Paul Drake

Pasco

Station Manager & Operations at Townsquare Media

Director of Content at KORD-FM (Pasco, WA)

Director of Content at KEYW-FM (Pasco, WA)

Director of Content at KOLW-FM (Pasco, WA)

Director of Content at KXRX-FM (Pasco, WA)

Director of Content at KFLD-AM (Pasco, WA)

Articles

Stabbed, Stolen, and Still Swimming: Oregon’s 80 Year Old 'Herman the Sturgeon'

5 days ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

As I was scrolling through Facebook, I ran across a reel that highlighted the Sturgeon Viewing and Interpretive Center at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery in Oregon. Who knew there was such a place? I had never heard of it, and the more I read, the more I wanted to go, especially when I learned about Herman!Herman the Sturgeon is the star of the Sturgeon Viewing Interpretive Center and is considered by many in Oregon as the “unofficial State Fish”. But poor old Herman has had a rough past.
Marriage, Mansion, Tragedy: Pasco’s Moore Mansion Was Built for a Bride Who Never Saw it Completed

6 days ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

My wife and I tied the knot at the Moore Mansion on September 14, 1991, so it will always be a special place for me. It was a magical place to get married, and at the time, it was only around $800 to rent the entire place. 34 years later, it’s nearly ten times that – it’s all relative, though – and today’s rental at the mansion includes services and amenities that didn’t come with our event in 1991.
WA Officials: Don’t Hit the Water Without Knowing These Things

1 week ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

According to data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 91 percent of drownings that occurred on USACE land in 2024 happened without a life jacket. Not surprisingly, the majority of victims were males and over the age of 18. Meaning, either the victims didn’t have access to a life jacket, or ego and pride kept them from wearing one.
Fact or Fiction: Trinkets Hidden by the Happy Face Killer in Hermiston Hotel?

1 week ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

Keith Hunter Jesperson, a.k.a. "The Happy Face Killer”, is a convicted serial killer who killed eight women between 1990 and 1995 while he traveled across the United States as a long-haul trucker. His nickname was born from his happy face signature on confession letters to the media and authorities. Credit: County of Riverside-California-United States-Public domain-via-Wikimedia-CommonsMy wife and I are watching the “Happy Face” series on Amazon Prime.
Can We Talk About the Trash and Graffiti on Pasco’s River Path? Anyone Else Noticing?

1 week ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

Yes, this is the Blue Bridge river path in Pasco! It’s super disheartening to see this much litter. For years, I have walked, jogged, and ridden my bike on the river paths in Pasco, and there’s never been a time that I’ve seen it this bad. It’s been pooped on, tagged, littered with garbage, and pooped on again. On top of that, it’s become a mini-bike racetrack at all hours of the day and night (cue the angry old guy comments).
Washington’s Coastline at Risk of Going Underwater, Scientists Say

1 week ago | mega993online.com | Paul Drake

Thousands of residents will be impacted, and hundreds of miles of coastline will be permanently underwater when the next “Big One” happens off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The study published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), shows that the next large quake in the Cascadia subduction zone, in conjunction with rising sea levels, could cause the floodplain to permanently increase by 1% (as defined by FEMA) on the Washington, Oregon, and California coastlines.
Decades Old Mystery: Authorities Can't Confirm Columbia River Car Tied to Missing Martin Family from 1958

1 week ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

To this day, the 1958 disappearance of the Martin family remains a mystery – it is one of Oregon’s long-standing cold cases about a family of five who never returned from a day-trip to the Columbia River Gorge, just before Christmas. Screenshot: Adventure with Purpose YouTubeThe Martin Family was popular among their church community, and all indications were that they were happy, so it was met with great shock when the community learned of their disappearance. What could’ve happened?
"As bare as you dare"—nudity is encouraged but not mandatory.

2 weeks ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

Yes, Portland, Oregon, is weird. And, while some residents want the city to move away from the “weird” stigma, others want to keep promoting it - in the nude. Whichever side of the weird you land on, you have to admit, Portland’s annual World Naked Bike Ride is the weirdest of them all. Not only because participants are naked, but because the Portland event attracts the most participants, and it is hands down ass out - the biggest naked bike ride in the world.
Cannibal Fish With Fangs Washes Up on Oregon Shore

2 weeks ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

The longnose Lancetfish, a.k.a. “Cannibal Fish,” is commonly found in the Pacific Ocean between the Aleutians and Chile, and even in the Atlantic from the Gulf of America to the Gulf of Maine, but it’s a rare occurrence to discover one or more on the beaches in Oregon. Credit: Seaside Aquarium via FacebookThe longnose lancetfish is a deep-water fish (roams between the surface and 6000 feet) with large, sharp teeth and can grow to as long as 7 feet and weigh 20 pounds.
Country Superstar Eric Church Takes Over Spokane Arena - here's how to get your tickets!

2 weeks ago | 1027kord.com | Paul Drake

Eric Church has officially announced he will be rolling through Washington State with a stop at the Spokane Arena on October 25, 2025. 17th Academy Of Country Music Honors - ShowIt all began at age 13, when Eric Church picked up a guitar and started writing songs. Since then, he's been named the CMA Entertainer of the Year (2020) and awarded multiple ACM awards, including Album of the Year for his hugely popular album "Chief" in 2011.