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RIP Gary Lockwood Longtime KRJ Seattle DJ

DMK said:
RIP. You were a legend in the Northwest.

https://www.pugetsound.media/2020/04/30/gary-lockwood-passes/
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Sad to hear this. Lockjock was one of my favorite KJR jocks. Hell, I even remember him when he was on KING-AM, doing the fake drake format there. He had a great radio presence, and his "Police Blotter" segments were must-listen. Some radio historians will note that he sounded a bit like the legendary Larry Lujack, (also worked at KJR before going on to being a superstar in Chicago). Lockwood obviously took some audio clues from Lujack, but he had his own unique personality that worked well. The days of great radio personalities seem to be dwindling, but atleast we have memories of the greats, and Gary was one of them.
RIP.
 
It does seem that he borrowed a few gems from Larry Lujack, but lots of DJs borrow bits from others. Lockwood was very good. RIP!
 
radioman148 said:
It does seem that he borrowed a few gems from Larry Lujack, but lots of DJs borrow bits from others. Lockwood was very good. RIP!
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Remember, back then there were dozens of joke and bit services that sold to one jock per market. So very often the same bit might be done in a hundred markets, each with a bit different style... but they came from the same places.

Look at https://store.danoday.com/ for one of the few remaining content services.
 
Seriously though.. I had the pleasure of working with Gary for about five years before KJR went all Sports. Few people who lurk on this board probably know that behind the mic., Gary was one of the most courteous and generous people in this business. For all the bombast of Lock-Jock, Gary was actually pretty shy and demur. He wasn't interested in public appearances, not because he felt 'above', or annoyed by the fans, but because he wanted to keep the persona of Lock-Jock relegated to his time in the Control Room.

I'm honored to have known and spent time with Gary away from the station. He was a great guy, wonderful on-air personality, and ended up being one of the main cornerstones for KJR becoming one of the preeminent Top 40 stations in the nation.
 
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