Anchorage Radio and Television Memories

KENI-TV
Brings Color TV
to Anchorage 
Remember when color TV first arrived in Anchorage? The following is from an interview with Al Bramstedt Jr, conducted by Hilary Hilscher. Al …

Anchorage's First
Live Network Television
Broadcast 
On Sunday, July 20, 1969, at 6:56pm, Anchorage experienced a remarkable event, right along with the rest of the world. It was the very first, satellite …

Ruben Gaines
and Chilkoot Charlie 
How many people did he have in his radio studio? When you listened to his radio program, you heard Ruben, a fellow named “Six-Toed Mordecai”, Mrs. Malone, …

Your Favorite
Anchorage Radio Personalities
Where Are They Now? 
Who were your favorite Anchorage Radio personalities from the 1950s, 1960s and up through the 1970s ? Remember listening to your radio at home, in …

Herb Shaindlin
An Anchorage
Broadcasting Legend  
Herb Shaindlin handed my friend Bob Martin a small cardboard match from one of those flip up match packs you carry in your pocket. Then Herb told Bob …

KWKO Fm Stereo 102.1
Anchorages home of
"Night Flight" 
My broadcast career started with Chet and Jo Gordon, owners of KBYR AM/FM in 1965. Chet tried to sell the FM side. There were no buyers, so he shut …

Bill Kelley
KTVA News Anchor 
Back in 1965, not long after the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, when I began working at KTVA channel 11 in Anchorage, one of the first on-camera staff that …

Koko's Karnival of Klowns 
The Cotton Candy Picture In the picture above, looking from the ground up to the top of the stairs is Karla Fetrow's (the author of this post) oldest …

1964 Alaskan Earthquake
at KTVA Channel 11 
It was March 27, 1964. I had just finished hosting “The Buckaroo Show” on KTVA from the first floor of the McKinley Building. And as the host “Deputy …

President Nixon Meets
Emperor Hirohito
in Anchorage, Alaska 
On September 26, 1971, Anchorage, Alaska television professionals showed the world an historic event. Scroll down to see the video. President Nixon …

The Clumsy
Anchorage TV
Sports Anchor 
The KTVA television director yelled “where's Bob?” With just 10 seconds before he was to begin his live TV sportscast, Bob, our TV sports anchor, had …

Norma Goodman and
Theda Comstock 
They were our friends, whether you knew them or not - Norma Goodman and Theda Comstock came into our homes Monday through Friday to tell us what was happening …

Theda Comstock
and the Emerald Ring 
“It was a cold and snowy night" in Spenard, Alaska, 1969. Along with her husband, Daryl Comstock (D.M. as he was known on KENI -TV), Theda was a business …

Breakfast in Bedlam 
It may have been the most creative and interesting way for Alaskan's to wake up in Anchorage television history - “Breakfast in Bedlam”, with hosts …

Anchorage Television
was Two Weeks Old 
Do you remember when television in Anchorage brought you Christmas and holiday shows two weeks later? When I was a senior at East high school in 1965, …

Anchorage
Romper Room Memories 
"Romper stomper, bomper, boo, tell me, tell me, tell me do. Magic Mirror, tell me today, did all my friends have fun at play?” Those words were spoken …

The Mother Moose TV Show 
In the 1970s, “Mother Moose” premiered on KTVA channel eleven and Anchorage Alaska TV screens were never the same. Later moving to KENI-TV, channel …

Ron Moore
My Anchorage Radio Days 
The following is an interview with the Anchorage Coke Show's very own, Ron Moore. Anchorage Memories – Mike and Mary: Ron, when and how did you …

The Royal Coachman Theme 
The Royal Coachman Theme was written while I was in the Army. An accident placed me in the hospital and recovery area. So, I was watching TV in the …

Norma Goodman
Said What? 
Norma made a face on live TV and said - Before I tell you what she said, let's start at the beginning. Starting with a show called “Hostess House” …

Just Two Field Rats
out for a Burger Not rated yet
I met (actor) George Kennedy when he came to Anchorage in 1983. He was on the Norma Goodman Show when I worked for KTVA. We talked for about an …

Miss Northern Lights
and Mother Moose Not rated yet
Remember this? “It's Mother Moose, It's Mother Moose, there by the cabin in the spruce. Miss Northern Lights the eye delights into the cabin the gang …

Anchorage Radio DJ
Les Snow Not rated yet
The following is from an interview with Anchorage radio personality Les Snow, who's real name is Gene Miner. Anchorage Memories – Mike and Mary: …

Ruben Gaines and
Ed Stevens Not rated yet
These comments were written by my adopted uncle, Robert Knox. He and his wife, Wilma, were journalists in Anchorage between 1951 and 1984. In spite …

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Daryl and the Missing Link Not rated yet
It must have been in the fall of the early 70s, as I recall it was dark in the early evening hours. My husband, Bob, and Daryl Comstock were partners …

Anchorage Radio Days
with Jerry Rose Not rated yet
The following is an interview with one-time Anchorage Alaska radio DJ, Jerry Rose (who's real name is Peter Bie). Anchorage Alaska Memories – Mike and …

The Anchorage Alaska
Rock Jocks Not rated yet
Back in the 1970s in Anchorage Alaska, KAKM channel 7 was producing a local television magazine show called “Southcentral.” Besides local issues, we also …