From a short stint in isles came a love for Hawaii

By A.J. McWhorter

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 11, 2011

~~<p>Having a voice often described as "golden" by his teachers, colleagues, family and friends, Pat Wilkins spent the majority of his career working as both a radio and television news anchor and reporter in the state of Oregon. But a brief time spent in Hawaii as KHON news anchor and news director during the late 1960s provided a memorable experience for him.</p>
<p>Wilkins, who turned 84 this month, was born in western Nebraska, near the town of Gordon. When Wilkins was 8 years old his family left Nebraska and headed west with stops in Northern California and Southern Oregon. "My parents migrated to Oregon in 1935 to escape the dust bowl and ruin of the Great Depression, "said Wilkins.</p>
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Having a voice often described as "golden" by his teachers, colleagues, family and friends, Pat Wilkins spent the majority of his career working as both a radio and television news anchor and reporter in the state of Oregon. But a brief time spent in Hawaii as KHON news anchor and news director during the late 1960s provided a memorable experience for him.

Wilkins, who turned 84 this month, was born in western Nebraska, near the town of Gordon. When Wilkins was 8 years old his family left Nebraska and headed west with stops in Northern California and Southern Oregon. "My parents migrated to Oregon in 1935 to escape the dust bowl and ruin of the Great Depression, "said Wilkins. Login for more...