To the editor: Patt Morrison’s SigAlert article was wonderful. Nonetheless, I need to right a evident omission.
Her half about Los Angeles visitors reporters didn’t point out probably the most distinguished ones: the late, nice Invoice Keene, who reported on visitors and climate for KNX for almost 40 years.
Keene was identified for his unhealthy puns. When there was a report of a number of canine operating free on the freeway, he reported it as a “six pack of curs.”
When automotive telephones turned frequent within the Nineteen Eighties, Keene began his KNX tipster line for individuals to name in about accidents, heavy visitors and extra. My deal with was “Ventura Pete.” He would reply the calls himself when he wasn’t broadcasting, and he even hosted an occasion for his tipsters at which KNX gave away particular Thomas Guides (I nonetheless have mine).
Keene enlivened and knowledgeable the commutes of many Angelenos over time.
Peter Steinman, Palm Desert
