KCME Classical Staff
Robert Bruce | KCME Station Manager and On-Air Host
Robert Bruce was born and raised in New Jersey – but please don’t hold that against him! He received a music degree from CU, Boulder and later obtained a Masters in Library Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, all the while appearing in various productions of plays, musicals, and Gilbert and Sullivan operas. A life-long passionate enthusiast of classical music and opera, Robert is also a lover of classic movies (as well as the not-so-classic) and a reader of fantasy and horror literature.
In 2010, Robert left New York City, where he had been working at the Juilliard School library for some years, to come to Colorado Springs to pursue a career in Classical Radio. He now wears many hats at KCME: Program Director, librarian, and on-air host, Robert produces Composers a la Carte, Robert’s Hour of Opera, and hosts the Saturday Evening Concert.
He discovered Classical Music when very young, falling in love with The Nutcracker Suite and Danse macabre at age 10. An actor/singer from way back, Robert has performed in various productions of plays, operas, musicals, and Gilbert and Sullivan, most recently appearing as Ko-Ko in Opera Theatre of the Rockies’ production of The Mikado.
When not at KCME, Robert spends most of his time at home with his two cats, Dante and Virgil, cooking, watching classic movies, and listening to music from his personal library of some 1200 compact discs.
Programs:
The Metropolitan Opera Live
Saturdays | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Composers a la Carte
Wednesdays | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Classical Music with Robert Bruce
Wednesdays | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Performance Spotlight / Classical Music
Weekdays | 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Saturday Evening Concert
Saturdays | 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Evening at the Pops
Sundays | 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Jomar Cruz | KCME On-Air Host & Traffic Coordinator
Jomar Cruz was born in Puerto Rico but spent most of his life in Orlando where he received a Master of Performing Arts from the University of Central Florida, studying cello. He moved from Florida to Colorado Springs hoping to find new and different musical opportunities.
While pursuing his music degree, Jomar enjoyed writing program notes about the music he or his professors would perform because he enjoyed learning about the composer’s history and discussing it. Now as a KCME Host, Jomar is overjoyed to be able to talk about music and reach a wider audience on a weekly basis.
Programs:
Classical Music with Jomar Cruz
Tuesdays | 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Thursdays | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fridays | 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Saturdays | 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sundays | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Musical Cruise
Thursdays | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Dave Carty | KCME On-Air Host
Dave Carty was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His family moved to Colorado Springs when he was a child and he’s lived here ever since. He received a BA in Communications from UCCS and was an intern at KCME his senior year, way back on Minnehaha Ave in Manitou Springs. After starting on-air hosting the midnight shift, Dave moved to the morning show in 1995 and hosted until 2006, then rejoined as your friendly host in the mornings in 2020.
A lifelong music and record nut, in addition to classical music he has a deep devotion to music for film and television as well as radio drama. Dave’s resume is rather varied and includes working at a record store, a shop that built pipe organs, as an actor, and in the AV manufacturing field . His many hobbies include a love for classic movies, collecting and building movie prop replicas, reading and collecting books, and adding to his embarrassingly large CD collection.
Programs
Dinner and a Movie
Thursdays | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dancing Through the Ages
Thursdays | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Classical Music with Dave Carty
Saturdays | 4:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Morning Matinee / Classical Music
Weekdays | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Performance Spotlight / Classical Music
Weekdays | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Pam DeVier | KCME On-Air Host
A passionate advocate for the arts, Pam DeVier, wears many hats including Administrator for the Visual and Performing Arts Department at UCCS, on-air host for KCME, cellist, Mom, researcher of music, advocate for women’s voices in the arts, and fighter for more equality and kindness in our world.
She grew up in Baltimore where she studied music, theatre and communications, working at a local radio station during college. In her free time, she adores art museums, hiking, traveling and researching under-performed and disenfranchised composers and their works. She has four inspiring and artistic children who keep her constantly entertained and on the run!
Programs
Encountering Mozart
Mondays | 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Classical Music with Pam DeVier
Mondays | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Choral Splendor
Sundays | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Women of Note
Tuesdays | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
A Journey Through the Baroque
Tuesdays | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Music with Friends
Saturdays | 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Dave Hastings | KCME On-Air Host
Classical music was a constant presence in the Williamsburg, Virginia home where David grew up. His father, a NASA engineer, instilled a love of music and the arts from an early age. After high school, David studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and later moved to New York to attend the Circle-in-the-Square Theater School. While living in New York City, David worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and did volunteer work for the Philharmonia Virtuosi under Richard Kapp. He also began his radio career with jobs at the ABC Radio Networks and the Wall Street Journal Radio Network.
