WBBM Newsradio and 93.9 Lite FM
WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Audacy all-news combo, and WLIT 93.9-FM, the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station, tied for first place in the latest Chicago radio ratings released Wednesday.
The monthlong Nielsen Audio survey period included the first week of nonstop Christmas music on Lite FM, which began November 3. Continue reading
Julie Mann (Photo: Bart Shore)
Julie Mann, the first-rate broadcast journalist who has led the newsroom of WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM as managing editor for more than a decade, is leaving after 25 years at the top-rated Audacy all-news station.
Mann's resignation, effective December 10, was announced to the staff Wednesday by Ron Gleason, brand manager and news director of WBBM Newsradio. A search is underway for her successor. Continue reading
Julie Unruh
Julie Unruh's sign-off as midday news anchor and reporter at WGN-Channel 9 and WBBM Newsradio's clean sweep in the ratings led the top 10 most-read stories here in November.
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Geoffrey Baer
When Geoffrey Baer was promoted to vice president of original content production for television at WTTW-Channel 11 in 2019, fans may have wondered whether the veteran producer might be giving up his role as Chicago’s most genial tour guide.
Fortunately for us, Baer has continued to turn out the engaging and enlightening travelogues he’s been hosting at the Window to the World Communications station for more than 25 years.
Premiering at 7:30 p.m. tonight, his latest effort is a one-hour tour de force called “Beyond Chicago From the Air.” Continue reading