TV Schedule. Wont be listening. Updated: Aug 6, 2014 / 09:07 AM CDT. The Steve Cochran Show, Weekdays 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. Column: No one is in custody is an unfortunately overused phrase that should be banished, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Steve made me think and laugh, while stuck in traffic on the Kennedy each morning. Read; Edit; View history . I got tired of him and his staff treating Cochrun like he is the Holy Messiah! (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune). Above: Political analyst, Paul Green. : Brink, Scotty -Former midday personality at WRLL-AM Chicago. WGN-TV Political Report. weekdays at 3 p.m. in Meier's former WGN AM afternoon show . He is to mellow for morning radio and boring..I would rather hear Pete McMurray.he is awesome Wallace M Rogerson conducted the Keep Fit to Music programme. General manager Mary Sandberg Boyle at the WGN-AM 720 Radio studio in downtown Chicago on May 17, 2022. 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. So disappointed with WGN. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. WGN (720 AM) is a commercial radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a talk radio format. I agree. As first reported by Robert Feder Friday morning, WGN-AM morning personality Steve Cochran was dropped from the station and replaced by a returning Bob Sirott, wholl take over January 6. Now it is loosing me as a listener. Veteran Chicago News Anchor Bill Kurtis was replaced in his role as voiceover talent by New York based voiceover artist Steve Kamer. Maybe he did some good things but good grief who needed it when you had to listen to him! In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, WGN tied for 21st place in afternoons with a 2.0 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 124,300. But in recent years, it has added some nationally syndicated talk shows at night. thrown. Steve was open and honest, refreshing and absolutely transparent. WGN also features broadcasts of Chicago Blackhawks hockey and Northwestern University football and basketball. Anna Davlantes loses her show from 1 to 4 p.m. and moves to a new role as investigative correspondent with special reporting, covering news stories in-depth. Phillips, Collins and Leonard have all moved on to that radio booth in the sky, and the Cubs pulled up stakes for CBS Radio and their new home at the Score nearly a decade ago. Insiders suggested another poor showing in the latest Nielsen Audio survey hastened the move. WGN Radio AM 720 United States employs 59 employees. The importance of local news and information being shared by someone who is trusted by our audience is paramount during these challenging times," Mary Sandberg Boyle, general manager of WGN, said in a statement. Cuts from JAM jingle packages Top News, Talktrax, Talking Points, Non-Stop Power, You'll Like Our Style, Follow The Leader, Variety Pack, Nothing But Class, and Ameritalk are regularly featured in station identifications, sounders, and promotions. WGN Radio Nov 1997 - Nov 2022 25 years 1 month. On December 2, 2011, WGN announced that Jonathon Brandmeier was named the new morning drive time host, effective December 9. WGN-AM 720. Above: WGN Radio General Manage Wayne Vriesman and Assistant Ellen Blomberg. ) And weve done it to ourselves. The Nexstar Media news/talk station announced the move Thursday as part of a new weekday lineup starting January 3. We can't tell you how much we appreciate you being there with us, and letting us be honest and real and have fun. I absolutely loved Biff left and Wendy Snyder..both so very smart, informative and clever.funny so I dont get at all Anna devlontes(boring because tries to hard and missing the clever funny and synicale flare) getting in with less of these qualities!!? Radio's a tough business, and I understand why station bosses have to fire on-air personalities from time to time as they strive for higher ratings and greater ad revenue. Now, if they can toss out that annoying Hockberg and his team that would be great. And definitely not his wife. Love Dave, Mary with the news and the camaraderie. If they get rid of Roe Conn Im done. You can find a comprehensive archive of his material here. These staffing changes were made over the course of months after Sean Compton began to oversee radio operations as Nexstar's Executive Vice President of WGN America, WGN Radio & Director of Content Acquisition. The reason I bring this up is that on Wednesday news talk station WGN-AM 720 fired its midmorning team of Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, and I want to give them a chance to address their audience one last time. 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. Under Nexstar, several changes were made to the station's lineup, management, and branding. So I wonder if WGN felt burned by Pete leaving them back then and thats why WGN wont offer Pete a full time gig? WGN is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, with studios on the 18th floor of 303 East Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop. In 1946, the Tribune Company applied to the FCC for a construction permit to build a television station. You can find a comprehensive archive of his material here. Just started listening to WGN last year for something different. Miss their show. Over the years, WGN has waffled between the 1922 and 1924 origin stories to mark significant anniversaries, but settled on 2022 for the centennial, Marzullo said. It had to be somebody who was in the moment and who got the fact of what we were doing, Fabian said. WGN Radio host Judy Markey poses with her plaque as WGN Radio honors 10 inaugural walk of fame inductees to celebrate the station's 90th year on June 27, 2014. Did the Blackhawks get enough for Patrick Kane? Thats what Steve always did was tell the facts. In 2008, Kevin Metheny was hired by then Tribune CEO Randy Michaels as program director at WGN-AM 720 and charged with shaking up a Chicago radio institution and expanding its still large but aging audience. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. For many years, it was a national broadcaster for Major League Baseball, the National Football League and Notre Dame football. How long can you hear about Ross, Abigail, and the same ol s Nobody cares. [24][25] For most of its broadcasts on the new band, WGNB was located at 98.7MHz. [26] The next year another Chicago station, WFMT, moved to the vacated 98.7 assignment.[27]. The new Sinatra hour does not apply to me, I will miss Steve B at lunch, and the old schedule of news, weather, business, current events discussions. Liked Sirott, but been there, done that. WGN Radio picks up White Sox", "New Owner Close At Hand For Chicago's WGN Radio", "Nexstar CEO expects WGN will team with other Illinois stations", "ABC News Pres. Unless the make so extreme changes to the new line up. WDAP was originally located at the Wrigley Building. He was notified after he got off the air Friday that it was his last show. 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. That sounds like ownership/management is looking for a writer-off. 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. And to WGN and Sirott in particular. Havent gotten over losing Steve and Johnnie. WGN Radio is commemorating its anniversary with a TV documentary airing at 7 p.m. Thursday on sister station WGN-Ch. 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. [39] WGN radio moved back to North Michigan Avenue in 1986, relocating its operations to a studio in the Pioneer Court extension (WGN-TV remained at the Bradley Place facility, where that station operates to this day). WGN joined with WOR New York City, WXYZ Detroit and WLW Cincinnati to form the network, a rival to NBC and CBS. Id go to sleep with the transistor radio under my pillow listening to the West Coast games that started late.. We are fortunate to have her expertise at WGN Radio.. Lisa Dent. Too many replacements with less than par talent. At their best, these connections come to feel personal, almost like a friendship. WGN is the only radio station owned by Nexstar Media Group, which primarily owns television stations. Im more happy than ever to pay the small Sirius XM monthly fee. moving Lin Brehmers morning show to middays. I look forward to see what Bob brings to the table, WITHOUT his wife. 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. Cant stand that snotty, conceited Sirott. Cochrans demise started 3 years ago with Trumps election and his own self centered beliefs, really believed his own BS. For Sirott, this marks the third time he has been employed at WGN, returning to the station after he and wife Marianne Murciano left in 2015 after a two-year run. I am tired of John Williams, and the repeative commercials. Ive listened to GN for over nearly 6 decades and the decline is painful to hear. On April 2, 2009, WGN announced that Meier would join the station full-time as host of a program in the 1-4 p.m. slot (airing most weekdays when the program is not pre-empted by Chicago Cubs broadcasts); his first official show occurred that same day. Nextstar is destroying what was a legend in radio . I didnt think Cochran was that bad, but I had to turn the station off 2 years ago because I could stand listening to the two that followed Cochran in the morning and the idiot who does the over night show. During daytime hours, near-perfect ground conductivity gives WGN at least secondary coverage to almost two-thirds of Illinois (as far south as Springfield) as well as large slices of Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Iowa. I am beyond disgusted. On December 31, 2014, the WGN.FM website was redirected to the WGN Plus website, where Tribune offers various digital media content. B96 - WBBM 96.3 FM . I stopped listening to the morning show when Cochran came on. No Cochran = Happy 2020. I really miss,Nkck Digilio. Flying Officer Baldy was killed in a helicopter crash, while on duty, on May 2, 1960. [3] The ship's call letters were changed to KFSI. We have stood in front of microphones and spoken our minds. Im done. WGN is one of the few talk stations in the U.S. to broadcast all local talk shows during the day and evening. Glad to see him go.but sirott is not the answer. [9] In 1926, WGN broadcast Sam & Henry, a daily serial with comic elements created and performed by Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. Elliott Jenkins, left, and Thorne Donnelly, right, are the original owners of WDAP, the predecessor to WGN radio. WGN is a clear channel, Class A station, broadcasting at the maximum power of 50,000 watts, and using a non-directional antenna. And unfortunately it didnt work out. I know John Williams does currrent events, but is to opinionated. "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. Feder flashback: So you think you know Chicago television. Cochran becomes the highest-rated host to be canned in Chicago radio in years; in 