KRKO's Tim Hunter Talks With....: Recent Episodes
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As the Morning Mouth of KRKO radio in Everett, Washington, Tim Hunter gets to play Everett's Greatest Hits and talk with some pretty interesting people. Listen to the music online, at krko.com. These are the conversations Tim had with the famous and interesting, which are not always a combo.
From now on, Charlye will always be the one that got away and a reminder that tomorrow is not guaranteed. We had planned to do this podcast together after her "Farewell to Radio" show last Friday morning on Classic Country, KXA. It took everything she had to make it through that show and over the weekend, her illness took her away. But she went out the way she wanted and with the most amazing attitude imaginable. Way to go, Charlye!
Paine...Paine...where have I heard that name before? Well, I've known Scott for many years but I thought it was way overdue for us to get together and round up some of those brushes with the famous he's enjoyed over the years. This is our first visit on that topic.
Tim chats with Frank the Hot Dog, who you may have seen out at the Everett AquaSox games. If he's sitting in front of you, he'd be hard to miss.
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter Chats with Joel Tallman. Really interesting story and background on the new Muv Fitness in the Silver Lake Center, just one of many in their Muv Fitness empire, with more on the way!
Everett-based funny guy Adam Tiller and KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter do a deep dive into Adam's career and comedy in general in this episode taped December 15th, 2022.
'Tis the season to talk about things like sleighs and reindeer. I met Libby at a Bothell Kenmore Chamber breakfast a couple of months ago and she had a great story of how she went from being Mrs. Claus to answering one of the most-asked question kids have for Santa and Mrs. Claus. If you're interested in her book, you'll find it at howdothereindeerfly.com
For Pete's sake, I've been interviewing people from KRKO's past as part of our 100th birthday celebration, and we've got a guy still with us that has been with KRKO for over a third of it's existence, Tom Lafferty
KRKO's 100th birthday celebration continues as our resident Morning Mouth chats with someone who was with the radio station 10% of its 100 years and can still be heard on the station today, Moose "Moose on the Loose" Moran!
Yes, another long-time voice in Puget Sound Broadcasting spent some times in the halls and behind the microphone at KRKO before going out and making it big. Enjoy our chat with our buddy, Mark Christopher.
As you can imagine, a lot of people have come and gone over KRKO's 100 years, including popular Seattle talk show host Dori Monson. KRKO's resident Morning Mouth Tim Hunter chats with Dori.
Yes, our resident Morning Mouth goes to the top, and gets a great bunch of history about KRKO, both in recent years and when it began serving the North Sound 100 years ago. Hang on!
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with a guy who along with his family was involved with the radio station over a third of its 100 years, Sparky Taft!
KRKO's Morning Mouth tracks down another alum who roamed the halls of our radio station, Ric Hansen, as we continue celebrating 100 years of serving the North Sound.
KRKO's Morning Mouth tracks down Jeff Conwell, aka "Jeff Chase", who has some KRKO stories to share. Lots of names dropped in this one. Enjoy!
Talk about a home-grown radio talent! Chet Buchanan was about as local as you can get when he started cutting his radio teeth on KRKO. Since those days, he's done so many things!
We've been in the same radio market for over 40 years, but it wasn't until we both ended up at an ad agency called Destination Marketing that Scott Burns and I finally got to work together. We've collaborated on some pretty silly stuff over the years, but more on that later. For now, here's Scott and I meeting for one last cheap Chinese food lunch before he heads off on his big Las Vegas adventure.
The governor came to the KRKO studios to proclaim 2022 "KRKO Centennial Year" as the state's oldest radio station celebrates it's 100th birthday!
Singer, songwriter, music innovator Howard Jones is launching his U.S. tour in the Northwest on June 17th at the Tulalip Resort Casino and KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter got a chance to talk with him about his decades of great music, plus a new album on the way!
How do you get a nickname like "Dirt"? It was playfully attached to Susan Fuelling at the Thirsty Fish Bar & Grill in Seattle because she was "older than.....everybody else at the bar!"
Susan still tells her story of that night in Iowa, many, many years ago, when she heard the last concert ever performed by Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper.
