PRESERVING RADIO HISTORY ACROSS COLORADO

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  • John Douglas

    John Douglas was news director of KCSJ 590 in Pueblo in 1957. If you got your news from KCSJ in the late 1950s, John was leading the newsroom.

    The KCSJ team

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists John alongside operations manager Daniel F. Durniak, radio director Cliff Hendricks, program manager Howard Myers and chief engineer Marion Pennington. The station also had an associated television service, so it was a busy shop.

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

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  • Marion Pennington

    Marion Pennington was chief engineer at KCSJ 590 in Pueblo in 1957. You never heard Marion on the air, but if you tuned in to KCSJ in the late 1950s, Marion was making sure it came through.

    On the KCSJ staff

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Marion alongside operations manager Daniel F. Durniak, radio director Cliff Hendricks, program manager Howard Myers and news director John Douglas. The listing doesn’t give service dates or any later details.

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

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  • Daniel F. Durniak

    Daniel F. Durniak was operations manager at KCSJ 590 in Pueblo in 1957. If you listened to KCSJ in the late 1950s, Daniel was part of the team making the station run day to day.

    Running operations at KCSJ

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Daniel with radio director Cliff Hendricks and program manager Howard Myers in the station’s staff directory. KCSJ was locally staffed and operated alongside KCSJ-TV.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing, so we don’t have dates of service. If you worked with Daniel or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Kenneth Reynolds

    Kenneth Reynolds was news director of KGHF 1350 in Pueblo in 1957. If you followed Pueblo news on KGHF in the late 1950s, Kenneth was running the newsroom.

    News on KGHF

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Kenneth with the station’s management and engineering staff. KGHF carried ABC, Mutual and Intermountain network service, so Pueblo listeners got national programming alongside the local news Kenneth’s team put together.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing, so we don’t have dates of service or what came after. If you worked with Kenneth or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Henry Ankeny

    Henry Ankeny was chief engineer at KGHF 1350 in Pueblo in 1957. If you tuned in to KGHF back then, Henry was one of the people behind the scenes keeping the signal on the air.

    Keeping KGHF on the air

    Henry worked under general manager William C. Stewart and president Gifford Phillips, at a station that carried ABC, Mutual and Intermountain network programming.

    This is a short page built from one directory listing, so we don’t have dates of service or later work. If you worked with Henry or have more to add, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • William C. Stewart

    William C. Stewart was general manager of KGHF 1350 in Pueblo in 1957. If you listened to KGHF for ABC and Mutual programming in the late 1950s, William was running the station.

    Leading KGHF

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists William as general manager under station president Gifford Phillips, alongside commercial manager William Mahoney and chief engineer Henry Ankeny. It’s a dated staff record, so it doesn’t tell us how long he stayed or what he did afterward.

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

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  • Earl B. Miller

    Earl B. Miller sold radio advertising in Pueblo in the 1950s. If you heard a local business pitch on KDZA 1230 or KFEL 970 back then, Earl may have been the one who brought that advertiser to the station.

    Selling for two stations

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Earl as a sales representative for both KDZA and KFEL. Local radio then leaned heavily on direct relationships with area advertisers, which is what a sales rep like Earl did. The listing is a single snapshot, so it doesn’t tell us how long he stayed at either station.

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

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  • John T. Roscoe

    John T. Roscoe was a Pueblo radio manager and engineer who worked at two stations at once. If you tuned in to KDZA 1230 or the newer KFEL 970 in the mid-1950s, John helped keep both on the air.

    Two stations, two hats

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists John as assistant manager and chief engineer at KDZA, and in the same directory as assistant manager and chief engineer of KFEL. That’s a mix of management and technical duties across two Pueblo operations.

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

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  • Frank Donald Hall

    Frank Donald Hall was the owner of KFEL 970 in Pueblo in 1957. If you listened to KFEL in its early days, it was Frank’s station.

    Owning KFEL

    The 1957 Broadcasting Yearbook lists Frank as owner of KFEL Inc., the licensee operating the station from 4411 Goodnight Avenue in Pueblo. KFEL was a 1,000-watt daytime station that had been established in 1956, so it was still brand new.

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

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  • Jim West

    Jim West was a Southern Colorado country-radio personality on KATC, Cat Country 95.1. If you were tuned to Cat Country in Colorado Springs around 2009, he was part of the crew keeping you company.

    Cat Country 95.1

    Cat Country signed on in July 2006, and by 2009 Jim was part of the on-air team alongside Alisha Scott and Bryan Waters. That year the group took home the “Most Engaging Team” award at a local radio-personality culinary competition, a fun reminder that these folks were as much a part of the community as they were a voice on the dial.

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

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    • Colorado Springs Gazette: 2009 radio-personality culinary competition coverage (print)
    • Wikipedia: KATC-FM