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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.
Harry Babbitt; Jim Backus; Parley Baer; Bob Bailey; Jack Bailey; Eugenie Baird; Art Baker; Belle Baker; Kenny Baker; Lucille Ball; Edwin Balmer; Sam Balter; Tallulah ...
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
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.
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.
He moved from WGN to the online-only WGN.FM in September 2013 (and later WGWG-LP 87.7 FM in February 2014), but the FM station shut down operations in December 2014. On March 30, 2015, Brandmeier replaced Dennis Miller as the midday host on Westwood One 's nationwide talk radio lineup on 100-plus affiliates, including airing on WLS (AM) in Chicago.
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 ...
For example, in 1931, Sox games aired on WIBO, WMAQ, WGN, WENR, and WCFL. Announcers for stations other than WGN and WMAQ are unknown. Exclusive radio rights weren't awarded by the Sox until 1944. WMAQ 670 kHz (1924–1934) Hal Totten (1926–1934) WGN 720 kHz (1927–1943) Bob Elson (1930–1939) Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse (1940–1942)