Thursday, September 13, 2012

Report: RIP Sharon McGhee, WVON-AM Chicago


Chicagoradioand media.com is reporting former longtime WVON-AM staffer Sharon McGhee has passed away from cancer late Tuesday night at the age of 54. For 12 years, McGhee was well known locally as the News Director, news anchor, and show host at WVON-AM -- at both AM 1450 and 1690.

Sharon McGhee was a native of St. Louis, MO. Prior to coming to Chicago, she hosted a top-rated morning show "Good Morning St. Louis," for five years on KATZ-AM radio in her hometown. There, she won an Achievement In Radio (AIR) Award on for a news series she did on the death of Emmett Till. Her radio station was sold to Clear Channel in 1997, who changed to the format from talk to music, releasing the majority of the staff, including McGhee. She then wished to move to a major radio market and sought employment in Chicago. In January 1998, she began as News Director for WVON-AM.

While News Director, she also served as a news anchor, hosted shows including "First Light," and launched WVON-AM's first book club, "Between the Covers." Sharon McGhee earned a second prestigious AIR Award for a five-part series on breast cancer she did for WVON-AM. In October 2005, McGhee stepped down as News Director, but stayed with the station as a news anchor. By the end of 2010, McGhee exited WVON-AM to focus on her health struggles and some of her other ventures.


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