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Broadcast Anniversary of Seattle TV Legend
This week marks 53 years since Seattle TV station KIRO came on the air, and 53 years since J.P. Patches was first seen by local viewers.
In honor of the occasion, I wrote a piece for the SeattlePI.com and had J.P.'s alter ego Chris Wedes lead me on a video tour of the original KIRO studios atop Seattle's Queen Anne Hill.
Chris, J.P. and the old KIRO facility are fascinating reminders of the Golden Age of Local Television, when the reach of broadcast signals helped create regional boundaries; defined marketing areas for (sometimes) quirky regional products; and generated countless cultural references that helped create a community feel across dozens of communities. It was a different time!
(Posted by Feliks Banel)
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