New WGN Radio hosts Carol Roth and Turi Ryder
CHICAGO (December 17, 2012) – WGN Radio today announced changes to its weekday lineup effective January 2013.
Beginning Wednesday, January 2, 2013, Jonathon Brandmeier’s morning show will be extended one half hour, shifting to a 6 a.m. start time and airing until 10 a.m. Mike McConnell will air from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by the return of The Noon Show with host Carol Roth from 12-1 p.m. Mike McConnell will return to the airwaves from 1-3 p.m. and Garry Meier and WGN Sports Night will continue to air during their respective 3-7 p.m and 7-10 p.m. time slots. On Monday, January 7, Turi Ryder takes over the 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. time slot.
The Noon Show host Carol Roth is a bestselling author and national media personality who can be seen weekly on a variety of television outlets, including Fox Business, CNBC, Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. Her show will provide news and information, lifestyle segments, and will include business and agricultural reports from legendary WGN Radio broadcaster, Orion Samuelson.
Host Turi Ryder returns to the Chicago airwaves after previous stints at WLS AM, KFI Los Angeles, KIRO Seattle, and KSTP Minneapolis. Most recently she presented the nationally syndicated editorial humor feature, “Turi Ryder’s Exception to the Rule” for CBS Radio.
Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg ends its 39-year run on December 20 with a final retrospective show featuring notable moments, guests and previous discussions that have aired on this illustrious program.
“Milt has added another rich chapter to WGN Radio’s history and we thank him for his service,” said Jeff Hill, GSM/Interim General Manager of WGN Radio. “Though Milt will not be a full-time program host, he will continue to be a show contributor and have a presence at the station. We’re also very excited to add two female voices to our lineup and to Chicago radio in Carol Roth and Turi Ryder.”
Rosenberg added, “I’m thankful to my listeners and I’m proud to have shared almost 40 years with them. We attempted to provide intelligent radio featuring the movers and observers of history being made as well as programs on established history, the popular and ‘high’ arts, and the sciences from cosmology to sociology – all mixed with frequent forays into more light-hearted fare.”
New schedule effective January 2013:
6-10a.m.: Jonathon Brandmeier
10a.m.-12p.m.: Mike McConnell
12-1p.m.: The Noon Show – Carol Roth
1-3p.m.: Mike McConnell
3-7p.m.: Garry Meier
7-10p.m.: WGN Sports Night
10p.m.-1a.m.: Turi Ryder
1-6a.m.: Bill Leff
Send your comments to comments@wgnradio.com or call 312-222-3879. Due to the volume of calls and e-mails, we may not be able to personally reply to all messages.
249 Comments to “WGN Radio announces new weekday lineup”
December 19, 2012 at 3:16 PM
More Mike McConnell! Yuck!!! Now that Johnis leaving WGN, my dial will be set to NPR. Pat Gwozdz
December 19, 2012 at 5:59 PM
Don't like anything outside the mainstream media point of view.
Got it.
December 31, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I couldn't agree more, Mike McConnell is the biggest waste of airtime I've ever seen, now you doubled his space? Your program changes are creating your own demise, I say keep the old lineup and Make changes to the Programing Department, you just blew another hole in the bottom of an already sinking ship!
January 7, 2013 at 2:10 PM
I, too, will be switching to NPR. No John, No Milt = No WGN.
December 19, 2012 at 3:28 PM
Funny how the 71 comments pointing out the idiocy of the changes being made are now erased. Seems like Orwell's 1984 where history is being re-written. I guess we used to be fans are believed to be such morons we have forgotten how great WGN and Milt were just a few weeks ago. Read the praise WGN heaped upon Milt and his show, how proud they were to carry him and his show. Now try to find his name here. WGN, you just don't get it at all. Such a shame. Shame on you that made these sorry decisions. I even wonder if I will listen to the Cubs. I really doubt it. That is how offensive and insulting these changes really are. Go sit in the corner with the dunce hat on. It will fit your pin heads rather well. WGN was great, no longer, goodby.
January 16, 2013 at 12:20 PM
I' m going to and lots of my friends are changing station can' t stand Brandmeier put him on night shiff and bring Bill Leff 6-10 am Brandmeier is an BIG JERK!!!! He has a BIG MOUTH to listen to early in the morning need a NORMAL person in the morning no one wants to listed to him when we having coffee etc. You need us older people to support your station
December 19, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Sad. Will miss Milt.
