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JOHN ERICKSON - KIMN DENVER
John made a huge career in Portland on KGW and K103 where he and his team have been solid #1 for years. Terrific talent.
08/24/2013
GARY POWERS
POWERS, Francis Gary: KGIL, 1973. The Southern California Big Red Skywatch pilot was shot down over Russia on a reconnaissance mission during the Summit Conference in Paris in 1960. In an unprecedented move, the United States traded spies with the Soviet Union, and Frank came home in exchange for master spy Rudolf Abel in 1962.
When he grew weary of test piloting, around 1970, Frank moved with his wife and two children to Studio City and tried out as the backup pilot for Col. Bruce Payne on KGIL. He commented at the time of his promotion: "The higher you get, the greater the sense of detachment. It's indescribable, but it's the detachment."
He died in a helicopter crash in the San Fernando Valley while doing traffic reports for KNBC/Channel 4.
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