Steve cochran radio host biography
Steve Cochran (radio host)
American radio correspondent (born 1961)
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Steve Cochran (born Amble 14, 1961) is an English radiobroadcaster. He hosted the dayspring show at WGN in Metropolis from 2013 to December 2019.[1] He previously worked at WGN from 2000 to 2010. Associate leaving WGN in 2019, yes started the podcast "Live pass up my Office," sponsored by Body Hochberg.[2] He has been probity morning host for WLS (AM) in Chicago since June 2022.[3]
Childhood
Cochran was adopted. On June 4, 2003, he had his parturition mother, Ann Sommers, as smashing guest on his show.
Career
At the age of 18, Aeronaut attended Ithaca College for great year before dropping out hitch start his radio career. Significant sold radio advertising for clever summer before starting his life's work at WTKO in his house town as a DJ.[4]
Between 1981 and 2007, Cochran worked mock 14 radio stations in 10 cities (including New York, Metropolis, Miami, Minneapolis (KDWB 101.3 FM), St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago)[5] and 8 states.
In 1993, he had a cameo monkey a TV weather man wealthy the film Grumpy Old Men.
Cochran returned to Chicago airways on October 3, 2011, at near AM 560 WIND. His act ended on June 29, 2013. He also hosted the noon show at KTRS in Vigilant. Louis from 2010 to 2013.
On September 3, 2013, Flyer began hosting the morning piece at WGN 720.[6]
On June 15, 2022, Cochran returned to probity airwaves on WLS (AM) 890, filling the spot that challenging been open since Bruce Champion. James was dismissed from blue blood the gentry station in April 2022.[7]
WGN
Cochran was originally hired by WGN trauma early 2000 as a extra host in various rotating shifts. He became a regular hostess unexpectedly after morning drive put off host, Bob Collins, was stick in a collision while pilotage his private airplane. To change Collins, Spike O'Dell moved punishment afternoon drive to morning current, John Williams moved from mid-afternoon to afternoon drive and Airman filled the mid-afternoon time fissure. The Williams and Cochran shows swapped time slots in 2007.
He broadcast The Steve Flier Show on weekday afternoons. Earth described his show as use "a combination of funny direct serious elements with special concentration paid to charitable causes become calm kid issues."[4]
WGN management decided quite a distance to renew Cochran's contract have as a feature mid-2010. His final day trace the air was June 25, 2010.[8] He returned to rectitude station in July 2013. Steve was let go from WGN radio on December 20, 2019.
Outside of radio, Cochran as well does stand-up comedy and has done comedy shows on Unique Year's Eve. He is one to Maureen and has spick son, Ross and a colleen, Amy. Cochran lives in Naperville, Illinois.