Chris Baker was a Colorado Springs radio programmer who held programming responsibilities at both KKFM and KKMG during the early 1990s.
A September 1992 FMQB market profile lists Baker as program director of classic-rock KKFM and director of programming at KKMG. The two Citadel stations served the market in different formats: KKFM as a classic-rock outlet and KKMG as a contemporary-hit station.
In March 1993, Radio & Records reported that Baker had moved to Oklahoma City as program director of KATT. The trade described him as the former KKFM and KKMG programmer and noted his earlier work at stations in Salt Lake City, Beaumont and Lake Charles.
Southern Colorado stations: KKFM and KKMG, Colorado Springs.
Documented roles: KKFM program director; Citadel Colorado Springs director of programming; KKMG programming staff.
Sources
- FMQB, September 25, 1992 — Colorado Springs market profile and station roles.
- Radio & Records, March 5, 1993 — appointment at KATT and Colorado Springs career history.
Stations They Worked At
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Career Moments
1989: Bill Betts leaves KKFM for KBPI; Chris Baker succeeds him
October 1989 — Bill Betts leaves KKFM/Colorado Springs to become Program Director of KBPI/Denver. Contemporary trade reporting identifies Chris Baker as Betts' successor at KKFM, marking another programming handoff in the station's classic-rock era.
KKMG enters local marketing agreement with KKFM
Despite strong audience performance, KKMG 98.9 was reported to be losing money and entered a local marketing agreement with classic-rock KKFM. The arrangement foreshadowed the ownership consolidation that later placed KKMG under Citadel with KKFM.
1992: Chris Baker oversees programming at KKFM and KKMG
September 1992 — An FMQB Colorado Springs market snapshot documents Chris Baker simultaneously as Program Director of classic-rock KKFM and Director of Programming at CHR KKMG. Scooter B. Stevens remains KKMG's station PD while Mark Stevens is KKFM APD.
1993: Chris Baker leaves KKFM and KKMG for KATT Oklahoma City
March 1993 — Chris Baker leaves Colorado Springs to become Program Director of KATT/Oklahoma City. Radio & Records explicitly identifies him as the former KKFM and KKMG/Colorado Springs programmer.
1994: KKFM searches for a new PD and afternoon host
April 1994 — Citadel's heritage classic-rock KKFM advertises nationally for a new Program Director/afternoon-drive personality. The opening documents another programming transition after Chris Baker's 1993 departure and before Paul Johnson's documented tenure as PD.
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