December 19, 2012 at 3:48 PM
Interesting Line-up. I am not familiar with either of the ladies that are joining WGN, but I am very excited that there will be female voices coming out over the 50,000 watt airwaves again. Like so many others, I have been a faithful WGN listener for about 20 years. There have been so many changes in the past few years. I try to give everyone a chance to entertain me. So good luck and have fun ladies.
John Williams, your are going to be very missed. I know your listeners in MN love you as much as we do and will take good care of you. If you ever change your mind and want to come home……
March 6, 2013 at 6:43 AM
Kathy and Judy would have been a better fit from 12-1pm.
December 19, 2012 at 3:56 PM
I will miss Milt Rosenberg. His show was one of two that I listened to on WGN…the other being John Williams. Now I guess it's time to find another station. Milt Rosenberg's show was an intelligent centerpiece which made you think and care in an otherwise world filled with silly banter, celeb craziness and other meaningless nonsense.
I don't care for Turi Ryder and haven't heard Carol Roth but I don't believe they will be worthy of my time. The hosts hired the past few years are an indication as how far "downhill" the once great WGN has gone. They say radio is "dying'….no wonder when there are such few choices.
I do enjoy Nick D. and Bill Leff but can't stay awake every night to listen to them.
December 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Could you have waited till Milt's chair was cold before you took down his podcasts? Your Website refresh sucks.
December 27, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Agreed it's like they wiped him off the face of the earth, I wonder if he had left the building? After 39 years. Should have at least kept access to his podcasts.
January 1, 2013 at 9:27 AM
why take down his archive? so much history there. time to turn the dial
January 17, 2013 at 9:38 AM
The trashing of Milt's show was among the most lame-brain things your station has ever done; why you could not have worked in a program comparable to Milt, is beyond comprehension.. WGN continues on it its rapid spiral to the bottom of the heap…
Now all that is left is nothing unless one wants to listen to the screaming rapid nonsense of an attempt to call a hockey game or the slow moaning of a cubs game with every excuse in the universe attempting feebly to make junk broadcasting "interesting"… You seem to have forgotten that with the WEB we can listen to any station in the world… Adios, former friend…
December 19, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Congrats to Milt after such a long run, however the overall changes to the station are puzzling at best…. Wally Phillips and Bob Collins would not recognize their old home, such a shame…. I am in my mid 40's and grew up listening to them because of my mother and continued through the years. I have a feeling I may be signing off now too…
December 19, 2012 at 4:05 PM
John Williams is the reason I listen to WGN. I dont know who is responsable for letting him go,but what a BIG mistake. Going to miss you John, take care and good luck.
December 19, 2012 at 4:05 PM
I am really, really sad, sad, sad about John Williams leaving. He is the best of WGN. Mr. Brandmeir's jarring screaming forced me to quit WGN in the AM and as he is followed by caustic, know-it-all Mike McConnell, the station's only salvation was in John who is intelligent, humorous and always a gentleman. I wiish John only the best as I bid a sad farewell to my over 40 years of tuning in to WGN.I am sorry to see Dr. Rosenberg go also in spite of the fact that I think he has a proclivity to "out talk" the very guests who were there to talk on a subject of their expertise.
A parting company, WGN listener.
December 19, 2012 at 6:06 PM
McConnell caustic?
December 30, 2012 at 8:38 AM
I too have switched to channel surfing in the morning after being raised on WGN. When Brandmeir's tour is over hopefully I can return to the morning show. I only hope Garry stays on.
January 5, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Joan said it very well- Brandmier is a jarring and screaming voice – I don't understand how he gets so much time off, however I am happy when he is gone so that I can hear Bill Leff replace him. However when Brandmeier is on when my clock radio goes on in the AM, I IMMEDIATELY switch to another station. I only hope he had a short contract and will look forward to his departure.
January 7, 2013 at 6:15 PM
Totally agree….only change back to WGN on the half hour for the news……than back to surfing the channels . Hope it changes soon…. My best to John Williams and family
December 19, 2012 at 4:19 PM
And another thing…..extending Johnathan Brandmeier's show? Are you kidding!! I would love to see some true customer surveys on how WGN is doing now under this mgmt. Can't believe this is what the people are asking for. Saying goodbye from a long time listener. What the heck are you all thinking?
