Steve Cochran (radio host)

Infobox Radio Presenter
name = Steve Cochran


imagesize =
caption =
birthname =
birthdate = birth date and age|1961|3|14
birthplace = Ithaca, New York
deathdate =
deathplace =
show = The Steve Cochran Show
station = 720 WGN
timeslot = 4-7 PM
show2 =
station2 =
timeslot2 =
style =
country =
prevshow =
spouse =
web = [http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=28&Itemid=126 WGN Radio: Steve Cochran]

Steve Cochran (born March 14, 1961) is an American radio broadcaster for the WGN radio station on 720 AM since 2000. He broadcasts "The Steve Cochran Show" on weekday afternoons from 4 to 7 PM. [http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=28&Itemid=126 WGN Radio: Steve Cochran] ] He describes his show as being "a combination of funny and serious elements with special attention paid to charitable causes and kid issues"

Childhood

Steve Cochran was adopted and, on June 4th, 2003, had his birth mother, Ann Sommers, as a guest on his show.

Career

At the age of 18, Steve attended Ithaca College for a year before dropping out to start his radio career. He sold radio advertising for a summer before starting his career at WTKO in his home town as a DJ.

Between 1981 and 2007, Steve has worked at 14 radio stations in 10 cities (including New York, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago) [http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30561&Itemid=353 Steve Cochran bio] ] in 8 states.

In 1993, he had a cameo as a TV weather man, in the film "Grumpy Old Men".

WGN

Steve Cochran was originally hired by WGN in early 2000 as a substitute host in various rotating shifts. He became a regular host unexpectedly after morning drive time host, Bob Collins, was killed in a collision while piloting his private airplane. To replace Collins, Spike O'Dell moved from afternoon drive to morning drive, John Williams moved from mid-afternoon to afternoon drive and Steve filled the mid-afternoon time slot. The Williams and Cochran shows swapped time slots in 2007.

Life outside radio

Outside of WGN, Steve Cochran also does stand up comedy and has done comedy shows on New Years Eve.He also has a son, Ross and a daughter, Amy.

Quotes

*"Ask yourself not what I've done for you, but what you could do for me"
*"This show is more than just a funny. Some days it's not funny at all"
*"I prefer jockey shorts because I just can't get used to a thong"

See also

* WGN Radio
* John Williams

External links

* [http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=126 The Steve Cochran Show]
* [http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=41&Itemid=226 Rick O'Connor's Blog]

Notes