A 25-and-a-half-year run for local radio team Jonathan Suttin and Kitty Dunn of “Jonathan and Kitty in the Morning” comes to an end on Aug. 28 as Dunn announces her plans to retire.

“I love what I do, but it was time to try something new — like sleeping past sunrise!” says Dunn, who has been with Triple M for 33 years.

The duo has woken up early for over a quarter century as the co-hosts of the weekday morning radio show that runs 5 to 10 a.m. on 105.5 Triple M (WMMM) in Madison.

“It’s been quite the ride for any job, but especially radio,” says Suttin, who will continue to host the morning show solo. 

It’s “remarkable” longevity in “an industry notorious for fast goodbyes and constant change,” writes Madison Magazine’s Doug Moe in a feature story on the radio team in 2021.

“Kitty has been talking about it for a while, but I thought she was bluffing. I knew I was a pain to work with, but I figured she’d stick it out a little longer,” Suttin jokes. “In all seriousness, I get it. It’s fun to help wake up Madison every day, but eventually it’s time to sleep in.”

Dunn, originally from Stevens Point, started at Triple M in 1994, working with John Urban before Suttin arrived in 1999. It all started for her back in college when she got a part-time job as a radio reporter covering local events and government meetings. “From city council to school board to the local sewage commission. (This was in Stevens Point),” Dunn says.

Dunn and Suttin have placed in Madison Magazine’s Best of Madison every year since 2003, often winning gold. The two were involved in many community events, including emceeing the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Suttin recalls one memorable contest in their years cohosting called the Flower Power Lunch. They would bring lunch to various offices around the Madison area. “We had a lot of fun meeting listeners up close so they could realize we had faces for radio,” Suttin says. 

Suttin, who is also operations/brand manager for Triple M’s parent radio group, Audacy, will continue working with the producer on the show, Don Orlando. 

“Kitty and I both have a passion for radio and for entertaining our listeners.  We definitely had a few ups and downs,” Suttin says. “I used to joke with people that if we sounded really friendly on the air, that would mean we were having a huge fight off the air. However, the truth is that we always have had each others’ backs.”

Dunn and Suttin’s banter often felt like you were listening in on a friendly argument between siblings, whether they were reading local or national headlines or asking listeners to make guesses in games like “Cheese or Font.” 

“The best part? Being able to be a smart aleck and get paid for it,” Dunn says.

It’s hard to narrow it down to just a few favorite memories, she says.

“It has been heartwarming to hear about the impact our show has had on our listeners, from helping them get motivated to start their day, to helping them through tough times like cancer treatments,” Dunn says.

While Dunn plants to spend more time traveling, hanging out with family and maybe even writing a book — “I already know the title: ‘Spellbinding Debut,'” she says — Suttin will keep his alarm clock set. 

“I’m hoping to get Kitty’s trademark laugh on tape so I can play it every now and then,” he says. 

Andrea Behling is editor-in-chief at Madison Magazine.

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