1980-1989 – Page 9 – For Portlanders Only

Tom Peterson: Free Is A Very Good Price — 1988

July 26, 2016 Peter Paltridge

This man treated us like royalty. 100 free movies AND $20 off our cable bill? AND there are a whopping

July 26, 2016 Peter Paltridge

And now there are none. No Tom Peterson either; he passed the day I posted this.

July 25, 2016 Peter Paltridge

These ads were synonymous with Franz Bread in the 80s. Ran for many years, they did.

July 25, 2016 Peter Paltridge

At the time, all the video games being satirized here were new. It’s a great (and rare) ad, but even

July 25, 2016 Peter Paltridge

This is the longest version of OPB’s best station ID (in my biased opinion), used from 1986 to the mid-90’s.

AM Northwest from Thanksgiving Day 1984, with Tom Peterson! Hey, they needed something to compete against the parade. What a

April 29, 2016 Peter Paltridge

The AM Northwest opening from 1984.

April 28, 2016 Peter Paltridge

With Margie Boule and The Boz.

March 4, 2016 Peter Paltridge

Why do I love this so much? Is it the extreme datedness and really primitive synth? Probably. I wish I

Sometimes, this happened instead. Since I wasn’t around for this era, I have no idea how often the light bulb