Chicago Radio: WGN Reunites Wendy & Bill

Bill Leff

As part of its revamped line-up, WGN 720 AM has hired Chicago radio veteran Wendy Snyder. Starting September 3rd, she’ll co-host alongside Bill Leff on WGN's 9:00am-Noon weekday shift.

CR&M notes the move reunites the popular radio couple from the mid-1990s. Snyder -- who also co-hosted radio talk shows with Garry Meier, Steve Dahl, Buzz Kilman, and Tony Fitzpatrick -- was teamed up with a then-little known local comedian named Bill Leff in 1994 on WLUP-FM.

It began as a weekend show, where Snyder on-air chemistry with Leff  was instantly noticeable... and almost magical, according to CR&M.  WLUP-FM management then made the pairing official, moving "The Wendy & Bill Show" to weeknights. 

Wendy Snyder

Less than two years later, the duo were hired by WKQX-FM to be Q101's new morning team.

In the two years they were the morning show hosts at Q101, Snyder and Leff built up great ratings and a deeply loyal fanbase. It has been said often that had the station's management not removed them to make room for Mancow Mueller's shock jock morning show in 1998, "The Wendy & Bill Show" would still be going strong today and be the ratings powerhouse that WTMX-FM's "Eric & Kathy Show" currently is.

Most recently, Wendy has been heard on WLS-AM since 2006, delivering traffic reports for the station's morning shows. She exited that role at the end of last week.

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