Jim Sipes was a Colorado radio personality and sales manager whose early career crossed stations in Pueblo and Colorado Springs.
KEDI role
The 1973 Starship Radio directory listed Sipes as KEDI’s sales manager and 10 a.m.–2 p.m. personality. Its career summary also included KQYN, KTSC, KBVL, KCSJ and KKAM before his move to KEDI.
The entry documents an unusual combination of sales leadership and a daily air shift, while also preserving a multi-station Southern Colorado résumé.
Colorado radio record
Stations: KTSC, KCSJ, KKAM, KEDI; directory also lists KQYN and KBVL
KEDI roles: Sales manager and midday host
Documented: 1973 directory
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Jim Sipes works at KTSC
A 1973 Colorado Springs radio directory's career history for Jim Sipes lists KTSC in 1971, adding a documented name to the station's otherwise sparsely preserved early personnel history.
KEDI 1973 air staff snapshot
A contemporary 1973 market directory lists Chuck Browning 6–10 a.m., Jim Sipes 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Mike Shannon 2–6 p.m., Jack Jennings 6–10 p.m., Tom Flohres 10 p.m.–2 a.m. and C.C. Crow 2–6 a.m. at KEDI. Steve Scott was general manager, station manager, program director and music director; Dana Ross was news director and Tom Flohres chief engineer.
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