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Nice work, Angie!


With the announcment today that Angie Mentink will be a permanent part of the Mariners TV telecast team this season, she joins some powerful ladies who have made the journey to important on-air media roles in our market:   Shannon Drayer for M's Radio, Jen Mueller for M's TV and Hawks radio sideline, Elise Woodward for UW radio football and Storm TV, Jessamyn McIntyre for WSU radio sideline, Alyssa Charlston-Smith for Fox 13 Seattle and newcomer Aurielle Orsuto for KING.   Gotta mention Linda Cohn of ESPN, former KIRO7, now on KHN along with Alison Lukan and Piper Shaw.    So much progress and professionalism.   Kudos to all.

I also wanted to salute some previous broadcast ladies, Michelle Ludtka for 13, Andrea Nakano and Lisa Kearney for KING, and even The Fabulous Sports Babe on local and national radio back in the day.

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  1. Mike BarerFebruary 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM

    Angie is great and has excelled in the multitude of rolls that she has been given. I have met Shannon and Elise and they are both wonderful people.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM

    Akemi Takei. King back in late 80s-90s.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM

    Correction! king says Akemi joined in 1996 as “one of the first female sportscasters”.

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  4. Wayne LFebruary 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM

    Way before my time, but that's a good remembrance.

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  5. Wayne LFebruary 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM

    She was related to George T from Star Trek, right?

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  6. JefferiesFebruary 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM

    Does anyone remember Elaine Perkins? She did weekend sports on KING back in the late 70's into the early 80's.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM

    Akemi was related to George. She used to tell stories of being a kid and him having a few props and such at home - like oddball salt shakers that were posing as the medical scanners and such.

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