Tom Hutyler is a

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radio personality and, since 1987, the public address

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for the

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. Hutyler is also currently a sports reporter and news anchor for KOMO. Hutyler began his radio career in 1976 in

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, where he was born. A year later he relocated to Seattle to join the on-air staff at

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, and a few years later Hutyler helped launch KUBE to prominence as a

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station. While at KUBE Hutyler wrote and produced a video tribute to the city of Seattle. He has worked for various Seattle stations in addition to those just mentioned, including

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and

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. In 2018, he wrote and sang a song saluting Washington State University quarterback

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, titled "The Mississippi Mustache" which garnered over 55,000 YouTube Views. In 2001, the '' Akron Beacon Journal'' referred to Hutyler as the "Voice of God".

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Interview of Hutyler about his Mariners announcing duties
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