David moved to Colorado Springs in 1990 to work for Unistar Radio Network which was headquartered here at the time. After they relocated, he worked for KIKX and KKFM, but as a lifelong fan of the classics, he was a devoted KCME listener from the moment he discovered this gem in the Rockies. His first on-air appearance with the station was with the KCME Radio Theater started by Clay Rohl. Using actual radio scripts from the 30’s and 40’s we recreated the magic of pre-television radio entertainment. On the 60th anniversary of the Orson Welles broadcast of The War of the Worlds, we used the original script and performed it live. Starting as a part time announcer, David became a regular on the weekends and is now the nightly host of Nocturnes from 10 till Midnight.
David is also active with the local theater community here in Colorado Springs. He was previously seen as Count Orsini-Rosenberg in Amadeus and as Mr. Mushnik in The Little Shop of Horrors. He is the proud husband of local award-winning actress Lynne Hastings; proud father of two great and talented kids, Trevor and Maya; and proud pet father of one neurotic German Shepherd (Rajah) and one insane cat (Amira).
Programs
Broadway Rhythm
Sundays | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Classical Music with Dave Hastings
Mondays | 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Nocturnes with Dave Hastings
Weeknights | 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Quinn Riley| KCME On-Air Host
Born and raised in Southern California, Quinn moved to Colorado in 1994, where she began her sojourn in radio doing traffic reports and voiceovers for various Colorado Springs stations. In 2009, Quinn embarked on her career with KCME doing the early morning weekend shifts, eventually moving to weekdays and starting the popular show, Dinner and a Movie.
When she isn’t working, Quinn enjoys watching films, hiking, and spending time with her husband Chris and their three kitties: Shiloh, Bodhi, and Atticus.
Programs
Music of Faith and Inspiration
Sundays | 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Classical Music with Quinn Riley
Weekdays | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fridays | 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
JJ Sechan| KCME and Jazz 93.5 On-Air Host
Born and raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago, JJ Sechan began his musical studies with jazz saxophone at the age of ten. After switching to bassoon in high school, he went on to receive a Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School and an Artist Diploma from Oberlin Conservatory, studying with Judith LeClair and George Sakakeeny. JJ moved to Colorado in 2016 to perform with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Boulder Philharmonic, and Opera Colorado orchestras.
Through his faculty positions at UCCS and CSU-Pueblo, JJ premiered pianist Reggie Berg’s jazz-inspired Bassoon Sonata in 2019, which lead to his wonderfully unlikely position as a radio host at Jazz 93.5. Later that year he also began hosting KCME’s ‘Strike Up the Band’, now known as ‘Incase You Missed It’ (Wednesdays at 6pm).
When not playing bassoon, teaching, or making radio shows, JJ likes to run, bike, and cook. He has tried making the perfect Jewish brisket for the holidays four times previously and is pretty darn confident that THIS time he will get it right.
Programs
No Strings Attached
Fridays | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
In Case You Missed It
Fridays | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Classical Music with JJ Sechan
Mondays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Tuesdays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesdays | 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Thursdays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fridays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Sundays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Michael Campion | KCME On-Air Host
Michael Campion, holds a B.A. in piano performance with graduate work in music theory undertaken at Northern Illinois University.
Michael spent the first 31 years of his life in Chicago, where he worked as a private piano instructor, a classical music buyer for a retail compact disc chain, and classical music consultant at Rose Records, one the largest classical music departments in the world. He has been a writer, reviewer, and teacher in the Colorado Springs area for the past twenty-five years and has worked as program annotator for the DaVinci Quartet, the Thursday Night Recital Series, the Rocky Mountain International Amateur Piano Competition, the Veronika Quartet, and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. Michael has also appeared in numerous theatre productions in the Chicago and Colorado Springs areas and works as a freelance audio editor and private piano instructor.
Michael’s passion for music began at an early age.
“I remember as a kid the first time I heard Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. I was floored. And when I heard some of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, I knew I had to play those one day. I started piano lessons and then I started to look for other classical composers and was just as inspired by them. It gave me a lifelong love of this incredible music. And one of the things I realized was that I couldn’t keep this amazing music to myself. That led to looking for every opportunity to share it with people through recordings and explaining why this is so great. Some people shrugged it off, others were comfortable listening to more of it, and a few were changed like I was after hearing it. That’s why I teach, and that’s why I’m passionate about sharing the music on KCME. It’s exciting to hear about people who call in saying how much they appreciate what they’re hearing and who want to find recordings of some of these works. That sense of community, that sharing of something is powerful and it’s what brings us together during a very divisive time.”
“It’s amazing to see how the station has grown over the past twenty-five years and how it’s become such a vital part of the community. I’m proud to be a part of it. And to be involved with so many of the arts organizations just makes the connections stronger and the programs better. My work with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, and the Colorado Springs Conservatory has been fulfilling and rewarding and I’m humbled to have been able to pass on my passion and knowledge to so many others and to hopefully have touched their lives in some way. I’m looking forward to the next twenty-five years.”
