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Dave Morales

American radio personality

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ5229418
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Dave Morales 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. Some stations Morales has worked at include KPWR, KYLD, KHKS, KKPN, KKHH, KPTY, and KHMX. Morales was known for being a radio show host on Mix 96.5, in Houston. Dave Morales is well known for his widely heard interviews with famous musicians. Some famous interviews Morales has hosted include Tokio Hotel, The Pussycat Dolls, Cesar Millan "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.

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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. 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.

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“Dave Morales” enters the record as american radio personality. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Dave, Morales and American can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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