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The Early Years Of KUOW
KUOW recently began its seventh decade on the air in Seattle. In the second installment of a three-part series exploring the history of KUOW, Feliks Banel
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The Golden Years Of Radio In Seattle
It’s been more than 60 years since KUOW first went on the air in Seattle, but local radio history goes back a bit further than that. In the first
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This NOT Just In: The Last Episode Of J.P. Patches
Chris Wedes passed away earlier this year after a long battle with cancer. Wedes was the host of the long-running JP Patches Show on KIRO TV and one of the region's most beloved figures. "This NOT Just In" looks back to the final weekday episode of the popular program, back in December 1978.More stories from This Not Just In
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UW 150: Downtown Real Estate Helps Fund University
In Downtown Seattle, near where the Fairmont Olympic Hotel now stands, history was made back in 1861. The University of Washington was founded at this spot by a small group of local boosters, with the blessing of the Territorial Legislature.
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How We Mourned John Lennon Before The Internet
John Lennon was murdered 30 years ago. We'll look back at how Seattleites mourned the death of the former Beatle in a time before the Internet, social media and cell phones.Read the full transcript here.
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Hijack, Ransom, Parachute Plane Jump: The Unsolved Mystery Of D.B. Cooper
On November 24, 1971, a man who is referred to as D.B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 on a flight between Portland, Oregon and Seattle. He extorted $200,000 in ransom, and parachuted from the plane. A look back at the hijacking which has become legendary in the Pacific Northwest and the rest of America.Read the full transcript hereMore stories from our series This Not Just In
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"War Of The Worlds" Broadcast Touches Off Panic In Pacific Northwest
On October 30, 1938, Orson Wells' infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast across the nation. Fake news of a Martian landing fooled a lot of people on the East Coast, especially around New Jersey, where phony live reports described the alien landing site. But the most infamous panic of all didn't happen in the East. And it wasn't just a single person. It was an entire town, and it happened right here in Washington state.Read the full transcript hereMore stories from our series This Not Just In