Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 10:27 am
Richard Peter Kale passed away on Dec. 4, 2006. Richard was (formerly) the station manager at KEX in Portland. Company president, Gene Autry, promoted Richard to the position of vice president of Golden West Broadcasters in Los Angeles. Later, Richard became CEO of Pioneer Broadcasting with radio stations in Alaska, Washington and Oregon. (excerpted from "The Sunday Oregonian")
Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 7:07 pm
Sorry to hear this...he was a heckuva guy and a great boss.
Monday, December 11, 2006 - 6:39 am
Richard P. Kale became KEX General Manager in January 1973 and rose to Vice-President & G.M. in December 1973. On January 1, 1978 he also became KQFM's G.M. when that station became part of Golden West Broadcasters. On November 11, 1978 it was announced Richard P. Kale had been named Vice-President of Radio for Golden West Broadcasters.
Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 10:49 am
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Thursday, December 14, 2006 - 10:43 am
On today's OAB online newsletter it reported that Richard Kale passed away.
Richard had a long and valuable connection to radio not only in Portland but throughout the state.
I had the pleasure of working for Richard at several Pioneer Broadcasting stations in the late 90's. I found him to be professionally, a cut above, but very much down to earth and was a very savvy radio guy.
In my book Richard Kale added so much to the radio broadcasting industry, he will surely be missed.
