On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Tim Lillethorup, a filmmaker in Omaha, Nebraska whose father Galen Lillethorup was one of the geniuses behind the classic "Great Big Rollin' Railroad" 1970s TV commercial for the Union Pacific Railroad.

The late elder Lillethorup also helped create the country artist C.W. McCall - a character with origins in a TV commercial for a regional bakery, who went to a series of hit songs - including the CB radio classic, "Convoy."

Links to the TV commercials discussed have been posted at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory

CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.

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On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks with Tim Lillethorup, a filmmaker in Omaha, Nebraska whose father Galen Lillethorup was one of the geniuses behind the classic "Great Big Rollin' Railroad" 1970s TV commercial for the Union Pacific Railroad. The late elder Lillethorup also helped create the country artist C.W. McCall - a character with origins in a TV commercial for a regional bakery, who went to a series of hit songs - including the CB radio classic, "Convoy." Links to the TV commercials discussed have been posted at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.

BONUS EPISODE: All Aboard the "Great Big Rollin' Railroad" Iconic 1970s Union Pacific TV Commercial

CASCADE OF HISTORY is the only LIVE radio show presenting news and stories about people doing cool things with and for history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. We talk about people, artifacts, books, maps, photos, places, landmarks, public lands, state and national parks, trails, highways, and the historic events that can bring us all together.

The show is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content - and sometimes even BREAKING NEWS.

Send your questions, comments, guest suggestions, news tips and other correspondence to cascadeofhistory@gmail.com.

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CASCADE OF HISTORY is the only LIVE radio show presenting news and stories about people doing cool things with and for history in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. We talk about people, artifacts, books, maps, photos, places, landmarks, public lands, state and national parks, trails, highways, and the historic events that can bring us all together. The show is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time on SPACE 101.1 FM (and streaming via http://www.space101fm.org ) from studios located on the shores of Lake Washington in historic Magnuson Park in Seattle, former site of Sand Point Naval Air Station (though sometimes CASCADE OF HISTORY originates from remote locations around the region). The podcast feed consists of the weekly broadcast, plus frequent bonus episodes with timely and topical interviews, vintage local audio or other Pacific Northwest history-related content - and sometimes even BREAKING NEWS. Send your questions, comments, guest suggestions, news tips and other correspondence to cascadeofhistory@gmail.com.

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