WSU Plane

At the next gate at Sea Tac, we saw the WSU plane.  I don't know if it carries one of the sports teams or perhaps a group of supporters.  It was just fun to see.
I have found out that Horizon Air has painted some of it's fleet to the colors of colleges and universities where it flies.

Long Illness Claims Cedic James

The Seattle broadcasting community was  saddened yesterday by the passing of Melkor McGuire Odom, who used the radio name Cedric James.
When I was at WSU, Mel was the morning man at KUGR, the student radio station.  He would often stop by our dorm to visit friends.  A tall, athletic, outgoing man, you couldn't miss him. He could often be seen playing basketball on the outside court of Stimson Hall, where he lived in his freshman year.
When I had a morning class at the Murrow building which also housed the KUGR studio, I would often come into to visit.  Even though he was just a Freshman, Mel could do his show, talk to me, and tease the news reporters.  Mel's voice was smooth and articulate.  It was obvious that a career in broadcasting awaited him.  He also had a tremendous knowledge of music. He was gregarious and also brutally honest. 
He would work in sales at KZOK and was on air recently at the smooth jazz station in Seattle.
Mel's health issues caught up to him in his adult life.  When I saw him in later years, he had gotten heavier.  I had seen him last in the mid 1980s at a party in Seattle.
I caught up to him when I joined facebook, we often chatted when playing online Texas Holdem. he alluded to his health troubles, but always in a smiling positive way.  A few years ago, a benefit was held to raise money for his medical expenses.
When Mel's health took a turn for the worst, he updated his friends on his condition by posting on Facebook, hinting he would be leaving us soon.  I  had just read his last status update, where he expressed his love for his friends,  when I learned of his passing.

WSU Radio Memories--KUGR

I worked for KUGR, the student radio station in all 4 years that I was at WSU.  The call letter were made to form the word "Cougar".  These pictures were posted by my friend Tom Eades, who gave me permission to use them.

Cougs Earn Bowl Eligibility

For the first time since 2006, the Washington State Cougars became bowl eligible with a 49-37 win over the Utah Utes.  Although a bowl invitation is not guaranteed, a team cannot play in a bowl game unless it has 6 or more wins.  This season with more Pac 12 schools  attaining bowl eligibility than available bowl games, it is imparitive for the Cougs to be Washington in this year's Apple Cup.  The annual cross state rivalry will be played Friday in Seattle.

Washington State University Professor Recovering

Communications Professor Glenn Johnson, known to most of the "Cougar Nation" as the stadium announcer for WSU football and basketball, is recovering from "stroke like symptoms". Johnson was taken by ambulance to Pullman Memorial Hospital Sunday according to the university newspaper, "The Daily Evergreen". In addition to his school duties, Johnson is also the mayor of Pullman.

Kathi Goertzen 1977

Maybe this will cheer up fellow Kathi Goertzen fans--her Freshman year at Washington State University. This photo is from the 1977 Chinook. Kathy is second from right, third row up.