Year: 2008
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Northwest Rock Legend Pat O’Day Comes Back Home
He’s been called the “Voice of the Hydros” and the “Founding Father” of Northwest’s ’60s rock renaissance. But before he was a disc jockey, a pioneering concert promoter, a hydroplane-race announcer and now a drug-and-alcohol treatment center owner — before Pat O’Day was any of those things, he was a Tacoma teenager named Paul Berg…
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Red Around Town: October 4
Some notable passings: Actor Paul Newman has died from cancer at the age of 83. One of his quotes: “It’s absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career…” Newman is survived by his wife Joanne Woodward and five children. He was an amazing actor and his movies…
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Reditorial: Anything But Vanilla
“A little love goes a long way.” That old saying is so appropriate in today’s broadcast scene. Most on-air performers are in it not for the money but for the love of the business. I began my career when radio was sexy. Today young people opt for the movie business, animation, the computer world, recording…
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Norm Pringle enters the Hall in Victoria
It was a gathering of Victoria’s pioneer “garage” and rock and roll bands to salute new entries into the Victoria Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame. I was there to induct Norm Pringle, the first deejay to play Rock and Roll in Victoria. Norm had a teen show on then new CHEK…
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Where Do You Listen?
I’m running a contest on the Red Rock Diner, asking listeners to tell me where they are while listening to the show. Some of the responses so far: Hi, Red! I usually listen to your program while driving back to Washington after having spent a couple of days in Vancouver with my husband. In its…
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Carol Burnett, Petula Clark
The night of September 18 we took in the Carol Burnett Show, part of the Global ComedyFest going on our town. After the show we had the chance to go backstage and talk with the actress. I told her that I had met Harvey Korman years ago when he came to town to promote a…
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Russell Peters at the “Rock”
Kevin Statham photo This photo with Russell Peters was taken backstage at the River Rock. I was there to get a Global TV interview with the comic. He is an engaging personality and continues to wow audiences throughout North America. I found out that he is the only North American comic to ever do stand-up…
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Red Around Town: September 13
No sooner had I hung up my typing fingers working for TVWeek than tons of news breaks out. Crave FM and Superhits 650 CISL have just hired a Program Director to replace the departed Eric Samuels. New PD Ronnie Stanton is from Australia and will make sure that the ratings aren’t way “down under”… Another…
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TVWeek photos, VMI awards
It has been a busy month and a half. Two highlights come to mind. My final column and front page cover of TVWeek magazine was an awesome thing to behold. The photographer took some wonderful photos and the one photo that everyone compliments me on is the silhouette shot taken inside the Red Robinson Show…