WGN Radio’s Bob Sirott, John Williams, Lisa Dent, Jon Hansen, John Landecker, Rollye James, Dave Plier, Wendy Snyder, Steve Bertrand, Lou Manfredini, Steve Dale, David Hochberg, and Karen Conti share what they are thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day.

Matt Sarosy, Macy’s State Street Store Manager, and Brad Saylor, Walnut Room Executive Chef, join WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about their holiday traditions, The 115th Great Tree, The Walnut Room, Frango mints, the holiday windows, and more. For more information, visit https://macysrestaurants.com/walnut-room/.

Dean Richards joins Dave Plier for his Thanksgiving movie reviews, a 6 hour Bozo marathon on WGN-TV, Thanksgiving meal tips and more.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Dave Schwan share the history of the very first Thanksgiving and the traditions that have developed over the years. The Dave’s also talk about rare Thanksgiving moments in TV and the movies.

Radio Hall of Famer Garry Meier joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier in studio to honor our veterans; Garry shares a 1982 recording from when his father Frank sat down with a tape recorder and recalled a 48-hour period of battle in 1944 during his service in the U.S. Army under Gen. George Patton; Mike Siegel from […]

Mike Siegel from Goose Island joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and radio legend Garry Meier to talk about this year’s highly anticipated Bourbon County Stout releases, the inspiration behind each recipe, this year’s Black Friday process and the growth of the barrel-aged beer industry.

A longstanding WGN Radio Halloween tradition is to explore the Chicagoland hauntings of Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, Archer Avenue, Resurrection Mary, The Willowbrook Ballroom, The Congress Hotel and more. To share the lore and paranormal happenings, Dave Plier welcomes author and ghostlorist Ursula Bielski. Chicagoghosts.org, You Tube: Ursula Bielski’s World of the Supernatural.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier looks at the history of ‘Terror on the Air’ during the Golden Age of Radio including iconic horror and mystery shows ’Suspense’, ‘Inner Sanctum’ and ‘Lights Out’, and how they influenced television and the movies with Radio Hall of Famer Chuck Schaden, Nostalgia Digest’s Steve Darnall and WGN Radio’s Carl Amari.

WGN Radio’s Lauren Lapka joins Dave Plier to share her impressive pumpkin carving skills along with her most horrifying paranormal experience!

One of Chicago’s landmark attractions, Graceland Cemetery chronicles the city’s sprawling history through the stories of its people. Local historian and Graceland tour guide Adam Selzer talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Lauren Lapka about his walking tours that cover almost the entirety of the cemetery grounds. While nodding to famous Graceland figures from […]