Today is the 15th anniversary of the very first Record Store Day, to celebrate and support independent retailers of recorded music around the U.S. Voula's is an old-school diner along the north side of the Ship Canal, still going strong with a distinctive recipe of tasty breakfasts. Lockwood has been married two times. I may play 36 today, he said. In 1982, Lockwood married actress and businesswoman Denise DuBarry. Listeners (7) View all. Pat weighs in on the true meaning of decades of hydroplane racing and hydro culture in the Northwest. It's easy to be accused of fearmongering regarding crime, but Seattle residents might have good reason to be concerned for their safety. actor, Best remembered today as astronaut Frank Poole in the. I couldnt wait to hear him(almost, dailyand, one day in particular)break up Chet Rogers, when they did, Police Blotter! That one day, Chet, totally, blew his news update(right, after, PB), because he couldnt stop laughing! Thanks to everyone who left such wonderful memories about my dad. Steve West was the program director. He attended UCLA on a football scholarship. Gone too soon. Lockwood was Eric Jason, who did the legwork for their articles. Topics Police Blotter, Gary Lockwood, KJR, Seattle, Radio, Airchecks. (MOHAI). L.J., was the disk jockey who had the longest tenure on the "Mighty Channel 95," from 1976-1991. [63], On August 26, 2017, KJR morning host Mitch Levy was arrested in connection with a prostitution sting. Pat ODay passed away Tuesday at his San Juan Island home. It just warms my heart in this difficult time. 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I was the voice of Reverend Jim on Garys show on KJR from86 and KZOK until he retired in 94. Police Blotter Gary Lockwood KJR Seattle 1985 Host "Softy" began a feud with another sports show host in Salt Lake City, Utah after they argued about their predicted outcomes of the Washington vs. BYU game on September 5, 2008. Trisha Lockwood, I remember him befor Kjr and before Kgw, wasnt he on Kgal in Lebanon Oregon? In September 1991 LockJock was yanked from his regular early morning show. KJR plans to keep plunging ahead whole-hog with its sports-talk format. I dig deep for dirt I still use that line around my friends. Hey, theres nothing to this broadcast business! Marty Loken, "Like It or Loop It, KJR's Still No. He attended UCLA on a football scholarship. Aug 5, 2020, 7:34 AM | Updated: 9:24 am, Pat O'Day at KJR Seattle in 1964. Book entitled "An Actor's Odyssey" - a story of his experience as an actor and on working with the famous director Stanley Kubrick. KJR was playing Oldies then. . Gary "Lockjock" Lockwood, a.k.a. Well, I was one who was at the perfect age to enjoy Lockwood. He began his career as a movie stuntman, and a stand-in for Anthony Perkins, prior to his acting debut in 1959 in an uncredited bit role in Warlock (1959). In July 1994, KJR and KJR-FM were sold to a partnership with New Century Management and Ackerley titled "New Century Media" (Ackerley would re-acquire full control of the two stations in February 1998). ), Seattles beloved and long-lost steam locomotive is heading home, Interior Secretary meets with Indian boarding school survivors in Tulalip, Seattles coolest jazz club replaced decades ago by parking garage, Public records request reveals politicians choices for Record Store Day, Voulas recipe includes tasty food, loyal customers, and even Drake, Brock Huard and Friends Rally Around The Fight for First Campaign, Prepare for the next disaster at the Emergency Preparedness Conference. Learn how your comment data is processed. [5] Later that year Kraft was issued a license for an Experimental station, with the call sign 7XC. In September 1991 LockJock was "yanked from. More from . Nationally, Billboard listed "The Witch" as a Regional Breakout Single on Jan. 30, 1965. I worked with him at KJR!! Uploaded by Police Blotter Gary Lockwood KJR Seattle 1985. next gig. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The studios are in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood northwest of downtown. All rights reserved. Basically, that's what show business is all about. For now, anyway. His. I dont think we ever met during my time at KJR. Its Friday afternoon as Debbie wraps up the last traffic report of the week. In 1963, Lockwood co-starred with Elvis Presley in the musical-comedy film It Happened at the World's Fair. You can hear Feliks every Wednesday and Friday morning on Seattles Morning News and read more from himhere. seems tailor-made for Lockwood, who was spinning many of those platters when they were new, China is NOT Our Friend, China is a Clear and Present Danger, China is Our Enemy, Radio Mans fave with Terence Trent Darby. KJR is the Puget Sound region's home of Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio, mostly