I wish I could fully express my gratitude and happiness about joining the US99 team, McGurren said in a statement. A radio personality, Kathy Hart gained fame as one-half of. Radio host Eric Ferguson and former WTMX assistant producer Cynthia Skolak, now Cynthia DeNicolo, at the station's studio in August 2004. If the show ever ends (let's say, 30 years from now), I'll probably just retire. Ferguson's former co-host, Melissa McGurren, filed the $10 million lawsuit last fall. Lifestyle and caller-driven, the morning show not only featured interviews with celebrity guests, but it also included in-studio musical performances, conversations with listeners, discussions of relationships and life decisions, and more. All kidding aside, who knows what path the future holds, but when something \"feels right\", I just go with it. She collaborated with the NFL, CDC, and Heads Up Football Program in 2012 and 2013. Following the statement, it was made known that the morning show would be continuing in its original format with Eric Ferguson, Melissa McGurren, Cynthia DeNicolo, Brian Paruch, and John Swanson. Melissa McGurren, who spent 22 years with WTMX-101.9-FM and co-hosted the Eric in the Morning with Ferguson, in 2020 filed suit against WTMX owner Hubbard Radio Chicago, claiming an email sent to her former coworkers implied she was lying about alleged abusive behavior by Ferguson. Track is another story. Are you 60 or older? McGurren currently works as a host at the country station, US99. By the time summer rolled around, fans had begun to wonder whether or not she was let go. I get why people love sports. Subscribe to Racket News. I did not receive this assurance and was not invited back on the air, the document said. I want to be involved in the creative solutions to stop animal cruelty. As one thing led to another, she had found herself hosting a morning show with Brian Peck, with whom she worked with for several years. McGurren claimed in her filing that the station's management protected Ferguson for years by allowing him to "perpetuate his misconduct that goes far beyond the limits of decency." An attorney for Hubbard Radio Chicago didnt immediately respond to a message seeking comment. Ultimately, it was after she moved to Rockford that she had gotten into radio. Was\/is that particular aspect of your job difficult for you or do you feel that it is just an absolute requirement in order to further connect to your audience?<\/p>\n

McGurren:<\/strong> When I first started, I didn't mind talking about some aspects of my life. She also claimed Ferguson engineered her dismissal. At the age of 8, Melissa was already writing and creating radio shows on cassette tapes to play for her mom. WUSN-FM (US99)/Chicago morning co-host Melissa McGurren has filed a defamation lawsuit against her former employer, crosstown Hubbard Radio, reports the Chicago Tribune.On Thursday, she alleged that WTMX-FM (The Mix) management perpetuated a culture of discrimination to protect cash cows such as its morning host Eric Ferguson "at any cost." Melissa McGurren Retweeted. Overall the station ranked 13th with a 2.6 share and weekly cume of 710,900. To back this claim, McGurrens suit includes a statement from a third former co-host, Jennifer Ashrafi, who says she warned a Hubbard executive before she left the station in January 2020 of the toxicand hostile work environment toward women that existed on The Mixs morning shows. I know this is exactly where Im supposed to be, and I couldnt be happier to make this new move in my career.. Last fall, fans were shocked to learn that Kathy Hart had been let go from her radio show, Eric & Kathy (interestingly enough, the co-host had been absent from the program for more than four months at the time). With that, individuals began to speculate the reasoning behind her departure.