Dave Plier

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to iconic drummer Kenny Aronoff about his musical journey and playing with some of the biggest names in music including John Mellencamp, Paul McCartney, Springsteen, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Bodeans and more.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes comedy legend Dan Aykroyd to talk about Second City and his friendship with the late Joe Flaherty, his newest movie ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’, the business side of filmmaking, John Belushi (who would have been 75), SNL, and his Crystal Head Vodka.

Larry Potash from the WGN-TV Morning News joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the 14th season of ‘Backstory’ and 1984 as Pop’s Greatest Year as listed by Rolling Stone Magazine.

Did a UFO fly over O’Hare Airport? How did the alligator later named “Chance the Snapper” suddenly appear in Chicago’s Humboldt Lagoon? Is Hull House haunted? Why don’t Chicagoans put ketchup on their hot dogs? WTTW award-winning host/writer/producer Geoffrey Baer talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to solve these and other puzzlers in his new special: Chicago Mysteries.

Comedian Tom Papa is back in Chicago on stage on Friday, April 26, 2024 at The Rialto Square Theatre and talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about his laugh-out-loud life’s observations and his latest book, ‘We’re All in This Together’. Visit tompapa.com for more.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about Easter weekend activities with Dave’s youngest son Alex, his recent birthday at 75, and his ‘Easter Message of Renewal.’

Actress Lecy Goranson talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about the 6th season of ABC-TV’s hit comedy ‘The Conners’, her love of Chicago sports including the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Cubs, and Old Style beer.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier shares his interview with author and historian Adam Selzer to talk about the fascinating yet little-known story of how Chicago served as the unlikely capital of American film production in the years before the rise of Hollywood (1907–1913), the rise and fall of the major Chicago movie studios in the mid-silent era (principally Essanay and Selig Polyscope), and the colorful, larger-than-life historical figures, including Thomas Edison, Charlie Chaplin, Oscar Micheaux, and Orson Welles.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes Brendan, Siobhan, and Anlon McKinney of Chicago’s #1 Irish pub Chief O’Neill’s talk to about the legend of Chicago Police Chief O’Neill, their 25th anniversary, the art of pouring the perfect pint of Guinness, their classic Irish cuisine, new private label scotch, beer, the Bad Irish Momz of Comedy event on March 9th, inspired music and their events schedule for the weekends leading up to Saint Patrick’s Day. For more information, visit chiefoneillspub.com.

They are big Tom Skilling shoes to fill, but WGN-TV’s Demetrius Ivory is up to the task! WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Demetrius about his first official days on the job.