Dave Plier

Patricia “Pat” Brickhouse, the widow of WGN broadcast legend Jack Brickhouse, has died at age 91. In July, 2014, Pat spoke with WGN’s Dave Plier ahead of ‘Jack Brickhouse Day’ at Wrigley Field, honoring the Radio Hall of Famer and Baseball Hall of Famer for over 40 years of play-by-play coverage for the Chicago Cubs.

Chicago children’s television legend Bill Jackson has died at age 86. He was known for a series of shows including Cartoon Town, BJ & the Dirty Dragon and Gigglesnort Hotel and characters including Dirty Dragon, Mother Plumtree, the Professor, Weird and The Blob. Puppets and props from his shows can be seen at the Museum […]

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes TV’s Mike Rowe to talk about the reboot of Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’, why all workers are essential, how to help fix ‘The Great Resignation’ and his foundation Mike Rowe Works.  For more visit: www.discovery.com/shows/dirty-jobs, www.mikeroweworks.org.

ABC News meteorologist Ginger Zee opens up to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about her personal struggles with a guide to monitor and improve your mental health in “A Little Closer To Home: How I Found the Calm After the Storm’.

Bill O’Donnell, proprietor of Blue Ash Farm, joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier in studio to talk about his family legacy and his handcrafted bourbons, vodka, gin and honey. For more, visit blueashfarm.com.

Lauren joins Dave for their weekly segment to talk about the shakeup at Halas Hall, the big win from the Blackhawks, and the tribute to Andrew Shaw.

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier looks back on one of his conversation with music legend Ronnie Spector, the trail-blazing lead singer of the 1960s all-girl group The Ronettes, who passed away this week at age 78.

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