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with his buddy, Lyle Ronglien, after Lyle was given Eagles tickets from one of our KRKO listeners who couldn't make the concert. Hilarity ensued. What would YOU have done?
There's a new voice in town for the Everett Silvertips hockey team. KRKO's Morning Mouth yaks with Casey Bryant, plus enjoy an episode of "Breaking News" with Casey.
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter chats with Sharon Burlison from the Snohomish Senior Center about this coming weekend's Brewfest at Thomas Family Farms, from noon-6pm. It's a huge fundraiser for the Center and a lot of fun!
As usual around Halloween, our KRKO Morning Mouth is on the lookout for your ghost stories. Karin Bagnall Poage heard the request and called Tim to tell him this "gripping" tale. If you've got a story you'd be willing to share, email Tim at tim.hunter@krko.com and connect!
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats again with AAA.com writer, Douglas Scott. This time, about scary movie locations in Washington State
Our Morning Mouth chats with the new kid in town, Brian MacMillan, joining the morning crew at FOX 13. Welcome, B-Mac!
There's so much we don't know about M.J., who is getting ready to ride out into the sunset after a diverse career. We were lucky to have her in the market for the past couple of decades. Class.
Did you know there was pro wrestling in Everett? Find out about the events coming up and how you could become a pro wrestler, as our Morning Mouth talks with Max Zeleski from WacPro Wrestling. www.wacprowrestling.com
Some home movies from my whirlwind trip back to Michigan for the ill-fated Husky game. Yeah, the game itself sucked, but met some great folks along the way, including some Husky fans from Everett! Enjoy! #godawgs
Our Morning Mouth chats with our resident "Mr. Know It All", Tom Lafferty, about our newest Everett residents.
Our resident Morning Mouth chats with Everett's Kristin Christensen, who was just named a fellow for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Nice article on the foundation and the "Hidden Heroes" program at EverettPost.com
Our resident Entertainment expert recently shared a really rough day he was having, so we turned it into a soap opera. Sheesh!
She worked at KRKO, was the host of "Kayla's Beer Corner", then hopped over to Angel of the Winds Arena as Director of Sales and now she's off to Iowa! Tim chats with Kayla Scofield about her days at KRKO and what's ahead!
OK, it's my long-time radio brother Fred Bugg, putting on his Rodney Dangerfield impression to help tell some "It's so hot...." jokes. Find him at www.fredbugg.com
Thanks to Merrill Law, Diedrich Espresso's in Snohomish Country served up free iced drinks on Sunday to help cool down our listeners. So cool. Literally.
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with an old buddy who's now a weather guy down in Portland, who just had to be a little bit warmer than Seattle.
The rivalry never stops.
Our Morning Mouth chats with Melanie about the first-ever Pride celebration coming up this Sunday in Monroe!
Here's both the interview Tim did with Ciscoe, as well as an episode of "Breaking News" with the gardening guru.
So happy for Mark and his wife. They are going to have the ultimate backyard by the time this summer is over.
The Lake Stevens native is back home and entertaining the world with his comedy and positive outlook. Over 5-million followers on TikTok and we've got him for you on KRKO!
Our Morning Mouth chats with Jen about the two anniversaries being celebrated this weekend--Cairn Brewing's 5th and Kenmore Air's 75th!
Oh, if you're a Snohomish County P.U.D. and you'd like to save some money on your electric bill, you're going to want to hear about this!
Good information in here! Baseball is back and the Sox have one of the stronger teams in the minor leagues. See 'em before they call them all up!
Did you know you could get fined $99 if you're out on the waters and don't have a WA State Boater's Card? Rob Sendak of State Parks explains.
His dad started the Shawn O'Donnell chain, with four Irish-American Pubs in the Seattle area, including the original in Everett!
KRKO's Wake Up Wacko Tim Hunter chats with Aimee, the owner of Aimee's Farm Animal Sanctuary in Arizona, where you can cuddle with a cow for $75 an hour. They're booked out four months from now.
KRKO's Morning Mouth, Tim Hunter, talks about the recent "Harry & Meghan" interview with native Brit, Linda Botts.