December 20, 2012 at 1:23 PM
I agree with Joan and Julie….I can't even listen to the morning hosts so I wait for John Williams. I am not famliar with the two new woman hosts so I will certainly listen and hopefully they will be a positive change. Who wants to listen to Johnathan Brandmeier for longer than he is already on? Is that the bst you could do and Mike McConnell split up 2x is too much to take. Oh well, WLS has some great hosts on in the afternoon – Joan/Julie you may want to give them a shot!
December 19, 2012 at 4:37 PM
No more Milt Rosenberg….well its goodbye WGN. Milt's show was by far the classiest, most intelligent and interesting show on radio, ever. Milt's show will be most sorely missed.
December 28, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Milt was literally the ONLY radio show I have listened to, and I am shocked and deeply saddened that he has been dropped. Why? What possible reason could there be to fire him?
December 19, 2012 at 4:39 PM
Don't like JB screaming in the morning but always have enjoyed Milt at night and JW daytime show.
December 19, 2012 at 5:13 PM
I'm afraid I have to agree with the previous comments. WGN has gone down hill ever since the demise of Spike, Steve & Johnnie, John Williams and now Milt. Johnny B is obnoxious. I don't listen during the day since I am at work. Milt's program was intelligent and worthwhile. Bill Leff does a good job but can't hold a candle to Steve & Johnnie. I seem to turn on the radio less and less. Perhaps it is time to find another station. If you needed to save money, perhaps the program manager could be scrubbed. He doesn't seem to get it right any more. If Big O ever leaves, WGN will be done forever.
Kathy S
December 23, 2012 at 11:17 AM
I totally agree
December 19, 2012 at 5:25 PM
Very disappointed to see that Milt's show is being dropped. I discovered him two years ago, and I've been 'troving' the programs. What a loss.
Thank you, Milt, for elevating radio's potential. You will be missed.
Steven W.
December 21, 2012 at 8:25 PM
you are so right. I have listened to Milt for years now and learned so much from his intelligent shows. He became the only highlight of WGN. What horrible decisions to let Kathy and Judy go in the am. JB in the am is a diagnosis. NPR here I come
December 19, 2012 at 6:07 PM
I am so disappointed with WGN myself! Hate that John Williams is leaving. he is the only person my husband and I really enjoyed listening too. We have gotten use to Garry Meier and like his sense of humor but no one else is worthy. Mistake started when you dropped Kathy and Judy and started making all the changes. Too bad. I don't have a station to listen to anymore
February 3, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Try PBS!
December 19, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Typical WGN. Post negative comments about programming, and they delete them. Like the station could NEVER do wrong.
December 19, 2012 at 7:08 PM
WGN is not what it used to be. Why don't you put Bill Leff or Paul Mcmurray where Brandmeire is. They are much better than listening to Brandmeire. They would be more like Spike O'dell used to be. The good thing is I can now listen to Bill until 6:00am. Please change things. Doug H.
December 23, 2012 at 8:03 AM
I agree. I would like to see Bill Leff take over the morning time slot. He is entertaining, has a sense of humor and can conduct an intelligent interview. WGN experienced success in the past because the programming was informative, as well as entertaining.
January 2, 2013 at 1:59 PM
So totally agree!! I wake up to Bill Leff at 4:30 and totally enjoy him. Also enjoy Paul McMurray. Johnny B is just an o.k. minus …. and I'm an old fart (60)!
January 5, 2013 at 10:00 AM
You said it correctly – I remember the good days when Spike was here, but he had a good sense of timing – I think he could see what was coming. But the basic problem still is – the management had no sense of what their listeners prefer!!!!
January 5, 2013 at 5:20 PM
I agree we need Bill Leff in the mornings! He is an excellent radio host and listens to his guests and appreciates his audience.
December 19, 2012 at 7:10 PM
After listening to Milt for all these years, what voice is there in the wilderness to make some sense of this world? Who will have a civil discussion with Jews and Palestinians, who will be able to speak of astro-physics and then baseball, or play some jazz? We are now officially lost……..John W, this is DEFINITELY a sign of the Apocalypse !! "Never give all the heart, for it will hardly seem worth thinking of to passionate "radio stations" when it seems certain." Goodbye, WGN.
December 19, 2012 at 7:53 PM
You can add Rick Kogan's Sunday morning program to the list of programs that will be missed.
December 19, 2012 at 8:14 PM
I can't believe you already removed Milt's Podcasts. I am so disappointed. Milt was host I went to for mental refreshment.
