Catherine Catalane
Catherine Catalane is a part-time news anchor at Newsradio 780.
Catherine anchored news broadcasts for many years at WTOP Radio in Washington DC before returning to Chicago. Earlier in her career she was among the first women to host a talk show at Chicago’s WGN Radio.
She also anchored news programs at WMAQ Radio, KMOX in St. Louis, and KULF in Houston.
Catalane began her radio career at WTMJ in Milwaukee, where she was the airborne traffic reporter for morning and afternoon drive times. Catherine has a degree in Broadcast Communications from Marquette University.
She is married to Chris Bury. They have two sons, Jack and Charlie, and a Chocolate Labrador, “Mousse.”
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