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We had free bowling with the DJs, tons of giveaways and the Young Fresh Fellows and Green Pajamas playing in the lounge. What is your favorite moment with a listener or group of listeners? We did concerts for years at the Mural Amphitheater and those were great, but no question it was KJET's fifth birthday party at Belle Lanes (now Barnes & Noble) in Bellevue.

I don't know why she did it, but I wasn't complaining!' As he tells it: 'Kim Shattuck (later of The Muffs), had her hand up my shirt and was rubbing my waist, which is why I had the weird grin on my face. They thought it all sucked and I was crazy. While my friends were all listening to The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and the Steve Miller Band, I'd switched to the Ramones, U2, Sham 69, Split Enz, etc. I believe it only lasted a few months, but I loved that station and KZAM. A little-known fact is that KJET's owners tried a short-term experiment with a new wave/punk format before KJET, when it was still called KZOK-AM. KCMU was around, but the signal still didn't reach much beyond the U-District and we were still finding an audience. What was the initial reaction to the station? It was very positive - helped, I'm sure, by the fact that people were still mourning the loss of KZAM. We did play some new wave-y stuff, of course, but we leaned much more heavily on guitars than synths. The very first KJET t-shirt What made your station special? A lot of alternative stations in those days were kind of novelty/new wave-y (think Josie Cotton's 'Johnny Are You Queer?') but KJET was always about playing the best music. We also got a chance to chat with Mike off the mic. Today at 8:00 AM on The Morning Show on KEXP, DJ John Richards welcomes Fuller and fellow former-KJET DJ Bill Reid (aka The Tallest Man in Radio) to the airwaves. KEXP's own Cousin Mike was once KJET's own Mike Fuller, as he joined the station in 1984. Together with KCMU (KEXP), a local underground publication called The Rocket and the newly-founded Sub Pop Records, KJET played a pivotal role in creating a network of support for fledgling local music acts. Listeners included members of Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Pearl Jam. The upstart station at 1590 on the AM dial would soon become one of the world's only voices for alternative music and was one of the only stations that took the local music scene seriously. They signed on with 'I Love Rock N' Roll' Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Thomas, 'if you pay enough attention, radio will probably change your life.'Īt Midnight, May 30th, 1982, a great moment in Seattle radio happened: KZOK-AM, a '70s pop station called 'Solid Gold 16' became KJET 1600. These interviews articulately explain the enduring legacy of early independent radio stations, as well as the importance of radio to shape and create a community through shared love of music. Mike Fuller, hosting the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition of his KJET show 'Made In The States' (more on this below)Īs part of KEXP's National Radio Week coverage, on the KEXP Blog we will be spotlighting some of the stories and personal testimonials given by a variety of radio luminaries in interviews done with KEXP DJs John Richards, Kevin Cole, and Morning Show producer Owen Murphy.

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