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On November 3, 2008, WGN America began airing an hour-long Bob and Tom TV show at midnight (later, 2 a.m.) Monday through Friday featuring clips from the day's four-hour radio broadcast. [66] As part of the deal, WTTV Indianapolis (another Tribune-owned station) was the first to air the nightly telecast.
Bob Collins (February 28, 1942 – February 8, 2000) was a morning DJ on WGN-720AM radio in Chicago. His show was the top-rated morning show for WGN and kept the station at the top of the ratings. [1] His show featured various conversation as well as some music. He also made occasional appearances on WGN-TV, hosting specials such as the Auto Show.
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 (formerly Chicago's Midday News and WGN News at Noon; simulcast of noon-1 p.m. CT portion, 1983–2014) [3] Heritage of Faith (1983–92) Chicago's Very Own (1988–92) $100,000 Fortune ...
Tom Griswold. Thomas "Tom" Bruce Griswold (born April 22, 1953 [2]) co-hosts the radio show The Bob & Tom Show together with Chick McGee, Kristi Lee, and Josh Arnold. Co-host Bob Kevoian retired at the end of 2015. This comedy-based early morning program is among the highest rated in American radio [3] and has been nationally syndicated since 1995.
In 1961, the WGN radio and television stations moved to a studio facility on West Bradley Place in the North Center neighborhood, a move undertaken for civil defense concerns to provide the station a safe base to broadcast in case of a hostile attack targeting downtown Chicago. [40] WGN radio moved back to North Michigan Avenue in 1986 ...
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.
It also became the most widely known Bozo show as WGN-TV became a national cable television Superstation. WGN-TV Chicago's "Bozo" show debuted on June 20, 1960, starring Bob Bell on a live half-hour program weekdays at noon, performing comedy sketches and introducing cartoons. The series was placed on hiatus in January 1961 to facilitate WGN's ...
WGN-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the local outlet for The CW. It is owned and operated by the network's majority owner, Nexstar Media Group, and is sister to the company's sole radio property, news/talk / sports station WGN (720 AM). WGN-TV's studios are located on West Bradley Place in ...