# Ep. 152: ENCORE BROADCAST Remembering Kids TV Show Host “Brakeman Bill” McLain 1927-2024

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Podcast: [Cascade of History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cascade-of-history-14444)
Published: 2026-06-22T04:05:22+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/cascadeofhistory/ep-152
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Duration seconds: 3604

## Resource

Feliks Banel presents on this ENCORE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY a tribute to the late “Brakeman Bill” McLain, longtime local kids’ TV show host who passed away on April 9, 2024 at age 96. Brakeman Bill was a fixture on Channel 11 KTNT/KSTW Tacoma-Seattle from 1955 to 1975. This episode features highlights from a long phone interview with Bill McLain and his wife Jean recorded July 6, 2021. Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory This encore broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, June 21, 2026 via SPACE 101.1 FM and streaming live via www.space101fm.org at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. The original live broadcast was presented on April 14, 2024. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms and never miss regular weekly episodes of Sunday night broadcasts as well as frequent bonus episodes. "LIKE" the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page and get updates and other stories throughout the week, and advance notice of live remote broadcasts taking place in your part of the Old Oregon Country.

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