Doug Barrett retires after 45-year career, including 40 years at KNOX in Grand Forks

Doug Barrett retires after 45-year career, including 40 years at KNOX in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS — When Doug Gehrke accepted a job in Grand Forks, he was given a choice of a couple of different names to identify himself on KNOX Radio. “I said 'I’ll pick Barrett, I guess,'” he told the station. “I just kept it so it wasn’t confusing. It was kind of a seamless transition.” One would say the same about his 40-year career at KNOX and 45 years as a news broadcaster. Everything he did on the radio was super smooth. “Barrett” reti…