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 more than 20 years, and have worked together in some capacity for longer than that!
Chris & Janeen met while both worked at Cincinnati’s WKRQ in 1979. They married 6 years later.
Chris began in radio while a teen in his native South Carolina, 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 Chicago’s WMET 1977-78, Chris was with WKRQ for nearly 13 years. He was named Best Radio Voice by Cincinnati Magazine and a Billboard 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!)
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 Cincinnati’s WCPO-TV for four years.
Chris & Janeen are very involved in the community, appearing at fundraising events and supporting the Arthritis Foundation, SPCA, Diabetes Association, Breast Cancer Awareness (Chris's mom is a survivor), Feed The Children, Cincinnati Association for the Blind, among others in the tri-state area.
Their son, Dylan, who attends the University of Cincinnati, has been a part of their show since he was born! And not to be forgotten, Frank-The-Pug, also noses his way in!
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Chris & Janeen at the May 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup race,
Darlington Raceway in SC...
Janeen's fave, Kyle Petty, driver of the #45 car:
One of NASCAR's all time greats, Bill Elliott:
Michael Waltrip, driver of the #55 NAPA Toyota...and DW's brother:
Walking with legendary car owner Jack Roush:
Jack says HI to tri-state racing fans...
Juan Pablo Montoya, a Champ Car Series Champion & 7-time Formula One winner, now in NASCAR driving the #42 Texaco Halvoline Dodge:
FOX TV's racing commentator Jeff Hammond, a former NASCAR crew chief:
Ryan Newman, driver of the #12 Alltell Dodge:
Richard Childress owns cars driven by Kevin Harvick & Jeff Burton, among others:
Janeen hangs around Mark Martin's hauler hoping to sample the buffet:
NASCAR's V-P of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter...a great guy and occasional guest on our show to talk racing and answer NASCAR questions:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s #88 on the way to pre-race inspection:
Kasey Kahne's car owner Ray Evernham can hardly contain his joy standing with Chris:
Yikes! Now there's a "Little E" fan!!
Stering Marlin drove for Ashley Judd's husband, Dario Franchitti, who was injured:
The car driver Kyle Busch took to Victory Lane May 10 in Darlington, the #18 M&M's Toyota complete with Indiana Jones paint scheme. It worked!
South Carolina sunset over the track "too tough to tame!"
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Fun with Chris & Janeen on the annual CET Action Auction fundraiser on Channel 48:
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REDS OPENING DAY PARADE WITH 103.5 WGRR...
WGRR nighttime personality Steve Mann gets some TV face time (Thanks, 5!)
unless noted, photos by Steve "The Ladies" Mann
Chris interrupts Channel 9's parade webcast (Thanks, wcpo.com!)
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Red Carpet Premiere of "Leatherheads" starring George Clooney and
Renee Zellweger, held in Maysville:
Nick Clooney, Queen Janeen, Rockin' Ron
To everyone's horror, Rockin' Ron begins to channel Fred Astaire!
"Back" to you, George!
Uh, oh...George spies Janeen's get up!
The Colonel & The Queen
Click here for audio of Janeen on -- and off -- the red carpet!
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Chick Ludwig of the Dayton Daily News, who joins us on Married With Microphones during football season with Bengal reports, writes about our recent Hawaii trip. Thanks for the love, Chick! Click here to read all about it.
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On the campaign trail with Queen Janeen:
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Is Janeen giving Hillary the stink-eye or mad that Chris is home still in bed?
NBC
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Former Channel 9 reporter Bill Hemmer, now with Fox News, phones Chris & Janeen. Click here!
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Chris (middle) with the Ol'Left-hander (upper right),
Reds Baseball Heaven in Florida, 1995
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Hi, Bob! Yes, Bob Newhart calls Chris & Janeen! Click here for an excerpt.
Click here for a little more of Bob!
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Hear Donny with Chris & Janeen. Part One is here.
Click here for part 2!