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KOMO-TV
KOMO-TV Current Logo
Seattle, Washington
Branding KOMO 4
Slogan Working 4 You
Channels Analog: 4 (VHF)

Digital: 38 (UHF)
Translators (see article)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Fisher Broadcasting - Seattle TV, LLC
First air date December 10, 1953
Call letters’ meaning unknown, yet it's pronounced "Como"
Sister station(s) KOMO (AM), KPLZ-FM, KVI
Former affiliations NBC (1953-1959)
Transmitter Power 100 kW (analog)
810 kW (digital)
Height 247 m (analog)
223 m (digital)
Facility ID 21656
Transmitter Coordinates 47°37′55.6″N, 122°21′14.4″W
Website www.komonews.com
KOMO Studio
KOMO Studio

KOMO-TV ("KOMO 4") is a television station in Seattle, Washington. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise In Broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels (or "sibling stations" in gender-neutral form are radio and/or Television stations KOMO (1000 AM) is a Radio station based in Seattle Washington. KPLZ-FM (1015 FM) is a commercial Radio station located in Seattle Washington. KVI is a commercial Radio station located in Seattle Washington, broadcasting to the Seattle Washington area on 570 AM. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and Video to Television receivers in a particular area It is affiliated with the ABC network. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. It broadcasts on analog channel 4 and digital channel 38. It is the flagship station of Fisher Communications, and its studios are located in Fisher Plaza along with sister stations KOMO-AM, KPLZ-FM and KVI-AM. Fisher Communications ( is a media company in the United States. KOMO (1000 AM) is a Radio station based in Seattle Washington. KPLZ-FM (1015 FM) is a commercial Radio station located in Seattle Washington. KVI is a commercial Radio station located in Seattle Washington, broadcasting to the Seattle Washington area on 570 AM. The station's transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Queen Anne Hill is a Seattle neighborhood The hill is the highest named hill in Seattle Washington with a maximum elevation of 456 feet (139 m though the highest point in the city

In addition to programming from ABC, KOMO also carries syndicated programming such as Live with Regis and Kelly, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! and At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television Talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa.

It is one of five local Seattle TV stations seen in Canada on the Bell ExpressVu and Star Choice satellite providers. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Star Choice is a Direct broadcast satellite Television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by Cable TV operator Shaw Communications

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History

KOMO-TV began operation on December 10, 1953 as an NBC affiliate, owing to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC radio. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's In 1959, KOMO swapped affiliations with KING-TV and became an ABC affiliate, which it remains today. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KING-TV, channel 5 is a Television station in Seattle, Washington, USA. For most of the last quarter-century, it has waged a spirited battle with KING for first place in the Seattle news ratings. It is currently in second place in most time slots.

KOMO-TV has set many broadcast "firsts" in the industry. In 1954, a KOMO news photographer discovered a way to develop color film in a new process that took just a couple hours instead of days. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) His discovery allowed KOMO-TV to become the first TV station in the nation to broadcast in true color.

Such well-known ABC shows as The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family originally aired on KOMO during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

In 1985, KOMO became the first TV station to broadcast daily programming in full stereo sound. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) [1]

In 1994, KOMO applied for the first test license for broadcasting new high-definition signals. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) KOMO began broadcasting HDTV in 1997, and on May 18th, 1999, KOMO became the first TV station in America to broadcast its daily newscasts in HDTV. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [2] This statement, however, comes into conflict with a claim made by WFAA-TV (sister station of KING-TV) that it is the first station in the nation to broadcast its daily news programs in HDTV, on February 28, 1997. WFAA-TV, channel 8 is the ABC television affiliate serving the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas DMA ( 5th largest nationwide) KING-TV, channel 5 is a Television station in Seattle, Washington, USA. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [1]

KOMO nearly lost one of its own in the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. Mount St Helens is an active Stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Dave Crockett, who had been with KOMO since 1975, had been covering the mountain every day for three weeks until being rotated out a few days prior. On the morning of May 18, he woke up at 3AM in Seattle on a hunch that he would get some impressive video that day, and loaded up his news car and headed towards Mount St. Helens without anyone at KOMO knowing about it. He arrived at the mountain just as it was erupting. His news video, which shows an advancing ash cloud and mud flows down the South Fork Toutle River, was made famous by its eleven-minute long "journey into the dark", six of those minutes of which were recorded in "total darkness" as Crockett narrated to what he thought would be his "last day on Earth. "

