Craig Cohen (broadcaster)

For other people of the same name, see Craig Cohen.

Craig Cohen (1972–present) is the former host of the live call-in radio show, [1] Radio Smart Talk, on WITF 89.5 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and WYPM 93.3 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania weekdays at 9 a.m eastern standard time. The program, launched in the midst of the economic crisis of 2008, features interviews with newsmakers and experts in a variety of fields, and explores a wide range of topics, including the economy, politics, health care, education, and the environment.

Cohen joined WITF in June 2002 as Program Director of WITF-FM. In 2004, he was also named Program Director of WITF-TV. Cohen has hosted other shows on WITF TV and radio, including the TV series The I-Zone (2003–2006), which featured independent films, and a local edition of the former American Public Media radio program Weekend America (2005–2008). He became host of Radio Smart Talk in the fall of 2008.

A veteran of several public and commercial radio and television stations in St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri, and Champaign/Urbana, Illinois, Cohen joined WITF in June 2002 after a seven-year stint as the local host of the NPR program Morning Edition at WILL, Urbana-Champaign. From 2000 to 2002, Cohen also reviewed movies for WILL, appearing occasionally on the series Critics Choice on WILL-TV.

A graduate of the University of Missouri, he spent four years at NPR station KBIA in Columbia. He also appeared on commercial radio stations KARO/KPLA and KFRU, and occasionally called play-by-play for cable television broadcasts of Mizzou sports.

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