This November, KING 5 celebrates 75 years of broadcasting. It was the first TV station in Washington state.
marks 75 years of bringing the community together, from the heartfelt connections to the heartbreaking moments.
The hot new tech was TV sets, selling for $339.50 in downtown Seattle, but there wasn’t yet anything to watch on them. Still, the historic telecast made headlines and impressed about 1,000 viewers. Bolstered by the audience numbers, Bullitt purchased the FM and television properties of KRSC and her broadcasting empire was born.
Bullitt built her business through relationships and cunning, according to her granddaughter, also named Dorothy Bullitt.And after 10 years as an ABC affiliate, Bullitt managed to acquire a coveted NBC affiliation held by the Fisher family at KOMO. To close the deal, she invited NBC President David Sarnoff and his wife to her home for dinner and drinks.“I was CEO of King Broadcasting Company from 1987 to 1992. The whole time I was CEO the Bullitts never talked to me about profits.
UW student Boresen along with piano player Art Barduhn played a regular 15-minute show called"Two B's at the Keys.” Later Boresen went on to host KING's Klubhouse and the Stan Boresen Show.
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