Last year, I wrote a tribute to the Oklahoma First Lady of Low Prices, the incomparable Linda Soundtrak. The creator of this beloved character—better known as Linda Verin—reached out to tell me how much she enjoyed the piece. Of course, I asked her for an interview.
A Californian by birth and an Oklahoman by choice, in the 80s she made her mark on the local television landscape at a time when true imagination could actually have a low budget, producing her own commercials—which, believe it or not, were actually divisive in this town—for her premier electronics store, Soundtrak.
From her home in Birmingham, Alabama, where Verin has had her own advertising agency for many years now, in that quintessential voice that made her famous in Oklahoma, she spoke with me about her glory days as the unforgettable Linda Soundtrak.
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Louis Fowler: Oklahoma spokespeople like Lynn Hickey and the Credit Jeweler’s Cowboy have nearly faded from the public consciousness, but Linda Soundtrak is still remembered fondly. What’s it like to be an enduring Oklahoma icon?