KJZZ is a service of Rio Salado College,
and Maricopa Community Colleges

Copyright © 2026 KJZZ/Rio Salado College/MCCCD
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Colby Brandt appointed as police chief for Glendale Police Department

Colby Brandt
City of Glendale
Colby Brandt

Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps has appointed Interim Police Chief Colby Brandt to officially lead the city’s police department. He succeeds former Chief Chris Briggs who retired at the end of February.

Brandt has worked as assistant chief, and the city says he has served multiple leadership positions in his 28 years with the department.

That includes Administrative Services Commander, overseeing training, personnel, grants and research. He also led the department’s patrol unit.

Greg Hahne started as a news intern at KJZZ in 2020 and returned as a field correspondent in 2021. He learned his love for radio by joining Arizona State University's Blaze Radio, where he worked on the production team.