WGN Morning News anchor Larry Potash joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the 4th season premiere of ‘Backstory’ on WGN-TV, Saturday nights at 10pm cst. To see more: https://wgntv.com/category/backstory/.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes back 97-year old comedy legend Carl Reiner to talk about the early days of television writing for Sid Caesar, creating the 2,000 Year-Old Man with Mel Brooks, developing the award-winning ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’, directing Steve Martin in ‘The Jerk’, his most coveted award ‘The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor’ and a peek into his latest book ‘Scrunched Celebrity Photos, Hand Scrunched by Carl Reiner’.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Colleen Silk, Brand Manager of the historic Berghoff Restaurant about their annual Oktoberfest, the bar that boasts Chicago’s #1 liquor license, the Adam Street Brewery and more.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier chats with Chicago editor Martha Bayne about The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook, which aims to explore community history and identity through essays, poems, photos and art articulating the lived experience of its residents.

Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk history this week as The University of Chicago opened it’s doors in 1890, Henry Ford developed the modern assembly line, the first Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schultz debuted and ‘The Twilight Zone’ turns 60 with excerpts of Dave’s exclusive interview with the daughter of creator Rod Serling, Anne Serling.

Actor David Eigenberg of NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Sex in the City’ fame joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier in studio to preview the Chicago-based drama’s 8th season and test his knowledge with some 70’s TV trivia. For more information on ‘Chicago Fire’ visit nbc.com/chicago-fire

Maurice Champagne from the Chicago Architecture Center talks to Dave Plier about the 150th Anniversary of Chicago’s Water Tower, architect William Boyington and other buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire including St. James Cathedral, he Courthouse Finial in Lincoln Park and a Graveyard Crypt in Lincoln Park.

WGN’s Dave Plier talks to TV Critic Maureen Ryan about her picks for Sunday’s Emmy Awards, TV content shifts, reaching audiences across various platforms and a peek into the new Fall season.

Chicago’s own Robin Baumgarten returns to the show to talk about 25 years of the WGN Morning News, pulling clips she barely remembers, the unbridled chemistry on the anchor team and her three top moments on the show. Chicago’s Very Own WGN Morning News 25th Anniversary Special will air in primetime on Tuesday, September 17 from 7-9pm CT.  The LIVE broadcast on WGN-TV will also be streamed live at WGNTV.com/Live

Chicago Radio icon Kevin Matthews kicks off this weeks ‘Dave Plier Show’ by taking over the airwaves with his trusted companion Jim Shorts, the only way he knows how to do it.