Spotlight Montana: The American Legion Hall fire of 1956 in downtown Missoula, now KECI-TV

In this Spotlight Montana, hear from longtime Missoula news broadcaster Jim Harmon on the 1956 fire that ripped through the American Legion Hall in Missoula. The building later became a broadcasting station, where Harmon worked for 30 years until he retired. He bring us a behind the scenes look at what it was like in the early days of broadcasting in Missoula. The American Legion Hall fire is featured in his new book, titled “The ‘Sneakin’est’ Man That Ever Was,” a collection of 46 headline stories from Montana’s early days. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.