lengths, Effective November 11, 1928", "KOMO, KJR in Seattle Exchange Call Letters", "10 8 81 do you know me Gary Lockwood KJR 95", "New Century Assumes Seattle Stations; Management Named", 1090 The Patriot Launches in Seattle; KJR Moves Exclusively to 93.3, "Stop the insanity: Bidding for Nelson's bone chips reaches $23,600", "Bird apologizes to fans for making wager", "Seattles 950 Am Sports Show Host "Softy" Is The Ultimate Loser", "Mitch Levy Exits KJR Seattle Following Prostitution Sting Arrest", "Sounders FC announces iHeartMedia as new radio broadcast partner, with 950 KJR AM becoming radio flagship of the Rave Green", List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia, List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KJR_(AM)&oldid=1140837377, Sports radio stations in the United States, 1922 establishments in Washington (state), Radio stations licensed before 1923 and still broadcasting, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 01:00. I never asked why he moved to a mountain in North Carolina, I just hope he found peace there. The series co-starred Robert Vaughn as Lieutenant Rice's immediate superior, Captain Raymond Rambridge. RIP Gary Lockwood, KJR star from '76-'91, Dead at 74 If Bird won the bet, Levy agreed to purchase Storm season tickets. Pat helps solve a 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair mystery about a local parody folk song. I missed him when he left KJR..never listened to that station after he left.. A true Seattle Radio Legend was Lockjock. KJR this week hired Gary Lockwood away from KING-AM, placing him in the afternoon time slot, 2 to 6 PM. Jack Evans still with us? Debbie Deutsch does traffic and Chet Rogers is in the newsroom.KJR's broadcast tower was *573 feet tall* (nearly the height of the Space Needle and a 50 story building) located next to the west waterway and Seattle's Elliot Bay (picture at 12:30 into this aircheck). I was 14 when he was on KING, then in my later teens when he was at KJR, then early 20s into the KZOK days. [7] He was a one-year letterman for legendary Coach Red Sanders in 1956 and is listed as Gary Yurosek in official UCLA Athletics records. [4] Lockwood is best known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), [5] and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the Star Trek second pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966). KJR was the Washington IMG College Network's flagship station from 2002-2014.
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