PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

Archives: People

  • Greg Hargrove

    Greg Hargrove was program director of KGHF-AM 1350 in Pueblo in 1997. If you tuned in to KGHF for oldies that year, Greg was shaping the music and the on-air sound.

    Oldies on KGHF

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists Greg as KGHF’s program director while the AM station carried an oldies format, before it later became KUBE. The listing is a single-year snapshot, so it doesn’t tell us how long Greg stayed or where he went next.

    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 Harrell

    Dave Harrell was program director of KCSJ in Pueblo in 1997. If you listened to news-talk radio in Pueblo in the late 1990s, Dave was the one shaping what you heard on KCSJ.

    Programming KCSJ

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists Dave as KCSJ-AM’s program director and describes the station as news-talk, so his job centered on the spoken-word lineup.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing, so we don’t know how long Dave held the post or what came after. If you worked with Dave or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Jay Diamond Salas

    Jay “Diamond” Salas was program director at KYZX-FM 104.5 in Pueblo in 1997. If you were listening to country in Pueblo in the late 1990s, Jay was the one picking what went on the air.

    Programming KYZX

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists Jay as KYZX-FM’s program director, at a time when the station was part of Pueblo’s country-radio mix.

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

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  • Lorri Froehlich

    Lorri Froehlich was general sales manager for KYZX-FM in Pueblo in 1997. If you listened to country on KYZX in the late 1990s, Lorri was leading the team that sold the ads you heard between songs.

    Sales leadership at KYZX

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists KYZX as a country station and puts Lorri on its management team with general manager Steve Downes.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing, so we don’t know the rest of Lorri’s career. If you worked with Lorri or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Steve Downes

    Steve Downes was general manager of KYZX-FM 104.5 in Pueblo in 1997. If you listened to country on 104.5 that year, Steve was running the business side of the station.

    Managing KYZX

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists Steve as general manager of KYZX, which was operated by PolarComm Corporation at the time. The listing is a single-year snapshot, so it doesn’t tell us how long he stayed or what he did next.

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

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  • Norm Smith

    Norm Smith was one of the people keeping Pueblo radio on the air. If you listened to KYZX country at 104.5 or KRRU on 1480 in the late 1990s, Norm was the chief engineer behind the signal.

    Engineering in the 1990s

    In 1997, an industry directory listed Norm as chief engineer for both KRRU-AM 1480 and country station KYZX-FM 104.5, two separate Pueblo operations. That listing is a snapshot, so it doesn’t tell us how long he stayed at either one.

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

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  • Rita Orozco

    Rita Orozco was program director of KRRU-AM 1480 in Pueblo in 1997. If you tuned in to Spanish-language radio in Pueblo that year, Rita was shaping what you heard.

    Spanish-language radio in Pueblo

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists KRRU as a Spanish-language station affiliated with CBS Hispanic. It names Rita alongside general manager and general sales manager Julio Gutierrez and chief engineer Norm Smith. The listing is a single-year snapshot, so it doesn’t tell us about her wider career.

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

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  • Julio Gutierrez

    Julio Gutierrez was a Pueblo radio executive tied to Spanish-language KRRU-AM 1480 in the 1990s. If your family listened to Spanish-language radio in Pueblo back then, KRRU was one of the stations on the dial, and Julio was running it.

    Running KRRU

    The 1997 Radio Business Report Source Guide lists Julio as both general manager and general sales manager of KRRU, which was operated by Ventana Enterprises. That put him over the station’s day-to-day operation and its advertising side at the same time. The listing confirms his roles in 1997 but doesn’t tell us how long he held them.

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

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  • Diane Young

    Diane Young was a radio sales executive in Pueblo, listed as general sales manager of KRMX-AM 690 for much of the mid-1990s. If you heard a local Pueblo business advertise on KRMX back then, Diane’s team was likely behind it.

    Leading sales at KRMX

    Industry station directories for 1994, 1996 and 1997 all list Diane as KRMX’s general sales manager, and describe KRMX as a variety-format station. Showing up in several years’ worth of listings tells us she was a steady presence in the station’s commercial leadership, though the directories don’t say when she started or left.

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

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  • Jerry De La Cruz

    Jerry De La Cruz was a Pueblo radio executive, programmer and engineer tied to KRMX-AM 690 in the 1990s. If you tuned in to KRMX back then, one person was running the business, the playlist and the transmitter.

    Wearing three hats

    A 1997 industry source guide lists Jerry as KRMX’s general manager, program director and chief engineer all at once. That kind of triple duty was common at small, independently run stations, where one person’s hands were on nearly everything you heard. The listing confirms those roles in 1997, though it doesn’t tell us how long he held them.

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

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