Adjunct Faculty: M-S
Joe McCardle is currently the Creative Director for ESPN – AM (1000) and spent many years as the Creative Director for WXRT (93.1). In addition, Joe has worked for many other fine Chicago stations: WSCR, WNUA, WBBM-AM, WFMT, WCBR, and the WCPT-AM. Joe graduated from Columbia in 1988 and has taught various production classes in the Radio Department.
Russ Mitera is the award winning Production Director and Director of Creative Services at the Score / WSCR 670 AM in Chicago. At WSCR, Russ writes, voices and produces the station's imaging and commercial sound...including White Sox Baseball. Russ is a proud 1993 Radio Department graduate.
Christine Moran has been teaching radio students at Columbia College Chicago for over 24 years. During this time, she has been nominated five times for The Columbia College Excellence in Teaching Award. Outside of Columbia College, Christine can be heard on various radio stations throughout Chicago. Christine was an evening Personality for over 7 years at WDRV-FM. At various times in her career, Christine has been a Program Director, Music Director and General Manager at various radio stations.
Dona Mullen has been teaching at Columbia College for 16 years and has been on air in Chicago for more than 20 years. Over the years, Dona has worked at a variety of Chicago radio stations including 107.5 WGCI, #1 For Hip Hop and R&B(under the name Erykah Caine), to smooth jazz at WNUA 95.5. She's also lent her talents to Q101, 101.9 The Mix, and Public Radio 90.9 WDCB.
Diane Odell has been an instructor for the Voice and Articulation course in the Radio Department for the past 14 years. She is a graduate of Chicago Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. Ms. Odell has a Master's Degree in Communicative Disorders from Governor's State University. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Odell worked as a Speech Language Pathologist, focusing on communication disorders associated with head injury.
Patrick Oliver of Fearless Radio has over twenty years of technology experience,ranging from internet software development, real-time systems design and enterprise-level information technology architecture to management of IT and consulting. Companies Patrick has worked with in the past include Frito Lay, McDonald's Global Infrastructure Group and Northern Trust Bank.
Steve Olken has worked as a professional radio sportscaster in Chicago since 1983. Steve can be heard weekends at The Score, Sportsradio 670 co-hosting a Saturday morning show as well as anchoring sports reports every Sunday morning. Prior to joining the WSCR, Steve was a part of ESPN Radio 1000 where he hosted talk shows and worked pre-game, post-game during the Chicago Bulls final championship run in 1998. He teaches Radio Sportscasting and Radio Sports Play-by Play for the Radio Department.
Deborah Rowe has been a radio talk show host on several local stations including WLS, WYLL, Power 106 (106.3) and WVON. She has also worked as a radio news reporter on several Chicago radio stations, though under the pseudonym, Lisa Alexander. She has made numerous appearances on the local PBS public affairs program, Chicago Tonight, and has made appearances on national cable news programs including Paula Zahn Now and CNN’s
Talk Back Live providing analysis of topical news and current events.
Ann Selin is a speech/language pathologist with three decades of experience teaching individuals with simple to complex speech communication disorders. In addition to teaching Voice and Articulation courses for the Radio Department, she is currently working in the Chicago Public Schools as a speech/language pathologist.
Cheryl Raye-Stout is a Columbia College alumni who has worked in the Chicago radio market for over twenty five years. Presently, she is doing sports for "848" on WBEZ-FM. Previously; Cheryl has worked at WMAQ-AM and WMVP-AM as a producer, talk show host, and lead sports reporter. She won Peter Lisagor awards for her work on the Bulls Championship Rallies. Other accomplishments, announced a White Sox game with Don Drysdale, broke the story of Michael Jordan's decision to play baseball and his return to the NBA. She teaches a Sports Reporting class for the Radio Department.