Steve Cochran (radio host)
Steve Cochran (born March 14, 1961) is an American radio broadcaster. He hosts the morning show at WGN in Chicago He previously worked at WGN from 2000 to 2010.
Childhood
Steve 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, 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 (KDWB 101.3 FM), St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago) in 8 states.
In 1993, he had a cameo as a TV weather man in the film Grumpy Old Men.
Steve 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 from 2010-2013.
On September 3, 2013, Cochran began hosting the morning show at WGN 720