Chicago Radio: John Williams Makes Daily Return As WGN Revamps

WGN 720 AM Radio announced John Williams will return to Chicago as a weekday host from 1pm to 3pm and will remain in the Saturday lineup from 10am to 12pm. The other Saturday moves are the addition of a second business show focusing on Chicago innovators, an automotive show hosted by Dane Neal and the departure of The Kathy & Judy Show.

Effective March 13, 2017, WGN Radio’s weekday programming schedule:

• The Opening Bell, 5am – 6am
• Steve Cochran Show, 6am – 10am
• Bill and Wendy Show, 10am – Noon
• Wintrust Business Lunch with Steve Bertrand, Noon – 1pm
• John Williams Show, 1pm – 3pm
• Roe Conn Show with Anna Davlantes, 3pm – 7pm
• The Download with Justin Kaufmann, 7pm – 11pm
• Patti Vasquez Show, 11pm – 2am
• Nick Digilio Show, 2am – 5am

Effective March 18, 2017, Saturday programming schedule:

• Lou Manfredini, 7am – 10am
• John Williams, 10am – Noon
• Wintrust Business Lunch, Noon – 1pm
• The Innovation Hour, 1pm – 2pm
• On the Road with Dane Neal, 2pm – 4pm
• The Beat, 4pm – 7pm

“When we learned there was an opportunity to bring John back to Chicago full time we had to jump on it. There has never been a better time to have more of his inventive and intelligent talk on the station,” said Vice President of Programming Todd Manley. “We’re excited about the Saturday changes and want to express how incredibly grateful we are to Kathy and Judy for their contributions to the WGN family. We will look for every opportunity to continue their legacy.”

WGN 720 AM (50 Kw)

John Williams, a Chicago native, began his career at WGN Radio in 1997 as the midday host and moved to afternoons in 2000. Most recently, Williams hosted an afternoon drive show at WCCO Radio in Minneapolis, while hosting a Saturday show from 1pm to 3pm on WGN Radio. His WGN Radio career spans nearly all of the past 20 years.

“I’m thrilled about my new adventure on WGN Radio,” said John Williams. “Plus, if you do what I do, you want to do it on WGN. The team is now more creative, aggressive and forward-thinking than any station in America.”