Dave Hawkins had a wide-ranging Southern Colorado radio career that included KATM, KIKX, KILO, KKCS and KVUU, along with production work for KKFM/KKMG.
By 1993, Hawkins was working nights at KIKX 102.7 “The Max”. In June 1993, Radio & Records reported that he left The Max for crosstown KKFM as Production Director; Maria Stevens moved into the KIKX night shift after his departure.
In January 1994, The Hard Report reported that Hawkins, then Production Director for KKFM and KKMG, was joining KILO as evening announcer and Production Director. Radio & Records reported his exit from KILO evenings in February 1997.
By June 1997, Hawkins had moved to KKCS for nights. A July 31, 1998 Radio & Records photo caption identifies Hawkins as a KKCS staffer alongside PD Mike James, music director Travis Daily and other station personnel during a visit by Atlantic recording act The Great Divide. In September 1998 he left KKCS to return to KILO.
By July 1999, Hawkins moved from KILO, where he had again been Production Director, to KVUU/K-View 99.9 for middays while also handling production and imaging.
His earlier KATM work is preserved here as a Colorado radio oral-history contribution while its exact dates are still being documented.
Hawkins later worked in Colorado Springs audio production; the American Advertising Federation Colorado credits him for audio engineering and sound design on a 2010 Silver ADDY-winning local radio spot.
Sources: Radio & Records, June 25, 1993 and July 31, 1998; The Hard Report, Jan. 28, 1994; additional Radio & Records personnel reports, 1997–1999; AAF Colorado 2010 American Advertising Awards; Colorado radio oral-history contribution for the KATM connection.
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Career Moments
1993: Dave Hawkins moves from KIKX nights to KKFM production
June 1993 — Dave Hawkins left nights at KIKX 102.7 “The Max” to become Production Director at KKFM. Maria Stevens moved into the KIKX night shift after his departure.
1994: Dave Hawkins joins KILO evenings and production
January 1994 — Dave Hawkins, then Production Director for KKFM/KKMG, joined KILO 94.3 as evening personality and Production Director.
1997: Dave Hawkins exits KILO evenings
February 1997 — Dave Hawkins left the evening shift at KILO 94.3 after roughly three years at the station.
1997: Dave Hawkins joins KKCS nights
June 1997 — Dave Hawkins joined country station KKCS for nights after his KILO run.
1998: Dave Hawkins returns to KILO
September 1998 — Dave Hawkins left KKCS and returned to KILO 94.3, continuing his long association with the station.
1998: Dave Hawkins leaves KKCS-AM
September 1998 — In September 1998 he left KKCS-AM to return to KILO .
September 1998: Dave Hawkins returns to KILO-FM
September 1998 — Dave Hawkins returned to KILO-FM in September 1998.
1999: Dave Hawkins moves from KILO to KVUU
July 1999 — Dave Hawkins moved from KILO, where he had again been Production Director, to KVUU/K-View 99.9 for middays while also handling production and imaging.
KVUU’s September 2001 on-air lineup
A preserved KVUU website captured by the Internet Archive documents the station's weekday lineup on September 7, 2001. Jim Coda, Casey Page and Craig Coffey were listed together from 5:30–10 a.m.; Dave Hawkins hosted 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Jeannine James 3–7 p.m.; Jarrod Long 7 p.m.–midnight; and Jen Green midnight–5:30 a.m.
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Photos, Video & Airchecks
Photo · 1997
1997 CBA Awards
KKCS-FM staff brought home several Colorado Broadcasters Association awards including 1997 Station of the Year.
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