KOOL Mornings with John Williams

All About John

I’m definitely a product of the Great Northwest; growing up in the small town of Tumwater Washington, yeah, the place with the special water!  Early on I was destined to become a radio broadcaster.  Morning, noon and even under my pillow at night the sounds of the day would come blaring out of a tiny transistor radio not much bigger than an Ipod!  

One of the highlights of my summers would be to visit Portland and spend time with my cousins who lived here.  One evening in about 1964 on one of those memorable trips to the Rose City my aunt and uncle took the family out for a chicken dinner (Spec Chicken).  While I waited for my uncle to retrieve dinner-to-go, I talked my aunt into switching the radio to the “kids” channel.  Soon the rockin' sounds of “ninety wonderful KISN radio” filled the confines of the '59 Mercury.  From that moment on I vowed to become a radio DJ!

I’ve been fortunate enough to have graced the airwaves of several of Portland's top radio stations over the years; beginning my Portland radio career at the legendary 62KGW in 1977.   After twelve wonderful years at the Super 62, my dream of becoming a KISN Good Guy came true when I joined the staff of the now defunct KISN-FM. 

My wife Marla and I are avid baseball fans, so no doubt you'll run into us on a warm summer's evening at PGE Park for a Beavers game.  I’m also KOOL 105.9’s resident “car guy” and I love to show off my 1955 Chevrolet that my son and I built from the ground up.  I’m also proud to be a member of the Easter Seals Oregon Board of Directors and supporter the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Alzheimer's Association.

I’d love for you to wake up with me in the morning so, set your clock radio's to the new KOOL 105.9 and make every morning a KOOL Morning with me and the Greatest Hits of All Time!