Really miss Bill & Wendy. WGN radio personality Wally Phillips hosts Mayor Harold Washington on Phillips' telephone call-in show fielding a wide range of questions from listeners in November 1983. No personality is larger than what the brand is. WGN Marketplace. Samuelson: It . You can find a comprehensive archive of his material here. WGN continues to recover from the controversial rule of former Tribune head Randy Michaels, who resigned under pressure in 2010 amid allegations of inappropriate and sexist behavior in the workplace, and former WGN Program Director Kevin Metheny. Like you said the ratings were great. My Dad had WGN on all the time. [10], By the fall of 1928, the owners of the Tribune company and its sister publication, Liberty magazine, controlled two stations in addition to WGN in the Chicago area: WLIB and WTAS. As analyst Rich Greenfield would say, Good Luck Radio. show. Theres a number of stations out there that are celebrating 100-year anniversaries around this time, but in terms of stations that have remained the same kind of programming style for a century, that is kind of rare, said Dave Marzullo, 52, head of digital operations for WGN Radio and the stations unofficial historian. Over-the-air radio industry revenue peaked at about $18 billion in 2006, but it fell precipitously during the Great Recession and has never really recovered. 51. [13], On November 1, 1931, WGN's network affiliation changed from NBC to CBS as a result of NBC's purchase of a half-interest in WMAQ, which then became Chicago's NBC station. The changes are an attempt to shift WGN closer to the programming format it had prior to Kevin Metheney and Randy Michaels' tenure with WGN and Tribune, while placing more emphasis on new media; this included the move of Mike McConnell's program to the station's secondary Internet radio station WGN Plus (formerly WGN-2) until the remainder of his contract was bought out around October 10, 2013,[58] the move of Jonathon Brandmeier's morning show to a new station branded "The G" (which has since launched as an additional Internet-only station but is planned to eventually move to an FM frequency to be acquired by Tribune) in favor of Cochran, and increased synergy with WGN-TV (including the replacement of WGN radio's "Voice of Chicago" slogan with WGN-TV's longtime slogan, "Chicago's Very Own"). The final show was largely a retrospective of the program's 20 years on WGN radio; this occurred shortly after the replacement of much of the station's weekend lineup. In the fall of 1937, WGN was one of several Chicago radio stations to donate airtime to Chicago Public Schools for a pioneering program in which the school district provided elementary school students with distance education amid a polio outbreak-related school closure. Bob Sirrott is Chicago, and he is class. WGN Films. It isnt bashing to tell the facts. Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 02:08, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, "Double Call Letters Are Being Eliminated", "Chicago Tribune - Historical Newspapers", "Perspective | In Chicago, schools closed during a 1937 polio epidemic and kids learned from home over the radio", "Actions of the Federal Communications Commission: Decisions. Its not a talk station, in my opinion, and people who listen to that station in the morning probably want to listen to MUSIC. Elliott Jenkins, left, and Thorne Donnelly, right, are the original owners of WDAP, the predecessor to WGN radio. The station aired middle of the road (MOR) music until the 1970s, when its switched to more of an adult contemporary-type sound. I have been listening to WGN since high school. Bill and Wendy ARE THE BEST. The city's first disc jockey was Halloween Martin, whose show, Musical Clock, was a morning staple on various stations from 1929 to 1946. On April 30, 2008, the station entered into a three-year deal to broadcast Chicago Blackhawks hockey games through the 20102011 season. Bill and Wendy talk about the history of the WGN Radio with Roe Conn, Patti Vasquez, Steve Bertrand, Justin Kaufmann, and Roger Triemstra. Good bye WGN. Boyle said the decision was out of our hands and predated her tenure at the top, but she bears no ill will toward the team or WSCR-AM 670, the successor play-by-play station. Ironically, Cochran had been fired before by WGN in 2010 when he was afternoon host by the late Kevin Methany, another former protege of Michaels. The new lineup also brings later start times to morning host Bob Sirott and midday host John Williams. If they're afraid of profane rants or boss bashing from terminated hosts not unheard of! [16], In 1939, Carole Mathews, the "Miss Chicago" of 1938, launched a WGN radio program entitled Breakfast Time with Carole Mathews. Veteran Chicago News Anchor Bill Kurtis was replaced in his role as voiceover talent by New York based voiceover artist Steve Kamer. For the 2018 and 2019 seasons, WGN was the flagship station for the Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox. WGN Radio is just another radio station. