The WCRX Team

WCRX-FM hosts bring their personality, knowledge and passion for radio to their shows. Each student spends several semesters developing their radio talents before coming on air.

Cosme Cruz | MUSIC Director

Cosme is in charge of handling the station’s music from updating the latest hits, to discovering hidden gems from all kinds of genres. With a background as a musician having reached the National Society for Music Education’s National Modern Band Ensemble, Cosme’s love for music runs deep with there never being a day he does not have his headphones bumping to tunes for as long as the Chicago native can remember. He is an avid Skateboarder cruising the streets of Chicago repping his bittersweet favorite team, The Chicago White Sox as a Southsider himself.   

LinkedIn: Cosme's LinkedIn   

Instagram: Cosme's Instagram 

Dylan Bresnahan

Dylan (Chemo Kid, DJ Chemo) is a media production student specialising in radio on exchange from TU Dublin to Columbia College Chicago. His musical interests lie in many genres but his favourites are probably Jungle, House, Garage or any type of EDM. He was actually born in Chicago but moved to Dublin when he was a small child so he’s really excited to be back. His favourite thing to do when he isn’t live on air is skateboarding and he’s been loving how close the UC is to Grant Skate Park.

Wednesdays 11A.M. to 3P.M.

Quinn Caltrider

When Quinn was young, he came across old albums in his grandfather's basement; he has been hooked ever since. Quinn really enjoys exploring and analyzing old, almost completely forgotten music, and showing it to as many people as possible in order to keep that artist's work alive in some way so it can be enjoyed and understood by those who come after me. Music really means a lot to me, He is still  finding so much music all the time and him just knowing that he will not run out of wonderful art to stumble upon. Quinn can play bass guitar and just just recently taught himself how to drum somewhat.

Thursdays 11A.M to 3P.M.

Sam Carlson

Sam is a producer, on-air and voiceover talent, and recovering theater kid transplanted to Chicago from Cleveland, Ohio. She fell in love with radio as a medium after listening to so much of it on childhood car rides and is thrilled to finally be the voice coming out of your car speakers. In addition to their multiple voiceover credits in audio dramas and their show on WCRX, Sam is the producer of season 2 of the interview series Stuck in Your Stereo. He also co-wrote and directed “Divine Diner”, a part of the audio drama series The Neural Picture Show.

Wednesdays 3P.M. to 7P.M.

Instagram: @scarlvoices

Cassidy Cassanova

Cassidy Casanova is the editor for the Communications newsletter at Columbia College Chicago. As a radio minor most of her interest is in voiceover and production. She has taken podcasting, voice and radio production classes. In her free time she enjoys reading, cooking, listening to music and doing nails.

Join Cassidy Fridays 3P.M. to 7P.M. for Cassidy’s K-Pop Corner

Instagram: @caxxidyyyyy

Seth Degenhardt

As an only child of older parents, Seth Degenhardt grew up listening to what his parents liked, which is classic Rock & Roll from the 1960s through the 1990s.  His music tastes haven’t changed much since. When Seth isn't in class or on air, he’s digging through digital collections of Rock music searching for deep tracks and forgotten classics.

Seth brings his ever-growing knowledge of Rock & Roll facts and history to WCRX on Thursday mornings from 7 to 11 A.M.

Sage Gillespie

Sage Gillespie is a music producer, DJ, and on-air host for WCRX. Hailing from Connecticut, he’s spent the past three years exploring Chicago’s live music scenes and communities and worked as a music journalist interviewing artists and bands such as Myd, Hotline TNT, Anxious, and Polo Perks. Outside of the performing arts, Sage enjoys cooking for his partner, dipping his toe in graphic design, and watching Seinfeld.

Thursdays 7P.M. to 9P.M.

Jesse Gonzalez

Listen Mondays 4:30PM

Lauren Holt

Lauren Holt is a senior at Columbia College Chicago and is a radio major. She loves NPR, editing audio, and listening to podcasts on introspection, world news and how humans connect. Lauren cares most about being an uplifting, encouraging person, and hopes to use everything she's learned at Columbia to help people, create and inspire those around her. 

Mondays 3PM

Instagram: @LaurenDHolt

Cameron Johnson

Cameron, is an aspiring student in the radio field. His love for the radio was born around the exact same time as his love for music was born. Both of these interests commingled with one another so much to the point that he started to look more into the artist interviews that were heard on Texas radio stations such as, 105.7 FM KRNB, K104 (104.5 FM) and 106.1 KISS FM. He admires how comfortable the radio personalities sound even while having to clock in early morning shifts to these shows. He started to envision himself as a radio personality and that currently is his minor. He strives to see where this will take him even after college.

Listen Friday mornings 7A.M. to 11A.M.

Instagram: @180.mindset_


Zach Kolbus

Zach's entire world focuses on electronic music. He listens to dance music around the clock to ensure his listeners are being exposed to nothing but the best tracks being released. From tech house, to dubstep, Zach will cover it all. So tune in every Tuesday from 3-7PM to see what exciting new music Zach has up his sleeve.

Join us on WCRX to experience the magic of dance music through the ears and heart of a dedicated connoisseur every Tuesday afternoon 3PM to 7PM on WCRX.

Instagram: @Kolbusmusic

Jay LaMontagne

Jay is a Freshman at Columbia. Ever Since Jay was a kid, he always loved watching sports and talking about it with his friends and family. Jay loves chilling with his friends, and listening to music and sports podcasts. Jay Is always ready to drop his takes and opinions on all things sports. Listen to Lemy Talk Sports on WCRX Wednesday’s at 9PM!

