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CARRIE "BUD" WELLMAN A
lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, Carrie Wellman is the glue that holds
"The Jim and Carrie in the Morning Show" together! Even though Carrie
has been on the air in Fort Wayne since the mid-1980's, she was also a
hostess at the now defunct "Heritage House", where she made bread
pudding every morning.
Carrie also worked with Jim in the late 1980's
when they (along with several of their co-workers) would frequent the
Bandido's on Winchester Road on Margarita night, dreaming of one day
being good enough to do a morning show. Jim and Carrie are now living
that dream.
In fact, the fateful moment came in 1996 when they
were paired-up for a new morning show on WLDE. Carrie does the news and
enjoys learning new and exciting things from Jim everyday.
Carrie has become so good at her craft, that two
years ago, station management gave Carrie her very own show! Listeners
all over Northeast Indiana can't wait for the next installment of "The
Carrie Bud Wellman Experience" because it's radio like no one has ever
heard before. She has transformed the 10am-noon hours into a no-holds
barred, rambunctious, riveting part of the broadcast day.
Carrie is grateful to the listeners, and
especially to Jim, for allowing her to quickly become the most popular
female radio personality in the city.
When asked what she thought of her new found fame,
modest Wellman simply said, "Wow, I could never achieved half of what
I've done without Jim Reed's help. People really misjudge him. He really
is a nice guy and very easy to work with. No, really, I am not
kidding..."
When not on the air Carrie enjoys watching Oprah
and releasing spiders into the wild that she captured in her house. She
also has a medical condition that won't allow her to burp. She sometimes
smells good.
Written by Jim Reed
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