KIRO Anniversary Today

Today marks the 75th anniversary of KIRO Radio 710 boosting it's power from 1000 watts to 50,000 watts, becoming the first station west of Minneapolis and north of Salt Lake City to do so.    Feliks Banel, KIRO's historian had this report on the Dave Ross Show on KIRO 97.3 FM this morning. Click here

Heather Bosch Will Leave CBS News

Former KIRO radio reporter Heather Bosch has announced that she will leave her position at CBS Radio News at the end of June to return to the Seattle area.   Bosch joined CBS in 2011, her assignments have included the Boston Marathon bombings, the Baltimore riots,  and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  Bosch also did anchoring duties at CBS.
Before joining CBS, Bosch spent over 10 years at KIRO radio in Seattle.  She is a 6 time winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for broadcast excellence.
No word on any further career plans.  

Morning Radio Host Jane Shannon

Seatac Media blog announced that former KIRO morning host Jane Shannon died suddenly.    No details were provided but there were multiple tributes on her facebook page.  It's a sad loss for the area.