Three legendary broadcasters — Joe Lee, Mark Eubank and the late Doug Miller — will be inducted into the Utah Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on June 2.
Lee, 86, a legendary Utah radio news anchor for more than 40 years, retired in 1987. With a near perfect deep voice and articulation, he worked for KDYL, KNAK, KCPX and KBUG. He also did many radio and TV commercials and still does the occasional ad today.
He also did the Brigham Young University Cougars' first-ever basketball broadcast in 1948. (KSL didn't take BYU broadcasts until the early 1950s.)
Lee's induction into the Hall of Fame is long overdue. "It's a real honor to be included with these guys," Lee said.
Eubank, 65, retired from KSL-TV last November after a 40-year career in meteorology. In addition to some out-of-state TV work, he was employed at KUTV-Ch. 2 for 22 years and then at KSL-Ch. 5 for another 17 years. His voice was heard on the radio doing weathercasts.
Eubank was also chief meteorologist for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
It is, of course, a posthumous award for Miller — a k a "Mr. Outdoors" on TV at KSL and then KUTV — who died last August at age 59.
Miller worked in broadcasting for more than 30 years, and had his own TV show, "Outdoors With Doug Miller," in addition to making regular appearances on various radio programs. Besides loving the outdoors, he had a commanding, deep voice and quick wit.
These three veterans join a long list of other Utah broadcasters. Some of the most recent inductees include: Tom Barberi, Gene Pack, Doug Wright, Hot Rod Hundley, Ted Capener, Joe Kjar and Ken Sansom.
RADIO HAPPENINGS —Billboards for local radio stations can be quite attention-grabbing, such as the upside-down ad with KBEE's "Todd and Erin."
But a new board for KXRV ("The River," FM-105.7) goes the other way. It's the simplest billboard I've ever seen. It just says "the River" and has a childhood-level drawing of a river, a boat and a stick figure.
This is the first real recent promotion of KXRV, which is good news for the talent there. And the billboard is also so unusual it should attract extra attention.
—KZHT was offering 97 cents-a-gallon gasoline last Friday. I'm sure that caused quite a traffic jam.
—KODJ still doesn't have a permanent personality lineup, following the departure of Dickie and Angel in the morning. However, here's the current weekday list: Rob Boshard, 6-10 a.m.; "Midday Mason," 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Drew Thomas, 2-6 p.m.; "Hollywood Haze," 6-10 p.m.; and "The Night Owl" (Morgan Decker), 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
—"Johnson and Johnson" of KUBL held a wiener-dog race on Thursday, the largest such competition ever in Utah, they say, with 50 dogs participating.
TWENTY YEARS AGO IN SALT LAKE RADIO — The most listened-to individual DJs are KSL's Mark Van Wagner in the mornings, KSL's Doug Wright and Morrie Carlson in midday, and in the evening, KRSP's Kelly Monson. ... KSL and KSFI are ranked as the top two stations in the Salt Lake radio market. ... KSL radio turns 65.
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