The remains of a car, a Mercury Monarch, once owned by KOMO TV that was involved in the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. Photo was taken at the 19-Mile House Restaurant and Gift Shop, which was also a former museum, on May 18, 2007 - the 27th anniversary of the famous eruption.
The remains of a car, a Mercury Monarch, once owned by KOMO TV that was involved in the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. The Mercury Monarch was released in 1975 alongside the Ford Granada, which was mechanically similar St. Helens. Photo was taken at the 19-Mile House Restaurant and Gift Shop, which was also a former museum, on May 18, 2007 - the 27th anniversary of the famous eruption.

His video made worldwide news and was used in a movie remake of the disaster starring Art Carney. Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney ( November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award - and Emmy Award -winning The car he drove, with the remains of KOMO lettering still visible, is now a part of a Mount St. Helens Volcano Museum just outside Toutle.

KOMO also has an almost forgotten distinction as being the first station in Seattle to broadcast a television signal. Whereas crosstown rival KING 5 was the first to air "wide audience" television (of a Thanksgiving day high school football game), KOMO broadcast a television signal nearly 20 years prior. On June 3, 1929, KOMO radio engineer Francis J. Brott televised images of a heart, a diamond, a question mark, letters, and numbers over electrical lines to small sets with one-inch screens. A handful of viewers were captivated by the broadcast. KOMO would likely have held the distinction of being the first television station in Seattle, and perhaps the nation, were it not for a depression and World War II. [3]

Past personalities

During the 1960s, local television personality Don McCune became well known for two programs. Mr. McCune was known to thousands of Seattle-area children who came to know him in the role of Captain Puget, hosting a children's entertainment program. KOMO and Don McCune also produced the "Exploration Northwest" documentary series, which explored many of the places and people of the Pacific Northwest.

Former NBC Nightly News weekend anchor John Seigenthaler Jr. was once a reporter and anchor at KOMO-TV. NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from the GE Building, Rockefeller Center in New York City. John Michael Seigenthaler (ˈsiːgɛnˌθɔːlɚborn December 21, 1955) is an American former news anchor and correspondent He married Kerry Brock, another KOMO News anchor and reporter in 1992, left the station and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

Current NBC reporter John Larson was a reporter at KOMO-TV from 1989 to 1994, winning several Emmy Awards. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

Bill Brubaker was a long time newscaster with KOMO-TV for 25 years from 1962 to 1987.

Keith Jackson, now retired after a long career with ABC Sports, had his start at KOMO in the 1950s. Keith Jackson (born October 18, 1928) is an American former Sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports television

Bruce King was a long time sportscaster with KOMO-TV for 31 years, starting in 1968 and retiring in 1999. He also worked at WABC in New York for one year (1981), and can be seen in a video promo of the station at the "80's TV Themes SuperSite. "

Reporter Steve Osunsami of ABC News was a reporter with KOMO-TV in the mid 90s. His reports included stories on a severe snowstorm that struck Washington State in 1996.

Former KOMO reporter and anchor Emily Langlie, who worked at KOMO during much of the 1980s and 1990s, is the granddaughter of former Washington State governor Arthur B. Langlie.

Current Personalities

Current KOMO TV news anchors Dan Lewis and Kathi Goertzen are seen here in this screenshot taken from a 1991 newscast. Dan Lewis and Kathi Goertzen, along with weather anchor Steve Pool, have long been the face of KOMO News.
Current KOMO TV news anchors Dan Lewis and Kathi Goertzen are seen here in this screenshot taken from a 1991 newscast. Dan Lewis and Kathi Goertzen, along with weather anchor Steve Pool, have long been the face of KOMO News.

