Envision Radio Networks® is proud to announce WROK-AM/Rockford, IL as the latest affiliate of VirtualNewsCenter™, a service that collects and produces local radio news and delivers the content automatically for on-air, digital and social media platforms. VirtualNewsCenter’s News Director, Scott Roberts, has been added to WROK News Talk 1440’s news room and tackles the news from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. each morning.

"In just a few short weeks, Scott Roberts has become the authoritative voice of our morning news room. He's worked hard to learn the ins-and-outs of our local area, and it shows in the feedback I'm getting from both staff and the community," said WROK-AM Program Director/Morning Co-Host.

Continued Bertram, "Roberts quickly worked his way into our news cycle and is delivering the stories our listeners want to hear. It's been an easy, seamless transition that has improved the overall sound of the station, and one that will allow us to flourish in the future." 

VirtualNewsCenter is local news gathered, written, and delivered by a team of remote anchors. It's the most cost-effective way to deliver local news in today's economy. With VirtualNewsCenter, stations no longer need to pay for full-time newsroom employees which saves them money on benefits, taxes, training, and idle time. While VirtualNewsCenter’s core expertise is news, it can also create any short-form information programming for your station as well.

ABOUT ENVISION RADIO NETWORKS®

Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,000 radio stations and reaches over 40 million listeners weekly. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, comedy services, remote broadcasts and event programming, off-air tools and web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and Los Angeles.

ABOUT VIRTUALNEWSCENTER™

VirtualNewsCenter™ is America's LOCAL Newsroom. Started in 2005, the company has grown to 95+ stations in over 50 markets of all size. More than a dozen anchors remotely produce local news for VirtualNewsCenter stations each day, delivering improved quality while positively impacting affiliates'

bottom line. The company is based in Wichita, KS with personnel throughout the nation.