ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Longtime 97ZOK radio host Steve Shannon announced he is leaving the WZOK on Friday.
Shannon leaves the airwaves after 31 years on Rockford radio as the morning host on 97.5 WZOK.
Shannon began broadcasting in Madison, Wisconsin in 1989 and worked at stations in several markets before moving to Rockford in 1995. He later recalled that his interview weekend coinsided with the announcement of Michael Jordan‘s return to basketball after his hiatus. He started on air at 97ZOK in April of 1995…