Legendary Chicago newsman John Dempsey will retire from WLS-890 this month. Dempsey has been in broadcast journalism for nearly four decades, the last 13 at the Cumulus Media news/talk station.
“My career in news has been one of the highlights of my life, one that has allowed me to cover thousands of stories and meet people from every walk of life,” Dempsey wrote in an email to colleagues.
Dempsey joined WLS in 2007 after stints at WBEZ 91.5-FM, WBBM 780-AM and the former WMAQ as well as WFLD-Channel 32. He grew up in Chicago and attended Southern Illinois University.
“John brought his love for journalism to work every day and we are all more informed because of it,” said Stephanie Tichenor, program director of WLS. “We will miss his news judgment, knowledge and most importantly, we will miss him.”
