Jack Oliver

Jack is truly a Wichita broadcasting icon, having started at KLEO Radio in the late 60s.

Since 1969, Jack has worked at numerous Wichita radio stations including KLEO (1969) (only a few overnights, then on to KGNO in Dodge City and then Back to Wichita at KAKE (1973-1979), and KKRD (1980-2004). Since 2004, Jack has been program director at KEYN (Audacy, Inc.). Previously, he was heard daily from 12-7 p.m. However, following the death of Don Hall in April of 2020, Jack moved from afternoons to host the KEYN morning show. Jack advises young radio broadcasters to “find a city that likes you and stay for a while.”

Early in his broadcast career, Jack received a first-class radiotelephone operator’s license through the FCC. In addition to this, he developed extraordinary skills as a top radio programmer, on-air talent, and production voice. Jack never worked with wax cylinders, but he has certainly watched the broadcasting industry grow from its days of analog mono, tape and vinyl to its evolution into stereo and digital and has adapted well and today still enjoys practicing his craft.

Jack is from Wynnewood, Oklahoma. He’s a 1968 graduate of South High School in Wichita and earned a Master’s Degree in Business Communications from Wichita State University. Jack is very active in Wichita’s Native American Community and served on the board of directors of the All-American Indian Center for ten years. From 1994- 1996, he was a board member of the Wichita Zoning Commission and from 1996-1998 was a board member of the Wichita Traffic Commission. Jack has also helped to raise millions of dollars for local charities.

In addition, Jack has been a sought-after speaker on numerous panels at radio-TV conventions such as the NAB, Radio &; Records, The Gavin Report, and The Conclave. He also received a prestigious nomination for air talent and program director of the year from Billboard Magazine, Radio & Records and Hitmakers Magazine.