On this summertime edition of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present a 2003 panel discussion with a quartet of Pacific Northwest sports broadcasters who have all since passed away: Rod Belcher, Bob Blackburn, Lee Desilet and Ron Forsell. The panel was part of a series called "Talk of the Town" curated and moderated by Cascade of History producer/host Feliks Banel when he was deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI). Support for the original program came from what's now Humanities Washington and 4Culture.

This episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally broadcast at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, July 21, 2024 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

Ep. 70: Late, Great Pacific Northwest Sports Broadcasters

CASCADE OF HISTORY is the only LIVE radio show presenting news and stories about people doing cool things with and for history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. We talk about people, artifacts, books, maps, photos, places, landmarks, public lands, state and national parks, trails, highways, and the historic events that can bring us all together.

The show is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content - and sometimes even BREAKING NEWS.

Producer and host Feliks Banel is an Emmy-winning and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning broadcaster, and former deputy director of Seattle's Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI).

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