In July The Oregonian’s Breaking News Manager Jerry Casey joined AM:PM PR for a Speakeasy to talk about working at newspapers and how the business has changed since he joined The Oregonian news staff in 1999.
 
Changes at the paper have been a hot topic among journalists, ex journalists and PR professionals during the past several years.
 
Most recently we’ve heard of the paper closing its printing plant. This is in addition to several stories during the past five years that have reported on hundreds of layoffs.
 
So what is going on around there?
 
Without much context the layoffs can seem quite callous, but are these changes simply the result of new technologies that drive consumers to access media on smartphones, tablets and computers as opposed to traditional print newspapers?
 
In this podcast, Jerry provides some interesting insight into the transformation of the newspaper industry during the past 16 years.

AM:PM PR Podcast: Oregonian's Breaking News Manager

This is an aircheck of Tom Parker's very first hour on KGW radio in the summer of 1973.  Tom was hired to do summer relief and weekends.   Here he is filling in on the all night show (2am-6am) for the vacationing Dan Martin.  

TOM PARKER 1ST SHOW KGW 1973

These are the first reports from Portland radio station 1190 KEX of the crash of United Airlines Flight 173 from December 28, 1978.   The crash was in east Portland 157th & E. Burnside.   

KEX Radio - First Reports Of United Plane Crash In Portland Dec. 28, 1978

Air check of Jim Valley reporting samples.

TOM PARKER 1ST SHOW KGW 1973

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