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.