Craig Koehn, also known as Chris Brooks, is a Colorado radio programmer and on-air personality whose career includes stations in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Aspen and Summit County.
In Colorado Springs, contemporary trade and industry records place Koehn at KILO 93.9 as music director in the early 1990s. By September 1992, he was music director at KIKX 102.7 “The Max”, working with program director Tom Fricke as the station launched a CHR/Modern format. The KIKX chapter was brief; the station was documented in country radio by 1993.
Under the name Chris Brooks, he served as program director and air personality at Clear Channel’s KCCY and KDZA. In 2012, Cumulus hired him as program director and afternoon-drive personality at KATC-FM / Cat Country 95.1, citing his promotional energy and familiarity with the Colorado Springs–Pueblo market.
Later industry directories list Koehn as program director of KSPN-FM 103.1 in Aspen. His Colorado radio career continued for decades; Krystal Media identifies him as part of the team that launched 93.1 Summit Country, the country service carried on KYSL-FM HD2 and relayed in Breckenridge on K226CI.
Sources
Broadcasting Yearbook, 1991
FMQB Market Snapshot, September 25, 1992
Totally Adult radio contacts, 1998
Colorado Springs Gazette, “MEDIA BUZZ: New program directors for KKMG and KATC” (2012).
Krystal 93 / Summit Country
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KIKX drops New Rock/CHR for country
KIKX 102.7 dropped its New Rock/CHR approach and switched to country, removing one of the market's longtime pop/rock competitors as KKMG strengthened its contemporary-hit position.
1993 — The Max / KIKX New Rock team
The Max / KIKX was documented in 1993 with a New Rock-era programming and air staff that included Tom Fricke as program director, Craig Koehn as music director and midday personality, Pete May, and Maria Anderson. The station changed direction later that year, making this a useful snapshot of the people behind the station during its New Rock era.
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