2007, Howard McGee was released from WGCI despite finishing first in adults 18-34 in morning drive and was replaced by Steve Harveys syndicated morning show (McGee has since returned to Chicago radio in a weekend/fill-in role at WVAZ-FM, WGCIs sister station.). The station also streams its programming on its website and supplies podcasts as well. WWII Veteran - Radio and Television Personality (CHICAGO) Howard Miller, 81, a Chicago radio personality from the 1940s through the 1970s, was extraordinarily popular as a pre-rock 'n' roll disc jockey and later as a controversial conservative radio commentator and TV talk-show host. Listeners would feel respected. Fabian, who hired morning drive successors Collins and ODell, said the key to success at WGN was not necessarily a big voice. I agree with you completely AND your mother! 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. However, his run-ins with WGN management makes them feel his antics werent worth it. Jonathan Brandmeier and Garry Meier were released and their programs canceled immediately, with repeat shows airing through the end of December. So I offered them a little Tribune real estate here as a return favor. Robservations: 'Bozo's Circus' rewinds the '70s; WCPT owner bankrolls news site; Lisa Dent feels 'so at home' on WGN, 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. With the format switch to talk, WLS had joined several other stations in Chicago doing the same format, including WGN-AM (720), WLUP-AM (1000), WVON-AM (1450) and WJJD-AM (1160), home of former WLS program director Clark Weber. Sirott is horrible and his wife is worse. Always patting himself on His back! Monday through Friday, it carries Rich Valds, America at Night from Westwood One during late night hours. In a week filled with numerous Chicago media changes, heres another one and this turns out to be the biggest one of them all. Steve Bertrand, who has been hosting afternoons solo since he replaced Roe Conn in September 2020, will continue with Dent from 2 to 6 p.m. weekdays. Above: (front Ito r) Bob Collins, Kathy O'Malley, Dean . Theyre firing the WRONG people! Here's WGN's weekday lineup, starting January 3: 4 to 6 a.m. WGN-TV simulcast Given Cochran had a solid track record and WGN ranked third in mornings, replacing him with Sirott doesnt make sense. I wish them well and perhaps they are better off not working for WGN EVER AGAIN!! With the 2020 season, WMVP 1000 AM became the White Sox flagship radio outlet. The new lineup also brings later start times to morning host Bob Sirott and midday host John Williams. I am hoping that eyes are opened and things change for the better. It was granted the sequentially issued call letters WDAP to Mid West Radio Central, Inc. in Chicago. (WGN handout). And its a very difficult thing to do in 2022.. Menu. And were doing well without them.. Dark day for WGN. Thank you WGN!!! Trailblazer at WMAQ and WGN radio dies at 92. I enjoyed his wit and his humor. [68] On September 1, 2020, WGN Radio dropped ABC News Radio in favor of being an "audio news hub" for the co-owned NewsNation TV channel. I listen to WGN Radio less and less. Orion Samuelson had been the station's farm reporter since 1960, he retired in 2020. Above: A few of the WGN Radio Newsroom reporters (I to r) Steve Bertrand, Dave Stewart, Rod Sierra and Wes Bleed. WGN-TV Podcasts. This is not at all a GOOD thing. Ill miss you. badrogue17. I can remember being 10 years old and thinking how boring. I thought of my Dad often as I tuned in every morning. Like you said the ratings were great. WGN is a radio station that I used to listen to for entertainment, news and current events. First Bill Leff, (never cared for Wendy Snyder)! Weigel Broadcasting subsequently leased the low-power TV signal at 87.7 FM and turned it into a top-10 Chicago radio station with its MeTV FM oldies format. 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. Still like Roes insanity on the drive home. Radio Ink. 7 traffic and transportation anchor Roz Varon and former WGN-AM news anchor and current "Garry Meier . In March 2009, longtime Chicago radio host Garry Meier was given an audition for the 1-4 p.m. slot. There's a bit of quid pro quo at work here, I admit. He joined WGN-AM and WGN-TV Channel 9 in 1965. What the hell is wrong with WGN? I never could understand why WGN put him on the air so he could promote his mortgage business disguised as giving advice to people. On May 15, 1933, after the FRC requested that stations using only one of their assigned call letters drop those that were no longer in regular use, WLIB was eliminated and the station reverted to just WGN. Totally agree with you about missing Nick. Thats why I decided to retire. Late-night hosts over the years have included Franklyn MacCormack, Ed "Chicago Eddie" Schwartz, Don Vogel and the husband-and-wife team of Steve King and Johnnie Putman. [40] The former WGN annex onto Tribune Tower is now used as a retail space containing Dylan's Candy Bar. