Broadcasting pioneer Christopher Spier dies

04:04 PM PDT on Sunday, April 26, 2009

By KING Staff

SEATTLE - A well-known broadcasting pioneer who was part of the KING TV family has died of complications of Lou Gehrig's disease.

Christopher Spier was 83.

In the 1950s, Christopher Spier produced investigative reports for KING 5 News that exposed an election conspiracy and thefts by Port of Seattle employees.

He also directed the popular children's show "Wunda Wunda."

In his later years, Spier served as a Kitsap County Sewer District Commissioner and launched Bainbridge Island Broadcasting.