Tribute to NBC 5 anchorman Dick Johnson tops most-read posts in June

Dick Johnson

The passing of one prominent Chicago news anchor and the promotion of another to a new network position led the top 10 most-read stories here in June.

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  1. Dick Johnson 1953-2020
  2. As Joe Donlon bows out, ‘the hunt is on’ for new top anchor at WGN
  3. WGN’s Joe Donlon named weeknight anchor for Nexstar’s ‘News Nation’
  4. Chicago radio ratings: Middlebrooks exits with WBBM Newsradio on top
  5. Robservations: TV news crews become targets on the street
  6. Robservations: WGN Radio weighing afternoon comeback for Garry Meier
  7. Robservations: WGN Radio’s Ji Suk Yi moving to ‘News Nation’
  8. WGN Radio cancels Rick Pearson’s ‘Sunday Spin’ for music show
  9. WBEZ cuts 12 jobs, ends production deal with ‘Sound Opinions’ (but the show will go on)
  10. Robservations: Colleagues to honor Pam Zekman with virtual tributes