Laurie: Mid-days on the "Q"

Laurie Bandemir

Mid-day Host

(Monday-Friday 11 A.M.-3 P.M.)

Laurie began her career almost 25 years ago on WQXI-AM/FM in Atlanta, Georgia. She occupied those airwaves as a morning show co-host, traffic reporter and air talent for almost nine years. Laurie then headed to Dallas as News Director and co-anchor of the morning show on KHYI-FM. After playing Top-40 music for two years, she headed to KODZ-FM to play Oldies while co-hosting morning drive. Laurie joined ABC Radio Networks as the evening host of Hot AC then moved on to Oldies Radio compiling music logs and air shifts. Laurie returned to morning programming and became the morning show co-host and news director of KRRW-FM among other radio stints.

Laurie returned to ABC Radio Networks in 1999 and was the Program Director of the former Memories format. She joins Timeless in various capacities including on-air talent. She is married and has a married daughter.

Laurie now holds down the 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. shift and brings Henderson County a strong background in music and radio entertainment. With over 100,000 compact discs, records and tapes in her collection, she is a true "musicologist" and her knowledge is used to help program many of the songs you hear on WTZQ.