1970-1979 – For Portlanders Only

Mother’s Day Ads — KATU 1975

Various Mother’s Day-related ads that aired on KATU May 8, 1975. Fascinating stuff. Donated by Agendath

If you’re curious who won, you can see the victors here: Page 1 Page 2 Donated by Agendath

In the 1970s, Portland had a local chain of music stores called Everybody’s Records. They bought an entire two-minute ad

Here’s a Ten Piece Queen Bed Package that isn’t from Tom or Gloria Too. Donated by Agendath

This is not as “zany” as Rainier’s later ads, but not entirely serious either. Donated by Agendath

Wow! Someone found a KATU recording from May 8, 1975 — the earliest tape we will EVER see at FPO.

Wow! Someone found a KATU recording from May 8, 1975 — the earliest tape we will EVER see at FPO.

April 14, 2021 Peter Paltridge

If you think THIS is groovy, wait’ll you see the next one. Animated by Lisberger Productions, who would later be

If you spent all day surrounded by high-end video equipment, could you resist the temptation to goof around with it?

You might recognize this as KATU’s signoff sequence from the late 70’s. It was first shown clean, sans the voiceover