Full-time Staff

Matt Cunningham has 15 years of experience in radio including Assistant Producer at WBBM-AM, and Producer/Director for Eight Forty-Eight and Senior Producer for Hello Beautiful at Chicago Public Radio. In 2005, Matt won the Lisagor Award for radio sports reporting and the Top Prize in Journalism Excellence from Illinois Associated Press Broadcaster's Association. Matt completed his Master's degree at USC, Annenberg School for Communication in 2009. Matt is the Operations Supervisor at WCRX-FM.

Dave Dennis is the Radio Department's Chief Engineer and Budget Manager, as well as the Chief Engineer/ Operator of the Department's FM radio station, WCRX. Dave has over 25 years of experience teaching at Columbia. He has been a full time staff member at Columbia for 10 years, becoming the Chief Engineer for the Radio Department in 2002. Dave spent 10 years as a freelance audio technical engineer, consultant, and production engineer, before coming to Columbia full time.

Nick Hoeppner has been a full-time engineer for the Radio Department since 2005. He graduated from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois with a degree in Engineering. Over the past nine years, he has worked as a Remote Broadcast Engineer for stations in Chicago and across the country including WBBM-AM Chicago, WSCR-AM Chicago, WXRT-FM Chicago, and KMOX in St. Louis.

Diane Jones is no stranger to Columbia College and comes to us after working in the Journalism Department for three years. She had served in various city agencies for over 23 years as a staff assistant, as well as a position with the City Of Chicago Department of Water Management. She is a fashion designer, making most of her own clothing, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Columbia College Chicago.

Tom Joyce is the Radio Department's Internship Coordinator/Studio Center Coordinator/Web Master and is a 1993 graduate of Columbia College. As a student he became involved with the school radio station, WCRX 88.1 FM, as Sports Director and Alternative Music Director. While attending school and shortly thereafter, he worked as a Voiceover Talent and Production Assistant at All My Features and Connor Communications in Chicago.

Cheryl Morton-Langston has been the Director of WCRX Radio for the past six years. She has worked as Operations Manager for WMAQ- News Radio in Chicago, Program Manager at KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh, Operations Manager and News Director at WIND in Chicago, Producer for WFLD Television and co-host of a political talk show on WVAZ Radio. Langston has won numerous awards for talk, news and sports coverage from the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists and several Peter Lisagor awards.

Mary Mattucci is celebrating her 28th year with Columbia College Chicago. Mary began her career in the department as an Administrative Assistant. For most students Mary is the first person they see when they enter the office in Suite 700. She is an expert troubleshooter who can navigate students through any obstacles they may face. Now, as Office Administrator, faculty and staff rely upon Mary's expertise for everything from Event Coordinating to academic procedures.

Gus Olivares has been a full-time staff member of Columbia College since 1993. Upon graduating as an Audio Major from Columbia College, he was hired as Studio Center Coordinator for the Audio Department. From 1993 to 1998, he oversaw the Audio facilities at 676 N. LaSalle. After leaving the Audio Department in 1998, Gus returned to Columbia College in 1999 as an Assistant Engineer for the Radio Department.