A news talk radio host, known as the “Dean of Denver,” is calling it a career. Salem Media Group news/talk KNUS’ Peter Boyles announced that he would retire after decades in the market.
This week, Boyles called in from vacation to let listeners know he was hanging up his headphones. The radio host has been at KNUS since 2013 but noted that health problems and the state of radio today played into his decision to retire.
“Everything has a beginning and a middle and an end,” Boyles said, according to Westword. “And I see an end coming.”
“The business has changed, and it’s okay,” Boyles told George Brauchler, who was filling in for him on the morning show. Boyle added that he suffered a mini-stroke while on air.
“All of a sudden, I started speaking in tongues for about five minutes,” he recalled. These factors caused Boyles to decide “maybe it’s time to do some other things and give some other guys a chance.”
Boyles has been in the Denver market from the early 1970s, serving as a traffic reporter, disc jockey, and talk show host. Furthermore, he has been on various airwaves on stations that have since changed formats or disappeared, including KAAT, KLAK, KWBZ, and KYBG.
Furthermore, he has hosted shows on KOA and KHOW, where he anchored mornings for almost 20 years.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
