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November 30, 2012

Marty Riemer says goodbye

Riemer

from the KMTT website

by Marty Riemer , posted Nov 30 2012 5:08PM

Fifteen years in any job is a long time, but in radio years that's like 80.  So I would like to announce here to you that after 80 years (really just 15) at The Mountain I have decided to move on.  December 20th will be my last day on the air.

When I signed with The Mountain 15 years ago, I was a fan of the radio station.  I wanted to work here because it's always a dream for a DJ to be able to work at a station they listen to.  I could never have imagined back then what a wonderful journey I was embarking on. 

It's been a tremendous run, I've met amazing people, and been introduced to some great artists.  Mountain listeners are genuinely fun, smart, interesting and engaged people, and it has been my extreme pleasure to be a small part of your lives. 
But all things must end, and sometimes staying in one routine for too long makes you lazy.  At least that's what I'm blaming my laziness on.  So, I've decided to embark on a new adventure. 

You may say (especially if you're my wife... or my parents), "Hey, that sounds interesting, what exactly are you going to do now, Marty?"  The answer is, I don't know for sure (sorry, honey), but I bet our paths will one day cross again. 

And besides, I'm not leaving until December 20th, which is like 2 years in radio time.
 
So once again, thank you for all you've given me over the years!

Posted by on November 30, 2012 at 08:13 PM |

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Mike Barer

The voicc of the Mountain!

Posted by: Mike Barer | November 30, 2012 at 10:54 PM

Arty Ziff

15 years? Didn't he get CANNED and then brought back?

Posted by: Arty Ziff | December 02, 2012 at 11:43 AM

GOPer

15 years in radio. He should try 20 in the Military.

Posted by: GOPer | December 02, 2012 at 12:44 PM

Michael

He's most likely leaving because the Mountain has become KZOK lite. Did we really need another "classic rock" station? That's like 4 or 5 now.

Posted by: Michael | December 03, 2012 at 06:11 PM

Chris Chronic

I would agree, The Mountain is less of a AAA station, like KINK is in Portland, in fact the Mountain's PD went to KINK.

Posted by: Chris Chronic | December 03, 2012 at 06:52 PM

Terrie Watson

If you have an HD radio, you can listen to old style Mountain Music before they went Lite KZOK. It use to be a Delta Blues station, but it's now the old Mountain

Posted by: Terrie Watson | December 11, 2012 at 08:03 PM

M.F.S.

Yeah, too bad the Mountain has chased off all of those "fun, smart, interesting and engaged people" for an audience that can't get enough of "Jet Airliner." KMTT's devolution to mindlessly repetitive "classic hits" is the most aggravating format change in Seattle radio in at least two decades.

Posted by: M.F.S. | December 12, 2012 at 05:46 PM

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