Paul Kelley was a senior Clear Channel/iHeartMedia programmer and operations executive for the company’s Colorado Springs and Pueblo stations during the early 2010s.
Country Aircheck reported in July 2011 that Kelley moved from Clear Channel/Springfield, Missouri to become Operations Manager of the company’s eight-station Colorado Springs cluster. He subsequently served as Regional Programming Manager for the Southern Colorado operation.
Kelley was closely associated with KDZA-FM‘s Z107.9 classic-rock era. Colorado Springs Gazette ratings coverage in 2012 quoted Regional Market Manager Glynn Alan crediting Kelley and his team for the station’s launch and early reception. The Colorado Broadcasters Association later recognized KDZA-FM‘s 2013 imaging campaign, “Z107.9 Rocks Southern Colorado,” crediting Paul Kelley, Nate Baptist and David Black.
In November 2014, Kelley was Operations Manager when KKLI rebranded from K-Lite 106.3 to Sunny 106.3. He left Southern Colorado in early 2015 to become Program Director of KESZ and KYOT in Phoenix.
Southern Colorado stations: KCCY, KIBT, KKLI, KVUU, KDZA-FM and the broader Clear Channel/iHeartMedia Colorado Springs-Pueblo cluster.
Roles: Operations Manager; Regional Programming Manager.
Southern Colorado period: 2011-2015.
Sources: Country Aircheck, July 25, 2011; Colorado Springs Gazette, 2012 and Nov. 13, 2014; Colorado Broadcasters Association 2013 awards; iHeartMedia/industry announcement, Jan. 2015.
Awards & Recognitions
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- 2013WinnerColorado Broadcasters Association Awards of ExcellenceBest Station Imaging CampaignZ107.9 Broncos Rock2013 Awards of Excellence winners
Stations They Worked At
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Career Moments
2011: KDZA-FM becomes classic-rock Z107.9
November 30, 2011 — Clear Channel rebrands KDZA-FM 107.9 as Z107.9 with a classic-rock format serving Southern Colorado. The KDZA-FM call letters themselves date to 1993; the station had most recently operated as Jet 107.9 and then a rock outlet before adopting the Z107.9 identity.
2014: K-Lite 106.3 becomes Sunny 106.3
November 2014 — iHeartMedia rebrands longtime Colorado Springs adult-contemporary station KKLI/K-Lite 106.3 as Sunny 106.3. The station immediately begins its annual Christmas-music presentation before returning to adult contemporary after Christmas.
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