throwback thursday

In August 1995 and then again in June 1999 Tim McGraw was king of the fair season with his two huge hits, "I Like It, I Love It" and "Something Like That" respectively -- both about meeting the love of your life at the county fair!

I can't even believe 1981 was 33 years ago. It just doesn't seem right. But math never lies and I was a baby DJ at KXLF in Butte and just had to have a custom license plate boasting my chosen profession. I so regretted that plate when I later worked at crosstown KBOW and had to drive into the parking lot promoting the competition on my front and back bumpers...

We're returning to George Strait for today's Throwback Thursday. I'm sharing two of his songs I'll never forget -- but you may have.

In December 1991 John Anderson had a hit with "Straight Tequila Night" -- at least that's my favorite hit of his. He also had "Seminole Wind" and the wildly popular -- and annoying -- "Swinging." Watch the videos and tell me if you agree:

Thomas Rhett is an up-and-coming artist with a lot of talent -- but more than his father Rhett Akins? Vote!

The Dixie Chicks were some of our favorite country artists for over a decade! They caused controversy criticizing President George W. Bush in 2003, then made a come back in 2007 with "Not Ready to Make Nice," but they just haven't been our country darlings ever since. What are your thoughts a decade later?

I love facebook because you can "friend" all of your favorite country artists. I saw that my "friend" had the number 1 country song 18 years ago this week! Can you guess it?

For today's Throwback Thursday I did the unthinkable: old photos of the KORD crew! I was working at a station in Pittsburgh for much of the 2000's but Greg, Faith and Paul were supplying your KORD continuous country a decade ago!

If you're a proud graduate of Columbia High School in Richland, your school has been renamed. The building is the same, but no one knows what "Col Hi" is anymore. You're not alone. You can commiserate with graduates of White Bluffs High School.

Franklin County experienced a serious earthquake during the night of July 15, 1936 -- the strongest in the Mid Columbia since 1872. That's right, as infrequent as it sounds, Tri-Cities is earthquake country.

For today's Throwback Thursday photo we want you to guess what this is a picture of.

For today's Throwback Thursday let's salute the men and women who keep our freeways clean and safe! Summer travel means these folks work overtime on our behalf. Enjoy these photos of road crews (plus a service station) from the early 1930s in the Tri-Cities area.