December 19, 2012 at 8:29 PM
You people are crazy why did you change a good web site to this worthless thing. I'll greatly miss Dr. Milt and my radio dial will be elsewhere as will my website news.
January 29, 2013 at 1:44 PM
DITTO, also for the weekday morning slot from 6 to 10. What were the higher ups thinking when they hired JB for that time slot??????
December 19, 2012 at 8:44 PM
I don't understand who's making these changes ?? It's not for the better. The people who are leaving are at the top.
How about giving Nick D. More air time – not just when someone is on vacation again. He great.
December 19, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Hardly listen to WGN anymore. Can't stand Mike McConnell. You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel for talent.
December 20, 2012 at 12:04 AM
I am not acquainted with either female hosts so I can’t pass judgement . Milt departing is a “major” loss to WGN and it’s identity.
To fill in John Williams with 1 hour of one host and TWO MORE hours of Mike McConnel is a bad bad bad mistake which will cost WGN ratings. This is really poor scheduling. What WGN should do is bring back Steve & Johnny to do the 12 – 3 shift, or put Bill in that slot and put Steve & Johnny back on overnights. Bumping Bill to 1? Really? Bad move.
Have to give the new hosts a chance, but I know I won’t waste 4 hours of my day with Mike. If I want that I can just listen WLS.
Have a feeling by June whoever has made these decisions will be fired and WGN will announce yet another new line up.
December 20, 2012 at 1:25 AM
WGN – with the final departure of John Williams and Milt, you will be unrecognizable as the great station you once were for so many decades. I don't know what kind of audience you are seeking with your choices. I hope they prove to be as loyal to you as all of us that listened for decades in the past. What you've done to this great station is a tragedy.
December 26, 2012 at 6:30 PM
I agree whole heartedly. At one time, I felt that all of the personalities at WGN were like a family. I cannot understand what management is trying to accomplish. They took a win win group and ruined it. I too am now looking for alternative stations. I used to keep my radio dialed in to WGN 24 hours a day.
January 7, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Hear! Hear! I am so glad to see some comments that I can agree with. I thought I was alone:) It is so painful to see what has happened to the station. I too kept the dial on 720 for 30 yrs. They don't seem to care. They have moved on to a different kind of listener I suppose.
March 29, 2013 at 11:02 PM
John Brandmeier is absolutlely the most obnoxious person on WGN….do not listen to WGN in the morn any longer….my nerves couldn't take the racket.
December 20, 2012 at 1:47 AM
Phooey, the end of the world indeed…………your new line up seems to be indicative !!! The only thing good about all of this is that Nick D won't be on during the day. When and IF that ever happens will definately fortell the end of WGN as anyone every knew it. Dear Lord……….it's bad enough he is on mostly on the weekends. I listen to somethig else when he is subig…….
December 20, 2012 at 7:06 AM
Seems like the "new crowd" callng the shots at WGN forgot about what Macy's did when they bought Marshall Fields. How is that working out for you? Looks like these screwballs, like Macys, forgot there are other places in town to visit. It now makes sense that John W elected to move. Good luck to Milt & John. Just deleted this web site from my favorites. I wrote the WGN director of advertising asking him who will you sell time to, now that your audience will be kids with no money, no education and no jobs. He wished me a happy holiday and said he hoped I would return. He did not disagree with my assessment of the new audience. Consider Books on Tape and The Great Courses to replace this once great radio station. A little piece of our Chicago will die after Milt's last broadcast Thursday night.
Good night and good luck. See you down the dial.
December 20, 2012 at 9:34 AM
It was with shock that I learnt Milton Rosenberg time is ending! I have been listening only since 1987. He has the pearl shape tones with a vocabulary to match–and an intellect to use that vocabulary. William Buckley's vocabulary compared favorably to Milt's. Even the podcasts are gone before he goes? What chance is there of the podcasts being part of Milt's entry on wgngold.com? Or of Milton having a webpage with the podcasts? Steve and Johnnie are gone and now Milt. Nick D is now the only reason to listen at night to WGN. I am a listener from Lexington, Kentucky.
December 20, 2012 at 9:43 AM
For those like me that will miss John Williams, you can find his WCCO Minneapolis podcast online. That's what I plan to switch to when he leaves WGN.
