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Local Media Man Fights Father Time



KIRO radio talk host John Curley has done Lasik surgery and hair restoration over the years and is featured in local TV commercials about the procedures.  Now, he's gotten a facelift, giving him his best 'face for radio,' I guess.    

Video at the link:

https://mynorthwest.com/john-curley/john-curley-kiro-facelift/4186678

And here he is on the left after he worked for me in DC and then did a morning talk show at the CBS affiliate there in 93-94.   That led to his job on Evening at KING and the rest is history.




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  1. Mike BarerJanuary 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM

    He's a natural pitchman.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM

    I remember him pitching for a dentist back in the day. Turns out there is a dentist in the Columbia Tower. He’s always been a tad on the Dorian Gray side.
    Rich

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  3. MartinJanuary 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM

    Relaxed. Chicken neck ain't that bad. I'm 74 and have goose neck but don't have vanity issues. Remember the great REO Speedwagon song "Roll With The Changes?"

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  4. Wayne LJanuary 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM

    Hah...
    Vanity thy name is Curley? I also wonder if the hair thing and Lasik thing were Curley play for pay.

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