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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.
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Local hosts on WGN include morning host Bob Sirott along with John Williams, John Records Landecker, and Rollye James. WGN is one of the few talk stations in the U.S. to broadcast all local talk shows during the day and evening. In recent years, it has added some nationally syndicated talk shows at night.
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.
1993 to 1997 — WCCO (AM), Minneapolis, Minnesota: mid-day show host [6] September 1997 to December 2008 — WGN 720, Chicago, Illinois: mid-day and afternoon show host; December 2008 to 2010 — WGN 720, Chicago, Illinois: morning show host, broadcasting from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. April 2010 — WCCO 1:00-3:00; July 2010 WGN — 12:30-3:00
Since then, they have continued to maintain their residence as part of the WGN Radio family with, what they call, occasional “drive-by” shows and guest appearances. Steve and Johnnie will return to WGN on January 7, 2023, as hosts of a five-hour Saturday night program. [1] King has been diagnosed with celiac sprue, an intolerance to gluten ...
On April 12, 2007, Chicago radio station WGN announced that it was reviving The Noon Show with Sirott as its host. Sirott was removed from The Noon Show on January 25, 2010. He returned to weekday radio at WGN in 2013. [10] Sirott is also known for his "One more thing" commentaries on various topics, many of which are Chicago related.
Garry Meier (born December 2, 1949) is a Chicago-based radio personality who has been active in Chicago radio since 1973. Meier is well known for being part of the highly successful radio duos "Steve & Garry" and "Roe and Garry", but he also hosted shows on WYEN, WFYR, WLUP, WCKG, WGN and WGN.FM at various times in his career.