Dina Michaels

Dina Michaels

Photo: 103.7 WDBR


How it all started (radio)

1998 in Columbia Mo after graduating from Mizzou. My first gig was as a night time request and dedication dj.

How it’s going

Great! I love thinking about all the fun things I’ve gotten to do in this business over the years and I’ve been a part of the Dave & Dina show since 2002 (20 years!).

My favorite local hobby

Thrifting and antiquing!

My favorite local event

Old Capitol Farmer’s Markets

My family My husband and two boys live in Springfield with our adorable rescue mutt Roxy

Where I came from

I grew up in St.Louis and lived in Columbia Mo and Rockford Il before moving to Springfield

My hidden talent or claim to fame

I can juggle. Not with fire yet…I’m working on it.

Recent Headlines

12 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner’s son Nick appears in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.

12 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

In a seismic shift for one of television's marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart ABC and begin streaming on YouTube beginning in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.

14 hours ago in Business, Entertainment, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Powerball jackpot surges to $1.25 billion ahead of Wednesday drawing

The Springfield Hy-Vee produced a $200,000 winning ticket in Monday's drawing.

17 hours ago in Entertainment

Christine Baranski narrates ‘A Christmas Carol’ before returning for new ‘The Gilded Age’ season

Christine Baranski agreed to narrate a music-and-spoken word version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" last December at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York, which owns the original manuscript of the 1843 classic. A recording was made last June at the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and released Dec. 4 on the LSO Live label.

18 hours ago in Entertainment, Holiday Guide, Lifestyle, Local

Here are holiday events around the Springfield area

A Christmas scene in Springfield.

Here are ways you can celebrate the holidays in the Springfield, IL area!