{"id":5079,"date":"2014-09-26T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=5079"},"modified":"2014-09-26T18:22:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T23:22:39","slug":"anna-davlantes-brings-familiar-face-to-wgn-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/09\/26\/anna-davlantes-brings-familiar-face-to-wgn-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Davlantes brings familiar face to WGN Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Anna<\/a>

<\/a> Anna Davlantes<\/p><\/div>\n

Just because Anna Davlantes is joining WGN AM 720 <\/a>as a contributor to Steve Cochran\u2019s morning show doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ve seen the last of her on television.<\/p>\n

As happy as she is to land the gig behind the mic at the Tribune Media news\/talk station, the veteran Chicago news anchor says she\u2019s actively pursuing other opportunities in front of the camera as well. Adds Davlantes: \u201cStay tuned \u2014 for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starting October 13, the Chicago native and Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism graduate will join the news staff of WGN, where she\u2019ll deliver \u201cThe Big Story\u201d \u2014 90-second reports on trending topics drawn from social media \u2014 at the bottom of each hour during Cochran\u2019s show.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll also work on special reports and investigations for the station as it hopes to boost<\/a> its news profile to compete with CBS Radio all-news WBBM AM 780\/WCFS FM 105.9.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThey understand that I have contacts and sources in the community, and I\u2019m going to use those to try to uncover the stories that people aren\u2019t covering,\u201d Davlantes says. \u201cThey're playing to my strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n

After leaving<\/a> Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32<\/a> in October 2013, Davlantes fielded offers for television jobs, but all were out of town. \u201cI made the decision to stay in Chicago,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to be in the WGN family. That\u2019s a big part of this decision. I\u2019m excited to get started and be part of the Cochran show. Steve Cochran\u2019s a friend, but he\u2019s also one of the greatest talents in the business. I know it\u2019s going to be a lot of fun, and I think it\u2019s just awesome to be part of their team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although best known for her nine years as a reporter and weekend news anchor at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5,<\/a> followed by four years as a news anchor and host of \u201cGood Day Chicago\u201d at Fox 32, Davlantes is no novice to radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the one who\u2019s always been on WLS AM,<\/a> filling in for Roe and Roeper every time they\u2019re off,\u201d she says. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m someone who can talk extemporaneously about the issues in our community. I love doing that. To me, that\u2019s an opportunity you don\u2019t really get on television because of the way shows are structured.\u201d<\/p>\n

At WGN, they\u2019re already welcoming her with open arms.\u00a0Thrilled to have Davlantes working alongside news anchor Andrea Darlas on his show, Cochran says: \u201cAnna and Andrea are credible, funny and fun. Can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take the news and do it better,\u201d he adds. \u201cThat's the plan, and Anna is the perfect addition to these people I love working with everyday.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just because Anna Davlantes is joining WGN AM 720 as a contributor to Steve Cochran\u2019s morning show doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019ve seen the last of her on television. As happy as she is to land the gig behind the mic at the Tribune Media news\/talk station, the veteran Chicago news anchor says she\u2019s actively pursuing other... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5079"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5089,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5079\/revisions\/5089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}