Bob Hix (died July 22, 2008) ran two of Denver’s biggest stations, KOA and KHOW, then spent nearly three decades selling airtime for stations across the Rocky Mountain West.
Career
Hix came to KOA in 1953, served three years as sales manager and became general manager, staying until 1959. That year he took over as general manager of KHOW. In 1960 he founded the Bob Hix Company, a sales and management firm that represented Rocky Mountain West stations for 28 years. He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado Hall of Fame in 2008.
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1953: Bob Hix joins KOA
1953 — Bob Hix joined KOA, where he spent three years as sales manager before becoming general manager.
1959: Bob Hix moves from KOA to run KHOW
1959 — Bob Hix left KOA to become general manager of KHOW. The next year he started the Bob Hix Company, which represented Rocky Mountain West stations for 28 years.
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