Peter Boyles
Peter Boyles (born October 17, 1943)[1] is a radio talk show personality. He had a long-running morning drive-time show in Denver, Colorado on 630 KHOW, until May 2013. Boyles began his radio career as a traffic reporter in the early 1970s, later becoming a disk jockey. He has worked at Denver radio stations KNUS KAAT, KLAK, KWBZ, KYBG, and KOA.[2] He retired in April 2022 from his morning program on AM 710 KNUS but returned to the station in September 2022 as host of a three-hour Saturday morning program.[3]
Talk shows
Boyles' morning show on KHOW was reported in 2010 to be Denver's number one-rated morning radio show, and again in 2011.[4][5]
Boyles received national attention in 1997 by his investigation and nearly constant talk about the death of JonBenét Ramsey.[6] In August 2006 he received intense criticism for his belief that John Mark Karr was not involved in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. Boyles was vindicated when "the most expensive DNA test in Colorado history" exonerated Karr.[7]
In February 2009, Boyles sparked controversy in Colorado for repeatedly referring to Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver as "Vagina DeGette" / "Vagina DeJet" while on air.[8]
Boyles is a defender of the "birtherism" allegation against former president Barack Obama. He claims, "Barack Obama's life story is a fabrication."[2]
In May 2013 Boyles was suspended from his KHOW show after a heated exchange with the show's longtime producer Greg Hollenback. Witnesses reported that Boyles yanked Hollenback's lanyard,[9] which left red marks on Hollenback's neck.[10][11]
A Colorado Observer editorial expressed that "Boyles is an important figure in our local media and, short of some new and terrible development that no one is reporting, Boyles should keep his job."[12] On 3 June 2013, it was reported that Boyles had been fired.[13]
KNUS
Salem Communications hired Boyles as its new morning host on News/Talk 710 KNUS as of Monday, July 1 for a 6AM-9AM time slot.[14] When Boyles did not appear, there was speculation that his old employer KHOW had blocked his debut due to a non-compete contract clause.[15] On July 3, 2013 at 6:00am, Boyles' show aired for the first time on 710 KNUS.[16] Beginning January 6, 2014, Boyles' show was extended by one hour, starting at 5:00am and running until 9:00am.[17]
KNUS had previously had weak audience ratings for its morning shows, especially compared to KHOW. But in his first month at KNUS, Boyles beat his former employer KHOW in audience ratings for the morning slot.[18]
References
- ^ The Peter Boyles Show, 710 KNUS, October 17, 2013 (8 a.m. hour)
- ^ a b Roberts, Michael (19 July 2017). "Peter Boyles on Being the Most Dangerous Man on Denver Radio". Westword. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Peter Boyles on His Surprising Return to KNUS Radio".
- ^ Michael Roberts, Peter Boyles KHOW program Denver's number one morning show, Westword, 16 Dec. 2010.
- ^ Michael Roberts, Denver radio mornings, KHOW crushing competition, Westword, 20 July 2011.
- ^ Boulder Daily Camera (21 Dec. 1997): "Boyles Boulder", accessed 3 June 2009.
- ^ International Herald Tribune: "Costly flight for suspect in Ramsey case defended". Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) 30 August 2006. - ^ Denver Post (20 February 2009): "Radio programming director says Peter Boyles won't use vulgar term for DeGette again", accessed 3 June 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Michael. "Peter Boyles remains off the air after incident with producer, future uncertain". Denver Westword. Denver Westword, LLC. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Peter Boyles in "heated exchange" with producer at KHOW Radio". The Denver Post. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Vap, Nicole (28 May 2013). "Peter Boyles still off air". 9News. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Our View: Don't Fire Boyles". The Colorado Observer. The Colorado Observer. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ Larson, Jace. "Peter Boyles, radio show host, no longer with KHOW". KUSA (TV). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "PETER BOYLES TO START NEW TALK SHOW ON KNUS". 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Peter Boyles a no-show on KNUS (710 AM)". 2 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "710 KNUS Website". 710knus.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Salem Communications". 710knus.com. 3 January 2014.
- ^ Michael Roberts, Peter Boyles ratings, Westword, 28 Aug. 2013.