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Website. wgnradio .com. WGN (720 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a talk radio format. WGN's studios are in the Chicago Loop, while the transmitter is in Elk Grove Village. WGN also features broadcasts of Chicago Blackhawks hockey and Northwestern University football and basketball.
The Chicago Cubs Radio Network (known since 2024 as the Southwest Airlines Cubs Radio Network for sponsorship reasons) is the network of radio stations that broadcast Cubs games on 30 stations in six states. [1] Veteran broadcaster Pat Hughes has been the play-by-play announcer since 1996. From 1996 to 2010, Hughes was partnered with Ron Santo.
Orion Samuelson. Orion Samuelson ( / ˈɔːriən / OR-ee-ən; born March 31, 1934) is a retired American broadcaster, known for his agriculture broadcasts and his ability to explain agribusiness and food production in an understandable way. [ 1] He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2003. [ 2]
The Chicago White Sox Radio Network is an American radio network airing baseball games from the Chicago White Sox. The English-language flagship is WMVP in Chicago, with Spanish language coverage airing on WRTO (1200). The English language network consists of 19 stations [1] For the 2019 season, the play-by-play announcers were Ed Farmer and ...
The National Barn Dance was the only known radio program to charge an admission fee. ABC made two moves that ultimately led to National Barn Dance's slow demise. The first was the cancellation of the network broadcast in 1952. After a few years, audiences finally began to wane, and the program ceased live performances after 1957.
WBBM (780 kHz) – branded Newsradio 780 WBBM – is a commercial all-news AM radio station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois. Owned by Audacy, Inc., its studios are located at Two Prudential Plaza in the Chicago Loop, while the station transmitter— diplexed with sister station WSCR —resides in the nearby suburb of Bloomingdale .
Spike O'Dell. William " Spike " O'Dell (born May 21, 1953), a native of East Moline, Illinois, is an American former radio host for WGN Radio in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1] He joined WGN in 1987 and hosted the afternoon show until 2000 when he took over for Bob Collins [ 2] in the morning slot from 5 to 9 a.m, following the death of Collins.
John Drury and Newsnine (simulcast of former 10 p.m. newscast; 1978–September 1980) Nightbeat (simulcast of former late night newscast; 1978–83) Ray Rayner and His Friends (1978–81) The Bozo Show (1980–94) WGN News at Nine (formerly The Nine O'Clock News; simulcast of 9 p.m. newscast; September 1980–January 30, 2014) WGN Midday News ...