(July 27, 1925 – January 7, 2019) Doug LaMear has interviewed some of sports’ greatest athletes and covered sports stories throughout the Northwest during his 46 – year career in broadcasting. His career began in Albany, where he was offered a job in radio covering sports. Soon after, he moved back to Portland, a larger market, and began working at KGW Radio, then onto KPOJ Radio. He began calling play-by-play for football at KVAN, working local high school games. When KGW began television broadcasts in 1956, Doug was the full-time sportscaster. In addition to serving as sports director, he also hosted a fishing and wildlife show, “LaMear’s Outdoors” from 1989-90.

He retired in 1991 after 35 years as sports director for KGW – TV8. In addition to his years of service on the air, Doug also has a love for the sport of golf, dating back to his days as a caddy at Waverly Country Club during his high school years. He continued there through college and had the privilege of caddying for Dai Rees during the 1947 Ryder Cup. He continued to leave his mark on the sport with the now annual Doug LeMear One-Club Championship started at Eastmoreland Golf Course in Portland back in 1978.