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ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro Notes “Difficult Decisions” as Network Begins Layoffs

"We had to make some difficult decisions about job impacts that we will be communicating today."

NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero Reportedly Departs As Part Of ESPN Layoffs

"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."

Bill Handel: We’ve Lost 65% of Our AM Radio Audience on KFI in Past Decade

"And if you look at revenue, revenue has just collapsed."

NHL Creating Local Broadcast Production Setup With At Least Four Clubs Beginning Next Season

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

How Ray Stevens Hit the Streets of Chicago to Grow Ratings and Revenue for WLS-AM 890

"That's an important element in a day and age when marketing dollars aren't so readily available."

Steve Bertrand Marks 40th Anniversary at WGN Radio

“I’m so grateful. And lucky."

WGN Radio to Add Richard Roeper for Weekly Appearance with Bob Sirott

“Bob was instrumental in launching my TV career back in the day, and I look forward to this new collaboration.”

The Interview: Lisa Dent, WGN Radio

How do you go about interviewing one of the more polarizing figures in American politics? Lisa Dent did it recently, so let's check in to see how it went.

Former WLS-AM 890 News Reporter Jim Johnson Dies

Johnson spent nearly five decades working for the Chicago news/talk station.

WGN Radio Contributor Walter Jacobson Announces Retirement

Since 2014, Jacobson has shared two-minute commentaries called Walter Jacobson's Perspective, covering local politics and news.

Bob Sirott Values the Freedom Working at WGN Radio Provides

"Nobody's telling you what to talk about and how to talk about it."

Being Laid Off Hasn’t Dampened Kadie Daye’s Love of Radio

“You could be sad, but how will that help me? It is not going to help me get the next big thing."

How Craig Schwalb Helped Usher WBBM Newsradio Into the Digital Age

"We're much more aggressive on multi-platform content than the station used to be. We really identified a lot of opportunities there.” 

‘Throwback 100.3’ Chicago Collects 100,000 Valentines Cards For Kids

Over the past 9 years, Throwback 100.3 and its listeners have hand-crafted and donated over 100,000 cards.

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NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero Reportedly Departs As Part Of ESPN Layoffs

"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."

Bill Handel: We’ve Lost 65% of Our AM Radio Audience on KFI in Past Decade

"And if you look at revenue, revenue has just collapsed."

NHL Creating Local Broadcast Production Setup With At Least Four Clubs Beginning Next Season

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

Emmanuel Acho: ESPN Executives “Cowards” for Handling of Ryan Clark Firing

"If you work long enough, you will get fired regardless of your profession. But to fire a man that helped bring a show its very first Emmy award in the midst of that show is cowardly."