Lorianne Crook

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Lorianne Crook
Crook in 2007
Born	(1957-02-19) February 19, 1957 (age 64) Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Education	McGavock High School
Occupation	Radio and television personality
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Jim Owens (1985-present)

Lorianne Crook (born February 19, 1957) is an American radio and television host, producer, and writer, best known for her work on The Nashville Network programs This Week In Country Music and Crook & Chase with Charlie Chase.

Early life[]

Crook was born in Wichita, Kansas and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a graduate of McGavock High School in Nashville where she was a cheerleader.^{[citation needed]} She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese and Russian languages.^[1]

Career[]

An award-winning TV personality,^[1] Crook occasionally hosts Offstage with Lorianne Crook, a series of in-depth conversations with major country music artists for Great American Country (GAC). Subjects have included Kenny Chesney, Trace Adkins, Phil Vassar, Cowboy Troy, and Lonestar. For a brief time, she was co-host of Candid Camera. Before her big break as a TV personality, she worked at KAUZ-TV, the CBS affiliate in Wichita Falls, Texas/Lawton, Oklahoma in the 1980s.

Personal life[]

Crook has been married since 1985 to television producer Jim Owens.^[2]

External links[]

• Lorianne Crook at IMDb
• Offstage With Lorianne Crook
• GAC Biography

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