Anchors

Weather

Sports

Traffic

Reporters

Northwest Afternoon

Previous Personalities

Anchors

Weather

Reporters

Traffic

Northwest Afternoon

Current Personality Quick Facts

KOMO anchors Dan Lewis, Kathi Goertzen, and weather forecaster Steve Pool have the third longest-running tenure out of any anchor team in America, having anchored KOMO News together since 1987. Eric Johnson is an American television news sports director as well as news anchor George Howell ( 5 October 1833 - 16 September 1911) was a prominent British Trade unionist and reform campaigner in the 19th Brian Johnson may refer to Brian Johnson, lead singer of Australian hard rock band AC/DC Brian Johnson (baseball, retired Major League Mark Miller may refer to Mark Miller (actor, television actor and producer also father of Penelope Ann Miller Mark Miller (motorcycle racer Ken Schram is a Seattle Washington news and radio broadcaster Shannon Kay O'Donnell is the weeknight 10 PM meteorologist for KING 5 News on KONG and cable station NWCN. KING-TV, channel 5 is a Television station in Seattle, Washington, USA. KONG-TV is a Television station based in Seattle Washington. Owned by the Belo Corporation, KONG's city of license is Everett Washington. KIRO-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Seattle Washington. KHOU-TV is the local CBS affiliate in Houston Texas, owned by Belo Corporation Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The station's evening newscast has long been co-anchored by Lewis and Goertzen, and was praised by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as being the "Best First-String anchor unit in town. "[4]. The show now airs at 6pm, but originally aired from 5-6pm and 6:30-7PM until August 14, 2006 when it made the 5PM newscast a half-hour and moved ABC World News Tonight to 5:30PM in order to compete with KIRO-TV's airing of the CBS Evening News and to challenge KIRO's Eyewitness News at 6PM. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. World News with Charles Gibson (previously known as World News Tonight, often called ABC World News Tonight, also often abbreviated KIRO-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Seattle Washington. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. Eyewitness News is a name used by local television newscasts widely used in different markets across the United States.

Dan Lewis came to KOMO in 1987 after working at WJLA in Washington DC, replacing retiring news anchor Jim Harriott. WJLA-TV, channel 7 is the ABC television affiliate in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Previous to his work with WJLA, he also worked for WISN-TV, also in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and at WLKY-TV in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1993, he became the first reporter to interview then-president Bill Clinton following the inauguration ceremony[5]. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The interview was conducted at the White House. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence On October 1, 2007, KOMO celebrated Dan Lewis' 20 year tenure with KOMO. His first newscast with KOMO which aired on September 21, 1987, among scores of other highlights were part of a five-minute long tribute KOMO aired to celebrate his career. His 20 year tenure is the 4th longest tenure in Seattle.

KOMO TV's Kathi Goertzen is seen here in this screengrab from a 1989 report on the Berlin Wall takedown. Goertzen was the first American journalist from a local TV station to report live from Berlin when the Berlin Wall came down.
KOMO TV's Kathi Goertzen is seen here in this screengrab from a 1989 report on the Berlin Wall takedown. Goertzen was the first American journalist from a local TV station to report live from Berlin when the Berlin Wall came down.

Kathi Goertzen joined KOMO-TV just after the Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980, fresh from the Washington State University. Prior to her work with KOMO, she was an intern for Spokane's KREM-TV and also was an anchor for WSU's campus newscast. In 1981, Goertzen became a general assignment reporter, and took weekend news anchoring duties from Kerry Brock in 1982. In 1984, she became the female co-anchor for the weeknight editions of "KOMO 4 News" alongside Jim Harriott. In 1989, she was the first American local TV news reporter to broadcast live from Germany as the Berlin Wall came down. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Her broadcasts originated at the Brandenburg Gate from what was then known as "West Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor is a former City gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany. " After a three-year absence from the late-night newscasts to spend time with her two daughters[6], she returned to KOMO on January 3, 2007 [7]. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

On Sept. 16th, 2005, Goertzen announced she was taking a leave of absence to treat a benign brain tumor [8][9]. She had a similar one removed seven years before. Upon her return to work then, coanchor Dan Lewis welled up with tears, saying "Kathi, don't ever leave me like that again. " Kathi announced on April 2, 2008, that she would have a third surgery to remove the brain tumor that had once again grown to the point that removal was necessary.

