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KATU

1980-1989 KATU 

Billboard Valentine — February 1983

February 14, 2022February 15, 2022 Peter Paltridge

Check out the sweet shot of 33rd and Powell circa 1983 in this one: Also, useless thing I remember #5957:

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2000-2010 KATU KGW Weirdities 

That’s Not A Hair Question — January 2007

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Peter Paltridge

This week marks the anniversary of that time Adult Swim promoted their series Aqua Teen Hunger Force by installing neon

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1980-1989 KATU KGW 

Bud Clark Inaugural Interviews — 1985

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Peter Paltridge

Yes, we lost former Mayor Bud Clark on the day I posted this one. Maybe if I was better at

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2000-2010 KATU 

9/11 Promos From KATU — 2001

September 11, 2021September 10, 2021 Peter Paltridge

About that last bit…no, it wasn’t the most unusual message delivered that day. It’s not included, but there was a

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2000-2010 KATU 

Peter Jennings In KATU Studio — February 9, 2003

August 31, 2021August 29, 2021 Peter Paltridge

“Next stay tuned for World News Tonight, starring that guy over there — GAAAAAAA WAIT A MINUTE”

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1990-1999 KATU Town Hall Weirdities 

Future KATU Reporter Shilling For Ross — 1995

August 12, 2021August 9, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Elaine Murphy was a reporter for KATU in the late 90s, but here she is just before that point working

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1990-1999 KATU Town Hall 

Special Report Interrupts Town Hall — KATU 1995

August 11, 2021August 9, 2021 Peter Paltridge

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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1990-1999 Advertising KATU 

1992 In Thirty Seconds — KATU

June 9, 2021June 5, 2021 Peter Paltridge

In fact, you could just sum up the whole year in TWO seconds by editing this down to the waterskiing

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1980-1989 KATU KGW KOIN 

Corbett Building Implosion — May 1988

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Peter Paltridge

The Corbett Building stood where Pioneer Place is now and had downtown Portland’s only Fred Meyer on its first floor

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1980-1989 KATU Weirdities 

Version Of Sally Field Speech With KATU Bug Plastered On It

March 27, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Because it was there, that’s why.

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