carrying their national programming, while co-owned 93.3 KJR-FM has local sports talk shows during the day and evening. Then he fired Gary, Garys son Todd, our traffic reporter and me. We all would lament the death of entertaining radio in Seattle when they switched the KJR format. We enjoyed him so much and he always made us laugh. Love and the Phone Booth/Love and the Doorknob (1969), The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman. The Beatles Invade Seattle in August 1964, Pat yanks the Beatles away from the press, and vintage audio captures the moment when he says, Its eight minutes to show time!. Jack had a long career in Columbus, OH like Gary and moved to FL where he worked for WSUN and WQYK. KJR is among the oldest radio stations in the United States, tracing its lineage back to an experimental station in 1920. Dave Muzik Morgan out from Cruz Saskatoon read comments! Gary Lockwood is on Facebook. [8], Lockwood was a film stuntman, and a stand-in for Anthony Perkins prior to his acting dbut in 1959 in an uncredited bit role in Warlock. Any kind. At KZOK, morning guy and longtime Seattle DJ Gary Lockwood was let go this week. Do I, ever, remember Gary Lockwood! KJR is the Puget Sound region's home of Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio, mostly carrying their national programming, while co-owned 93.3 KJR-FM has local sports talk shows during the day and evening. 1". (May 31, 1982 - 1988) (divorced, 1 child), (August 27, 1966 - May 12, 1974) (divorced), Love and the Phone Booth/Love and the Doorknob (1969), View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. like a cowboy. An actor is kind of I should have gotten in contact with him years ago after he moved to FL. [23] KJR was planned to be the key station for a new radio network, the American Broadcasting Company (unrelated to the current ABC radio network), with plans for a nationwide expansion. I worked in Tampa Bay radio in the 1980s and am close friends with a fellow who worked with me at WSUN 620 AM named Jack Evans. In 1981, KJR celebrated it's 60th anniversary, with special broadcasts covering different decades from KJR's storied past. In 2003, Seattle Storm point guard Sue Bird made a bet with morning host Mitch Levy that gained national publicity. On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, which regulated radio at this time, adopted a regulation formally establishing a broadcasting station category, which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619kHz) for market and weather reports. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [8] On February 28, 1922, he resigned his Y.M.C.A. If Bird won the bet, Levy agreed to purchase Storm season tickets. OMG LOCK JOCK !!! Pat helps solve a 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair mystery about a local parody folk song. QZVX Broadcast History & Current Affairs, Your email address will not be published. Many hugs to Lisa (who I met in the mid 80s at a licensing shop in Bothell WA). Its not much, given these crazy times were living in, but I noted that it was in memory of your father. The bet was later amended to include Bird yelling "Harder, Daddy, Harder." A bonding experience for us. 12 3 81 Gary Lockwood KJR! Lockwood, who got his start in Seattle on KING-AM, had a long run at KJR 1976 to 1991. School of Radio Telegraphy. Be the first one to write a review. All goneRIP, AwwGary. [7] Following these broadcasts he began using the KDP transmitter at 7XC. web pages [42][43] KJR became a pioneer Top 40 music station, continuing with this format until 1982. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file . comment. Being prepared before the next emergency arrives is key to preserving businesses and organizations of many kinds. Lockwood, who got his start in Seattle on KING-AM, had a long run at KJR 1976 to 1991. He is perhaps best known for his co-starring role in Stanley Kubrick's iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) as Dr. Frank Poole. Mora, who played for the University of Washington, later said he was only kidding during the interview, but was still fired by the Falcons at the end of the season. As crime increases, our safety measures must too, GSBA is closing the disparity gap with Ready for Business Fund. In High school Kent Meridian. The transmitter is on 105th Avenue SW on Vashon Island.[2]. Metromedia was a New York-based media company with radio and television stations in many large cities in the U.S.[48], As youthful music moved to FM radio, KJR evolved its sound to adult contemporary in 1982, following in KING's footsteps. The deal also includes a promotional partnership with the entire iHeart Seattle cluster and the 80+ concerts and events to be held annually at Climate Pledge Arena.