Pat O'Day

Who is Pat O'Day?

Pat O'Day is a Pacific Northwest broadcaster and promoter. He is probably best known as the afternoon drive personality at Seattle's KJR 950 in the 1960s, he would eventually become program director and general manager. He owned KYYX – FM 96.5 Radio in Seattle in the mid seventies and early 80s. This frequency is now occupied by KJAQ. The current KYYX station in another city has no connection.

Starting in 1967, O'Day served as race announcer and commentator during Seafair for various radio and TV stations, most recently KIRO TV. The television station, however, announced it was parting ways with O'Day in 2013 and he would not return to broadcast the race.

According to historylink.org, he is responsible for bringing the Seattle music scene to national prominence.

O'Day has lived in the San Juan Islands where he sells real estate.

O'Day wrote It Was All Just Rock And Roll detailing his work in radio and concert promotion.

He has three sons and one daughter. Although a reputation for excessive drinking hurt his image early in his career, he entered Schick Shadel Hospital in 1986 for treatment.