NOTABLE NORTHWESTERNERS

Most people in the Seattle area are familiar with Margaret Larson as the face of KING 5’s New Day Northwest, a position she held for ten years

DEBBIE STONE

May 22, 2022 at 12:00 a.m.


At Large with Knute “Mossback” Berger

Knute Berger has been a fixture in the Northwest publishing world for decades

The Greatest Seattle Mariners of All Time

Rosters from the crucial years of 1995 to 2000 include the names of Seattle’s greatest players, according to several reports and ranking organizations.

Merrilee Rush: Seattle’s homegrown rock ‘n’ roll sweetheart

Merrilee Rush gained national fame in 1968 with her breakout hit song, Angel of the Morning, which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year.

Earth Day Turns 50

It’s not often you meet someone who says they face each day excited about the work that lies before them. So it is with Denis Hayes, prominent environmental activist, national coordinator of the first Earth Day and president of the Seattle-based Bullitt Foundation since 1992.

Jean Smart: From Seattle to Hollywood and Back Again

Jean first discovered her love of theater at Ballard High School, and was later accepted into the BFA theater program at the University of Washington

Bill Nye the Science Guy

William Sanford Nye was born in Washington D.C. in 1955, but the Science Guy got his start in Seattle

Loretta Lynn: How the Country Superstar Got Her Start in Washington State

She journeyed from the poverty of the Kentucky hills to the backwoods of Washington State and on to Nashville superstardom

Quincy Jones

Music legend Quincy Jones started his illustrious music career in Seattle
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