Kathy Voltmer
Weekdays 5am - 10am
Kathy Voltmer is the Drive's morning news & traffic anchor and the station's News/Public Affairs Manager.
This news veteran has journeyed around Chicago's radio dial since coming to the market in 1986. Most recently, Kathy was a member of the original "Media Creatures" team with Rick Kogan and Richard Roeper, and then was a midday host on WMAQ. Kathy has also explored the world of television, and has appeared frequently as a contributing correspondent on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight".
Over the years, Kathy's news and public affairs work has received top awards from the Associated Press, The Chicago Headline Club, the Illinois Broadcasters Association, and the New York Radio Festival.
An Indiana native, her family moved to Crete, Illinois in the mid-1970's. She's a graduate of University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Kathy lives on the north side of Chicago and her hobbies include golfing, travel, seeing live music, reading, and the Cubs (sorry Sox fans).
Do you have comments or just want to tell Kathy Voltmer something?
Email Kathy: kvoltmer@wdrv.com
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Events for: 03-14-2010
• Join The Drive at the St. Paddy’s Run • St. Paddy's Day Run-Walk & Leprechaun Leap CloseEvents for: 03-28-2010
• 40th Anniversary of Joe Cocker & Mad Dog & Englishman Tour @ Wilmette Theatre, 3:00PM • Tribute to 40th Anniversary of Joe Cocker & 'Mad Dogs..' Concert Tour CloseEvents for: 06-05-2010
• Foreigner @ Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island, 8:00PM • Kansas @ Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island, 8:00PM • Styx @ Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island, 8:00PM CloseEvents for: 07-16-2010
• Chicago, Doobie Brothers @ Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island, 7:00PM Close
| 1:45pm | One 45 @ 1:45 James Taylor |
| 5:00pm | Live @ 5 Led Zeppelin |
| 9:00pm | Long One @ 9 Led Zeppelin |
| 10:00pm | Ten @ 10 Replay 1978 |
| 11:00pm | The Deep End |
| 7:00am | Rock 'n Roll Roots Root Salute to Time (in honor of time change) |
| 9:00pm | The Classics Salute to the R&R Hall of Fame Inductees (past and present) |
| 3:00am | Overnight Album Side Them |
| 10:00am | Ten @ 10 1986 |
| 1:45pm | One 45 @ 1:45 The Beach Boys |
| 5:00pm | Live @ 5 The Ides of March |
| 9:00pm | Long One @ 9 Neil Young |