2005 Distinguished
Alumni ~ Larry Blackstock
 Larry Blackstock has spent more than 25 years in
operations management in the television broadcast and cable
industry. A 1974 graduate of Highline, Blackstock says, “Highline is
where I first decided I wanted a career in the television industry.
I earned my way to an associate’s degree by working at the closed
circuit TV station on campus. It was a great job that allowed me to
attend wonderful classes that expanded my thinking.
Now the Director of Operations for Northwest Cable News in Seattle,
Blackstock was part of the executive management team that built and
launched the network in 1995. It is the Northwest’s first and
America’s highest rated 24-hour regional news network as well as the
first all-computer digital television station in the world.
Born in Evansville, Indiana, and raised in Seattle, Blackstock
graduated from Rainier Beach High School and enrolled at Highline
the following fall. “After struggling through various difficulties
in high school, Highline was the place where I not only discovered I
could achieve, but that I could become an achiever! It was a
transforming point in my life,” says Blackstock.
Besides his career achievements, he has been dedicated to his
community through a wide range of activities. Since 1992 he has
served as a district speaker for United Methodist Churches in the
Puget Sound area where he conducts Sunday morning church
services—and occasionally weddings and funerals—when full-time
pastors are absent.
In 1992, he wrote the first after-school day care budget for
Issaquah Public Schools. It is now a district wide after-school
program that serves many families with quality day care. From 1982
to 1989, he was a musician and instructor for a nonprofit
organization dedicated to teaching and performing Hawaiian and
Polynesian music.
Blackstock earned his bachelor of science degree in business
administration from City University and his master’s degree from
Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry.
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Last updated:
May 10, 2010
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