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The WGN Radio Online Audio Archives

Here are some audio files that don't necessarily fall into the context of a specific show, including audio montages and some of our classic holiday programming.
(Real Media streaming files unless otherwise noted).

WGN GOLD

WGN Gold #1 Join Production Director Todd Manley for a journey through the WGN Radio sound garden, where the past and the present collide. In this edition: Robert L. Collins and Lawrence J. Schreiner with a poem in the language of love, trouble with hiccups, phone calls from "Mr. President" and "the Devil," and what happens when a staff meeting breaks out in the middle of Sports Central. (2/15/03) (31:50)

AUDIO MONTAGES

George Harrison WGN Radio's Production Director Todd Manley assembled this tribute to the late Beatle, who passed away in November, 2001. (9:30)
9/11/01 WGN Radio's Todd Manley produced this montage of audio following the tragic events of September 11, 2001. (3:08)

HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING

Christmas Newscast What if modern radio newsgathering techniques were available over 2000 years ago? This classic recording offers one possibility of how coverage of the first Christmas might have sounded. (14:31) (The Christmas Newscast was originally produced in 1969, the creation of newswriter Jim Disch and host Dick Lashbrook. Disch was just beginning what would be a 30-plus year career with Tribune Company. The recording heard here is a slightly revised version produced in 1976. Among the voices on the segment are Carl Greyson, Jim Loughman, Orion Samuelson, Max Armstrong, and Floyd Brown. According to Disch, "I wrote and produced it because I thought it would be a meaningful Christmas message which would work best on radio, a medium that can capitalize on the listener's imagination. The response from listeners (calls and letters) the first time it aired was more than I ever expected.")
It's a Wonderful Slice of "It's a Wonderful Life" Mike Nowak presents his less-than-ten-minute express version of the classic holiday film. (12:10)
Turn Your Knob to Bob's Christmas Special Bob Collins' final Christmas special, recorded in December, 1999. (55:13)
Christmas Is... with Carl Greyson A classic mix of words and music. (24:18)