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Coinciding with the hire of Jarrett, WGN dropped its "News/Talk 720" brand and began identifying itself simply as "Chicago's WGN Radio 720." TV Shows. I suppose Sirott doesnt feel the same way because if he did, he wouldnt have signed a deal so he can get up at 3 a.m. every day to do a morning show. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2021 T Dog Media, Inc.. All rights reserved. We dont want to move on from the Cubs, its a huge part of our heritage, Boyle said. This is and has been a good /great organization other than the takeover by Sam Zell (What a horror). Compartilhar isto. Could Rogers Park dispensary move next to a CTA terminal? Terms of Dents agreement, negotiated by attorney Steve Mandell, were not disclosed. Jalen Carter, a top NFL draft prospect and potential target for Chicago Bears, charged with reckless driving and racing in fatal accident. I listen every morning while driving to work from 5:30 to 7am and had to change to a another station as his comments did NOT Make my day as a Customer Service Manager. Its public service to the people listening, its not about building stars, or their own brand or ego.. During the "Golden Age of Radio," Mutual was the home of The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Superman and The Shadow. We tried to be the audience.. Column: No one is in custody is an unfortunately overused phrase that should be banished, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. [3] The ship's call letters were changed to KFSI. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. This is a true loss and I am still looking for another radio station to listen to because I have stopped listening to WGN, and I now watch the news on TV and listen to music during morning drive. My brother-in-law listened to WGN too. Robert Feder, a lifelong Chicagoan, covered the media beat in his hometown from 1980 until his retirement in 2022. Watch Live. [5], The Chicago Tribune purchased WDAP, and on June 1, 1924, renamed it WGN. There is a need for a radio station that caters to the seniors; though Ive been listening to GN since I was in high school. The Rockford native was inducted in the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2016. [45][46][47] On December 8, 2008, Tribune filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing a debt load of around $13 billion making it the largest media bankruptcy in American corporate history that it accrued from the Zell buyout and related privatization costs as well as a sharp downturn in revenue from newspaper advertising. Ive listened to GN for over nearly 6 decades and the decline is painful to hear. On August 13, 2010, the station's branding changed again to "News 720 WGN." In 1982, he became full-time meteorologist for the radio station. At the Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival, you will find a palate-dazzling smorgasbord of cuisines and cocktails in which to indulge. Will not listen ever again. WGN (AM) is broadcast in five states, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan. He would have been fabulous.. With the 2020 season, WMVP 1000 AM became the White Sox flagship radio outlet. He said he plans to focus on The Content Factory, his Evanston-based national syndication and new media company, and to expand into the area of sports representation. : July 9", "Standard Broadcast Station Call Letters for All Outlets Starting Nov. 1, FCC Rule", "For the Record: Existing FM Stations. On Thursday, WGN-AM 720 celebrates its 100th anniversary, still going strong as the Voice of Chicago after a century of broadcasting that spans the dawn of radio to the digital age, using a format that has essentially remained unchanged. thrown. WGN 720-AM, the Nexstar Media Group news/talk station, chose the Friday night of a three-day holiday weekend to drop the bombshell that it's overhauling its weekday afternoon and evening lineup. Steve Bertrand will host "Chicago's Afternoon . Weekend hosts Jerry Agar and the "News Junkie" Sean Wasson left the station, in a shift towards more general and less controversial talk programming. [59] On May 21, WGN Radio announced that their schedule would change again effective May 27, 2014, which includes the return of John Williams to the airwaves of WGN Radio