Chicago Radio: WGN Extends Steve Cochran's Contract

Steve Cochran

Just days after marking his one-year anniversary as morning personality on news/talk WGN 720 AM, Steve Cochran received a big vote of confidence from his Tribune Broadcasting bosses, according to Chicago media wrtier Robert Feder.

On Thursday he signed a new four-year contract to stay right where he is.

Terms were not disclosed, but Todd Manley, vice president of content and programming at WGN, confirmed the deal and called Cochran “a treasure to us.”

In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, WGN ranked second in mornings with a 5.4 percent share and a cumulative weekly audience of 276,600.

“Thanks to my amazing staff of Andrea Darlas, Dave Eanet, Orion Samuelson, Mary Vandevelde, Kevin Powell and my son, Ross, 5 a.m. is actually fun,” Cochran said. “Working for Jimmy de Castro, Todd Manley and Larry Wert is as good as it gets — and I feel like we are just getting started.”