Janet Sutherland is a former Chicago radio reporter where she was heard covering Supreme Court cases, Illinois legislation, health news and prison stories on WMAQ, WLS, WGN, UPI Radio and 75 plus radio stations on the Illinois and Wisconsin Radio Network’s. As a result of covering breaking news stories; the deadly Plainfield/Lemont Tornado, Joliet Correctional prison escape, her newsroom was the r
ecipient of AP awards. While a journalist Sutherland wrote an average of 100 plus news stories per year, some were distributed on AP and UPI wire services and aired on at least 75 radio stations in the Midwest. Sutherland has also written and produced cable television public affairs programs. She was also a feature freelance writer for The Daily Herald and a sports stringer for The Chicago Sun Times. Sutherland has worked in marketing in print news and has syndicated national radio shows and news networks including CNN, CBS and Fox. Her marketing background extends into local and national radio as well as cable television in which she managed a team on the east coast, negotiated major market news affiliation agreements and oversaw 4 million dollars in marketing campaigns. Sutherland has a vast political background covering Senator’s Dick Durbin and Paul Simon, Governor Jim Edgar and President Clinton. She has crafted multiple state bills for a national non profit, spoken to members of Congress and has collaborated with state lawmakers on statewide health initiatives. Sutherland has written and produced a national public service announcement for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation. The PSA will air over seven thousand radio stations around the country. This is the FIRST national radio PSA distributed through partnerships with various radio networks.
