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Sonny Starr was raised in the early 1960s in the little Northwest town of Sumner Washington. His father "George" worked as an inspector at Boeing. Sonny was the 2nd of three children.
Sonny , his sister "Chrisandra " and their parents picked up and moved south to Winston Oregon in the mid 1960s. His father began work as a manager at a grocery store. His mother "Carolyn" was pregnant with his little sister Sherise at the time of the move. 
As sonny grew older he began thinking about show business. Aside from playing football he joined his high school's choir. He was also part of the drama class.
After joining the Army reserves, Sonny went to College to earn a degree in the field of Communications. At the same time he worked part time at a new radio station in Winston. He later worked at the top 40 station KRSB in Roseburg. During the week he would travel back to Eugene to attend school.
In 1987, after graduating, Sonny joined KORE radio. It was the first station in Oregon's 2nd market, founded in 1927. He was hired at first for his background in basketball. He had worked as the play by play announcer for the local high school at his previous position. Sonny began working a board shift. Later he became the announcer for NWCC basketball.
In 1988 Sonny married his wonderful wife Michele. She had just moved up from California. The two were a perfect fit. In 1989 they had their first child, Jennifer . In 1992 their 2nd daughter came along, Little Laurie. Two years later Stephanie was added. Finally in 1999 Shawn was born.
In 1999 Sonny's name was suggested to network executives with the national, Family Radio Network, about becoming Operations Manager at KQFE. Part of the national network. They sent a representative up from California and signed Sonny on the spot. His agreement with Family Radio included hosting a Radio program on the network called , (For the Record).
Sonny is currently Program Director at KORE and has hosted the popular radio program, (Book Review) for 17 years. He remains Operations Manager at KQFE and continues to host the program, (For The Record). He has had the honor of interviewing some wonderful people over the years.
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