171 results for: Mass Media
Software package containing a CD-ROM for "Bill Nye The Science Guy Science Adventure Series," by Pacific Interactive, Seattle, 1996
This software package is part of a collection donated by Frank Catalano who was one of the first local broadcast journalists to cover the personal computer revolution in the 1980s. At that time, he created and hosted the weekly Northwest Computing show for KING-AM and, in the 1990s, tracked the tech industry with a long-running "Byte Me" column that first…
ID Number:2020.4.7
Date:1996
Promotional software package containing a CD-ROM for "Jim Henson The Muppet CD ROM," by Starwave Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, 1996
This software package is part of a collection donated by Frank Catalano who was one of the first local broadcast journalists to cover the personal computer revolution in the 1980s. At that time, he created and hosted the weekly Northwest Computing show for KING-AM and, in the 1990s, tracked the tech industry with a long-running "Byte Me" column that first…
ID Number:2020.4.8
Date:1996
Promotional software package containing a CD-ROM for "Piper: A VideoActive Adventure for Children of All Ages," by Splash Studios Inc., Redmond, Washington, 1996
This software package is part of a collection donated by Frank Catalano who was one of the first local broadcast journalists to cover the personal computer revolution in the 1980s. At that time, he created and hosted the weekly Northwest Computing show for KING-AM and, in the 1990s, tracked the tech industry with a long-running "Byte Me" column that first…
ID Number:2020.4.9
Date:1996
1961 Petosa accordion purchased in 1974 by Stan Boreson, a local celebrity and beloved performer
Stan Boreson (1925-2017), born in Everett, Washington, was one of Seattle's childrens television pioneers. Starting with his daily KING's Klubhouse in 1950, (later "The Stan Boreson Show"), he and sidekick Doug Setterberg, (a.k.a "Hey You") entertained Seattle's children from around 1950 until 1967. Boreson also had an active recording career. He played this accordion, and through the years became regionally…
ID Number:2020.23.1
Date:1961
Compact disc, "Stan Boreson: Fractured Christmas" (self-released), ca. 1994
Stan Boreson (1925-2017) was born in Everett, Washington, and was one of the pioneers of Seattle-based childrens television. Starting with his daily KING's Klubhouse in 1950 (later "The Stan Boreson Show"), he and sidekick Doug Setterberg (a.k.a "Hey You") entertained Seattle's children from around 1950 until 1967. Boreson also had an active recording career. He played the accordion for years,…
ID Number:2020.23.RefCD
Date:Circa 1994
Wig and hat worn by Stan Boreson, local celebrity and beloved performer, ca. 1994
Stan Boreson (1925-2017), born in Everett, Washington, was one of Seattle's childrens television pioneers. Starting with his daily KING's Klubhouse in 1950, (later "The Stan Boreson Show"), he and sidekick Doug Setterberg, (a.k.a "Hey You") entertained Seattle's children from around 1950 until 1967. Boreson also had an active recording career. He played the accordion and, through the years, became regionally…
ID Number:2020.23.RefWigHat
Date:Circa 1994
J.P. Patches Darigold pin, ca. 1950s-1960s
J.P. Patches was the character host of one of the longest running local children's shows in television history. The J.P. Patches Show aired on KIRO-TV in Seattle from 1958-1981 and broadcast over 10,000 episodes in its 23-year run. Darigold, a local dairy company founded in 1918, was an advertising sponsor.
ID Number:2021.20.2
Date:Circa 1950-1960
KJET 1600 antenna ball, 1980s
In 1982, KJET premiered on Seattle AM radio. The correct frequency of KJET was 1590 kHz, but digital tuning was new at the time and very rare, so radio stations rounded to the closest visible number on the analog dial, in this case 1600. Identified as "New Wave," KJET was a precursor to today's alternative rock music stations and aired…
ID Number:2021.20.RefBall
Date:Circa 1980
Picket sign from Newspaper Guild strike, 2000
On November 21, 2000, staff at both of Seattle's major newspapers, The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, went on strike. Though the papers were owned separately, both striking groups were represented by the Communication Workers of Americas (CWA) Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild Local 37082. At issue were wage increases for employees of both newspapers and changes to the P-I…
ID Number:2021.64.2
Date:2000
Rayfoto Recorder invented by Austin Cooley, ca. 1927
Austin Cooley (1900-1993) invented the Rayfoto (or radio photograph) in 1927. Cooley was born in Seattle and experimented in radio technology early on, even installing the first radio station in a small town in Alaska at the age of 16 before attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a college student. The Rayfoto radio picture receiver was, essentially, the…
ID Number:2022.24.1
Date:Circa 1927