Steve Cochran (born March 14, 1961) is an American
radio
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broadcaster. He hosted the morning show at
WGN in
Chicago
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from 2013 to December 2019. He previously worked at WGN from 2000 to 2010. He now hosts the podcast "Live from my Office," sponsored by Team Hochberg.
Childhood
Cochran was adopted. On June 4, 2003, he had his birth mother, Ann Sommers, as a guest on his show.
Career
At the age of 18, Cochran attended
Ithaca College
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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, Cochran worked at 14 radio stations in 10 cities (including New York, Baltimore, Miami, Minneapolis (
KDWB 101.3 FM), St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago)
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In 1993, he had a cameo as a TV weather man in the film '' Grumpy Old Men''.
Cochran returned to Chicago airways on October 3, 2011, via AM 560 WIND. His show ended on June 29, 2013. He also hosted the midday show at KTRS in St. Louis
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from 2010 to 2013.
On September 3, 2013, Cochran began hosting the morning show at WGN 720.
WGN
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 Cochran filled the mid-afternoon time slot. The Williams and Cochran shows swapped time slots in 2007.
He broadcast ''The Steve Cochran Show
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'' on weekday afternoons. He described his show as being "a combination of funny and serious elements with special attention paid to charitable causes and kid issues."[WGN Radio: Steve Cochran](_blank)
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WGN management decided not to renew Cochran's contract in mid-2010. His final day on the air was June 25, 2010.
Life outside radio
Outside of radio, Cochran also does stand-up comedy and has done comedy shows on New Year's Eve.
He is married to Maureen and has a son, Ross and a daughter, Amy.
Cochran lives in Naperville, Illinois
Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is in the Chicago metro area, west of the city.
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Notes
External links
Steve Cochran Radio Show
Steve Cochran biography at KTRS
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1961 births
Living people
American talk radio hosts
Radio personalities from Chicago