(Photos by Kelly Lyle Photography)
Join Susan Saunders and Andy Corbin each weekday morning on WBNQ. Get your funny on, win prizes and hear a great mix of all the hits! The WBNQ morning show delivers what you need to start your day in Central Illinois.
Call 309-828-1015 to join in the fun on air, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. Live and local, the way it should be.
Susan Saunders
I have been working in radio for over 20 years now, (yes, I started in high school–no lie) and I have worked all over this fine country including long stays in Madison, Rockford, Sacramento,Chicago and for the past 17 years here in Bloomington Illinois at WBNQ.
Born and raised on a small farm in Rochelle Illinois, I trained and competed in all the yummy music programs, theater, and speech team from birth through my college years at Northern Illinois University. Radio became the launch pad for so many performance opportunities that I just couldn’t let it go. Before I realized it, I was a broadcaster first, and everything else second.
Happily married to Derek, who did indeed catch my eye on Match.com 9 years ago. We live just outside of Bloomington in a home that we built with our own two hands. Inside we share share it with a 145lb Saint Bernard named Harley who we rescued 6 years ago.
As to the most commonly asked question: “Why stay in Bloomington so long?” Ahh the joys of living in a smaller city and working with great radio people.You can’t beat that. Plus, WBNQ was one of the first stations in the country to allow a woman(me) to lead their morning show, and for that I am very grateful. Being live and local is always my top radio goal, but being Arbitron ranked number one on the number one rated station has been tasty icing on the cake. Find me on Twitter @wbnqsusan and my RDIO station when you click on the logo!
Andy Corbin
I’ll have to admit, when I got this job I was super pumped and a bit nervous. Most of my school years were spent in the (super far) Peoria area listening to WBNQ all the time. I never once thought that I would be producing The Susan Show! Wow, my life is cool.
Just a bit about me, some of my favorite things include pizza, early morning coffee, and green traffic lights (which I’m learning are rare in Blono). I’m an extremely recent graduate of Bradley (don’t be hatin’) with a degree in Music Business, so I’m pretty familiar with Blono and all of its ISU pride. I worked at a radio station through college and was waiting to find the perfect place to be. I found it right here, getting to hang out with all of you every morning!
I’m incredibly excited to be joining such a reputable station like WBNQ. The Bloomington-Normal area is full of fun and excitement, and in the short time I’ve been here, Susan and everyone at Radio Bloomington has been proving that this is one of the friendliest places to work in Central Illinois.
Keep listening, and I can’t wait to meet you in person soon!
Follow me on Twitter @AndyonWBNQ and email me [email protected]