Dave Morales

For David Morales the New York Remixer/DJ, see David Morales. For David Morales the CIA agent, see David Sánchez Morales.

Dave Morales
Nationality	American
Other names	"Mo", "Dave Mo"
Occupation	Radio Personality, Record Label Owner
Known for	Radio Host, Celebrity Interviews

Dave Morales (born May 5, in El Paso, Texas, United States), is a nationally known on-air radio personality, DJ and independent producer. Dave Morales has worked for some of the top rated radio stations in the United States, as an on-air personality, promoter, artist interviewer, and events specialist.^[1] Some stations Morales has worked at include KPWR, KYLD, KHKS, KKPN, KKHH, KPTY, and KHMX.^[2] Morales was known for being a radio show host on Mix 96.5,^[3] in Houston. Dave Morales is well known for his widely heard interviews with famous musicians. Some famous interviews Morales has hosted include Tokio Hotel,^[4] The Pussy Cat Dolls,^[5] Cesar Milan "The Dog Whisperer", Shine Down member Eric Bass, and Sarah, Duchess of York. Morales spent the early part of his childhood in El Paso, Texas. As a child he moved to Houston, where he graduated from Cypress Creek High School, and went on to Texas Tech University, to study broadcasting.

Career

On-Air Radio Personality

Dave Morales has been an on-air radio personality at some of the top rated radio stations in the United States, including many owned by Clear Channel Communications. He also worked for Houston's Mix 96.5, which is owned by CBS.^[6] One of the first Stations Morales got his start at was Power 106 KPWR, in Los Angeles. Morales spent time on the air at Wild 94.9 KYLD, in San Francisco, California. After hosting on the air in California, Morales made his way to Kiss 106 KHKS-FM, where his on-air skills began to sharpen, from experience. Then, Morales moved to top 40 station "The Planet" KKPN, in Corpus Christi, Texas. After which, Morales moved to Houston Texas. He was hired by Mark Arias, then program director of KPTY, to work for Houston's popular hip hop station "Party 104.9". Party 104.9 eventually became KQBU-FM, controlled by Univision. Here, Dave Morales headed up the station's morning show.^[7] Next, Morales spent a brief period of time working for another top 40 radio station, called Hot Hits 95.7 KKHH.^[8] After leaving KKHH,^[9] Morales moved to long time station Mix 96.5 KHMX.^[10] Here, he hosted an afternoon radio show at Houston's Mix 96.5, before being terminated for private reasons.^[11] Along with being a radio DJ, Dave hosted celebrity interviews and reviewed newly releasing movies.

Record Producer

Dave Morales started a co-partnered mangagement company in 2010, called Red Team Entertainment, with Jonathan Stenvall. Their first band is a Houston local band, called Versecity. The most notable song by VerseCity is "Tik Tok Rok" which hit the Billboards Top 100 singles. They debuted the song live, on "Fox 26 Morning News" on Fox television network, in early 2010.

BackstageOL

On June 20, 2011 Dave Morales launched an online entertainment website called BackstageOL.com with Jonathan Stenvall. The website officially launched on the Fox 26 Morning News where BackstageOL.com taped an exclusive interview with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Billy Gibbons of music group ZZ Top. Other recent interviews and features have included segments with Tom Hanks, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Forever The Sickest Kids, and Yellowcard.^[12]

Personal life

Dave Morales was born in El Paso, Texas to Irene Morales. As a child, he moved to Houston, Texas. Morales attended Bleyl Jr. High and graduated from Cypress Creek High School. He went on to Texas Tech University to study broadcasting. Here, he was offered his first job at a radio station, which he left college to do. This was the start of his career in radio. Morales has been an avid sports enthusiasts, and supports Houston professional teams, including the Houston Astros, Houston Texans, and Houston Dynamo. He is also a musical and Walt Disney enthusiast, as well. He has participated in many charity events, such as "Feed the Houston Homeless".

Contribution

Morales works annually to host events such as feeding the needy. He has donated time and drawn attention to the less fortunate and to those living in poor living conditions. He has also made many broadcasts to support charity events.

See also

• KPWR
• KYLD
• KHKS
• KKPN
• KKHH
• KPTY
• KHMX

Notes

1. ^ "Dave Morales, Host Bio Page at KHMX Mix 96.5". CBS Radio. http://www.mix965houston.com/Dave-Morales/4479244. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
2. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Top rated radio stations in U.S.". About.com. http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/tp/toppopradio.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
3. ^ McGuff, Mike. "More changes at Mix 96.5, Dave Morales to be...". MikeMcGuff. http://mikemcguff.blogspot.com/2009/05/changes-at-mix-965-khmx-and-hot-957.html. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
4. ^ KKHH 95.7. "Dave Morales Interviews Tokio Hotel". User Sokmaster. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCUWvkfJ-IQ. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
5. ^ KKHH 95.7. "Dave Morales Interview with "The Pussy Cat Dolls"". User BoothPmps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7whbiCRr3c. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
6. ^ Creative Commons. "Reference to List of Radio Stations". Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_radio_stations_in_North_America#United_States. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
7. ^ Business Wire. "KPTY announces new on-air personality Dave Morales". AllBusiness.com. http://www.allbusiness.com/company-activities-management/board-management-changes/5806735-1.html. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
8. ^ Bio Page. "Dave Morales, New On-Air Host at KKHH Hot Hits 95.7". FM 95.7 KKHH. http://www.hothits957.com/--davespage-/2345010. Retrieved 2010-01-11. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ Barron, David. "Dave Morales to change stations". chron.com. http://blogs.chron.com/sportsmedia/2009/05/van_rysdam_out_at_610_am_recor_1.html. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
10. ^ KHMX. "Dave Morales Among New Mix Hosts". CBS Radio. http://www.khmx.com/. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
11. ^ Taylor, Tom (2009-05-18). "CBS Makes Some Radio Host Changes, including Dave Morales". Taylor on Radio-Info. Radio-Info.com. http://www.radio-info.com/newsletter/html/tri-05182009.html. Retrieved 2010-01-11. 
12. ^ "Dave Morales Launches BackStageOL.com". Dave Morales Launches BackStageOL.com. AllAccess. http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/92892/dave-morales-launches-backstageol-com. Retrieved 24 August 2011. 

External links

• Dave Morales on MySpace

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