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<\/a><\/a>For the first time ever, Chicago\u2019s listener-supported public radio station has cracked the top 10 among all Chicago radio morning shows.<\/p>\nNielsen Audio ratings released Tuesday for the period from January 1 to 28 showed NPR\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition\u201d and the locally produced \u201cMorning Shift\u201d anchored by Tony Sarabia on Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 <\/a>in a four-way tie for 10th place. The noncommercial station posted a 3.0 percent share of all listeners \u2014 up one full share point from December.<\/p>\n Chicago Public Media officials declined to comment, but others noted that the impressive jump at WBEZ coincided with the collapse of Cumulus Media news\/talk WLS AM 890, <\/a>which dropped to a tie for 25th in mornings with a 1.1 share. One year ago WLS was tied for fifth in mornings with a 3.8 share. Big John Howell, formerly of Salem Communications news\/talk WIND AM 560,<\/a> replaced Bruce Wolf as WLS morning host on January 19. Minus Howell in mornings, WIND ranked 30th with a 0.9 share.<\/p>\n Christmas music in December on iHeartMedia hot adult-contemporary WLIT FM 93.9<\/a>,\u00a0hosted by Paul \u201cCubby\u201d Bryant, stole the lead in mornings from CBS Radio all-news WBBM AM 780 and WCFS FM 105.9. <\/a>But the Newsradio combo, anchored by Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy, was right back in its customary top spot in January.<\/p>\n The latest ratings do not fully account for the arrival of morning hosts Mason Schreader and Zach \u201cRemy\u201d Hoesly, who started January 20 on iHeartMedia\u2019s new country WEBG FM 95.5. <\/a>Nor do they reflect the debut January 29 of morning hosts Kyle Santillian and Kendra Gilliams alongside Leon Rogers on iHeartMedia urban contemporary WGCI FM 107.5.<\/a><\/p>\n Among listeners between 25 and 54, Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart of Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary WTMX FM 101.9 <\/a>again led the market with an 8.5 share.<\/p>\n Here are Chicago\u2019s top 10 morning shows among listeners age 6 and older from 6 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, as measured by Nielsen Audio in January, followed by average share (with previous month\u2019s share in parentheses):<\/em><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> WBBM AM 780\/WCFS FM 105.9 Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy<\/strong> 10.9 (9.4)<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> WTMX FM 101.9 Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart<\/strong> 6.1 (5.0)<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> WVAZ FM 102.7 Steve Harvey<\/strong> 5.8 (6.7)<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> WGN AM 720 Steve Cochran<\/strong> 5.7 (5.0)<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong> WSCR AM 670 Mike Mulligan and Brian Hanley<\/strong> 4.0 (3.9)<\/p>\n 6.<\/strong> WOJO FM 105.1 Raul Molinar, Sylvia del Valle and Andres Maldonado<\/strong> 3.8 (3.7)<\/p>\n 7.<\/strong> WLIT FM 93.9 Paul \u201cCubby\u201d Bryant<\/strong> 3.7 (10.0)<\/p>\n 8.<\/strong> WKSC FM 103.5 Christopher \u201cFred\u201d Frederick and Angi Taylor<\/strong> 3.4 (2.9)<\/p>\n 9<\/strong>. WXRT FM 93.1 Lin Brehmer<\/strong> 3.3 (2.5)<\/p>\n 10.<\/strong> (tie) WBBM FM 96.3 J. Niice (Jamar McNeil) and Showbiz Shelly Menaker<\/strong> 3.0 ( 2.9)<\/p>\n 10.<\/strong> (tie) WBEZ FM 91.5 NPR Morning Edition; Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia<\/strong> 3.0 (2.0)<\/p>\n 10.<\/strong> (tie) WDRV FM 97.1 Steve Downes<\/strong> 3.0 (2.9)<\/p>\n 10.<\/strong> (tie) WUSN FM 99.5 Lisa Dent and Ramblin\u2019 Ray Stevens<\/strong> 3.0 (2.0)<\/p>\n Click on the arrows to advance the photos:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t 1. Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 2. Eric Ferguson and Kathy Hart<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 3. Steve Harvey<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 4. Steve Cochran<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 5. Mike Mulligan and Brian Hanley<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 6. Raul Molinar, Sylvia del Valle and Andres Maldonado<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 7. Paul \u201cCubby\u201d Bryant<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 8. Christopher \u201cFred\u201d Frederick and Angi Taylor<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 9. Lin Brehmer<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 10. (tie) Niice (Jamar McNeil) and Showbiz Shelly Menaker<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 10. (tie) Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia; NPR Morning Edition<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 10. (tie) Steve Downes<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\t 10. (tie) Ramblin\u2019 Ray Stevens and Lisa Dent<\/b><\/p>\n\t <\/div>\n\t <\/div><\/div>\n\t ‹<\/a>\n\t ›<\/a><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the first time ever, Chicago\u2019s listener-supported public radio station has cracked the top 10 among all Chicago radio morning shows. Nielsen Audio ratings released Tuesday for the period from January 1 to 28 showed NPR\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition\u201d and the locally produced \u201cMorning Shift\u201d anchored by Tony Sarabia on Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5... Continue reading ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Pat-Felicia.png\")
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