Weatherman Steve Pool has been at KOMO since 1977, starting out as KOMO's lead science reporter. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays In 1984, Pool was promoted into the role of chief weather forecaster upon the retirement of former longtime weather forecaster Ray Ramsey, and has held the position at KOMO ever since. In 2006, he co-wrote a book called "Somewhere I Was Right: Why Northwest Weather is So Predictably Unpredictable" with KOMO-TV producer Scott Sistek. Steve Pool also has a column titled "Ask Steve" in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as "the P-I" is one of two daily Newspapers in Seattle Washington, United States. Additionally, Steve Pool has been called in on a number of occasions to substitute for the Good Morning America weather anchor (his last substitute fill-in was when Spencer Christian was at Good Morning America), having done so from both the KOMO Weather Center and the Good Morning America studios in New York City.

KOMO reporter Bryan Johnson has been with KOMO for more than four decades. In 2002, he celebrated 40 years with KOMO. Having started at KOMO Radio, and actually serving as KOMO Radio's news director, he moved to KOMO TV in 1976 and has been a reporter and anchor at KOMO TV ever since. His reporting has won him several Emmy awards and a National Unity in Broadcasting award.

Reporter Keith Eldridge is also a longtime reporter at KOMO. Having been with the station since 1983, he often reports on political issues and news issues in the south Puget Sound area of Washington State. Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest In, 1996 and 1999, he was the only reporter to cover the extensive flooding of the Skokomish River valley during a period of unusually heavy rain. In the 1996 flooding event, he actually became stranded for three days, as well as two other KOMO news vehicles and one other reporter, as the raging Skokomish River ripped up stretches of Highway 101. The Skokomish River is a River in Washington, United States. Geography The Skokomish River originates by draining the southeast corner His route north was also blocked by large landslides that also blocked stretches of 101. His reporting has won him several Emmy awards and has been twice the recipient of the Associated Press' "Reporter of the Year" for the State of Washington.

KOMO sports director Eric Johnson came to KOMO in 1994, replacing KOMO weekend sports anchor and former KOMO Radio broadcaster Bob Rondeau. In 1998, he was named weeknight sports anchor and sports director upon the retirement of longtime KOMO sports director Bruce King. The 1997 movie Prefontaine, a movie dedicated to distance runner Steve Prefontaine, lists a very young Eric Johnson in the credits as the "Olympic Trials Reporter. Prefontaine is a 1997 film documenting the life of the American long-distance track athlete Steve Prefontaine. Steve Roland Prefontaine (January 25 1951 &ndash May 30 1975 (nicknamed Pre) was an American middle and long-distance runner. [10]" In 2006, it was announced in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer article that Johnson will succeed Dan Lewis as KOMO's primary anchor upon Lewis' retirement. [11]

"KOMO 4 News" was awarded the Edward R. Murrow award for best large market newscast in 2002. [2]

KOMO in Popular Culture

One of a few KOMO TV vehicles that made their appearance in Harry and the Hendersons. The graphics used on the van pictured dates to the late '70s, and was used with variant styles until the late 1990s
One of a few KOMO TV vehicles that made their appearance in Harry and the Hendersons. The graphics used on the van pictured dates to the late '70s, and was used with variant styles until the late 1990s

In the movie Life or Something Like It (2002), Angelina Jolie's character works for a fictional Seattle TV station, KQMO 4, which is based on the real-life KOMO-TV. Life or Something Like It is a 2002 Romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor Parts of the movie were shot on location at KOMO's studio, and KOMO's equipment was also shown in some scenes (with KOMO's logo on the equipment and in the studio modified to say "KQMO" instead). Some of KOMO's anchors (such as Steve Pool, Margo Myers, Dan Lewis, and Theron Zahn) also made appearances in the movie. (Margo Myers has since moved to rival KIRO-TV. KIRO-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Seattle Washington. )

Longtime anchors Dan Lewis and Kathi Goertzen also made a brief appearance in the movie Assassins (1995) starring Antonio Banderas and Sylvester Stallone. Assassins is a 1995 Action film written by the Wachowski brothers and Brian Helgeland, directed by Richard Donner, and Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960) better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film Actor and Singer Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter.

