Cheeba Hopkins

Kevin “K Cheeba” Hopkins, better known as Cheeba, spent years as the voice of the afternoon drive for Colorado Springs listeners. If you were cruising the Springs after school or after work in the 2010s, there’s a good chance he was on your radio.

Colorado Springs radio

Cheeba spent roughly a decade with Citadel’s Colorado Springs operation before joining KIBT (96.1 The Beat) in 2010. At The Beat he became program director and afternoon personality.

Awards

His afternoon show earned recognition from the Colorado Broadcasters Association in the major-market category, including Best Afternoon Show in 2020. In 2023, working alongside Aaron Kinnischtzke, The Beat picked up an Award of Excellence for Best Station Promotion/Marketing Campaign for “Beat’s Best Seats Summer of Concert Tickets,” plus Certificates of Merit for “Beats Eats and Sneaks/Beat Down Producer Battle” and “The Box State Mic Drop.”

Where is he now?

Cheeba left KIBT in 2024 during iHeartMedia’s company-wide restructuring.

Sources

• RAMP, “More restructuring underway at iHeartMedia”
• Colorado Broadcasters Association, 2020 Major Market Radio Awards
• Colorado Broadcasters Association, 2022 Major Market Radio Awards
• Colorado Broadcasters Association, 2023 Major Market Radio Awards

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Photo · 2009

Citadel Christmas Party 2009