KISS' 'Sewervivor' winner ends up flush
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He went into the portable toilet as Jason Linton of Snohomish. Fifteen days later, he emerged as a "Sewervivor."
Linton, 24, outlasted four other competitors in radio station KISS 106.1-FM's "Survivor" spoof contest held at the Auburn SuperMall. It ended Friday when runner-up Denell Heil, 23, of Auburn dropped out. Her prize: $200 to spend at the mall, and a trip to San Francisco to see a Sugar Ray concert.
Linton won $10,000 and a trip to Australia, the location of TV's last "Survivor" contest. He couldn't be reached for comment. A KISS spokesman said Linton is unemployed, which helped account for his staying power in the john.
There was no word whether he was fielding job offers to be a toll-booth collector.
A new news station
In other radio news, there will be more radio news in Seattle as of tomorrow. News Channel 1150-AM KKNW is scheduled to launch at 6 a.m. on the frequency previously occupied by R&B oldies station KSRB.
That format - which was satellite-fed and had no local on-air talent - had been underperforming, said program director Tony Coles. KKNW will feature 24-hour news with content from CNN Headline news, local news, weather and traffic, as well as women's basketball with WNBA's Seattle Storm and University of Washington Husky women's basketball.
KKNW's parent company, New York-based Sandusky Radio, owns four other local stations: KLSY 92.5-FM (adult contemporary); KIXI 880-AM (oldies); KWJZ 98.9-FM (jazz) and KRWM 106.9 (adult contemporary).
Mark Rahner, 206-464-8259, mrahner@seattletimes.com.