September 11 Reports From KGW — 9-15-2001
My dad said he taped a lot of material in and around the 9/11 attacks, but he apparently DIDN’T LABEL
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Author: Peter Paltridge
The End Of Meier & Frank — 2002
Meier & Frank was one of Oregon’s oldest companies until it basically ceased to exist once it moved to LA
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Peter Jennings In KATU Studio — February 9, 2003
“Next stay tuned for World News Tonight, starring that guy over there — GAAAAAAA WAIT A MINUTE”
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Outrageous Audio ALL MONTH LONG — 2006
Featuring the “ALL MONTH LONG” dancers! Recorded September 11, 2006
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Tom Peterson Bedroom Set — 2004
The Queen Bed Package remained mostly the same and was pitched in exactly the same way for at least ten
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Earliest Known Portland Cable Teletext Footage — 1980
Cable TV used to have a channel about its channels — a teletext schedule that scrolled endlessly. It was scored
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Super Bowl Fever At Tom Peterson’s — 1990
These spots aired during the NHL All-Star Game on January 21, 1990 — one week before Super Bowl XXIV.
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Field Trip To Alpenrose Dairy — 1990
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Don’t touch an udder unless you’re a trained professional.
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Future KATU Reporter Shilling For Ross — 1995
Elaine Murphy was a reporter for KATU in the late 90s, but here she is just before that point working
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Special Report Interrupts Town Hall — KATU 1995
A rather blase episode of Town Hall is spiced up by a sudden special report. We’ll never know what mistake
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