{"id":261797,"date":"2025-10-31T00:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/261797\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T00:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:30:10","slug":"eddie-volkman-returns-to-mornings-at-wssr-as-connoisseurs-stars-in-suburban-chicago-roll-out-new-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/261797\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Volkman Returns To Mornings At WSSR As Connoisseur&#8217;s Star&#8217;s In Suburban Chicago Roll Out New Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-loading=\"lazy\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='jeg_viewport']\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::P]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wzsrwssr-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Star 96.7 WSSR Joliet 105.5 WZSR Woodstock\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-292098\"  \/>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/315891\/joe-cicero-to-return-to-wzsr-as-he-reunites-with-tina-bree-in-mornings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">return of Joe Cicero and Tina Bree<\/a> to mornings at Connoisseur Media Hot AC \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.star105.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star 105.5<\/a>\u201d WZSR Woodstock, Connoisseur Media is rolling out new lineups on WZSR and sister \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.star967.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Star 96.7<\/a>\u201d WSSR Joliet starting Monday, November 3.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago area veteran Eddie Volkman will move from afternoons on both signals to return to mornings on WSSR. Volkman is best known for his long run in mornings at CHR \u201cB96\u201d WBBM-FM Chicago from 1986 to 2008 mostly alongside Joe \u2018JoBo\u2019 Bohannon. He has also hosted mornings at Classic Hits \u201c104.3 K-Hits\u201d WJMK Chicago, Classic Rock \u201c103.9 The Fox\u201d WFXF Dundee IL, and has spent time at Talk WLS Chicago. He joined WSSR in 2019 as Program Director and afternoon host and previously hosted mornings in 2022-23.<\/p>\n<p>Volkman said, \u201c\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back in the morning drive where I spent so many years in my career! It just feels natural. With the acquisition of our company by Connoisseur Media, you can feel the energy and enthusiasm everywhere in the station. We\u2019re going to do radio the best way I know how\u2026  live, interactive, and local.  I\u2019m honored that I get to jumpstart the station every day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jillian Dugan, who hosts middays on WSSR, will also add that daypart on WZSR succeeding Ron Mrowiec. She will also contribute to Volkman\u2019s morning show.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Brummer will move from nights on both stations up to afternoons. Brummer has held multiple roles in the cluster since joining in 2021 from promotions at Audacy Chicago including co-hosting afternoons with Volkman and currently is heard in middays on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecountrychicago.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Free Country Chicago<\/a>\u201d 98.3 WCCQ Crest Hill\/102.3 WXLC Waukegan.<\/p>\n<p>Skyview Networks\u2019 \u201cXYZ with Erik Zachary\u201d will return to nights after <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/292065\/wssr-wzsr-set-new-on-air-lineups\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a ten month run<\/a> in mornings on both stations.<\/p>\n<p>Market Manager Kathleen Cahill stated, \u201cIt\u2019s a great day for our Star stations and for the market as a whole. Joe and Tina have been an important part of our listeners\u2019 daily lives for a long time, connecting with the community on so many levels. Everyone is looking forward to waking up with the Joe and Tina Morning Show.  This new lineup reflects everything Connoisseur stands for, live, local, and full of heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Operations Manager Gordon Mays comments, \u201cEddie V. is one of the most recognized and respected names in Chicagoland radio. Having him back where he belongs in mornings just feels right. His warmth, quick wit, and long-standing place in our audience\u2019s morning routine makes this such an obvious fit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In addition to the return of Joe Cicero and Tina Bree to mornings at Connoisseur Media Hot AC&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-261797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}