Old Seattle Radio Saturday: art simpson at KOL, 1960

Art Simpson was a mainstay at KOL for several years in the late 50s and early 60s. A Top 40 from that period that shows the lineup of talent on the station.

Lan Roberts 5-9a
Art Simpson 9a-12p
Ron Bailie 12-3p
John Stone 3-6p
Gary Todd 6-9p
Les Williams 9-12mid
Tom Phelan 12mid- 5a

Note that Lan Roberts – a KJR legend in later years – was doing mornings at KOL in 1961. He returned to KOL in 1968. (thanks Bill Taylor).

Comments

[Puget Sound]

Hey B'lam
Anychance some of your old time radio pards have airchecks or such to post of these great shows. It would be fun to get a blast of the past.

[Chuck Taylor]

Hey, is that the same Tom Phelan I knew at the Seattle Times?

[Dave (not dave ross)]

is that ron bailie from the bailie school of broadcast?

[Ray]

Does anyone remember Al Cummings? He used to be one of the top personalities in Seattle, mostly working at KING 1090 when Dorothy Bullit owned it.

[Jason Remington]

Al Cummings also spent many years at KTNT AM Tacoma and did some TV on KTNT Channel 11

[Lucas Foxx]

Air-Checks. Yes. I'm not from around here. I'd love to hear something to go along with the pictures and stories ytou share.

[bob]

Normally I am bored to tears by talk radio. The programming usually seems a bit repetitive and the content is uninteresting.
That was until I discovered WPRR 1680 AM. They have the best variety of shows for public radio that I’ve heard in a long time.
It’s a Grand Rapids Community Radio, and being a Michigan native, I get a sense of pride by supporting and listening to this station.
What’s really neat though, is they offer podcasting right off their website, so if I don’t have time to listen to the program at its regularly scheduled time,
I can just download it and listen to it whenever I want!