For about three weeks before Christmas, radio station KELA in Centralia/Chehalis would use a "Magic Radio" to connect with Santa Claus at the North Pole for 15 minutes each day. Historian Feliks Banel tells the story of how Santa would talk to the children of Southwest Washington between the 1940s and the 1960s.

<p>For about three weeks before Christmas, radio station KELA in Centralia/Chehalis would use a "Magic Radio" to connect with Santa Claus at the North Pole for 15 minutes each day. Historian Feliks Banel tells the story of how Santa would talk to the children of Southwest Washington between the 1940s and the 1960s.</p>

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. 

<p>Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. </p>

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