The Totems' Beat: The Press
| Covering the Totems' beat were a number of reporters, who aside from covering the team for various Seattle area newspapers, also contributed regularly to the Totems' programs: |
Bill Knight attended Queen Anne High School and served as the sports editor of the school paper. He was inspired by legendary Seattle Post-Intelligencer sportswriter and editor Royal Brougham and sought to follow in his footsteps. Knight covered the Totems for the
Seattle P-I and also had a regular column in Totems'
programs entitled, Knightcap Over Ice. Knight succeeded in his aspirations, working 37 years in the P-I sports department as national sports correspondent as well as sports editor from 1984-1993. He retired in 1998, and in 1999 Knight received the Jim Murray Outstanding Sportswriter Award. |
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A graduate of Seattle Pacific University, Harland Beery covered the Totems for the Everett
Herald as well as the program column, The Northern Slant. Aside from covering the Totems, Beery was also a professional sports statistician and formed the first stats crew for the Seattle Supersonics basketball team. He currently serves as CEO for Video Instruction Ministries. |
Walt Parietti came to Seattle from Portland in 1960, and he followed the Totems for the
Seattle Times Walt was a regular contributer in the programs with, Parietti's
Puck Talk. |
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Eileen Crimmin was a reknowned sports writer and photographer who covered extensively the professional hydroplane circuit in Seattle. She also penned the cheekily entitled column, The Tote Bag,
in Totems' programs in the 1960s. |
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Zimmerman covered hockey for the Seattle Times and his
column, Hy Sticking, was a popular feature in the programs. In 1958, when the Seattle Americans were sold to a conglomerate of local Seattle businessmen, a new name for the club was being tossed around. Seattle Jets was seriously considered to become the new moniker, the club even going so far as to print up team letterhead. But Zimmerman, once described as a "Runyan-esque" character, suggested that the team have a name more indicative of the Pacific Northwest region and presented to the new ownership the nickname, Totems. The suggestion was warmly received by ownership, and thanks to Zimmerman a new era in Seattle sports history was created. |
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The Totems' Beat: Radio and Television
| Totems' games were carried over the years by various radio stations. In the early-mid 1960's KAYO 1150AM and KVI 570AM broadcasted games with Bill Schonely doing the play-by-play... |  |
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Gary Morrell and KIRO 710AM teamed-up in 1968-69... |
For the 1969-70 season, Totem broadcasts were carried on KING 1090AM with Bill Schonely and Joe Daggett sharing the gondola. Daggett then became the sole voice of the Totems from 1970-71 to 1973-74 (KING and KIRO) In 74-75 Joe went on to do play-by-play for the Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association, so Robb Glazier stepped in as play-by-play man on KIRO in what turned out to be the Totems' last season. |
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In the 1965-66 season, KING-5 Television carried Totem games on a tape-delay basis. |