PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

Archives: People

  • Gregor Vaule

    Gregor Vaule was the guy running the show at KYSN in the early ’70s. If you were a Colorado Springs teenager with 1460 AM on in the morning, you were probably listening to him.

    Top 40 on 1460

    By September 1972, Gregor was music director at KYSN. A 1973 industry directory shows his role had grown: he was listed as both program director and music director, working under general manager John Lambert, with Hal Tatel directing news.

    Former KYSN staffers also remember Gregor as the station’s morning personality. That meant he was picking the music, overseeing the programming and sitting in the chair during morning drive.

    Hiring the air staff

    Gregor was still the one to call if you wanted a Top 40 job at KYSN into the mid-’70s. Classified ads in November 1974 and in January and July 1975 told applicants to contact him directly.

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  • Chuck Browning

    Chuck Browning was the morning host on KEDI 1490 in Colorado Springs. If you were getting ready for work or school between 6 and 10 a.m. in 1973, Chuck was the voice on KEDI’s adult-rock sound.

    Mornings on KEDI

    The 1973 Starship Radio market directory puts Chuck in the 6 to 10 a.m. shift. It says he joined KEDI in 1972, after earlier work at WANL, WRFS and WNUZ. The listing is a snapshot, so it doesn’t give his exact start and end dates at KEDI.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Chuck or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • C.C. Crow

    C.C. Crow was an overnight voice on KEDI 1490 in Colorado Springs during the station’s early-1970s adult-rock era. If you were up in the wee hours back then, C.C. kept you company.

    Overnights on KEDI

    The 1973 Starship Radio directory lists C.C. on KEDI’s 2 to 6 a.m. shift, and traces earlier air work to KRAN under the name Tommy O’Day, then KCAN, before arriving at KEDI in 1972.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with C.C. or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Tom Flohres

    Tom Flohres kept a Colorado Springs station on the air and then hosted its late shift. If you listened to KEDI 1490 in the early 1970s, Tom was the chief engineer, and between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. he was also the voice on the radio.

    Engineer and evening host

    The 1973 Starship Radio directory lists Tom as KEDI’s chief engineer and its 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. personality. His career summary also includes KCMS, the FM partner in the KEDI-KCMS operation. Wearing both hats was common at locally run stations back then.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Tom or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Jack Jennings

    Jack Jennings was a Southern Colorado radio personality whose early career hopscotched across Colorado Springs and Pueblo stations. If you were a night owl tuning in to KEDI in the early 70s, you may have caught him on the evening shift.

    A year-by-year trail

    A 1973 market directory puts Jack on KEDI’s 6–10 p.m. shift. Its career summary gives a nice year-by-year outline: KYSN in 1967, KRDO in 1968, KPIK in 1969, KTSC in 1970 and then KEDI starting in 1971. It doesn’t say what he did at each earlier stop or when he left KEDI.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Jack or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Mike Shannon

    Mike Shannon was an afternoon personality on KEDI 1490 in Colorado Springs. If you were driving home between 2 and 6 p.m. in the early 1970s with KEDI’s adult-rock sound on, you heard Mike.

    Afternoons on KEDI

    The 1973 Starship Radio directory puts Mike in KEDI’s 2 to 6 p.m. shift. It says he came to KEDI in 1970, after earlier stops at KTFS (where he went by Mike Thompson), KBGO, KOMA and KIMN. The listing doesn’t say when he left.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Mike or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Jim Sipes

    Jim Sipes was a Colorado radio personality and sales manager whose early career crossed stations in Pueblo and Colorado Springs. If you listened to KEDI around lunchtime in the early 70s, you may have heard Jim on the air, and if you bought an ad there, you may have dealt with him too.

    Selling and spinning at KEDI

    A 1973 market directory lists Jim as KEDI’s sales manager and 10 a.m.–2 p.m. personality, a handy combination of running the sales team and working a daily air shift. Its career summary also traces a Southern Colorado résumé that includes KQYN, KTSC, KBVL, KCSJ and KKAM before the move to KEDI.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Jim or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Jack Gillum

    Jack Gillum was news director at KRDO 1240 in Colorado Springs in 1980. If you got your local news from KRDO around then, Jack was the one leading the newsroom.

    Leading the KRDO newsroom

    The 1980 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Jack as news director alongside general manager Ed Witrock, program and music director Dave Hixson and promotion manager Greg Evans.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing, so we don’t have the full length of his time at the station. If you worked with Jack or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Greg Evans

    Greg Evans was promotions manager at KRDO in Colorado Springs in 1980. If you remember KRDO’s contests and community events from around then, Greg’s department was in the middle of them.

    On the KRDO management team

    The 1980 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Greg by name and title in its Colorado Springs station directory. KRDO was operating alongside its established radio and television services at the time. The listing is a single snapshot, so it doesn’t cover the full span of Greg’s career.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Greg or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Dave Hixson

    Dave Hixson helped shape the sound of KRDO in Colorado Springs around 1980. If you tuned in during the station’s middle-of-the-road days, Dave was the guy behind both the big-picture sound and the day-to-day song picks.

    Program director and music director

    The 1980 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Dave as both program director and music director at KRDO. That directory is a snapshot, so it doesn’t tell us how long he held those jobs.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing. If you worked with Dave or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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