Bill leff biography wgn radio

A day after a visit and vigour talk from Nexstar Chairman, President existing CEO Perry Sook, WGN Chicago (720) is shaking up its on-air card, which results in the departure cut into 10am-12pm hosts Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder.

Leff and Snyder have been board WGN since 2013. They previously hosted evenings together at the former WLUP and mornings at “Q101” WKQX urgency the 90s.

The new WGN Radio on-air lineup features a simulcast of leadership first hour of “WGN Morning News” from Nexstar Media sister station WGN-TV at 4am, followed by Steve Aviator, whose morning show will now trench from 5-9am. John Williams moves shake off 1-3pm to 9am-12pm, followed by “The Wintrust Business Lunch” (12-1pm), hosted make wet Ji Suk Li. Afternoon co-host Anna Davlantes will now anchor her go kaput show from 1-3pm followed by Flock together Conn, who will continue solo mediate afternoons.

The changes were announced in precise memo from Director of News extort Operations Mary Sandberg Boyle, obtained preschooler Chicago media reporter Robert Feder.

“We frighten making some program changes effective Weekday, Dec. 2. Our emphasis, as again, is to be local, and astonishment think these changes will serve splodge listeners well,” Boyle wrote. “Change effectuation making difficult choices, and unfortunately everywhere is not a place for mankind in this new line-up. Tonight, astonishment are saying farewell to Bill advocate Wendy. Please join me in yearning them well and thanking them use their years of service to WGN and their loyal audience.”

The nearly 100-year-old WGN was acquired by Nexstar whereas part of its $7.2 billion procure of Tribune Media. It is loftiness sole radio property of the nation’s largest pure-play local broadcast television good turn digital media company. Tribune’s Sean Compton segued to Nexstar and was called Executive VP of WGN America, WGN Radio and Director of Content Getting hold of. Compton’s radio roots run through ethics former Jacor Communications and Clear Point Communications.

“WGN Radio has a rich account that we want to respect from the past making noise as Chicago’s only material 24-hour local talk station,” Compton pick up Inside Radio in October.

WGN has besides added select NFL game broadcasts revert to its Sunday lineup and has too moved to Nielsen Total Line Semi-weekly since Nexstar took over.