As KOBI-TV Turns 70, Owner and President Patricia C. (Patsy) Smullin interviews Anne Batzer, the journalist who became the first female anchor in the state of Oregon.   ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – A special presentation kicked off the latest Jackson County’s Board of Commissioners meeting acknowledging KOBI-TV NBC5’s 70th anniversary this month. Owner and President Patsy Smullin received a plaque to commemorate the anniversary from commissioners. All three of ...

As KOBI-TV Turns 70, Owner and President Patricia C. (Patsy) Smullin interviews Tom Carnes, who was the host of “Jackpot Bingo” in the early 1980s.   ...

KOBI-TV Owner and President Patricia C. (Patsy) Smullin speaks to Oregon’s Senior Senator Ron Wyden about KOBI-TV’s 70th Anniversary. ...

On August 1, 2023, KOBI-TV/NBC5 turns 70! On August 1, 1953, William B. Smullin signed KOBI-TV/NBC5 on the air. It was the first VHF TV station in Oregon, and it remains one of the very few TV stations in the ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – One day after Barbara Walters’ passing, many around the world are remembering the broadcasting pioneer. Patsy Smullin, our station’s owner, sat down with Walters some years ago. During that interview, Walters discussed the perception that she had ...

Klamath Falls, Ore. – 2016 marks the 60th birthday of KOTI/NBC2. Don Stonehill was with KOTI when the station went ‘live’ on August 12th, 1956… “And I recall the opportunity, being able to say ‘Welcome to the broadcast.” Owner Patsy ...

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