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Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

Fred Pfeiffer — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:47:05 GMT

The good old days of six years at KTWO TV and Radio. Moved on in the later 80's to Las Vegas, just to experience warmer weather. Moved back to Montana and worked in weather two years at KTGF. Into radio as well and in 1996 joined the staff of KRTV as Chief Weather Forecaster and have been here 14 years and still enjoying it a lot!

Comment on Steve Broomell

Kenyon Blower — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:38:13 GMT

Steve was a one of a kind. Yes he never changed his love (or with him it may have been lust)for beer, nor did his ability as an engineer ever diminish. I, too, was an Elkins graduate but never had to go past signing the logs at KTWO radio & TV. Steve was a hell of a guy and a good friend.

Kenyon Blower
KTWO 1975-1985

Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

Tim Curran (Scott Paige) — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:42:40 GMT

As mentioned above, Tom Edwards is, as far as I can tell, selling insurance in Casper under his real name, Tom Lunemann.

Cheers!

Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

brian alworth — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:59:15 GMT

Tim (aka Scott)- quick hello from America's Heartland. I'm the morning/noon weather guy here..been here since '88 as you note.
Years ago I actually contacted KTWO about an opening- said I'd love to head up the wx dept. and bring it up to speed. But I was told that they didn't really do serious weather and were still doing the 'reporter/weather thing'. Too bad- Wyoming is such a great weather market.... Anyway- great to read up on everyone. KTWO was a heck of a small market station there for a while.

Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

NJL — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:18:32 GMT

what about the best reporter of all? im talking about Tom Edwards

Comment on Steve Broomell

Bill Yeager — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:49:38 GMT

Like a lot of technician types, Steve was very shy as a young man. His friends were his radio gear and other hams. When he graduated high school, his parents made him attend college out of state in hopes it would force him to meet new people and become more out-going. He chose the University of New Mexico. That's where I met him. He became my best friend and later was the best man for my wedding. He got bored with college and took a job as engineer and air person at KLOS-AM in Albuquerque. And boy did he meet new people and become more out-going! Steve was not a good looking guy and not exactly a smooth operator, but when the girls started calling and tellng him how sexy he was on the air, something clicked and that shy kid from Durango, Colorado became the most successful make-out artist I ever saw. Too bad that success with women didn't translate to success in marriage for him. Later, he got me a job at KLOS as all nite jock. This was in 1959. We were a bankrupt station that just wouldn't lie down and Steve kept us going by a combination of determination and electronic wizardry. Unlike many combo men he was both an outstanding engineer and a very good air man. Since we couldn't afford to hire a tower climber, he did that job, too. I went with him to the transmitter one day when he was going to change some lights. Steve put away a lot of beer in those days (Coors). Somehow I doubt that ever changed. We stopped for a six-pack and he had one on the way to the transmitter. When we got there, he opened another one while he stood around looking at the tower.
"Shouldn't you do your climbing before you have any more beer?" I asked. "Are you kidding?" he replied. " If I didn't have the beer, I wouldn't get on the tower. I think he was kidding. He went to KATI-AM in Casper in 1960 as chief engineer and program director. His air name was Fat Daddy. He hired me as a DJ in '61. When the owners took him with them to open a new station in Boulder, CO, I replaced him at KATI as PD and engineer of record. Unlike Steve, I was an Elkins Q & A school graduate and barely knew a tube from a turntable, but Steve would talk me through problems long-distance from Boulder. The owners went broke in Boulder and Steve had to scramble for a job. I had returned to Albuquerque and lost touch. I know he worked in Pennsylvania for a while before winding up at KTWO radio and TV. Some years ago, I decided to try to find my old friend and was unsuccessful for several years till I became computer literate and googled him. Suddenly there he was. His photo looked almost the same as he had in the late '50s..same shy smile. It was great to see. Unfortunately it was "In memorium." He had died about the same time I had started looking for him. I don't remember who it was that posted the photo and said what a great guy he was, but it meant a lot to me. I wish I had seen him again. Thanx for this site and the opportunity to comment.

Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:37:20 GMT

Flint Adam is our favorite reporter and weathercaster on Fox 17 News Nashville. His charisma and charm are what Nashville needs...

Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

Tim Curran — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:12:31 GMT

Thanks for the shout-out!

For those struggling to figure out who I am, I was KTWO's weatherman and city reporter under the name Scott Paige. That was my last 'air name.' I've been Tim Curran -- my real name -- ever since.

I thought I'd add the Where-Are-They-Nows for a few KTWO alums from my era (1986-89) whom I've tracked down through Google. (Sorry to say we haven't kept in touch.)

Terry Hood, 6&10p anchor, KOTV, Tulsa, OK
Tom Edwards, selling insurance in Casper (under his real name, Tom Lunemann)
Brian Alworth, weather, KFVS, Cape Girardeau, MO (his second job after K2 -- been there since 1988!)

I guess I don't need to say what our medical reporter, Dr. John Barrasso, is up to now. :-)

Comment on Then and Now at KTWO

Jennifer Olsen — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:50:21 GMT

What ever happened to Monica Webb? We used to go to school together.

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terry gross — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:35:22 GMT

Hello all, I'm now in Milwaukee. Left Casper when the paychecks started bouncing over at KATI, moved to Wisconsin Rapids, WFHR/WWRW, then to Appleton, WKFX/WROE, then to Milwaukee, WKLH/WRIT, now working as membership rep with Princeton Club a health and racquet club in Milwaukee