Ep. 52: Vintage Seattle radio play "Green & White Christmas"

On this special 2023 Christmas episode of CASCADE OF HISTORY, we present Chris Wedes (better known as KIRO TV clown J.P. Patches) and Bob Newman (better known as J.P.'s pal Gertrude) in an original radio play first broadcast on KIXI AM 880 in Seattle on December 16, 2000. Wedes plays a Frederick & Nelson department store doorman, while Newman is the F&N Santa Claus. A family tries to visit the downtown Seattle Frederick's for their Christmas Eve ritual, but a snowstorm ensues. The action is set in 1954, and also stars Tracey Conway, Dave Dolacky, Bob Brooks, Nick Thompson, Christina Frost, Rick Becker and Jim Dai. Sound effects were performed by David Persson. The show was written, produced and directed by Feliks Banel, and recorded before a live audience in at the old Museum of History & Industry (MOHA) in Seattle a few hours before the broadcast. This broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was be presented at 8pm Pacific Standard Time on Sunday, December 24, 2023 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via space101fm.org from studios at historic Magnuson Park – formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.