The Morning Show

Start your day connected. The Morning Show brings you a vibrant mix of local news updates, traffic, weather, and a carefully curated blend of morning music to kickstart your daily routine.

Your host is no stranger to early mornings and fast-paced headlines, having spent over a decade anchoring major-market morning drivetime slots before bringing their signature wit and energy to our network’s airwaves. Bringing a sharp, conversational approach to the day’s breaking stories, they provide the perfect blend of essential information and community connection to kickstart your daily routine.

You know them from their frequent appearances as a regional news contributor on statewide public television panels and their popular weekly local interest podcast. They have previously served as a senior metro reporter for major daily newspapers across the region, covering everything from city hall scandals to grassroots neighborhood movements, earning multiple journalism awards along the way.

Their warm humor, relatable commentary, and snappy banter draw listeners from all walks of life, making the show the definitive morning soundtrack for local commuters. Whether breaking down complex regional transit plans or chatting with local business owners, they keep the energy moving without losing sight of the facts.

Prior to anchoring this slot, they pulled top-tier ratings at major metropolitan stations across the country. The Morning Show is produced locally in our downtown studios and features live traffic, weather, and community calendar updates every half hour.

Catch our signature ‘local communter update’ every morning from 6:00AM to 9:00AM central.

• Averaging: 24,500 listeners
• Peak streaming hour: 7:45AM
• Audience engagement: 42% smart speaker, 58% mobile app