Max Miller was operations manager and a midday personality at KKMG Magic-FM 98.9 during the station’s 1988 relaunch. The Gavin Report reported that owner and general manager Gary Goodell named Miller operations manager, and listed Miller in the noon–2 p.m. shift.
KKMG’s relaunch paired the management appointment with a hybrid Urban, Europop, and Top 40 format and a newly documented daily lineup. The trade report captures Miller’s dual management and on-air responsibilities at that time.
Colorado connection: KKMG/Magic-FM 98.9, Pueblo–Colorado Springs.
Documented roles: Operations manager and midday personality, 1988.
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Dave Steele begins his radio career at KKMG
Dave Steele began his radio career in 1985 at age 15 as a part-time Sunday operator at KKMG-FM “Magic 98.9,” then broadcasting from Pueblo. Steele later recalled that a snow closure on Interstate 25 led Program Director Lee Reynolds to put him on live overnight duty; Reynolds and Operations Manager Max Miller continued mentoring him afterward.
KKMG moves Colorado Springs-area studios and turns rhythmic
KKMG moved its studios and offices into the Colorado Springs area and shifted from mainstream CHR toward a rhythmic/Urban crossover approach. Owner/general manager Gary Goodell named Max Miller operations manager and Lee Reynolds music director/afternoon personality.
KKMG 1988 Magic Morning Zoo and air staff
A contemporary Gavin Report roster lists the “Magic Morning Zoo” with Rob Sherwood, Pete May and Donna Kelly from 6–10 a.m.; Damon Scott 10 a.m.–noon; Max Miller noon–2 p.m.; Lee Reynolds 2–6 p.m.; Scooter B. Stevens 6–10 p.m.; Aaron Feliciano 10 p.m.–midnight; and Kooch McKay midnight–6 a.m.
1989: Dave Steele (Dave Fox) leaves KKMG
1989 — Dave Steele, heard on KKMG “Magic 98.9” as Dave Fox, wrapped up about four years of weekends and daytime fill at the station’s Elizabeth Avenue studios in Pueblo, under program director Lee Reynolds and operations manager Max Miller.
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