Samuelson marks his 60th anniversary with WGN Radio on Sept. 26 CHICAGO (September 24, 2020) – WGN Radio announced that legendary agribusiness broadcaster Orion Samuelson will retire on December 31, shortly after celebrating his 60th anniversary with the station. Samuelson’s first day on the air at WGN was on September 26, 1960 at “milking time”, […]
CHICAGO (Sept. 21, 2020) – WGN Radio, the Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., station serving Chicago and the Midwest since 1924, announced today that Mary Sandberg Boyle has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager. Ms. Sandberg Boyle is a broadcasting executive with nearly 20 years of media experience, all of it in the Chicago market. […]
CHICAGO (December 20, 2019) –WGN Radio announced today that legendary local newsman Bob Sirott has been hired as WGN’s morning drive host and Mary Sandberg Boyle has been promoted to General Manager. Sandberg Boyle’s position is effective immediately and Sirott’s first show will be January 6. A lifelong Chicagoan, Sirott started as a morning radio […]