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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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1990-1999 KATU Weirdities 

Whale Of A Tale (Exploding Whale) — 1970 & 1996

November 13, 2020 Peter Paltridge

For more information on exploding whales, check your local library. (Not a joke — look for “The Exploding Whale” by

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1990-1999 Blazers Weirdities 

Bust-A-Bucket — 1992

May 30, 2019 Peter Paltridge

Laugh if you will, but Bust-A-Bucket is a pleasant memory for me, synonymous as it is with the last year

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1990-1999 AM Northwest KATU Weirdities 

“Hi, I’m………”

March 2, 2019 Peter Paltridge

AM Northwest, January 1990 “Hi, I’m Tracy and I’m shopping for napkins” is how I’m introducing myself at parties from

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1980-1989 AM Northwest KATU Weirdities 

Shirley MacLaine Discusses Jim Bosley’s Butt Chakra — 1989

January 21, 2019 Peter Paltridge

THIS……IS……GLORIOUS……

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1980-1989 KGW Weirdities 

KGW News — September 13, 1989

September 6, 2018 Peter Paltridge

There’s a wild story behind this one. It’s a donation, but it could have been a larger one. By that

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1980-1989 Advertising Ramblin Rod Weirdities 

Ramblin Rod Sells Toyotas — 1984

November 6, 2017 Peter Paltridge

While most people remember Rod Anders for his Ramblin Rod persona, he was a man of many buttons. Here’s a

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1990-1999 Advertising KPDX Weirdities 

Why You Can’t Look At An Eclipse

August 20, 2017 Peter Paltridge

Does it make more sense now?

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1980-1989 Weirdities 

KBOO Singer — 4-14-1988

February 21, 2017 Peter Paltridge

She probably thought no one was listening, or if they were, nobody out there was preserving it. She had no

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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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