Tag: Chicago Radio

"I love Chicago radio and I love WLS."

"We don't have billboards, we don't have advertising, we don't have any marketing money. So the best thing to do is to take our show and our message out on the road, and I think it's paramount to do that. If you want to make noise, you gotta make it yourself."

Stroud's departure marks the end of an era for Chicago classic rock radio.

"Local Anesthetic, relaunches June 14 from 9-10 p.m"

He steps into the role vacated by Stephanie Tichenor's exit

Tichenor departed the station after spending the past seven years working as Program Director.

"The worst thing that can happen is something gets so cool that it becomes too cool. And suddenly it's closed. That's your brand over at that point."

"The secret to my success is more about what I do off the air. I love to prep, and I am proud of what we do on the air. I am especially proud of the relationships that I have built here with key community leaders."

"Being a good news anchor is to know the tone of the story that you're telling, and segue the right way. We can be reliable, but we also can be that warm blanket that you can tune into every day."

"I just kept saying it out loud, to anyone that would hear it. Not in an annoying way. I'd mention it when it would come up. I put my hand up when there were opportunities."