Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Remembering Jay ‘JayBob’ Barrett

By Sabine Poux | KDLL

Veteran Alaska journalist and KBBI news director Laurence Jay Barrett died Thursday, March 17, at his home in Homer. He was 60.

If you’ve ever turned on a radio in Alaska, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Jay Barrett’s unflinchingly upbeat voice.

That voice has played on local airwaves across Alaska, from Kodiak to Bethel to Kenai and, most recently, Homer.

Listen to the story at KDLL.org

Jay Barrett in the KYUK-Bethel newsroom in 1996. (Photo: Martha Scott/KDLL)
Jay Barrett in the KYUK-Bethel newsroom in 1996. (Photo: Martha Scott/KDLL)