WGN Radio in Chicago is mourning the loss of former Vice President and General Manager Dan Fabian, who died last week.
Dan Fabian served in the role for the venerable news/talk station from 1986 until his retirement in 1996. His career with the station spanned more than three decades, starting with the outlet in 1965.
Credited with helping to shape the modern sound of the station, Fabian was instrumental in bringing big personalities to WGN Radio, including Spike O’Dell. He also shepherded the station through its shift from Wally Phillips to Bob Collins in the morning drive timeslot.
Fabian once told the Chicago Tribune that his philosophy for the station was “back-fence radio.”
“The whole idea was to look out the window and see if the sky is falling,” he shared. “If it is falling, then you’re all over it and you try to figure out what to do about it together. If it’s not falling, then you kick back and say, ‘Well, what is going on? Seen any good movies lately? So how’s the family?’”
Dan Fabian was 81 years old.
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