{"id":513459,"date":"2026-07-07T03:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/513459\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T03:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:50:14","slug":"wdrv-chicago-adds-lauren-elwell-drops-syndicated-show-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/513459\/","title":{"rendered":"WDRV Chicago Adds Lauren Elwell, Drops Syndicated Show. | Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren \u201cLern\u201d Elwell will handle evenings on Hubbard classic rock \u201c97.1 The Drive\u201d WDRV Chicago. Elwell will continue in her role as a member of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideradio.com\/free\/hubbard-st-louis-changes-kpnt-s-rizzuto-gets-new-deal-josh-innes-joins-kshe\/article_7dd63f7e-c1d8-11ed-a784-7b47f9ae187c.html\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Rizzuto Show<\/a>,\u201d mornings on Hubbard\u2019s modern\/alternative rock \u201c105.7 The Point\u201d KPNT and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideradio.com\/people_moves\/favazz\/article_dc11a484-54e9-11ef-846f-2b2eaff0f587.html\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in middays<\/a> on classic rock sister \u201cK-SHE 95\u201d KSHE.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago area native succeeds the syndicated \u201cAlice\u2019s Attic\u201d and joins fellow KSHE staffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideradio.com\/free\/tim-virgin-takes-afternoon-drive-on-the-drive\/article_3cd2da49-9c86-4b86-a89e-aa6cb8b43e52.html\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tim Virgin<\/a> on \u201c97.1 The Drive,\u201d where he can be heard in afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lern is a tremendous rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll lifestyle talent whose authentic delivery, engaging storytelling, and passion for the format are a perfect fit for The Drive,&#8221; said Brand and Content Director Keith Hastings. &#8220;She understands the audience, loves the music, and brings the kind of personality that listeners will connect with immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elwell added, &#8220;I am beyond thrilled to be back in the state where my radio journey began. I&#8217;ve always loved working in rock radio, and adding the legendary WDRV call letters to my career is incredibly exciting. I can&#8217;t wait to connect with listeners across Chicago, work alongside this amazing team, and make some unforgettable memories.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lauren \u201cLern\u201d Elwell will handle evenings on Hubbard classic rock \u201c97.1 The Drive\u201d WDRV Chicago. Elwell will continue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,4975,157,111,43,139,69],"class_list":["post-513459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-free","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}