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Could a Dori Monson hologram keep him on the air forever?

May 19, 2014, 12:25 PM | Updated: 1:27 pm

Michael Jackson’s hologram performance at the Billboard Music Awards got Dori thinking about ...

Michael Jackson's hologram performance at the Billboard Music Awards got Dori thinking about what will happen to his show after he is gone. (KIRO Radio/file)

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BY JAMIE SKORHEIM


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The King of Pop was back performing Sunday night at the Billboard Music Awards thanks to a hologram. That got KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson thinking about what the future of his show might look like after he’s gone.

Monson has been dominant in the ratings for the past 20 years. KIRO is definitely going to miss him when he’s not on the air anymore. But with a hologram, could the show go on without him?

Monson played some samples of what future Dori hologram shows might sound like. Take a listen:

“Actually that sounds like a show I would listen to,” Monson declared. “So I ain’t going anywhere.”

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Could a Dori Monson hologram keep him on the air forever?