[66]. Lockwood played 18 holes of golf yesterday. He certainly mimicked him is some ways, but was also very much himself. Thus, on May 6, 1944, KOMO and KJR swapped call letters, with the KJR call sign moving from 1000kHz to the less desirable 950kHz. He would star again with Tuesday Weld in his film debut, Wild in the Country (1961), with Elvis Presley. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. They're Back! Robin And Maynard, Crow And West - The Seattle Times Ive got nothing else to do.. Gary Lockwood KJR 05-17-76 - Archive I was 14 when he was on KING, then in my later teens when he was at KJR, then early 20s into the KZOK days. PSRs 6 oclock Sunday Night News with the News You Should Know. Gary Lockwood, KJR Seattle, May 1978 by Retro Radio Joe | Mixcloud "R.K.O. Lockwood was the lead in Model Shop (1969), the American debut by French writer-director Jacques Demy. He began his career as a movie stuntman, and a stand-in for Anthony Perkins, prior to his acting debut in 1959 in an uncredited bit role in Warlock (1959). Gary Lockwood | Facebook What a talent. Hello Trisha. A beloved, giant artifact that was displayed at the Woodland Park Zoo for nearly 30 years is on its way home to the Seattle area. In 1989 he moved to Los Angeles as Assistant Chief Engineer and weekends at KZLA/KLAC. Gary Lockwood is locked in at KJR, 1984. Havent seen him for a while. KJR carried some play-by-play from ESPN Radio, and some of the regular talk shows at night and during weekends. I remember laying out on the grass with my friends in the 70s, bright sunny day during summer break from high school and listening to lockjock on my transistor radio in Everett, Wa. Basically, that's what show business is all about. Gary Lockwood KJR 8-9-77 Addeddate 2021-05-28 20:35:40 Identifier 02-gary-lockwood-kjr-08-09-77 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. [9] with whom he has a daughter Samantha Du Barry-Lockwood, who is an International Yoga teacher, actress, model, and business woman. You have entered an incorrect email address! What more could I have asked for? [7] He was a one-year letterman for legendary Coach Red Sanders in 1956 and is listed as Gary Yurosek in official UCLA Athletics records. Jim on July 8, 2021, Police Blotter Gary Lockwood KJR Seattle 1984, There are no reviews yet. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. "[46] In the 1960s, under the programming guidance of Pat O'Day, the station was top rated in Seattle and well known for introducing the Pacific Northwest to many recording stars such as Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Merrilee Rush and the Ventures.[47]. [14] Later in 1922 KJR's licensee was changed to "Northwest Radio Service Co. (Vincent I. 12 3 81 Gary Lockwood KJR! Police Blotter - YouTube The simulcast lasted until April 11, at which point KJR shifted to all-syndicated programming from Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio, which was moved from KFNQ (1090 AM) as a result of that station's flip to all-conservative talk programming as "The Patriot".[58][59]. Is there a fund or memorial that we can contribute to? on the Internet. How could KJRs Santa Claus the real Santa Claus, by the way be in so many places at once? those were the days . KJR served as the home of the Seattle SuperSonics from 19872006. During a 2006 radio interview[62] with Dave "Softy" Mahler and former University of Washington quarterback Hugh Millen, then-Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim L. Mora said he'd be in the "friggin' head of the line" for the Washington Huskies football head coaching position, if it became available. Trisha, thank you for that. My young daughter and I listened to him every morning while driving from Kirkland to Seattle to her school. It aired its dramas, comedies, sports and newscasts. [4] Lockwood is best known for his roles as astronaut Frank Poole in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), [5] and as Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell in the Star Trek second pilot episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (1966). Theo. I missed him when he left KJR..never listened to that station after he left.. A true Seattle Radio Legend was Lockjock. Jack Evans still with us? He started in afternoons 3-6pm that year; went to mornings 5:30am to 9am in 1981. [34] The next year KJR was sold to Birt F. Fisher, who was unrelated to the KOMO owners. I made a donation to the SHS. Retro Radio Joe. His humor bits were sprinkled between news and entertainment and traffic reports. Rest In Peace my friend. Gary Lockwood is "locked in" at KJR, 1984 - QZVX - Broadcast History RIP Gary. The show's over on Sunday and then you ride off to the Gary Lockwood was born John Gary Yurosek in Van Nuys, California to John and Margaret Emma (Kiel) Yurosek .