KSER mourns loss of producer, ‘Sound Living’ host Ed Bremer
Published 4:38 pm Tuesday, December 22, 2020
EVERETT — Ed Bremer, a force at KSER-FM public radio from its inception, died Monday after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 68.
Bremer was hired as public affairs director in 1990, months ahead of the independent station going on the air from Everett at 90.7 FM. In the ensuing quarter century, he was instrumental in developing and producing programming.
His “Sound Living” program, which aired weekdays, featured in-depth interviews with local, state and federal leaders of the public, private and non-profit arenas. He hosted until late 2019, when he received his cancer diagnosis.
“I’m not sure the station would have survived without his tireless work, enthusiasm and incredible dedication to our community,” wrote Tom Clendening, the KSER Foundation general manager, on the station’s website.
“He had an incredible and unending passion to serve our listeners,” he wrote. “He worked tirelessly with volunteers, especially new volunteers, to train them on how any citizen with an important but often unrecognized point of view could end up on the radio.”
Bremer’s radio career began in Charleston, Illinois, his native state. He had stints in San Diego and Spokane prior to signing on with KSER.
Bremer is survived by his wife, Lucia, and four brothers, who live in Illinois.
