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1980-1989 KATU Mt. St. Helens News Weirdities 

Mt. St. Helens: The Full Bosom

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025 Peter Paltridge

One of the earliest video clips ever uploaded here, and one of the most famous, is where KATU news reporter

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1990-1999 KGW Meier & Frank News 

Meier And Frank Downtown Fire — November 4, 1992

April 12, 2025April 11, 2025 Peter Paltridge

On the same day as the Senatorial Candidate Burglary, some nut set a pile of clothes on fire at the

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1990-1999 KGW News 

Election Eve Burglary — November 4, 1992

April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 Peter Paltridge

Two days before the 1992 election, US Senate candidate Harry Lonsdale had his house broken into. As you can see

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1990-1999 News Radio 

End Of 62 KGW Radio — June 26, 1991

March 30, 2025March 30, 2025 Peter Paltridge

Broadcast media in Portland started with 62 KGW Radio in 1922, the first station Portland had. 69 years later it

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1980-1989 KPTV News 

KPTV News: Carter / Reagan Campaigns — September 1980

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 Peter Paltridge

Since VCRs were only a niche possession during the Carter Administration, finding a local recording made during his time in

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1980-1989 KATU News 

KATU Nightcast — February 14, 1984

February 18, 2022December 31, 2024 Peter Paltridge

That evening’s top story: an urgent government recall on Muffins of Death. Appeared after the Sarajevo Olympics on February 14,

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1990-1999 KGW News Tonya Harding 

News 8 Tonya Harding Promo — March 10, 1991

December 11, 2017 Peter Paltridge

Shortly after Harding’s triple axel, KGW News 8 ran a feature story on her. We don’t have the story, but

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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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1990-1999 KGW News 

Is Portland Getting Too Big? — 1991

March 12, 2016 Peter Paltridge

The concerns of the average Portlander have changed significantly in 25 years, wouldn’t you say?

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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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