Twitter @LemyTalkSports

Renaissance Lance

Renaissance Lance is a Black genderqueer artist, currently residing in Chicago – known for their involvement in the Chicago DIY scene and playlist curation. At WCRX they are taking the time to blend both into fruition. This, while paying homage to the electricity of college radio tunes, mostly from the good ol’ 90s, and mostly played from their personal 200+ CD collection.

Catch some underground hits perfectly suited to their weekly themed mixes, 7-9, on Pardon the Fidelity, only on WCRX. Renaissance loves punk music, bassist-lead bands, and mixing artists tothe Gods at their live sound gigs throughout the city of Chicago.

Wednesdays 7PM to 9PM

Kyah Logan

Kyah Anne, the host of The Perfect Prana Show, is currently a senior at Columbia College studying Radio/Voiceover and Social Media and Digital Strategy. Her singing background sparked an interest in voiceover as she was looking for new ways to utilize her voice. Recently her wellness journey has led her to study yoga and become a teacher. She spends her weekends teaching group fitness classes at the gym. Kyah is excited to share her interest in health on the radio! Catch her show Saturday and Sunday morning on 88.1 FM WCRX.

Saturdays 10AM and Sundays 9AM

Instagram: @KonsistentlyKyah

Nikhil Lucas

Nikhil is a very outgoing and determined person. His personality will light up the room and any radio sound you put him in. His creativity is unmatched. Nikhil is always ready for the next challenge, his voice just might be his best quality.

Listen to Hot Takes Mondays at 4PM on WCRX

Instagram: @nikhil_lucas

Backtrack Attack w/ Mr Jamelle M

Jamelle “Mr. Jamelle M” Mayor didn’t always stick with old-school music his whole life, but he did start getting into the classics at a very young age. He woke up one morning and checked out an 80s CD from his local library. He only checked it out just to listen one song, but after listening to the whole CD, thus was born the love and passion that he developed for the classics, and he’s using the show “Backtrack Attack” that he created himself to share the love of music from years past and help people discover classics that they have never even heard of before, along with some interesting facts and small stories about those songs.

 Listen to the Backtrack Attack on Tuesdays 1pm-3pm on WCRX and follow us on Instagram @backtrackattackshow

Arrison Ortiz

Arrison is a voice actor, audio editor, and a massive nerd. Beginning his journey in radio in 2021, Arrison has picked up many tools from helping to write a show that have appeared on WCRX to organizing and creating multiple audio dramas. His interest includes anime, gaming, card games, and making sure the people around him have a good time, or at least laugh.

Join Arrison Fridays 11A.M. to 3PM, on WCRX 88.1FM

Instagram: @ArrisonOrtiz


Andrew Pahl

The self proclaimed worst movie buff has an affinity for cinema. Andrew is passionate about both film and pro wrestling and wants to share his thoughts with the world. Seeing radio as an opportunity to showcase his knowledge, Andrew Pahl hosts Now That’s Cinema every Sunday at 9pm on WCRX and on Spotify over the weekend.

Sundays 8PM and Thursdays 9PM

Instagram: @NowThatsCinema

Marlene Perez

Marlene is proud to be born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Radio became her dream job after she graduated from high school and was starting on her first day of college at Columbia College Chicago. She plans to become a voice actress, right after she heard Christina Vee and Kate Higgins on the Naruto Franchis. One thing she learned about chasing her dreams is to “Be yourself, never give up and Keep moving forward.” Her passion for naime is what inspired her podcast ‘World Anime’, to all the anime fans.

Listen to ‘World Anime’ Fridays 7:30PM

Instagram: @ravennight224

Avery Perkins

Avery Perkins (he/they) is a Minnesota born photographer, collagist, cartoon lover, and comic book nerd. Currently attending Columbia College Chicago, he has picked up a new title; podcast host. Perkins is bringing his love of cartoons, comics, and all things nerdy to WCRX.

Blending his unique perspective on visual storytelling with witty, and personal commentary.

Cartoons, Comics, & Ketchup Fridays at 7PM


Kady Roberts

Kady grew up in a small town of Buchanan, Michigan. In her Junior year of high school, she landed her first voice acting gig. This was when she found her passion. Kady moved to Chicago, Illinois to study Radio-Voiceover at Columbia College Chicago. Since beginning to study at Columbia College Chicago, Kady learned how to use Pro Tools and Adobe Audition, as well as the writing, editing, and production skills needed to be a voice talent.

Nerd News Mondays 7PM to 9PM


George Sikorski

George Andrew Sikorski is a fourth year film student at Columbia College Chicago. He loves all things music, both listening and performing in the worlds from Classical to New Wave. New to the world of radio, he joined WCRX this year to share his adoration for music, his home planet and – in his words – “The vast universes surrounding both.” The “Spaceboy” is also eager to keep his fellow earthlings posted on what is happening on our planet, which he pairs with album history and a wide variety of music on his morning show “The Sunrise Launch.”

Wednesday Mornings 7AM to 11AM

Instagram: @Spaceboy_George

Deep Dark Tunnel Diaries

Descend into the rabbit hole of the underground and emerging EDM scenes. Join hosts Molly Tramell and Sage Gillespie as they talk with our artists as they listen to and discuss their latest tracks. Find us on WCRXFM, Saturday Morning 10:30AM and Sunday Evening 10PM, or follow us on instagram @deepdarktunnelradio.

Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce is the co-creator and co-producer of “Sessions @33.” Previously, he created and was creative producer for the charity albums, “PlaybackPlayfwd Volume I and II, and “Humanity is the Genre.” He works closely with Audio, Music, Radio, and Business and Entrepreneurship students in his role as internship and career advisor in the Career Center at Columbia College Chicago.

Shannon Fleischman

Shannon Fleischman is a recent Music Business graduate of Columbia College Chicago. During her time at CCC, she completed many successful internships and worked events benefiting the community. She handles booking the artists and assists in marketing for Sessions @ 33.