December 20, 2012 at 9:47 AM
WGN radio as well as the news on their website have really gone down the tube. Johnny B has a potty mouth which we don't need to hear. After listening to WGN for years, we are finished. WBBM is the better station to listen to. Whose idea was it to change WGNradio.com. It stinks!!!
December 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Try ABC 7's web site.
December 20, 2012 at 11:08 AM
What an absolute waste. They blew the budget hiring that moron Johnny B. I only listen in AMs when there is a substitute! McConnell……………………………tolerable AT BEST, no JW (I wish I didn't quit my job in MN), Leff is slated as an entertainer but of what? BORING! If they wanted 2 women why not bring back K&J?! Sounds weird but as much as I disagreed with them (and John W for that matter) they ALWAYS presented their views in an intelligent and sane manner but with light and humor. I was proud to call myself a "girlfriend". I will definitely be looking for different radio entertainment from now on. The only personality worth listening to any more is Gary.
WGN your TOTALLY bankrupt now.
December 20, 2012 at 4:19 PM
I am profoundly sad that tonight will be Milt's last show. He is the reason we, to date, have listened to WGN almost exclusively at our house. He brought such a wonderful balance to the station's other broadcasters. Even with all the changes at the station over the past few years he was a constant and comforting presence. I touted his intellect and said as long as WGN keeps Milt they will keep me. Unfortunately that will only last until 12:01 tonight, when 720 will be silenced in our house, car, and office, never to be switched on again.
December 20, 2012 at 10:18 PM
I, like many here, grew up listening to WGN – from Wally to Bob, Eddie Schwartz to Steve & Johnnie, Spike O'Dell and Steve Cochran, Milt Rosenberg and Rick Kogan, and of course – "the girls." In the last 3 years, this station has deteriorated into rubbish. The loss of Kogan, Rosenberg, and Williams in the last several weeks is the last nail in the coffin for me. Quality has left the station. If I wanted to listen to Johnny B and his nonsense, I'd pull out the way-back machine and go back to my high school and college days (but I left those behind for good reason). Thank God I have Northwestern football tickets so I do not have to worry about tuning into this station again. I am in the prime demographic for a radio station like WGN, but the time has come to put this AM horse out to pasture. I am listening to Milt's sign off broadcast now and then I'll follow with my own. RIP WGN…
December 20, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Seriously, WGN? Why on earth wouldn't you put Nick D or Brian Noonan or Bill Leff in the JW slot during the day? What about bringing back ChicagoNow/hosts? Any of them would be better (by miles) than more McConnell or that stupid noon show idea. Turi whatshername is not WGN material…how many "ums" can a listener take? The only person worth tuning in for during the day now is Garry Meier. Brian Noonan in the sports show is fine (snore), but would prefer to hear him shine again and do a daytime version of his former overnight weekend show!! Bring back the arcade!!!!
Good luck to Milt Rosenberg and John Williams. Their distinctive brands of radio awesomeness will be sorely missed. I might have to switch the virtual dial on my iPhone and tune into JW do his thing from MN now…
December 20, 2012 at 11:32 PM
I will miss you Mr. Rosenberg. I have enjoyed your show, the only intelligent show on WGN, for many years.
December 20, 2012 at 11:39 PM
All I can do is agree with all the comments that I have read. You have to wonder why this station is having financial problems. Oh could it be all the bad changes that they have made in the last few years. Another listener that will be looking for a better quality of broadcasting.
December 21, 2012 at 12:22 AM
WGN is sliding off the talk radio cliff. How sad that you have cancelled the most informative show on all of talk radio. I was also sad to see Steve and Johnny go off the air. The only interesting personalities you have on WGN are Dave, Brian and Andrea.
December 21, 2012 at 1:28 AM
Milt's show was the most entertaining and educational ……..who is responsible for this debacle?
Please email me if Milt goes to another radio station. Thank you, John S. desjohn1234@gmail.com
December 21, 2012 at 3:47 AM
Wgn radio is unrecognizable. Seems like they're now trying to be the WLUP of the 80's. does management have a clue why people listen to GN? Mike McConnell needs to go away, and Brandmier should be right behind him. The station is sliding fast and that won't stop until they make the changes necessary to bring wgn back to the personable, sensible, and fun station that it used to be. Brandmier is NOT fun! That's just shock radio and its not entertaining. Wake up!
December 21, 2012 at 4:40 AM
I hope you're not actually paying Buzz Killman for his lame contribution to an already lame, worn out, totally boring radio show. You go from Wally to Bob to Spike and then BRANDMIER? Are you serious. Current management is destroying the station.
