1918
Paul
2005
Paul Hammond Coburn
April 25, 1918 — August 21, 2005
Paul Coburn
Paul Coburn, Salt Lake City’s well known radio and TV personality for 60 years died August 17, 2005. He was born April 25, 1918 in Logan Utah to John Leatham Coburn and Alta Hammond Coburn. He graduated from Utah State University where he studied Tap Dance and advanced Communications at the University of Utah. Early on he was a sportscaster for the 30 station Intermountain network doing play by play of Utah State, University of Utah and BYU football and basketball. He wrote a book on Sports Broadcasting which received a full page review in Newsweek Magazine by John Lardner. His second book, “Music, Music, Music, 60 Years of Broadcasting” received favorable reviews in the Tribune and Desert News. Paul started in broadcasting as the first announcer on Logan’s first radio station as it went on the air in 1937, KVNU. For many years he was a radio personality with “Coburn’s Caravan” on several Salt Lake Radio stations, where he was program director for 20 years with top ratings. He made special broadcasts for KUED Channel 7 Television. Paul was an accomplished musician on the guitar, ukulele and banjo. He played in dance bands and combos and sang on his radio shows. His hobbies were billiards and tennis. He was Senior billiards champion four times at all Senior Centers and two times Tennis champion. He served four years with the famous 19th Bombardment Group in the South Pacific during World War II earning two Oak Leaf Clusters. He was married 58 years to Lucy Harris whom he met in the Third grade at Woodruff School, Logan. Paul was predeceased by a brother Calvin and sister LaVerne, his wife Lucy, who died on May 27, 2005, and a step-daughter, Shirley Ann Roberts who died in 2003. Paul is survived by his loving sister, Helen Roth, her son, Peter Grieve, a step-daughter Nancy Roberts Lucks of Seattle, Washington and several nieces and nephews from Lucy and Paul’s families.
At his request, no funeral service will be held . Tributes may be sent to Sunshine Terrace in Logan.
Condolences may be sent to the family and a register book signed at www.allenmortuaries.net
Paul Coburn, Salt Lake City’s well known radio and TV personality for 60 years died August 17, 2005. He was born April 25, 1918 in Logan Utah to John Leatham Coburn and Alta Hammond Coburn. He graduated from Utah State University where he studied Tap Dance and advanced Communications at the University of Utah. Early on he was a sportscaster for the 30 station Intermountain network doing play by play of Utah State, University of Utah and BYU football and basketball. He wrote a book on Sports Broadcasting which received a full page review in Newsweek Magazine by John Lardner. His second book, “Music, Music, Music, 60 Years of Broadcasting” received favorable reviews in the Tribune and Desert News. Paul started in broadcasting as the first announcer on Logan’s first radio station as it went on the air in 1937, KVNU. For many years he was a radio personality with “Coburn’s Caravan” on several Salt Lake Radio stations, where he was program director for 20 years with top ratings. He made special broadcasts for KUED Channel 7 Television. Paul was an accomplished musician on the guitar, ukulele and banjo. He played in dance bands and combos and sang on his radio shows. His hobbies were billiards and tennis. He was Senior billiards champion four times at all Senior Centers and two times Tennis champion. He served four years with the famous 19th Bombardment Group in the South Pacific during World War II earning two Oak Leaf Clusters. He was married 58 years to Lucy Harris whom he met in the Third grade at Woodruff School, Logan. Paul was predeceased by a brother Calvin and sister LaVerne, his wife Lucy, who died on May 27, 2005, and a step-daughter, Shirley Ann Roberts who died in 2003. Paul is survived by his loving sister, Helen Roth, her son, Peter Grieve, a step-daughter Nancy Roberts Lucks of Seattle, Washington and several nieces and nephews from Lucy and Paul’s families.
At his request, no funeral service will be held . Tributes may be sent to Sunshine Terrace in Logan.
Condolences may be sent to the family and a register book signed at www.allenmortuaries.net
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