Vinyl Hour at KYRS with Ned Bowen

For 19 years, Ned Bowen has hosted the Vinyl Hour at KYRS, lugging dozens of albums from his personal music library to the station for his weekly program.

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Fri., July 15, 2022

KYRS Programmer Ted Bowen is surrounded by albums for his “Vinyl Hour” radio and call-in show on Monday at the Community Building in downtown Spokane. Bowen has been producing the show for 19 years using his ecollection of albums that he hauls up several flights of stairs to the studio. The collection covers all ages and genres.

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KYRS Programmer Ted Bowen sorts thru a box of albums for his Vinyl Hour radio and call-in show, Monday July 11, 2022, at the Community Building in downtown Spokane.

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Ned Bowen taps into his personal collection of albums dating back decades and plays every genre of music that his call-in listeners request on “The Vinyl Hour” on KYRS.

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KYRS Programmer Ted Bowen wears a shirt proclaiming his Vinyl Hour radio and call-in show, Monday July 11, 2022, at the Community Building in downtown Spokane.

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KYRS Programmer Ted Bowen sorts thru a box of albums for his Vinyl Hour radio and call-in show, Monday July 11, 2022, at the Community Building in downtown Spokane.

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