Sondra Gair


Sondra Gair, was an American veteran broadcast journalist best known for her public-affairs talk show on Chicago Radio.

Career

Gair began her radio career in the 1940s, appearing in soap operas, dramas and comedy shows such as WGN radio's Theater of the Air, the Colgate Comedy Hour, Ma Perkins, Bachelor's Children, Woman in White and Corliss Archer. She became the star of a CBS show titled Meet Miss Sherlock, about a female version of Sherlock Holmes. Gair's interest was more towards news reporting and in 1975 she joined WBEZ-FM in Chicago, working mainly as an interview shows, which later led to her starting the mid-day show she became known for.

Personal life

Gair was born in Cicero, Illinois, and grew up in Chicago. She has one daughter and two sons.

Death

Gair died of complications from breast cancer.

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