Nate Dawson

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Those late 1970s and early 1980s years were something else entirely, a time when the jocks were the main event and the music almost felt like background noise. I remember tuning in and hearing Steve D…

It wasn't chasing ratings or playing the same five pop songs on a loop like every other station. They focused on deep, unhurried conversations about art, literature, and local history, things you just…

That hard-edged delivery was a perfect fit for the talk radio era when AM dials were dominated by guys like Bob Grant and Rush Limbaugh, who built their careers on being blunt and unapologetic. Laura …

I always thought KEXP’s real magic was in the Americana and alt-country scenes, way before folks called it “roots music.” They’d play dusty old 45s from Uncle Tupelo and early Ryan Adams stuff that ne…

Back in the day, the folks tuning into KUOW for news and discussion were the ones who actually read the newspaper and wanted more than just soundbites. It was the crowd that valued a long, uninterrupt…

You really had to be there in the late 80s and early 90s to feel it. That station breathed life into the freestyle and Latin soul scenes that were bubbling up from the Mission District and San Jose, g…

Back in the day, KROQ felt like a secret club you were lucky to be in on. It wasn’t just the music, it was the whole vibe-the DJs sounded like your buddies goofing off, not some suit reading a script.…

Man, WBCN felt like the wild, rebellious older brother to WAAF's more polished cousin. WAAF played the hits and had that tight, professional rock sound, but WBCN was all about the messy, chaotic spiri…