Cisco Cotto (born 1975) is a radio personality and pastor, serving as morning anchor on WBBM 780/ 105.9 and campus pastor at Village Bible Church in

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Education

Cotto graduated from

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in 1998 and earned a

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from

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in 2010.Changes & Additions At WBBM Newsradio 780 & 105.9
, ''Chicagoland Radio and Media''. September 17, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2019. He also earned a

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and

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from

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Career

Cotto began his radio career working as an intern for

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while he was in high school. While studying at Western Illinois University, he worked as a reporter at WIUM and WIUW."WIU Reporter Wins Award", '' The Beacon News''. May 24, 1997. p. A8. He was awarded the Illinois News Broadcasters Association's Bill Miller Scholarship in 1997 for his work at WIUM and WIUW. He was hired as a news reporter at AM 670 WMAQ in 1998. In February 2000, Cotto left WMAQ to join AM 890 WLS as a news reporter and anchor.WLS-AM Removes Cisco Cotto From Middays; Promotes Wolf/Proft
, ''Chicagoland Radio and Media''. July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2019. Cotto left WLS in 2006, and on October 5 he joined AM 560

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as co-host of the station's morning drive program, alongside Big John Howell. On March 19, 2009, Cotto moderated "The Great Debate", alongside WCPT's Dick Kay, which featured

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representing the liberal viewpoint and

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representing the conservative viewpoint, and was hosted by WIND and WCPT. In 2010, Cotto rejoined WLS, initially co-hosting afternoons with

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, but after one month he was given his own show late mornings. Cotto was replaced in his late morning slot by Bruce Wolf and Dan Proft in 2011. After leaving WLS, Cotto began the process of starting Village Church of Oak Park, which opened the following year. In 2014, Cotto was hired as an anchor and reporter at WBBM 780/105.9. Cotto won the Illinois

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Broadcast Association award for best newscast in 2016. Cotto has appeared as a news reporter in the TV series '' Chicago Fire'' and '' Chicago P.D.''.News & Notes: Nick Shepkowski; Cisco Cotto; WXRT-FM; WLUP-FM; Cumulus Chicago; WXLC-FM; Jax; Rick Party; Matt Dahl
, ''Chicagoland Radio and Media''. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

References

External links

Cisco Cotto's websiteVillage Church of Oak Park
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotto, Cisco American Christian clergy American radio news anchors American talk radio hosts Moody Bible Institute alumni Biola University alumni Western Illinois University alumni Radio personalities from Chicago 1975 births Living people