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Written by: Chris and Janeen 1/21/2012 3:34 PM
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Janeen was recently honored by Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired at their annual Dining In The Dark Event. Chris was emcee of the evening:
Janeen with actress & comedian Lily Tomlin. Click here for audio of Lily on Married With Microphones.
George Foster and Pete Rose of the Big Red Machine!
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During Kings Island's Reunion Weekend, Janeen and actress Carmen Electra -- both having worked in shows at the park -- were enshrined in the first King's Island Walk Of Fame:
Chris O'Brien and Janeen Coyle 103.5 WGRR Cincinnati Weekdays 5-9am
The WGRR morning team of Chris O’Brien and Janeen Coyle have been married for 26 years, and have worked together in some capacity for longer than that!
Chris began in radio while a teen in his native South Carolina (Go Gamecocks!), working in the south before being offered a job in Cleveland while in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chris moved from Cleveland to Cincinnati in 1974. Except for doing afternoons at WMET 1977-78, Chris was with WKRQ for nearly 13 years. He was named Best Radio Voice by Cincinnati Magazine and aBillboard Personality of the year nominee. Chris joined WGRR in 1991. (Little known fact: Chris was the first announcer for the Jerry Springer Show when it began – yikes!) Chris is also an honorary Kentucky Colonel, son!
Janeen joined WKRQ in 1979 while attending the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory Of Music. She began with overnights, worked middays, and later moved to afternoon drive where she remained until 1988. From there Janeen did talk radio, hosting the very popular Chick Talk show. Janeen co-hosted morning drive with on WKRC until she was contacted about joining Chris in 1995 and forming the unique husband & wife team. The two even did a daily live morning “watercooler” segment, simulcast on WCPO-TV for several years.
Their son, Dylan, a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music, is with FOX19. They have the rambunctious "Tank The Pug," too!
