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 [...]

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 [...]

Diamond Collar Awards

Les has been nominated for the Oregon Humane Society’s Diamond Collar Awards. He will be receiving their most prestigious award: The Ernest Swigert Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards, presented February 11, honor Oregon animals who have acted to save a human or animal life in peril, who have performed services within the community with undying loyalty, [...]

The OHS Telethon was a great success!

The Oregon Humane Society Telethon was a great success,  as well as a very moving experience.   Following a tribute to Les, Rita, Bailey and  I presented a check on behalf of the Les Sarnoff Memorial Foundation.
Last week I witnessed firsthand the rescue of 200 animals from Tillamook and Harney counties. Sharon Harmon and her [...]

The Telethon to End Petlessness

OHS Telethon
This was a cause near and dear to Les.  Here’s an article published by the Oregon Humane Society about Les and his dedication to pets.  We’ve also added in some photos of Les and his furry friends.
The OHS Telethon to End Petlessness: is a four-hour live broadcast that promises to showcase more dogs, cats, [...]

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 [...]

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 all [...]

Congressman Blumenauer Remembers Les

Congressman Blumenauer remembers Oregon radio personality Les Sarnoff in a speech on the House Floor on May 19, 2009.

The Essential Les Sarnoff

For 30 years, Les Sarnoff was the voice of Kink. Starting as the host of Lights Out through his many years on Kink’s morning show, Les Sarnoff epitomized everything Kink stood for. We’ve put together a collection of some of his best moments for this CD – Les Is More: The Essential Les Sarnoff. We [...]

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