People

Sun., Oct. 29, 2000

There’s a fine line, apparently, between Spokane’s favorite and least favorite people. That would explain why at least two of the same names showed up on the lists of “Favorite Local Talking Head” and “Most Irritating Local Personality.” We’ll have to declare Randy Shaw, the veteran KHQ-6 news anchor, the overall winner of the People category, since he showed up in five separate lists, which must be some kind of a record. He did not, however, show up in one of our newly created categories this year: “Most Beautiful Local Person.” Nadine Woodward, his newscast competitor at KREM-2, placed first.

Local TV talking head

1. Randy Shaw

2. Nadine Woodward

3. Tom Sherry

Honorable mention: Charles Rowe, Stephanie Vigil

Local radio morning show

1. Jay & Kevin, KDRK

2. Dave, Ken & Molly, KZZU

3. C. Foster Kane & Jim Arnold, KKZX

Honorable mention: 105.7 The Peak; Dean & Rusty, Oldies 101.1

Most beautiful local person

1. Nadine Woodward

2. Stephanie Vigil

3. Christine Clayburg

Honorable mention: My Wife; Leah Hunter, Cat Country

Most irritating local personality

1. Rick Miller

Wow, were there a lot of votes cast in THIS category. It came down to a photo finish between two people with a knack for driving people crazy, KGA-AM talk show host Rick Miller and Spokane City Councilman Steve Eugster. Miller out-ranted his frequent radio guest by a hair. All of the other top vote-getters are TV newscasters.

2. Steve Eugster

3. Charles Rowe

Honorable mention: Penny Daniels, Randy Shaw

Local person you wish would run for public office

1. Randy Shaw

2. Warren Strong

3. Tom Sherry

Honorable mention: Charles Rowe, Rick Miller

Local musician/band

1. Men In The Making

2. Kelly Hughes Band

3. Randy Shaw Band

Honorable mention: Kidd Sister, Too Slim & The Taildraggers

Local writer

1. Doug Clark

2. Patrick McManus

3. Sherman Alexie

Honorable mention: Jim Kershner, Paul Turner

Local athlete

1. John Stockton

2. Mark Rypien

3. Jan-Michael Gambill

Honorable mention: Dan O’Brien, Jason Hansen

Local actor

1. Craig T. Nelson

Voters ignored most of the actors who toil at local theaters, and went with a former Spokanite who operates on the much bigger stage of network TV. Craig T. Nelson won this category even though his new CBS television show, “The District,” hadn’t even debuted when the votes were cast. It was a tight race between Nelson and an actress who works on both the national and local stages: Oscar-winner Patty Duke.

2. Patty Duke

3. Julia Sweeney

Honorable mention: Ellen Travolta, Bing Crosby

Local newshound

1. Gary Darigol

2. Randy Shaw

3. Tom Grant

Honorable mention: Trova Hutchins, Bill Morlin

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