Longtime KVI AM 570 host John Carlson has announced he will depart the Seattle news/talk station later this year.
Carlson has been with the station for more than 30 years, hosting The Commute with John Carlson from 6-9 AM for the Lotus Seattle station.
“Since the summer of ’93, I’m probably having more fun (now) than ever before,” said Carlson. “And yet despite all that, I am announcing that I will be stepping away from this microphone and retiring from radio this April.”
Carlson revealed that he has a “career change” in store, saying he has received an “astonishing opportunity” that he can’t pass up. On Friday morning, he shared that he will be the President of Kemper Development Company, a real estate firm in nearby Bellevue, Washington.
“I’m having more fun doing radio now than ever before, which makes it difficult to announce that I will be retiring from 570 KVI after more than 30 years of broadcasting, effective this April,” he said in a post to social media.
Carlson’s final show with KVI AM 570 will be on Friday, April 4th.
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