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Re: Question of the day

dan l — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:01:51 -0000

Roe.

I really don't like that Bill Leff guy. He's just smug. Maybe bring him on once a week or for an hour every day or something.

Although, the daily bit with Ron Magers is probably the best radio anywhere in Chicago.

To be honest, I wonder what Roe's politics actually are.

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Lynn S — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:36:48 -0000

Animal Stories!!!

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Joe Schmoe — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:22:13 -0000

Where's Uncle Larry and Little Tommy on the Big 89 when we really need them?

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wordslinger — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:28:21 -0000

Milt Rosenberg is the best.

He does the reading and can engage good guests on their own level. I've been listening to him since I was a kid. If only the other radio and cable yakkers had been...

Belatedly, here's to Spike O'Dell. It's a long way from the Quad Cities to the top chair at WGN on Michigan and Wacker. Enjoy retirement. I hear Hunter's in Rock Island has their liquor license back (Illinois No. 1). Sounds like a party.

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Fan of the Game — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:24:16 -0000

Dave Glover on 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis. He's funny, talks music, sports, politics, religion (one of his best shows is "The Priest and the Rabbi"), and the paranormal (On "Paranormal Tuesdays"). They have a quiz show called "Battle of the Half-wits."

But the thing that sets Glover apart is his interviewing style. He asks the hard questions, but he doesn't berate anyone during the interview. Even people who deserve a berating or who are just bat-crazy are treated with respect while they are on the air. It's something I like.

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Plutocrat03 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:14:50 -0000

For music I listen to my ipod on the car stereo. I just have to aviod any complicated searches while driving.

For news in the car, I listen to National Sandanista Radio on WBEZ. The morning and afternoon feeds from DC are illuminating and let me see how the other side feels.

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Ghost — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:12:10 -0000

My favorites are gone :( Johnny and Andy then Johnny and Josie on 970.

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techboy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:58:49 -0000

Roe Conn on WLS, particularly the 2:30-5 block when he's joined by the anchor from Channel 7 to discuss upcoming stories...or nothing at all. Agree there are too many commercials and they are too long, I think WLS just expects to keep you for thirty minutes and then they write you off. Conn's is the ONLY good show on WLS anymore, the conservative blowhards have taken over. Roe at least tries to keep a balance going and its always first for laughs.

I mostly listen to NPR these days, really like Fresh Air with Terry Gross, in terms of talk shows. For music, I like listening to bottom-of-the dial college radio stations: they may be uneven, but they have stuff I really haven't heard before and some of it is pretty good. Jim Grimes: your kids rock.

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Enemy of the State — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:29:21 -0000

Frank and the Gang. I am AM in the PM.

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Rich Miller — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:18:35 -0000

How silly of me.

I forgot about Paul Green on WGN.

I've never been able to forget about Green before. I don't know what came over me this time.

Green!

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cermak_rd — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:43 -0000

Stephanie Miller on WCPT. She and her mooks make me laugh. Plus I can now drop the names of several more Senators and Congress critters.

Also, Dick Kay does a pretty good job in his weekend gig on WCPT.

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KN — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:29:01 -0000

Blago

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chitownbigman — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:10:57 -0000

All of WVON's host

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Wumpus — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:07:09 -0000

Terry Boers and Bernsteinn/Goff/Abatacola on WSCR. I also like Roe Conn and is DeborahRowe still around?

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Stuck with Sen. CPA — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:57:02 -0000

Boers and Bernstein on the Score. They can be hilarious when they get rolling on non-sports stuff. Both can be a bit unsufferable when it comes to sports but it's not like they're paid to be milquetoast.
I would appreciate Milt Rosenberg more if his worldview wasn't so antediluvian.

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Macbeth — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:54:16 -0000

Is Bruce Williams still on? I remember listening to Bruce back in '95 or so when I was commuting between Ames, Iowa and Des Moines.

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OneMan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:46:49 -0000

Milt Rosenberg, WGN I have always thought he has the coolest job in the world.

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Baltimoron — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:36:17 -0000

Mike and Mike on ESPN radio in the mornings. Since I no longer have the free time to peruse sports sections every day - they give me what I need to know and they're funny! Since I'm (obviously) not from Chicago, I want to hear about all sports teams and issues, not just people cheering/whining/bemoaning/cursing the Cubs/Sox/Bulls/Hawks.

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Jeff — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:33:55 -0000

How can Jonathon Brandmeier not be mentioned. He's the best! If you want to be entertained in the morning, he's your guy.

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Mgmax — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:25:41 -0000

Hmm, I guess I just take WLS' level of commercials as the norm. Anyway, yeah, I find most people who talk political issues on the radio to be insufferable partisan blowhards, like being trapped on a car trip with your father in law. Roe Conn manages the rare feat of being obviously right-leaning but with a light touch, and now and then the show is flat-out hysterical. It also manages to actually be informative, in between the yucks. He's in that class of Chicago smart guys with the common touch, alongside Studs, Royko and Ebert.

Rosenberg is obviously in a class by himself; I'd call him the last of a breed but then I'd have to think who the next to last was, some guy who went off the air in 1976, probably. WGN deserves high praise for keeping that little space of time sacrosanct (except for baseball nights).

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What planet is he from again? — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:24:20 -0000

My first answer was Alejandro Dolina, but I'm sure I'm the only one (insert adjective here) enough to actually listen to him. My better answer is Peter Sagal of NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" I'm envious of his ability to be quick witted and funny yet had an amazing command of current events. A funny news junkie...who would have thunk it?

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How Ironic — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:20:36 -0000

WMAY in Springfield.

Jim Leach in the morning. Used to love Johnny and Andy then Johnny and Josie. Kelm and Kirk was great, and now it's Kirk and Amy.

Mike Wilson was also very good. Too bad he left.

The afternoon hosts stink though.

Back in the day, WLUP AM1000 was my station de jour. Steve and Gary (those were the days).

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gg — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:17:52 -0000

I listen to Ray Hanania on WJJG 1530 am
08:00am to 09:30am. Its on the internet too.
radiochicagoland.com
Ray talks politics.
He gets very good guests.

Monroe Anderson(D way left) and Dan Proft(R) were on today.

Senator Durbin was on Monday.
IMHO all of the politicians are in the pockets of the banks.
Durbin was totally evaisive on banking.

WJJG plays 30's - 60's music in pm.
No commercials.
On Sunrise to Sundown.
Cop Talk on Saturday 10:00am to noon.

Joe Gentile (the owner) will not sell out.
Gentleman Joe what a guy.

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dick — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:14:03 -0000

MIlt Rosenberg

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Concerned Observer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:13:48 -0000

Whoops. I should have answered the question. Sorry, Rich.

I like Steve Cochran's afternoon show on WGN. I'm mediocre on John Williams in the mornings. There are days when I enjoy Big John and Cisco on WIND, but they have to have either a good guest or a good topic, or I'm out. I also listen to WBBM a lot. Not a fan of Don and Roma on WLS, but I really do like Roe. I choose Cochran over Roe usually, but I'll flip back and forth.

I'll also listen to sports talk -- Mike and Mike are better than the Score morning show unless something big is happening in Chicago sports. Afternoons...I'm lukewarm on both. Too much random 'crap' going on in the background on the Score for my taste (soundbites, etc. that have nothing to do with sports).