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"Cutie" and "KIXI" founder WALLY NELSKOG passes

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LITTLEBOYBLUE

Wally Nelskog, undeniably one of the pioneers in our market, passed away this evening.
His "K-I------XI" imaging was a staple for many of the radios in this market for many years.

He also fought endlessly to find a way to get that station to 50kw...finally succeeding by moving it to 880 and licensing it to "Mercer Island", which had no radio station of its own.

Most significantly of all, he was adored by his staff -- hard to picture that anymore.
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Wally Nelskog, undeniably one of the pioneers in our market, passed away this evening.
His "K-I------XI" imaging was a staple for many of the radios in this market for many years.

He also fought endlessly to find a way to get that station to 50kw...finally succeeding by moving it to 880 and licensing it to "Mercer Island", which had no radio station of its own.

Most significantly of all, he was adored by his staff -- hard to picture that anymore.
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Wally was amazing for his time. He was truly one of the unsung best.......It's a sad evening......
 
One of the nicest, quietist, low key, low profile ball busters I ever encountered. He could chew your ass out for ten minutes and then you would walk out of the room thinking it felt kind of good..
 
Nelskog was a true pioneer, ahead of his time.
 
Wally would be the last GM my dad Jack Hemingway worked for at KIXI FM/AM when he did the evening show and engineering for the stations. He always spoke highly of Wally and his love of radio. From the posts I see. Wally was an unusual guy---a really nice guy in the world of radio.....sorry I never got a chance to work for him. But much admiration went his way!

JJ/Your Spokane Radio Pal....
 
Whatever became of Dean Smith? Dean, one of the first "cutie" jocs (1959, Great Falls, Montana) had gone to work for Wally back "when radio was radio". Dean was one of the first guys in the biz to do a "stay-awake-thon back in the late 50's from Bennett Motor Company on 9th street and Central Avenue in Great Falls.
 
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