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with Vasco Rubio, the head coach of the brand-new Everett Jets FC. Isn't Vasco Rubio a great name for a soccer coach?
Our KRKO Morning Mouth chatted with Lake Stevens runner, Austin Johnson, who is going to run for 24 consecutive hours in support of mental health suicide prevention. You can donate and support his efforts here https://www.gofundme.com/f/24-hours-of-hope-runalotathon
Tim chats with the Lake Stevens school teacher that made an appearance on the Tom Hanks Inaugural special on January 20th, 2021, and had the honor of introducing the performance by Foo Fighters.
Tim challenges all KRKO listeners to donate $13.80 to the VOAWW to help with the massive need this holiday season. Jessica explains what all their organization does and how many people it helps throughout the North Sound.
Our Morning Mouth chats with the Mayor of Marysville as the city welcomes back a part of their traditional Christmas kickoff!
KRKO's Morning Mouth reaches out to a friend who happens to be a veteran, local author Vic MIlls, to wish him a happy Veterans' Day.
Keith tells us about what the farm is doing this Halloween season. Sorry, already sold out!
Norm lets us know the museum is re-opening tomorrow with restrictions and limitations, but hey, it's OPEN!
Sian (pronounced 'Shawn') uses her wonderful accent to tell us about an amazing dog rescue effort that was born here in the northwest.
John is wrapping up a lifetime here in Everett. He talks about the city when he was growing up and the massive inventory clearance event he has going on at his store right now, through the end of the year. Pedigo Piano has been in Everett for 66 years!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so you'll be seeing lots of pink on I-5 on October 17th. Why? Tracy Hill explains. If you'd like to join in, visit www.makingstrideswalk.org/EverettWA
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with Mandy Lincoln from the Mariners about the M's "Seat Fleet!"
Tim chats with his long-time radio buddy, Stan Orchard, who attended the Seattle Pop Music Festival in the Summer of '69, in Woodinville, Washington. It was basically the rehearsal for Woodstock, right here in the Pacific Northwest.
With their big Freedom Festival Parade canceled due to COVID, Bothell is trying something different this year.
The honorable Jon Nehring tells us about the Marysville 4th of July celebration, with one of the few fireworks demonstrations in the area.
KRKO's Morning Mouth catches up with his long-time radio brother and new American citizen, Pedro Bartes.
Got a great idea? It could be worth up to $5,000. Get details in this podcast, or visit everettpost.com to connect and suggest your idea!
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with Tom after his election to the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame.
Tim & Scott reminisce about northwest broadcasting legend, Charlie Brown, who passed away this week.
You think 2020 has been a wild ride for you? You won't believe what happened to funny guy Frank King. Find him at thementalhealthcomedian.com
Imagine switching jobs, becoming the spokesperson for a grocery store and a pandemic breaks out. KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter talks with Tiffany Sanders, who gives us tips on modern-day grocery shopping and something new coming to QFC.
Tim checks in with his friend who is dealing with a triple dose of the coronavirus' impact. She owns and AirBnB, a restaurant and a catering company. You're going to love her attitude.
So, if your job required you to fly over to the middle of Coronavirus Country, would you go? Mark is over by Viet Nam on a cruise ship that holds 800 people, but has only 130 or so passengers. And we chatted with him!
Jim and Tim ignore their cold symptoms and talk about the Yardbirds upcoming show at the Historic Everett Theater. Tickets still available, last I heard. https://www.yourhistoriceveretttheatre.org/box-office/ticket-window/the-yardbirds-with-arny-bailey-s-fm69-feat-doug-heath-of-paul-revere-and-the-raiders
Bonnie fills us in on that patriotic demonstration that broke out on the streets of Everett this week, in honor of long-time downtown fixture, "Sam."
The morning after that novel coronavirus was detected in Everett--its first appearance in the U.S.---Cheri Russum from Providence Hospital got on the phone to give us a status report.
We're under snow attack and Kathleen lets us know what the city is doing about that white stuff piling up and invites you to follow along with their progress!
Tim chats with the creator of the 12th Man Skittles IPA, which quickly became their go-to beer with the return of Marshawn Lynch to the Seattle Seahawks! Go Hawks!
