don west

I am approaching 35 years in radio broadcasting. What started me down this path of a radio career? The short answer is my love for all things TV and radio. Here is a list of local media personalities who inspired me along the way. Ray Ramsey - 1970s Weather guy on KOMO 4 News Quick on his feet...

Many who knew him would describe him as confident, loud, larger than life.

If anyone knows me and my work routine for the past 15 years, you’ll know that - on Friday’s - I’m here in the KPQ building well past 5pm.      Five o’clock on Friday was a special time for Don West. Its Friday. It's 5pm. KPQ segway...

West had been battling brain lymphoma since being diagnosed to have the illness in June 2021.

A GoFundMe has been created to help Don West and his wife Terri in his fight against brain lymphoma. You can read more about his fight on KPQ.com. You can donate to the GoFundMe here.

Here's a letter written by Don West to provide an update on his condition: "Hello everybody, Don West here to tell you about how disappointed I am not to be talking about the Seattle Seahawks, the Mariners, the Wenatchee Wild and everything else that we love to talk about every day on the Don West Show ...