Editor's Note: KOIN 6 News anchorman Jeff Gianola will retire around Thanksgiving 2025 after more than 40 years as a Portland journalist. In this series, Jeff looks back at some of the most memorable stories he's covered and shared.

This story includes archival video from the early 1980s.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Before I came to Portland in 1983, I worked at KEYT in Santa Barbara. It was a great experience as I covered everything from Queen Elizabeth's visit to Thanksgiving with a turkey

I covered the inaugural flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger, and then 3 years later the Challenger disaster. Reporting on tragedy is part of being a journalist, but it's a part I never liked.

Weather was always a big story in Santa Barbara -- as it is everywhere. I also filled in as the weather per

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