Chicago Radio: WGN Extends Contract Of PD Todd Manley

Todd Manley

Tribune Media's WGN 720 AM has extended the contract of  Todd Manley as vice president of content at the news/talk station.

“Todd makes it fun to come to work every day,” Jimmy de Castro, president and general manager of WGN, said in a statement.

“He’s a content musician that drives our incredible spoken word content across a multitude of platforms.”

The new deal will keep Manley in the top programming job through the end of 2019.

He previously worked at WGN as production/imaging director and creative director from 1998 to 2008, and has been back as deCastro’s right-hand man since 2013.

“I’m in awe of the effort our personalities and producers put forth each day,” Manley said. “They’re each driven to make sure WGN listeners never ever miss a story.”

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Manley has also worked at adult alternative WXRT and the former WCKG in Chicago and modern rock WPNT and talk KTRS in St. Louis. He was production/imaging director and then creative director at WGN from 1998-2008.