{"id":33619,"date":"2022-06-07T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=33619"},"modified":"2022-06-07T11:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:30:17","slug":"rock-radio-legend-bob-stroud-signing-off-midday-host-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2022\/06\/07\/rock-radio-legend-bob-stroud-signing-off-midday-host-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock radio legend Bob Stroud signing off as midday host on The Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bob Stroud<\/p><\/div>\n

In all of Chicago radio you won\u2019t find a more talented, knowledgeable, genial or universally admired personality than Bob Stroud. But soon you won\u2019t find him hosting middays anymore.<\/p>\n

Stroud, 71, announced Tuesday he\u2019s stepping down from the top-rated midday show he\u2019s hosted for 21 years at WDRV 97.1-FM.<\/a> His last day of full-time work at the Hubbard Radio classic rock station will be June 30.<\/p>\n

As he segues into semi-retirement, Stroud will continue to host his two daily features \u2014 \"Ten at 10\" and \"One 45 at 1:45\" \u2014 and his signature weekly program, \u201cRock \u2018n Roll Roots,\u201d now in its 43rd year.<\/p>\n

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The Drive<\/p><\/div>\n

Few can match Stroud\u2019s longevity here, starting as production director at the former WMET in the late \u201970s, followed by on-air runs at WLUP, WCKG and WXRT, among others. Since 2001 the native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been a fixture on The Drive.<\/p>\n

For a kid who grew up listening to Chicago Top 40 giants WLS and WCFL, it's been the ride of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never saw this coming, a 43-year career in the city of my dreams, Chicago,\" Stroud said. \"Now it\u2019s time to kick back a bit and spend the proverbial more time with my family, while still keeping a tone arm in the game by continuing to host two weekday features and my 42 year old baby, 'Rock \u2018n Roll Roots.'\"<\/p>\n

In the latest Nielsen Audio survey Stroud\u2019s midday show on The Drive was No. 1 overall with a commanding 7.6 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 487,300. For more than two decades, he's been at or near the top of the highly competitive midday ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am just thrilled for Bob\u2019s opportunity,\u201d Keith Hastings, brand and content director of The Drive, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be able to enjoy life and family fun time, while continuing to nurture his relationship with Drive Nation is a rare opportunity. He gets to continue to do what he loves, while doing it on his own timeline. He is a special talent and a special person. I am really pleased that we will be able to continue to work together in this great city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hastings said a search is underway for a new midday host. In the interim, afternoon co-host Janda Lane will fill in from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting July 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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