Jim Rose, sports director at WLS Chicago, announced his retirement, and will anchor his final sportscast September 15. Rose appears on the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts at WLS, known as ABC7. He ...

One Saturday night in 1928, a WLS announcer thanked a Texas rancher for sending an old cowbell to the Chicago radio station. It wasn’t unusual to give a shoutout to a listener, and the gift was a nod ...

Chicago’s WLS-AM made significant changes to its programming lineup on Friday to further lean into heavily Conservative talk programming. The Cumulus Media station has ended The Steve Cochran Show ...

WLS-AM in Chicago has moved Mallory Vor Broker to the position of reporter for 890 WLS-AM. Vor Broker will cover Chicago City Hall and the political beat. She takes over for Bill Cameron who retired ...

CHICAGO — For 33 years, he was associated with “B96,” the rhythmic Top 40 station serving the Windy City that Audacy Inc. acquired through its tax-free merger with CBS Radio. In October 2024, this ...

Rob Hughes is joining WLS Chicago as a weekend anchor and weekday reporter. He comes from WANF Atlanta and starts in Chicago August 21. ABC owns WLS, known as ABC 7. “Rob is a skilled and experienced ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Frank McNulty was 19 years old when he first stepped foot into the WLS Studios. In fact, on Saturday evening, ABC7's Tre Ward was standing in the very room where McNulty contributed ...

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