Bobby Christian was a major-market radio personality and programmer whose career included two documented periods at KVUU in Colorado Springs.
A radio-career chronology places Christian at KVUU in 1988 after programming and on-air work at stations including KRIZ in Phoenix, KLIF in Dallas, KUPD in Phoenix, KXKX in Denver and KTCZ in Minneapolis. He later returned to Colorado Springs as KVUU’s program director.
In October 1995, Billboard reported that Christian had exited the KVUU program-director position. Randy Hill, program director of sister oldies station KSPZ, was named operations manager of both stations.
Colorado station: KVUU, Colorado Springs.
Documented roles: KVUU air/programming staff, 1988; program director, through 1995.
Sources
- 440 International, radio-career directory: Bobby Christian — station chronology, including KVUU in 1988.
- Billboard, October 14, 1995 — Christian’s departure as KVUU program director.
- Radio & Records, October 6, 1995 — contemporaneous report on Randy Hill’s expanded oversight of KSPZ and KVUU.
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1988: Bobby Christian documented at KVUU
1988 — Veteran broadcaster Bobby Christian is documented at KVUU in Colorado Springs. Christian later became KVUU Program Director and remained in that leadership role until his 1995 departure.
1995: Bobby Christian exits KVUU; Randy Hill becomes OM
October 1995 — KVUU Program Director Bobby Christian exits. Randy Hill, already Program Director of sister oldies station KSPZ, is promoted to Operations Manager of both KSPZ and KVUU.
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