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, [...]

Remembering Les

From Patty Richardson: God Bless Les’ presence in my life, small though it was – it was huge! He woke me up for over 15 years and no other man but my husband can ever get that honor. Radio hasn’t been the same since we lost him from the morning show. Yet more than that, [...]

Velvety Voice

From Marla and Dale Miller: My husband and I grew up in Portland in the 50′s and 60′s and we both loved music from day one. Rock n Roll, good Rock n Roll was our favorite. In 1968 KINK radio came to be and it immediately struck a chord with both of us. Les was [...]

Mary’s Miracle Moment

We all have ‘miracle moments’ in our lives. One of mine came with the unlikely opportunity of sneaking in to see Les just before he was wheeled into surgery where tumors would be removed from his lungs. My friend and I expected to see him down and out, afraid and anxious. We were there to [...]

My Big Brother

You know, I am looking at this website, a tribute to my brother’s love and efforts to make a difference in those he touched, and I am reflecting on memories that are so dear and personal. I am so touched that you keep his memory alive. The memories and stories I believe he would want [...]