She really did a great job on Bill O'Reillys Fox TV show tonight. Story related to a guy who walks around naked here in Portland. Good Job Victoria

Is Billo going to jet out on the next red eye to shake the guy's, uh, hand?

Victoria is a marvelous host.

She makes even standard Radio talk fare interesting.

KPAM was lucky to snag her. With her looks and intelligence, she could easily do major market TV. She's actually a little too smart for many on TV, other than maybe Fox. Let's keep her our secret on Radio.

Herb

yo i think 910 should be a sports station the fan sucks too many homers there

yo i think u need to work your language skillz

(seriously --this will impact u l8tr)

"With her looks"

Oh, gimme a break...

And is anybody else sick of "Naked Guy"? He's on the same par as Anna Nicole Smith, who's dead, in case you hadn't heard. I hate TV news during sweeps months.

Oregon: recently Nationally Famous for The Kim family "tragedy", Mt Hood climbing retards, and now the Naked Guy.

Hey Merkin...you meet up with CJ and crew tonight?

Oh yeah.

More Nationally Famous Oregon Personalities that have affected image of state:

Tonya Harding
Jeff Gilloli (Stone)
Bagwan Rajneesh
Sheila
Neil Goldschmidt
Bob Packwood

There's got to be more!

"With her looks"

"Oh, gimme a break..."

How mean-spirited.

What's the problem here? Compliments aren't allowed, unless it's a democrat being praised? Or are we simply trashing and bashing here?

Herb

62kgw: We need more of the people you listed above. It will scare families from moving here.

What about all the Terrorist cells that call Oregon home? Or all the Meth neighborhoods? We need to warn people if you come to live here, not use medal for anything because it will be stolen for drug money.

On 2nd thought, Goldsmidt probably does not have the national name recongition.
Tonya probably is #1, Rajneesh 2nd.

There are probably several names to add to this list. What about Dr Lendon Smith? He had his own network TV show, a syndicated radio program and showed up on the Tonight Show frequently. Sally Struthers, Lindsay Wagner, Jane Powell, Johnny Ray, Mark Lindsay! What about the girl who married Bruce Springsteen?

Steve Prefontaine, Anne Curry, Matt Groening, Phil Knight, Doc Severinsen, Gus Van Sant, Will Vinton....

And Bill O'Reilly himself, as he was on KATU for a while.

Go back to 1959 or 60 there was Richard Lawrence Marquette who murdered a lady after which decomposed her body and the head was found in a trash can. At9 yrs old I first heard this on Kisn Action Central. BTW,does anyone know what happened to Marquette?......BTW.....Mrs Merkin, I share your opinion about news during sweeps.Dumbing down at its finest.

Richard Lawrence Marquette currently is in custody at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution.

Ann Curry? I didn't know that. I think she would've been a much better choice than Katie Couric (barf) for evening news.


Add Ken Kesey, and Steve Miller.

Word to Daveyboy1: Funny how that gruesome stuff leaves a lasting impression for 40+ years...it's like how you can't remember anything you learned in school, but you know all the lyrics to "American Pie" and a creepy murderer's full name...

Portlanders rather well-known outside of Portland should include filmmaker Miranda July, artists Jacob & Andrew Pander and author Chuck Palahniuk. They have all done their level best not to embarrass us. :0)

At the other end of the crime concept was 17 year old Rebecca Schaefer, whose only mistake was opening her front door. Wasn't Mel Blanc about as well known as anyone on the planet?

"Portlanders rather well-known outside of Portland should include filmmaker Miranda July, artists Jacob & Andrew Pander and author Chuck Palahniuk"

Never heard of 'em.

Back in the early 1960's there was a horrific Oregon murder for its time. A mother threw her two children into the Crooked River Canyon, killing them. Can't remember if this was off the old Crooked River Bridge. The mother did this so the children would be out of the way. At the time she was having affair with another woman.

The woman who killed her kids early nineties, now cant think of name. Down near Eugene or Albany then later escaped from prison. Is it - Diana Downs?

Craig, that sounds horrific. Only a Bill O'Reilly thread could inspire such talk about infanticide. :0)

62, Diane Downs is the name of the woman who tried to kill her three children in 1983. She shot and murdered one daughter and seriously wounded another daughter, as well as her son. While he was with KYXI/KGON, I believe Tim Underwood won an AP award for an interview that he did with Downs, right before her infamous escape and recapture in 1987.

Harv, for starters, Chuck Palahniuk has written many popular books including the best seller, Fight Club.

