Lorianne Crook Biography

Fast Facts

• Named One of Radio's Most Influential Women by Radio Ink Magazine
• Inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2013
• Graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese and Russian languages
• Was discovered while working as a Nashville Soundette for the Nashville Sounds baseball team when the girls would do TV commercials for the team with the then-owner, Conway Twitty
• Got started in TV as a news reporter for a TV station in Wichita Falls, Texas
• Perhaps best known for her work on "This Week in Country Music" and "Crook & Chase․"
• In her spare time she enjoys cooking and trying new recipes