Profile
- lori.moore@mwcradio.com
- Bio
Weekdays 6:00am - 10:00am
2010 YWCA WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER
2010 SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN ACLU PHILIP S. DENENFELD AWARD WINNER
2010 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS “COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AWARD for “A Holiday Dish to Pass”
Lori Moore's Potluck Pals have raised over a HALF MILLION DOLLARS for charity with their cookbook fundraiser. "Match Game 2010" ( in conjunction with The Kalamazoo Community Foundation) garnered nearly $128,000 including a one day 2 hour record total of $31,407.50!
Kalamazoo’s wake-up girl knows what she’s talking about. Lori grew up in Portage and developed her interests in public speaking and theatre at Portage Northern High School.
In 1981, she graduated from Hope College with a BA in Communications. Her performance as “Mabel” in “Mack & Mabel” received the college version of a Tony nomination- The Irene Ryan Award – at the American College Theatre Festival. She was a Hope Summer Repertory Theatre company member and interned in New York City at WNEW Channel 5.
Later, while working full-time and raising baby Emma she went on to do graduate work at the University of Notre Dame.
On November 14, 2006, Governor Jennifer Granholm commemorated Lori’s 25th anniversary in radio by declaring it LORI MOORE DAY in the State of Michigan. As the first female morning drive host in Kalamazoo at WKMI she was a founder of the long-running DO DAH PARADE. Her accomplishments were recognized by Kalamazoo Network in 2008 with the Glass Ceiling Award.
As morning host at WKZO since 1995, Lori has been a community booster and fundraiser. Her A HOLIDAY DISH TO PASS cookbooks have raised over $500,000 (at $5 a pop) for Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes, area schools and numerous other non-profit organizations. The effort has been recognized with the top community involvement award by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters 3 times and the project has received a special tribute from the State of Michigan.
This spring, Lori was awarded the 2010 Philip S. Denenfeld Award by the Southwest Michigan American Civil Liberties Union as “a person who has particularly contributed to preserving civil liberties in SW Michigan over the years.”
For over a decade, Lori was a volunteer Forensics coach at Portage Northern and has mentored numerous young broadcasters who are now working in radio and television across the country.
She has appeared on the Kalamazoo Civic stage in the title roles of “Irene” and “Mame” and Mama Rose in “Gypsy”. She was invited to be guest artist in Western Michigan University theatre department’s “Annie” playing Miss Hannigan.