Ginger Rogers, who danced with Fred Astaire:

http://www.wic.org/bio/grogers.htm

Herb

Craig, you're remembering the horrific homicides of two children in 1961 by Jeannace June Freeman and Gertrude Nunez. They were Nunez' young boy and girl. Both had been brutally abused sexually and thrown off the Crooked River Bridge. I saw the autopsy photos when I was covering Freeman's parole hearings 20 years ago. Describing what they did to those kids I just can't describe in a forum such as this. Freeman convinced her lover, Nunez, that her kids must die because they were in the way of their relationship.

This has nothing to do with Victoria Taft, who is a Rose Festival Princess and a great broadcaster, but I thought I'd give you a BTW thang on Freeman. The OSP investigators and Jefferson County prosecutor all thought the death penalty should have been carried out promptly.

I've never heard anyone "qualify" Ginger Rogers before! She's probably the 2nd best known dancer in the world but I don't think she's from here. If we're just counting people who have lived in Oregon, I believe Stella Stevens has a ranch in the state and Clark Gable once worked for the Oregonian. Paul Revere & the Raiders basically broke nationally from here and they were one of the biggest American rock bands of the '60s!

Brooks: Yes! I remember the parole hearing on the news. The story was told to me by my mother & father when we would cross the Crooked River Bridge on camping trips. At the time I was 6 years old, that's why I can't remember very much.

If Victoria is reading this I'm sure she knows on pdxradio we get carried away on other topics at times. Hey she's got her name on the board heading! Publicity is good.

Semoochie, Ginger Rogers owned the Rogue River Ranch from 1940-1990. I didn't know about The Oregonian connection, but Clark Gable once worked at Meier & Frank. Here's a good reference for us on Notable Oregonians

My late father-in-law (representing PP&L) once purchased right-of-way land from Ginger Rogers. This is my brush with greatness.

Kq4: Interesting list. I didn't know James Drury had an Oregon connection. He was born in New York. When did he live in Oregon or is he here now?

Hey, it looks like Linus Pauling was born in Portland and he was pretty major!

Did she mention "KPAM" on the Bill O'reilly show?

add to the negative column: Frank Gable

Craig: Drury currently lives in Texas. His biographies state he spent time on Oregon ranches in his youth. He was listed as being from Salem when he began on "The Virginian."

Semoochie,
You list Lindsay Wagner (David Douglas Alum) but forget Sam Elliott who graduated from DD before she did, plus 4 of the original 5 Kingsmen who also graduated from DD the same year as Sam. Lindsay was 4 or 5 years after them.

Walter Brennan owned a ranch out of Joseph in Wallowa County. Actually lived there, also.

We could go on and on listing people from Oregon and we'd still miss some. Who you remember depends on how old you are and where you were, also. We think mostly of entertainers and athletes but as others mentioned, there have been others, very notable, also. From medical, scientific, literary, arts, ....etc.

Kq4: Never knew that. Thanks!

Thank you, I couldn't think of Sam's last name. I didn't know about Walter Brennan. Maybe, that's why he was once the grand marshal of the Rose Festival.

Brooks, you are one of my favorite broadcast journalists. Thanks for the scoop on Craig's story.

To toss out a few more, I believe songwriter, Tim Hardin, and modern aircraft pioneer, Burt Rutan, are among the native sons. On the "lived here" cusp, rock legend John Fogerty found himself at home in Troy, Oregon, and not long after, did this interview with Rolling Stone: http://www.cameroncrowe.com/eyes_ears/articles/crowe_fogerty.html

Great stuff from everyone on this tangent!

Didn't Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band) have a place in southern Oregon? Medford/Grants Pass area? I thought I heard that ...... oh....15 years ago or so.

Lindsay Wagner had a place out in Brightwood.

Steve Miller was spotted a few months back enjoying a brew at a Roseburg bar.....We were guessing he was passing through as he had a gig up north the next day.

Boys! Pay attention! See my post on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 9:45 pm! Longtime resident.

Also add artist Lillian Pitt to the "plus" side.

Bill O'Reiley just proved what a white trash show his is.

What about Saturday Market Elvis?

Mrs_Merkin,
you are correct. Forgive me. I read that a few days ago and since I am getting old, my memory fades. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

At one time, wasn't Steve Miller's father-in-law Les Smith, who was partners with Danny Kaye in KXL? I seem to remember the mixing board KXL's SE location was once used by Steve Miller ....

"Walter Brennan owned a ranch out of Joseph in Wallowa County. Actually lived there, also."

Article in Sunday Oregonian Metro section about Walter Brennan's grandson living in Wallowa County and that Walter Brennan bought his ranch near Joseph in 1940 and was there between film roles until he died in 1974. He built a Motel, movie theater and variety store in Joseph.