PORTLAND, Ore. — The KGW team lost a longtime member this week, best known to viewers as the iconic host and voice behind the Grant’s Getaways series. Grant McOmie died Wednesday night at the age of 73 with his family by his side.
His decades-long career left a deep impression. He was a consummate storyteller who loved nothing more than to share the wonders of the Pacific Northwest — its people, traditions, food, and the great outdoors — with everyone else.
Anyone who has ever seen one of his stories, read one of his books or heard him lecture will know that he cherished the time he got to spend wandering the state. His love of the forests, open skies, wildlife, the ocean, cafes and neighborhood seafood boils all showed in his joy-filled smile and open-hearted laugh…