that he will pretty much do the show live from Minneapolis, while still doing his afternoon show on WCCO 830. Not only did the station have all of the front-line talent that was really world class, we had the Cubs and the Bears and two helicopters and an in-house weather guy, and on and on and on, said Fabian. How long can you hear about Ross, Abigail, and the same ol s Nobody cares. Out effective immediately is afternoon personality Roe Conn, whose contract runs through the end of the year. WGN (720 AM) is a commercial radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a talk radio format. On Sundays it runs Sunday Night Live with Bill Cunningham from WLW Cincinnati. Good that Bob Sirott is back yes he is more laid back than Steve Cochran but Bob will be respectful to the listeners that call in. Sirott may not be the exact fitbut its a step in the right direction. I am tired of John Williams, and the repeative commercials. If its not broke dont fix it. [65], Tribune Media was acquired by Nexstar Media Group for $4.1 billion in September 2019, marking the first time since 1924 that WGN radio would not be owned by any iteration of the Tribune Company. Quinlan died in an auto accident during spring training in 1965. Daytime Chicago. Robservations: Bertrand, Landecker round out new WGN Radio lineup, My childhood dream became the honor of a lifetime, Robservations: Sun-Times moving to Old Post Office; ABC 7 opens weekend anchor slot; Medill tracks local news decline, Robservations: StreetWise raises cover price; Sventoonie takes a break; Friends of Chicago Reporter mark 50. Now I can listen to the station again Lisa Dent. Shame on you. posted on November 18, 2021 at 8:25 am by Robert Feder. Bring Wendy & Bill back too!!! The station first signed on the air on May 19, 1922. In 2012, John Williams announced his departure from the station upon the December 31 expiration of his contract (leaving on December 21, 2012), in order to concentrate exclusively on his program on WCCO in Minneapolis instead of splitting time between stations. Nextstar is destroying what was a legend in radio . I listened recently to Sirott and found the program so boring!!!! In 1946, the Tribune Company applied to the FCC for a construction permit to build a television station. Just started listening to WGN last year for something different. After the four Meier auditions, Jerry Springer was given a four-day stint as "guest host", followed by Rita Cosby a few weeks later. They brought in a guy who just did not like the station, and said so out loud, said Fabian. WGN Radio personality Bob Sirott sat down with Samuelson for a trip down memory lane. And weve done it to ourselves. Same here. Shortly after Nexstar took control of WGN, the station began to broadcast national NFL play-by-play on Sunday afternoons from Compass Media Networks. WGNs hiring of Sirott tells us there is a lot of truth to what Joyner said because quite basically, relying on the same ol limited list of names to keep your radio station relevant is particularly asinine at a time when radio is failing to attract the next generation of listeners. I used to listen to WGN 24/7 and liked nearly everyone I heardnow, I can only tolerate bits and pieces and tune elsewhere the majority of the day. Former " US99 " WUSN morning co-host and " Big 95.5 " WEBG midday host Lisa Dent is returning to Chicago radio as afternoon co-host on Nexstar News/Talk 720 WGN. WGN ranks 11th in Chicago with a 3.1 share in April, according to the most recent Nielsen ratings. : Station Deletions", "Col. 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Above: A few of the WGN Radio Newsroom reporters (I to r) Steve Bertrand, Dave Stewart, Rod Sierra and Wes Bleed. With Brandmeier's addition to WGN radio's weekday lineup, the morning drive timeslot shifted to 5:30-9 a.m., followed by Mike McConnell from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., John Williams from 12-3 p.m., and Garry Meier from 3-7 p.m. News anchor Steve Bertrand moved to mornings with Brandmeier and Jim Gudas shifted to the midday/afternoon slot. Nexstar also dropped their affiliation with ABC News Radio and instead is supplying national news updates for WGN America's national newscast, NewsNation with WGN newscasters and audio from Nexstar-owned television stations. "All of this at the legendary WGN-AM in Chicago, the crown jewel of talk radio, the station we hated when our parents forced it on us as kids, the station we made fun of as teenagers, and the station we learned to respect as we realized why it's been so good for so long because the people there cared. WGN Radio AM 720 United States employs 59 employees. This afternoon news-oriented