In Harry and the Hendersons (1986) starring John Lithgow, then-hosts Dana Middleton and Dick Foley of KOMO-TV's Northwest Afternoon made an appearance as news anchors on KOMO 4 News, reporting the mysterious appearance of a Sasquatch in downtown Seattle. Harry and the Hendersons, a 1987 American Film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Northwest Afternoon is an Emmy-award -winning local television talk show in the United States. Several of KOMO-TV's news vehicles, bearing KOMO's old logo and paint scheme, also made an appearance.

In the movie Black Sheep starring Chris Farley and David Spade, a KOMO News vehicle and a fictionalized version of the KOMO News 4 anchor team are seen in a sequence close to the ending of the movie. Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15 1964 &ndash December 18 1997 was an American Comedian and Actor. David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality The only other real-life Washington State TV station to be featured (even though it was only a news vehicle) in the movie is KCPQ Channel 13 (even though at the time KCPQ had no news program). KCPQ, channel 13 is the Fox television affiliate licensed to Tacoma Washington serving the Seattle /Tacoma television market owned by the

A person holding a KOMO camera makes a brief appearance in the beginning of the 1974 Warren Beatty thriller Parallex View.

In WarGames, a KOMO newscast featuring then-anchor Jim Harriott describes the first incidents between Matthew Broderick's character and the WOPR computer. WarGames is a 1983 drama / Thriller film written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character

KOMO-TV and its sister station in Portland, KATU-TV (the only ABC affiliates owned by Fisher Communications), were the only two stations in the lower 48 states that delayed Monday Night Football for one hour from 1970 - 95, to accommodate local newscasts. For the ABC -affiliated television station in Portland Oregon, see KATU. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. The only time that it would be shown live if the Seattle Seahawks were playing. However in 1996 after protests by fans both stations aired the games live, regardless of who was playing.

KOMO-TV's home, Fisher Plaza, is featured in bumper scenes of ABC's Grey's Anatomy as well as the helipad. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. In addition to the bumper scenes on Grey's Anatomy, stock footage of several KOMO personalities, including Dan Lewis, Kathi Goertzen, is used on several other ABC shows.

The famed "trampoline bear"
The famed "trampoline bear"

A KOMO-TV story of a bear being shot with a tranquilizer dart, then falling upon a home trampoline, catapulting it high into the air before plummeting back to earth head-first became a favorite clip on the ESPN show Pardon the Interruption. The longevity and popularity of the ESPN show Pardon the Interruption, like its sister show Around the Horn, has led to numerous running ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a Sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels

A popular video of a high-school cheerleader being run over by her school's football team, which made national, and later global news (and even featured in Jay Leno and other late night talk show monologues), originally aired on KOMO TV's "KOMO 4 News" as the sports segment's "Play of the Night. "

Logos

This was the logo KOMO used when they debuted on December 10, 1953. This was used until 1957, when KOMO began broadcasting in color. At that time, KOMO started using a different logo.

KOMO TV's logo from the early-to-late 1970s. Sourced from an old KOMO-TV station promo, and was the first version to feature a "Square-4"-styled logo.

This is KOMO TV's logo from 1978-1987, and this logo can be seen on the mic flag of one of KOMO's microphones in Harry and the Hendersons. Harry and the Hendersons, a 1987 American Film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow,

KOMO TV's logo from 1987-1998 - similar to current logo by unrelated KMOV in St. KMOV is a CBS -affiliated television station operating on channel 4 in St Louis. From 1987-1992, the slogan "We Are You" in italicized text (with a wavy underline) was placed below the logo.

KOMO-TV's Logo from 1998 to 2000. The Blue Square 4 dates to 1987-1998, the call letters position was below in previous versions, and did not include the ABC circle. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.

KOMO-TV's Logo from June, 2000 to September, 2006 (From komotv. com 12/04)

Translators

KOMO is rebroadcast on the following translator stations.

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

Newscast Music

External links

References

  1. ^ WFAA-TV Fiftieth Anniversary
  2. ^ "KOMO/4 newscast wins Murrow Award for best local newscast", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2002-06-21. Cashmere is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. Leavenworth is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. Neah Bay is a Census-designated place (CDP on the Makah Indian reservation in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as "the P-I" is one of two daily Newspapers in Seattle Washington, United States. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Retrieved on 2006-12-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the  
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