MyTalk 107.1 fill-in host Brittany Arneson and Kendall Mark, a Fox 9 traffic reporter and sidekick on “The Jason Show,” will replace the popular “Lori and Julia” afternoon radio talk show after its hosts retire at the end of the month. Brittany Arneson, left, and Kendall Mark will replace the popular “Lori & Julia” afternoon radio talk show after its hosts retire at the end of June.
(Courtesy of Kendall Mark) “I did not expect to ever be in this position,” said Arneson, 38. “I don’t think I could have ever dreamed this.” “Jobs at this level just don’t come up,” said Mark, 34.
“You don’t pass over it. It was a really obvious decision for me.” Longtime friends Lori Barghini and Julia Cobbs were among the first hosts hired when Hubbard Broadcasting launched MyTalk, a talk radio station devoted to women, in 2002.
They surprised listeners in March when they announced that they were ending “Lori and Julia.” They made the decision due to Barghini’s desire for more free time as well as the rigors of producing the show for more than 20 years. Station management offered Arneson, a familiar voice to MyTalk listeners after spending five years as a fill-in host, the job and set up meetings with several possible co-hosts.
She quickly hit it off with Mark after the two had lunch . “It felt like, wow, this person probably should be in my life, even if she doesn’t get this job,” said Arneson, who previously co-hosted the KQRS morning show. “When.
