Earl Blumenauer Remembers Les Sarnoff

By HANK STERN

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As we've seen recently with Rick Emerson, the basic communication device of radio can stir powerful emotions even in a crowded media world of Facebook, Twitter and all the rest.

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) spoke today on the House floor about what a local radio personality like the late Les Sarnoff meant to Portland. It's worth watching.

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