After 37 years over two stints, Ginger Havlat will retire as Music Director and midday host on iHeartMedia AAA 97.3 KBCO Boulder/Denver on December 31.
Havlat originally joined KBCO in 1982 and has been there outside of a three-year run at former competitor “96.5 The Peak” KXPK from 1994 to 1997. She began her career in Sioux Falls SD at KAUR and KLYX and also worked in Denver at 1390 KFML.
As Ginger prepares to bid farewell to KBCO, she will be featuring her favorite performances from the station’s “Studio C” during her final shows.
iHeartMedia Denver 97.3 KBCO – World Class Rock, announced today the retirement of Ginger from middays. Ginger’s last day on-air will be Saturday, December 31, 2022.
Ginger has flourished as a beloved companion for radio listeners in the Denver area for 40 years. She has introduced music lovers to countless new songs and artists, many of which are now part of the fabric of their lives. Ginger shared her personal perspective on everything that impacts and delights the Denver community, including cultural events, the beauty of the natural environment, entertainment and music. Denver radio listeners will surely miss hearing her friendly voice and colorful insight daily.
“Since 1988, I’ve hosted hundreds of live sessions in KBCO Studio C and interviewed so many talented musicians,” said Ginger, Host on iHeartMedia Denver 97.3 KBCO. “I had the wonderful opportunity to be among the first to interview artists like Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile early in their careers. As a self-proclaimed Beatlemaniac, my most cherished career moment was interviewing Paul McCartney backstage at Folsom Field in 1993. What I valued most about my years on the air at KBCO was sharing and connecting with our audience. I recently had a listener say that ‘you are us,’ which meant so much, as I always wanted to be a friend on the other side of the speaker.”