Programs
American Landscapes
Mondays | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The Right Key
Tuesdays | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Peak Performances
Wednesdays | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Noises, Sounds and Sweet Airs
Sundays | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Classical Music with Michael Campion
Mondays | 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesdays | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Wednesdays | 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Christopher Arroyo | KCME On-Air Host
Christopher Arroyo is an Ecuadorian-American baritone, composer, and horn player.
Born in Quito Ecuador, he moved to the United States with his family, and grew up here in Colorado Springs. Music has always been a major part of his life. He has been singing professionally since 2015, including a performance at Carnegie Hall that featured his choral piece, “The Aurora.” Past roles include Don Giovanni in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Old Deuteronomy in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Cats,” and Judd Fry in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Christopher studied vocal performance and composition at Colorado Mesa University with Dr. Chris McKim, and Dr. Monte Atkinson. He’s an avid fantasy-fan, whether in book form, or playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends.
Programs
Nocturnes
Weekend Nights | 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Classical Music with Chris Arroyo
Thursdays | 4:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Sundays | 4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.
Michelle Winchell | KCME On-Air Host
Michelle Winchell grew up in Colorado Springs, where her love of all the arts began with visual art classes, playing classical piano, and singing in choir.
She currently serves as director of the Downtown Creative District, where her work builds community and supports a robust creative sector through placemaking, public art, and cultural events. Michelle is delighted to highlight the diverse performing arts scene in the Pikes Peak Region as host of Performance Spotlight. She holds an MFA in Design from Indiana University and a BA in Art from the University of Wyoming.
Programs
Performance Spotlight Interviews
Weekdays at 10:00 a.m.
Carrie Barnhardt | Development and Marketing Director
I am a lifetime participant in the arts. As a former arts educator and operations director of a small retail business, development and marketing were prevalent in both of my former roles. I have a BFA in Musical Theatre and a BA in English from the University of Michigan, along with secondary teaching certificates in English, Speech and Theatre, and a MA in Educational Leadership from San Diego State University.
The Development and Marketing Director position at KCME and Jazz 93.5 allows me to bring a new perspective to the work, to use many of my skills and to be challenged in a new industry. I enjoy working in an environment that provides people with musical and artistic experiences and ultimately brings them joy. It is satisfying to serve the community, to provide enrichment, and to foster the spirit of giving in our listeners.
Originally hailing from Michigan, by way of Las Vegas and San Diego, I have since lived in Colorado Springs for over 20 years. I love the Colorado sunshine and the beauty of the mountains, going on long walks with my dog, and attending concerts and arts events. I am dedicated to fitness, eating well and mindfulness.
Hannah Kubos | Development and Marketing Coordinator
Hannah Kubos was born in South Carolina on a technicality, but her roots are firmly planted in Alamogordo, New Mexico, a small-town famous for White Sands, the Airforce, and most excitingly, the Trinity Site!
While she left New Mexico State University with degrees in Communication and Spanish (and a minor in Linguistics), those are arguably the least interesting things about her. Hannah is a mixed-media artist who works to share her intrigue in the ordinary. Making use of scraps and so-called ‘trash,’ she has created pieces out of analog technology, thrifted jewelry, and even trash she picked up while walking her dog. When she’s not dumpster diving for materials, she’s using vintage magazines to collage one-of-a-kind cards and bookmarks.
After moving to Colorado Springs in 2025, Hannah was lucky to join the KCME team. Professionally Hannah is defined by her love for the “behind the scenes.” As the station’s self-appointed stagehand, she manages the background operations, digital workflows, and donor details that keep everything humming along for listeners. She loves being part of a service that is so deeply valued by its listeners, and she thrives on the creative organization required to keep the station connected to the community it serves.
When she isn’t running around the station, she’s likely running around her house, usually after her Miniature Schnauzer, Merlin. On weekends you’ll find her experimenting with a new recipe from scratch or hunting for her next vintage treasure.
Leslie Faulkner | Corporate Sales Representative
Leslie may not be the person at the station to curate playlists, but she does know how to target the right audience to tune in to your business or nonprofit organization. She believes that great sponsor partnerships start with trust, some humor and actually listening to her client’s needs. Born and raised in West L.A., but a Coloradan now for more than half of her life, Leslie has worked in both commercial radio and public radio sales for over 16 years.
While Leslie isn’t trying desperately to beat her partner at Scrabble (he almost always wins), she is building strong sponsor relationships through honest communication, and a simple, straightforward approach- minus the fluff and hard sell.
Proudest accomplishment: Leslie’s two super smart and beautiful daughters. Biggest regret: That Las Vegas wrist tattoo back in 2007