Les Sarnoff, Animal Hero
The Oregon Humane Society honored five heroes at the Governor Hotel on February 11 with Diamond Collar Awards, recognizing pets and people for remarkable achievements in helping others. The late Les Sarnoff was honored with the Ernest Swigert Lifetime Achievement Award. Sarnoff had a remarkable radio career spanning two decades. Thousands of Portlanders woke to his voice every day while he hosted KINK-fm’s morning broadcast. He talked about OHS frequently on his radio show, and he hosted the annual OHS Telethon nine years in a row. Les also served on the OHS Board of Trustees for five years and was a ...
Les Sarnoff awarded the Pioneer Award
Les Sarnoff was given a posthumous Pioneer Award at The Portland Music Awards on Thursday, January 28th 2010, to recognize his championing of the Portland music scene throughout his career. The Portland Music Awards is a Grammy-style awards show celebrating the best of the Portland Music scene. They honor artists, musicians, venues, record stores, and the like.
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Les Sarnoff, Animal HeroThe Oregon Humane Society honored five heroes at the Governor Hotel on February 11...
Les Sarnoff awarded the Pioneer Award
Les Sarnoff was given a posthumous Pioneer Award at The Portland Music Awards on...
Diamond Collar Awards
Les has been nominated for the Oregon Humane Society’s Diamond Collar Awards. He...
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To know Les was to love LesAs I really don’t know where to begin I will give you an overview of this relationship in two distinct ways … as a fellow worker who I could always depend on no matter what, and more importantly, as a good friend. I believe our friendship was based on mutual respect and caring about each other and our family. When my husband was diagnosed... [Read more of this article]
A Gifted Radio Personality
In the late 70’s, FM radio was in its nascent stage. Some of the folks who got involved with FM stations saw doing something different than AM as an appealing idea. Very few if any at that time were thinking about getting their hands on a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The idea wasn’t about money; it was about trying something different... [Read more of this article]
We Keep His Spirit Alive
This is a wonderful tribute to Les! Thanks for the opportunity. I had the pleasure of working with Les off and on (mostly on) for nearly 20 years. He was always already at the station when I arrived in the wee hours of the morning, drawing on newspapers, internet, TV, any source he could find, to put funny, interesting, or necessary information on the... [Read more of this article]
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