John Erickson

John Erickson is a radio news legend in Portland. He and his radio cohort were the voice of adult contemporary radio for a couple decades. He carried some guy named Craig Walker. Seriously, that duo made it sound easy on the airwaves of KGW-AM and K-103 FM. Learn how John started in radio. It involved cleaning the studio for a small station in Colorado, and making believe he was on the air. He came to Portland he says, because someone told him not to. Then the news and broadcast pro traveled so Seattle, San Francisco, and Houston, before a leap of faith brought him back to the Rose City, the “One More Time Around Marching Band,” and the Daily Drip. Oh, and while I was once accused of kidnapping Kenny Loggins, John was threatened by Kenny’s manager. He was almost on the Highway to the Danger Zone.