James “Dr. Daddio” Walker, the legendary radio personality and longtime owner and operator of AM 1510 KDKO Radio, has died.
In 2008, he was inducted into the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame. At the time, he was remembered as the creator and owner of the first urban radio station west of Kansas City.
Walker started his career as a social worker in St. Louis, received a degree in education, worked as an insurance salesman and got his start as a radio announcer at KOKA in Shreveport, La., followed by stints in Atlanta, Jackson and Houston…