December 21, 2012 at 9:46 AM
We used to find WGN very interesting and engaging. Mainly enjoyed Spike, Steve & Johnnie, John Williams and Milt Rosenberg. Johnny B is obnoxious and I can't find anyone else worth spending my time with. No more WGN for us, either on the air waves or internet. Milt's program was intelligent, educational and worthwhile. Where did the podcasts go? Don and Carol Herr, in Iowa
December 21, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Milt is at miltonrosenberg45@hotmail.com.
He said he will advise you of his pod cast when avaliable, and his activities.
The noise you hear is my flushing WGN down the toilet.
December 21, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Used to be an Mon-Fri 8am-5pm listener (I stream at work). I continued to listen, even with all the changes you were making. But I just couldn't take Johnny B, who is a has-been, 80's shock-jock that needs to grow up and I never warmed up to Mike McConnell. So for the last year I was listening less but you still had me in the afternoon with John and Gerry. With John gone, you have reduced this former 9 hour per day listener to a 2 hour per day listener. Such a shame…. I really used to like your station.
December 21, 2012 at 11:18 AM
First, let me say that I hope both John Williams and Milt Rosenberg are ending their shows of their own volition, although I somehow doubt it. Mike McConnell isnt a bad guy, he just has a harsh voice, difficult to listen to and Johnnie B is good but interruptions every 7 minutes are too much to take when commutin by car. I do not understand WHY the station doesn't give Nick more time rather than being in "rent-a-hosts". I know the station is woefully female light, but why not Jen Wiegel or someone else known to Chicago? I loved John Williams show and thought that Milt's show was the most interestingly intellignet thing on the airwaves —-no more. Apparently, caustic voices and forced humor are the key words for the day. The ONLY good change has been Bill Leff — what a breath of fresh air after years too many of Steve and Jonnie's vapid shows.
December 21, 2012 at 12:08 PM
The loss (dumping) of Milt Rosenberg is regretful, and "titanic" , so far as WGN"s long standing, loyal, listeners are concerned. And the removal of his podcasts, is like rubbing more sand in his many devoted listeners eyes !
Management of WGN has struck another blow to what used to be "The Voice of Chicago". Unfortunately, "the die is cast " regarding the future of what once was the greatest station on the airways !
Maxine
December 21, 2012 at 2:59 PM
John Williams and his positive attitude will be greatly missed, just like Spike and Kathy & Judy. He was a breath of fresh air on an increasingly stuffy radio station. I'm just glad he's leaving on his own terms.
I can't stand Brandmeier's juvenile antics (sorry, but prank calls aren't funny if you're over 12 years old), and McConnell's know-it-all attitude grates on my nerves. I like Nick D, and Bill Leff is growing on me. Actually, I prefer it when they (or ANYONE!) fill in for Brandmeier or McConnell.
Now the producers and the news, traffic, sports, weather personalities are the only interesting voices during daytime hours.
December 21, 2012 at 3:31 PM
So WGN….get the hints? I just scrolled thru all these and not a positive comment amongst the bunch! Tell you something?? Like the one above said…you could have at least waited for Milt to leave the building before scrubbing him from the site. Do a search up top for 'Milt Rosenberg' and you only get 2 (!!!!) results: the new programming lineup and the 'Wally Phillips CD'. Really???? 39 years and he gets redirected to Wally?? Lame. Go play more commercials and lose even more listeners.
December 21, 2012 at 9:15 PM
I'm a long-time listener to WGN, back to the days of Wally Phillips, Uncle Bobby, Spike, Kathy and Judy. Now, no more Rick Cogan, Milt, or John Williams. I do not like Johnnie B., every other phrase out of his mouth is, "Oh my God".The prank calls aren't funny at all. All he does is scream. I don't listen in the morning at all any more. Now with Milt gone, I won't be listening at night either. The only one I enjoy is Lou M. on Saturdays. That's it. WGN has really gone downhill. I agree with the above comments, I don't like the new wgnradio.com, and not even having Milt's podcasts to listen to, what a shame. I'm changing radio stations. Really a shame, after all of these years. Good bye.
December 21, 2012 at 9:34 PM
I listen nightly in the San Francisco Bay Area to Milt. The changes probably signal the end of WGN or perhaps the person(s) that made the changes.(They are probably republicans.) The only alternative here is PBS.