Posted by Bud on March 25, 2010 at 15:14:24:
Good news for all you Melissa Forman fans out there: The veteran Chicago radio personality may be wrapping up her fill-in stint for Jeanne Sparrow on WCIU-Channel 26�s morning show this week, but don�t be surprised if you see them both on together soon.
Sparrow has been out since Feb. 25 when she had seven fibroids � non-cancerous tumors � removed from her uterine wall. �The good news is everything went very well, I�m on the mend, and I will be coming back to �You & Me This Morning� soon,� Sparrow wrote last week on the show�s website. �But I still need to be out for a few weeks to recuperate and get my stamina back.� Filling in for her next week will be Angela Miles, anchor of Weigel Broadcasting�s syndicated �First Business� financial news show.
Forman, best known as the former morning and afternoon host on Clear Channel Radio adult contemporary WLIT-FM (93.9), earned high marks from Weigel Broadcasting bosses for the four weeks she�s been guest-hosting �You & Me This Morning.� Although she�ll be away with her family for spring break next week, there�s likely to be an ongoing role for her when she returns. Said Weigel�s executive vice president Neal Sabin:
�Melissa has done an incredible job filling in for Jeanne Sparrow. She�s a joy to have in our building and on �The U.� I don�t think this will be the last time you�ll see Melissa on our stations. We are excited to have Jeanne returning, as we really miss having her on �The U,� where she does an incredible job and is a joy to have in our building. Now I know why they get along so well! Both have such a positive attitude on camera as well as in every day work mode.�
Airing since last October, �You & Me This Morning� consists of locally produced talk and information segments sprinkled throughout the morning block of syndicated programming on �The U� between 6 and 9 a.m. Monday through Friday.