Alvan S. “Al” Perry was a Pueblo-born broadcaster and radio executive whose career began at KDZA in Pueblo in 1948.
The Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado records that Perry started as an announcer at KDZA-AM, then moved to KCSJ while attending Pueblo Junior College. He later worked in Denver broadcasting and became a co-founder and chairman/CEO of the national media-brokerage firm Satterfield & Perry. Alongside broadcasting, Perry served for 35 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring as a colonel in Military Intelligence.
Perry died on February 8, 2012, at age 83.
Southern Colorado stations: KDZA and KCSJ, Pueblo.
Later work: Denver radio; co-founder and chairman/CEO of Satterfield & Perry.
Sources
- Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado, In Memoriam — biographical record and 2012 death notice.
- Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado, Hall of Fame — Perry’s early Colorado broadcasting career.
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Documented awards, honors, and finalist or nomination recognition associated with this station or broadcaster.
- 2008InductedBroadcast Pioneers of ColoradoHall of FameAl PerryBroadcast Pioneers of Colorado
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