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1990-1999 KATU News Tonya Harding 

KATU News 2-16-1991 — Tonya’s Triple Axel

December 7, 2017 Peter Paltridge

At the moment I’m posting this, Margot Robbie is about to play Tonya Harding on the big screen in the

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1980-1989 Faces And Places KATU 

The Hydrotube — Faces And Places, 12-9-1982

March 2, 2017 Peter Paltridge

Did you know that in the early 80’s, nearly every mall in Portland had a water tube ride? Now you

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1980-1989 KATU Teletext Weirdities 

KATU Newswire Screen — October 16, 1985

February 19, 2017May 4, 2019 Peter Paltridge

This is one of the rarest finds we’ve ever found — over ten minutes of the KATU newswire screen! During

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1980-1989 AM Northwest KATU Tom Peterson 

AM Northwest With Special Guest Tom Peterson — 1984

April 29, 2016July 25, 2016 Peter Paltridge

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

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1980-1989 AM Northwest KATU 

AM Northwest Opening — 1984

April 29, 2016 Peter Paltridge

The AM Northwest opening from 1984.

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1980-1989 AM Northwest KATU 

AM Northwest Opening — 1981

April 28, 2016 Peter Paltridge

With Margie Boule and The Boz.

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1990-1999 KATU News 

KATU Blizzard Promo — December 1990

March 2, 2016 Peter Paltridge

The news doesn’t wait long to exploit dramatic events for commercial gain. This aired a mere two days after the

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1990-1999 KATU News 

December 19th Blizzard Report — 1990

February 26, 2016 Peter Paltridge

This sudden blast of cold and ice brought Portland some of the lowest temperatures ever recorded here (we’re talking single

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1980-1989 KATU News 

Portland’s Anti-Tourism Campaign — July 1982

November 29, 2015 Peter Paltridge

In the 1960’s Portland experienced explosive growth and attempted to put a cap on it. Interesting back then, a thousand

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1980-1989 KATU Sign-Off Sequences 

KATU Signoff Sequence — 1981

September 29, 2015May 5, 2018 Peter Paltridge

At the dawn of the 80’s, the “This Is Oregon” signoff was replaced with this until KATU expanded to a

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