WTIP's Volunteers
Here are some of our fabulous volunteers. If you are interested in joining this wonderful crew please let us know.
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Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux Rose has been a volunteer with WTIP since Valentine's Day 2009. She is the creator and voice of the Saturday Morning Story, featured on North Shore Weekend. Some favorites of Rose's include young adult books like "The Golden Compass" and "The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe". You might be surprised to learn that Rose hails from...Read more |
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Tracy Benson Tracy has been a volunteer with WTIP since 2009, hosting and co-hosting the AM Community Calendar and sometimes Thirsty Boots. Her favorite way to spend a day is going nowhere in particular in her kayak. Favorite foods include: shrimp, blue moon and her daughter's chocolate chip cookies. You might be surprised to learn that Tracy would...Read more |
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Vicki Biggs-Anderson Vicki has been with WTIP since 2008, and is the creator and voice of Magnetic North. One of her favorite pastimes is screaming her lungs out at football games on TV. She says "I cheer for the Vikes and both the Steelers and Eagles (I'm a native Pennsylvanian). This is a new passion for me. Until I had chemo in '06 and '07 for breast cancer, I...Read more |
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Tom Christiansen Tom has volunteered with WTIP since 2001, hosting Wednesday Night Jazz. His favorite song is "Round Midnight" by Thelonius Monk and Cootie Williams, and his favorite musician is Mose Allison. Something interesting about Tom that you might not already know? His index fingers are crooked! A favorite quote: "I like children...Read more |
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Karel Hedstrom Karel began volunteering in 2009, and has hosted both the Monday Night Mix and Saturday Night Mix programs. The majority of her favorite things are right here in Cook County! They include: family, kayaking, fishing, gardening, friends, good books, good wine, great music and people filled with positive energy who love life in the north woods! She was...Read more |
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Tyler J. Howell Tyler has volunteered with WTIP since 2008, hosting Wednesday Night Jazz and Women In Music, and also being an on-air presence at remote broadcasts. His favorite pastimes include sailing, skiing and tinkering. Something interesting about Tyler you might not already know? He can save your life! His favorite quote: "Live like you...Read more |
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Marcia Hyatt Since 2009, Marcia has been the creator and voice of The Best of Ourselves, featured on North Shore Weekend. Her favorite pastimes include cooking, reading, gardening and playing with her dog. You might be surprised to learn that she co-owns an art gallery with her husband. Her favorite quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world....Read more |
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Anne McKinsey Since 2009, Anne has volunteered in a number of ways with WTIP, from answering phones during pledge drives and working at outside events to producing the "Out and About" feature on Monday calendar shows, occasionally co-hosting the AM Community Calendar, hosting music shows and updating the website calendars. Anne's favorite pastimes include silent sports (XC...Read more |
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Marnie McMillan Marnie has volunteered with WTIP since 2007 as co-host of the AM Community Calendar with Veronica Weadock on Thursdays. When asked to share a favorite, she says her favorite female vocalist is Eva Cassidy. You may be surprised to learn that in 1964, Marnie and her husband Ken were ready to join the Peace Corps and serve in South America, when a kidney stone in Ken's...Read more |
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Greg Nichols If you tune in Tuesday evenings to the PM Community Calendar, you'll hear the voice of Greg, who in 2008 started training as co-host of the program. Greg loves spending time taking walks with his beautiful wife Kirstin and their dog Lucy. Something interesting about Greg you might not already know? Anytime he can get a Frisbee in his hand is a good day, but mostly he...Read more |
Please extend a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteers, whose talent and dedication not only make WTIP possible, but help us flourish as a dynamic resource for the North Shore and beyond.