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. What I don't understand, though, is why they so seldom give ousted personalities the chance to say goodbye and thanks to their listeners. Looking to see where they will end up. A lot of companies, they have heritage stations, but they dont necessarily put a lot of value on that history, Harrison said. He also provided the original voice of the cartoon bird. Steve Cochrans show was the only thing making my morning drive into the city somewhat bearable. Morning producer Mary Boyle was appointed General Manager of the station after former Station Manager Todd Manley was terminated on the first day of Nextar's takeover. I am absolutely delighted to not have to hear Cochran anymore; I listen to GN all day and I couldnt wait for 10 am to come; as happy as I am that Cochran is gone, Im that sad that bill and Wendy are gone- was nuts for them. I would miss tuning in. At the Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival, you will find a palate-dazzling smorgasbord of cuisines and cocktails in which to indulge. He always interrupted people. WGN had a long association with the MLB Chicago Cubs from 1925 to 2014, the last 56 years of that period as the exclusive flagship station. Proper response would be to ask an endless series of follow ups until the person regrets having spoken to you in the first place. Metheny and Laski were both fired weeks after Michaels was forced to resign by a Tribune Board of Directors facing spiraling losses at the hands of Michaels' management style. Good bye WGN. Crazy..I will tune out and listen to bill and Wendy when they move. Glad Cochran is goneso self aggrandizing and self centered the world did NOT center on him and his opinions!! Dan Fabian, 78, who rose through the programming ranks over three decades at WGN Radio, helped guide the station during its heyday before retiring as general manager in 1997. : Bateman, Bob - On air personality at WMIL-FM in Milwaukee. Dee Dee Myers (former White House Press Secretary; now a political commentator for MSNBC) Rob Reynolds (now a correspondent for Al Jazeera English) Al Roker (now weatherman for the Today show on NBC) Marci Rossell (was contributor for Squawk Box until she left CNBC in 2003) Carol Roth (Closing Bell, host of The Noon Show on WGN Radio) In October 2008, WGN-TV began to provide forecasts for WGN radio (prepared by Tom Skilling and other members of the sister television station's weather staff), after it ended a ten-year forecast partnership with The Weather Channel. Chicago News Anchors: Past and Present. -. No Cubs, no Bill and Wendy, no Steve Cochran and a radio station that sounds like its out of the 50s. Feder flashback: So you think you know Chicago television. 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. [8][1] The WGN call sign had been assigned to a Great Lakes vessel, SS Carl D. Bradley. Jerald McNair: We dont want to incarcerate youth. Out effective immediately is afternoon personality Roe Conn, whose contract runs through the end of the year. And they all understand that. It was time for Steve to go.Good luck to Bob. Steve Bertrand will host "Chicago's Afternoon . He shifted to television news in 1980, with stints at nearly every station in Chicago over the course of three decades. Glad to see pompous, arrogant, argumentative Cochran gone. Giving a squeaky little voice a one person afternoon show is not the way to attract or keep listeners. The Bill and Wendy Show airs Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, then streaming from noon to 1 p.m. Sirott said he idolized former Cubs play-by-play announcer Jack Quinlan, who partnered with Lou Boudreau on WGN Radio broadcasts from 1957 to 1964. Adam Carolla. During the music days, it was . During the "Golden Age of Radio," Mutual was the home of The Lone Ranger, The Adventures of Superman and The Shadow. The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign holds the WGN Radio Station Studio Orchestra Music Library and Records, 19251956,[41] which consists of scripts, programs, production notes, correspondence, music library rental records, sheet music manuscripts, and music scores with annotations that document the WGN Studio Symphonic Orchestra from 1925 to 1956. LOVE Bob and could not wait to return to WGN. Overnight hosts Steve King and Johnnie Putman left WGN on December 9 after a week-long series of live "Farewell Celebration" shows. I was happy for Pete that he would get a morning show, but I had this bad feeling it was a bad move/risk/ Mornings as we know are a very competitive and no offense to 97.1 The Drive or its listeners, but its a music station for people that like type/genre of music. Cochran was always a rather annoying DJ. Bob Sirrott is Chicago, and he is class. We talked today about the sad decline of WGN. The station gained some early listeners, including Chicago Tribune publisher Col. Robert McCormick, who wrote to his mother, you cannot help being thrilled at the little box that picks sounds from the air, according to a WGN history published by the station in 1961. Necrology of Old Radio Personalities; OTR Actors and Their Roles This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 02:02 (UTC). Steve Cochrans firing was the last straw. Rivian expects a loss of $4.5 billion in 2023, Post Kane era starts with 4-1 loss to Coyotes, Video: Morning shows annual toast to Bob Collins, City of Chicago Election Results: Key Races, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in. After listening to WGN radio for many decades (even with my father as a child) Im done. I would say theyre turning wgn into a geriatric radio station but even my 91 year old mother thinks the new line up is boring even before they fired Steve Cochran. Bill and Wendy ARE THE BEST. [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. 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. RADIO / BROADCAST HISTORY LIBRARY: Thousands of magazines . 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