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter has a long-standing friendship with channel 4 weather guy Steve Pool, who is hanging up his barometer this week. You may have heard the clips on KRKO, but here's the full conversation Tim & Steve enjoyed.
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with Emmy-winning writer Ken Levine, who also spent five years in the Mariners Broadcast booth. Great guy with a lot of stories to tell!
Roy is bringing his one-man show to Everett and Tim Hunter connected with him about all kinds of topics, from what he wore for Halloween to Paul McCartney asking him to "make him cry."
Deanna and her husband own and operate Thornewood Castle down in Lakewood, WA. Years ago, I spent the night there on Halloween to see if the rumors about it being haunted were true.
So, what happens when you put a sign up in your office window, asking people to send you beers? Back in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sam Hoats had some pretty good luck beer fishin'.
Lester wrote a great article about something I'm pretty sure you didn't know about: Ivar Haglund and the Serial Killer!
This goes back to when I talked with him in January. Since then, Lake Stevens is helping prove the old theory, "No good deed goes unpunished." For that story, see my buddy Dori Monson's update
Yes, they actually have a Hearsefest, with over 100 hearses expected to take part. KRKO's Tim Hunter talks with one of the organizers.
I had such a good time chatting with one of the co-founders of Bantam Bagels and it was such an inspiring story, I thought you'd enjoy getting the full version of that interview.
The comedian checks in to tell us about Compass Health’s 2019 Building Communities of Hope Gala, coming up September 28th at the Tulalip Resort Casino.
Paula, owner of the Wild Salmon Seafood Market at Ballard's Fishermen's Terminal, tells us about the 31st Annual Fishermen's Fall Festival, Saturday, September 21st. More details at http://www.fishermensfallfestival.org
Tim caught up with the longtime member of the group who is now touring with her daughter and grand-daughter.
How did Frost Bakery in Mill Creek celebrate their 10th anniversary? By creating a 40-foot long Smoky Bacon Maple Bar. Mouths watering in 3-2-1.....
Tim (whose dad was born in Scotland) chats with Skye Richendrfer, former mayor of Mount Vernon, Executive Director of the Celtic Arts Foundation and founder of the Skagit Valley Highland Games & Celtic Festival , celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend at Mount Vernon's Edgewater Park.
The biggest inflatable screen on the west coast is right here in Snohomish at the Thomas Family Farm and Tim just had to find out more.
Nope, not about beer. Tim talks with them about their Goat Yoga coming up this weekend.
The Blue Fox Drive-In in the Whidbey Island town of Oak Harbor has recently been named the number one Drive-In in America. Tim chats with the owner of this family operation, Darrell Bratt.
Seriously, this is worth a listen. KRKO's Tim Hunter and Maury the Movie Guy talk about all kinds of aspects having to do with impaired driving. Some great information--totally worth the listen.
Tim talks with one of the last surviving cast members of "The Wizard of Oz" and gets even more behind-the-scenes information on Meredythe from Chaplain Greg.
You may have never heard of Brian Bierne, but the disc jockey turned promoter has some great stories to share.
Tim was determined to talk with Smokey so he rounded up some clips and created a virtual interview. Yeah, he's like that.
KRKO'S Morning Mouth Tim Hunter invite's our resident movie and media expert, Maury the Movie Guy, into the studio several times each week and whenever those two get together, you just never know what's going to happen. Here's a great example.
KRKO's Morning Mouth chats with the drummer and the voice behind all those hits from Rare Earth, Peter Rivera!
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter introduces you to one of his friends, Stephanie Hilbert, who was married to the founder of Earth Day. Yes, THE Earth Day.
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter chats with Mark Farner, the voice and founding member of Grand Funk Railroad, man.
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter catches up with "Angel of the Morning" singer, Merrilee Rush.
KRKO's Morning Mouth Tim Hunter talks with one of the founding members of the "Yacht Rock" group of the 70s, Pablo Cruise. Yes, Pablo Cruise was a group, NOT a person.
One of the first big names I got to talk with when I started at KRKO was Tommy James, of Tommy James and the Shondells fame. Great guy and a lot of fun, as you'll hear.