Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Lillard, Ken
Record ID:
2007.1.118
Interviewer:
Lawson, Brenda
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories largely related to a lifetime of work in the radio industry. Ken started working for KLBM radio as a disc jockey, and then after becoming familiar with the various aspects of broadcasting, he bought the station. He has been locally involved with several groups and organizations, and he sang for over 50 years with the First Christian Church Choir.

This first interview took place on February 9, 2005.
Audio:
People:
Caps, Gordon
Cornet, Marshall
Cornet, Olive
Crustal, Bill
Crustal, Brian
Curry, Warren
Eisenhower, David
Jacobs, Lee
Lillard, Francis Elam
Lillard, Gary
Lillard, Ken
Lillard, Roger
Mask, Bob
McCall, Governor Tom
Nixon, Julie
Snell, Governor
Tillary, Ivan
Truman, President
Subjects:
Awards
Broadcasting
Choirs (Music)
Clubs
Fires
Floats (Parades)
Floods
Forest fires
Honors
Hotels
News & news events
Organizations
Parades & processions
Radio
Singing
Trains
Search Terms:
Advertising
AM
Audio modulation
Audition
Automation system
Board of Directors
Broadcast
Broadcast School
Chairman
Chamber of Commerce
Commercials
Control room
Disc jockey
Distinguished Citizen Award
DJ
Duke Ellington
Eastern Oregon College
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show
Elgin Stampede
Elk's Lodge
EOC
FCC
First Christian Church
FM
Frequency modulation
Fund raising
Glass records
Glenn Miller
Highway 30
Inland Radio Incorporated
Jimmy Dorsey
KLBM radio
La Grande High School
La Grande, OR
Liberty Theatre
Lion's Club
Man of the Year
Manager
Mezzanine
National news
Newsroom
Orella's Garden
Owner
PSAs
Public Service Announcements
Record library
Red Cross
Regional news
Remote broadcast
River Bend
Sacajawea Hotel
Sales
Salvation Army
Sports broadcasts
Studio
T. Texas Tyler
Teletype
The Rosanna Shop
Transcription Library
Transmitter room
Union County
Union County Fair
Volunteers
Whistle stop
World & National News
Zuber Hall
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Ken Lillard, 2004Ken Lillard, 2004
Ken Lillard at KLBM, 1946Ken Lillard at KLBM, 1946
President Truman - Whistle stopPresident Truman - Whistle stop
Parade car, 1956Parade car, 1956
KLBM Fair Booth, 1959 - 1KLBM Fair Booth, 1959 - 1
KLBM Fair Booth, 1959 - 2KLBM Fair Booth, 1959 - 2
Union Parade, 1961Union Parade, 1961
Union County Parade, 1962Union County Parade, 1962
Studio in Sacajawea Hotel, 1955Studio in Sacajawea Hotel, 1955