Comments on: CHRIS ‘J.P. PATCHES’ WEDES, 1928-2012 http://www.miscmedia.com/2012/07/22/chris-j-p-patches-wedes-1928-2012/ News from the edge of America. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:16:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Art Marriott http://www.miscmedia.com/2012/07/22/chris-j-p-patches-wedes-1928-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-48623 Art Marriott Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://www.miscmedia.com/?p=13669#comment-48623 Actually, in 1958 there was another city dump much closer to KIRO's original digs in an old Queen Anne school building--the huge expanse of Interbay that was hastily graded and paved over to hold the anticipated overflow parking from the World's Fair. When that failed to materialize, it became a makeshift landing strip for the Goodyear Blimp for the duration of the fair, then eventually the Interbay Golf Park. JP was a true original, and broadcasting isn't likely to see the like of him for a long time, if ever. Actually, in 1958 there was another city dump much closer to KIRO’s original digs in an old Queen Anne school building–the huge expanse of Interbay that was hastily graded and paved over to hold the anticipated overflow parking from the World’s Fair. When that failed to materialize, it became a makeshift landing strip for the Goodyear Blimp for the duration of the fair, then eventually the Interbay Golf Park.

JP was a true original, and broadcasting isn’t likely to see the like of him for a long time, if ever.

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