Fred Hobbs (born April 21, 1932) started spinning records in Denver as a teenager and worked his way through Boulder and Denver radio into TV news management.
Radio
Hobbs was a disc jockey at KFEL-FM in Denver in 1948. He hosted on KBOL in Boulder from 1951 to 1954 and came back in 1957 as afternoon host, promotion manager and program director. In 1960 he joined KDEN in Denver as an on-air personality and news director, and in 1966 he became the state government reporter for KLZ.
Television and later work
He also anchored weekend news on KLZ-TV starting in 1966, and was news director of KWGN-TV Channel 2 from 1977 to 1982. Later he taught public relations at the University of Colorado and founded PR Associates in 1989. He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Colorado Hall of Fame in 2008.
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1948: Teenager Fred Hobbs spins records on KFEL-FM
1948 — Sixteen-year-old Fred Hobbs worked as a disc jockey on KFEL-FM, the FM side of KFEL in Denver.
1951: Fred Hobbs joins KBOL in Boulder
1951 — Fred Hobbs went on the air at KBOL in Boulder, staying until 1954. He returned in 1957 as afternoon host, promotion manager and program director.
1960: Fred Hobbs becomes KDEN news director
1960 — Fred Hobbs moved from Boulder to Denver’s KDEN as an on-air personality and news director. In 1966 he joined KLZ as its state government reporter.
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