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
editBoyles' 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 for 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 June 3, 2013, it was reported that Boyles had been fired.[13]
KNUS
editSalem Communications hired Boyles as its new morning host on News/Talk 710 KNUS as of Monday, July 1 for a 6 AM-9 AM 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 6:00 am, Boyles' show aired for the first time on 710 KNUS.[16] Beginning January 6, 2014, Boyles' show was extended by one hour, starting at 5:00 am and running until 9:00 am.[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
edit- ^ The Peter Boyles Show, 710 KNUS, October 17, 2013 (8 a.m. hour)
- ^ a b Roberts, Michael (July 19, 2017). "Peter Boyles on Being the Most Dangerous Man on Denver Radio". Westword. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Peter Boyles on His Surprising Return to KNUS Radio".
- ^ Michael Roberts, Peter Boyles KHOW program Denver's number one morning show Archived May 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Westword, December 16, 2010.
- ^ Michael Roberts, Denver radio mornings, KHOW crushing competition Archived February 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Westword, July 20, 2011.
- ^ Boulder Daily Camera (December 21, 1997): "Boyles Boulder", accessed June 3, 2009.
- ^ International Herald Tribune: "Costly flight for suspect in Ramsey case defended". Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) August 30, 2006. - ^ Denver Post (February 20, 2009): "Radio programming director says Peter Boyles won't use vulgar term for DeGette again", accessed June 3, 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Michael. "Peter Boyles remains off the air after incident with producer, future uncertain". Denver Westword. Denver Westword, LLC. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ "Peter Boyles in "heated exchange" with producer at KHOW Radio". The Denver Post. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ Vap, Nicole (May 28, 2013). "Peter Boyles still off air". 9news.com.au. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ^ "Our View: Don't Fire Boyles". The Colorado Observer. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
- ^ Larson, Jace. "Peter Boyles, radio show host, no longer with KHOW". KUSA (TV). Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "PETER BOYLES TO START NEW TALK SHOW ON KNUS". June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Peter Boyles a no-show on KNUS (710 AM)". July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
- ^ "710 KNUS Website". 710knus.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Salem Communications". 710knus.com. January 3, 2014.
- ^ Michael Roberts, Peter Boyles ratings Archived September 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Westword, August 28, 2013.