program led by Steve is a welcome addition to our WGN Radio weekday lineup.. After McCormick died from pneumonia-related complications on April 1, 1955, ownership of WGN-AM-TV, the Chicago Tribune and the News Syndicate Company properties transferred to the McCormick-Patterson Trust, assigned to the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation in the names of the non-familial heirs of McCormick (whose two marriages never produced any children) and familial heirs of Patterson. Sadly, this new management doesnt like duos so Bill and Wendy will not be back, nor any other pairings. And unfortunately it didnt work out. The station will also launch a limited-edition centennial beer dubbed Chicagos Very Own golden lager, which will be available beginning Friday at Metropolitan Brewing in Chicago and at other retailers. A lot of companies, they have heritage stations, but they dont necessarily put a lot of value on that history, Harrison said. WGN 720-AM, the Nexstar Media Group news/talk station, chose the Friday night of a three-day holiday weekend to drop the bombshell that it's overhauling its weekday afternoon and evening lineup. The pioneering WDAP shifted its studios to two handball courts atop the Drake Hotel in July 1922 after a sudden violent storm destroyed its inaugural antenna, with pieces picked up in all directions for weeks, Jenkins wrote in a 1923 edition of Radio Broadcast. (The trust was dissolved in January 1975, with a majority of the trust's former beneficiaries, including descendants of the McCormick and Patterson families, owning stock in the restructured Tribune Company entity which assumed oversight of all properties previously overseen by the trust afterward. Bring back Bill & Wendy! Now, if they can toss out that annoying Hockberg and his team that would be great. Above: WGN Radio General Manage Wayne Vriesman and Assistant Ellen Blomberg. ) From 1924 to 2014, WGN was owned by Tribune Media, which also owned the Chicago Tribune, whose "World's Greatest Newspaper" slogan served as the basis for the WGN call sign. Nick D and The Final Broadcast From The Tribune Tower", "Play ball! [14] During this period, Count Cutelli installed one of the most advanced sound effects system to date into the WGN studios, the same system used in Hollywood films.[15]. Anchor and reporter for WGN Radio, where I host "The Opening Bell" business hour from 5-6am weekdays and then anchor . The new WGN Radio owners, Nexstar, are a Dallas-based TV station group that purchased Tribune Media, the former broadcast parent of Tribune Publishing, for $4.1 billion in 2019. On September 1, 1928 the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) ruled that this was two stations too many, and ordered that their operations be consolidated. Yes there is no replacement for Bob Colins (whom I now believe you would wish to fire). If they get rid of Roe Conn Im done. 9, while former on-air personalities including Lyle Dean, Spike O'Dell, Orion . That is a SIN. And then replace him with the also-was used to be Sirrot? I am hoping that eyes are opened and things change for the better. I actually turned Sirott off today-dull with not much to say. The loss of the Cubs, however, still stings for listeners and WGN staffers alike, hanging on like a phantom limb to the station where Chicago play-by-play broadcasts were born. Glad Cochran is goneso self aggrandizing and self centered the world did NOT center on him and his opinions!! Reports surfaced Cochran had personality conflicts with WGN boss Sean Compton, who was appointed the station's GM shortly after Nexstar took over the legendary AM station as part of the company's $4.1 billion takeover of Tribune Media, WGN's former owner. In June 2013, Tribune Broadcasting CEO Larry Wert hired Jimmy DeCastro as WGN radio's president and general manager. Wallace M Rogerson conducted the Keep Fit to Music programme. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). I agree with you completely AND your mother! Sounds like a typical Cheryl brown comment complete with incorrect misspelled words. I listen to WGN Radio less and less. [26] The next year another Chicago station, WFMT, moved to the vacated 98.7 assignment.[27]. I really miss,Nkck Digilio. Monday through Friday, it carries Rich Valds, America at Night from Westwood One during late night hours. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more. You would have never seen Collins or ODell in this venue WGN Radio is commemorating its anniversary with a TV documentary airing at 7 p.m. Thursday on sister station WGN-Ch. Theres a valid reason he was kept in a room by himselfno one else could fit with him AND his ego. [57] On December 17, 2012, WGN Radio executives announced that the long-running program "Extension 720", hosted by Dr. Milton J. Rosenberg, would end its 39-year run three days later on December 20. Sirott said he is happy to fill the coveted morning drive seat at WGN Radio, despite not being an early riser at heart. The original WGN began operating on the evening of March 29, 1924, after the newspaper took over programming of the former WJAZ. And its a very difficult thing to do in 2022.. was dropped from the station and replaced by a returning Bob Sirott, returned to Chicago radio in a weekend/fill-in role at WVAZ-FM, dropping Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder from middays. [42] Industry observers described Metheny's tenure as one that nearly destroyed the venerable WGN, with staff moves that included replacing a popular evening host with radio rookie Jim Laski, a Chicago politician and convicted felon.[43]. He got what he deserved! The Bill and Wendy Show airs Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, then streaming from noon to 1 p.m. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. On November 20, 2014, Chicago media blogger Robert Feder reported that WGN management planned to end operation of both WGWG-LP and internet station WGN.FM on December 31, 2014. WGN still conducts itself as if it were the Voice of Chicago, as if it were the station of record. Next to go should be John Williams, also self centered and opinionated and dismissive of other points of view. In March 2009, longtime Chicago radio host Garry Meier was given an audition for the 1-4 p.m. slot. [54] In June 2010, WGN announced the hiring of longtime Cincinnati-based host Mike McConnell from WLW for the late morning (8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.) slot, shifting Williams back to his original midday time slot (now from 12:30-3:00p.m.) on August 9, 2010. Get bill and Wendy back and 6-12 noon will be great! Will she be dragged along as well? But the golden voice came on the air at 11pm. It was a return to the station for Sirott, who co-hosted middays with his wife, Marianne Murciano, from 2013 to 2015, and previously hosted The Noon Show from 2007 to 2010 while co-anchoring the WFLD-Ch. Sirott is ok. I get not stand Landdecker. Think about it Wgn only Sirotts wife kept it alive when he was on. The way WGN fired both Nick and Steve was a travesty. Going back to another station NO more wgn. Not a bunch of political nonsense, but more current & interesting topics with some humor tossed in to keep it different. Would love to see Pete McMurray have a permanent splot on WGN radio. Proper response would be to ask an endless series of follow ups until the person regrets having spoken to you in the first place. Trump lovers love him no matter what he does and dont want to hear facts when it conflicts with their convictions. 2. The decision not to renew Conns contract did not come as a surprise, but the timing of it did. When Chicago radio enthusiasts Thorne Donnelley and Elliott Jenkins fired up a newfangled transmitter from the Wrigley Building on May 19, 1922, they launched one of the first experimental stations in the U.S., piercing the airwaves with a mlange of talk, weather reports and concerts as the precursor to WGN Radio. Despite his firing, Cochran is still under contract through 2020. Conn joined WGN as afternoon host in 2015 after 25 years at Cumulus Media news/talk WLS 890-AM. Always patting himself on His back! Sirott hosted The Noon Show from 2007-10 and was previously at WLS-AM with Murciano in 2017 before they were let go as the station shifted away from general interest talk. Fabian, who hired morning drive successors Collins and ODell, said the key to success at WGN was not necessarily a big voice. said about the state of radio recently in Billboard: WXRT moves: Brehmer shifts to middays; news anchor Dixon out, Bears bomb on field again, draws mixed ratings results for Sunday Night Football. If they would smarten up and get rid of him I just might start listening again. Crazy..I will tune out and listen to bill and Wendy when they move. And thats all you hear all morning which is why I left. I always listened to the business lunch with Steve Bertran. Cubs aside, he said WGN today is very similar to the station many Chicagoans grew up with, making it something of an outlier in the tightly-formatted world of corporate radio. Radio Ink. The short-lived tenure of Metheny, a well-traveled program director dubbed Pig Virus by shock jock Howard Stern, led to the exodus of key on-air personalities amid growing resentment from longtime listeners. (WGN handout). 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