Audacy News 950 WWJ Detroit has announced that Erin Vermeulen will anchor evenings from 7pm-12am.
Vermeulen joined WWJ last October as a fill-in host, writer and editor for the station. She previously spent three years co-hosting mornings at Beasley Classic Rock 94.7 WCSX Detroit from 2017-2020 and served as morning co-host and sports anchor for 640 KFI Los Angeles from 2013-2017. Vermeulen previously spent much of her career internationally with stations in Dubai, Egypt, Oman, and South Africa after stints in Denver and Phoenix.
Audacy has elevated Erin Vermeulen as the new evening news anchor for WWJ NewsRadio 950 (WWJ-AM) in Detroit. Vee will be heard weeknights from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET, effective immediately.
“Erin is well connected to the community and has a number of great ideas to keep listeners informed about the top stories and events happening across metro Detroit, the state and the country,” said Debbie Kenyon, Senior Vice President and Market Manger, Audacy Detroit. “We are excited to promote Erin to anchor and look forward to hearing her voice on WWJ.”
“I am really excited to get back to my radio roots as a news presenter at one of the most iconic stations in the country,” said Vermeulen. “I am also very grateful to work with such talented and extraordinary people at WWJ. It is great to be back on the airwaves in my hometown, where I started my career more than 20 years ago.”
Vermeulen is a longtime 23-year broadcast professional, most recently serving as a writer and editor for WWJ. Her career has taken her to the Cairo, Dubai, Oman and South Africa before returning to the United States and working at KFI in Los Angeles as a member of “The Bill Handel Morning Show” in 2015.