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Dave Plier and Dave Schwan discuss the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a conversation with Rev Jesse Jackson; the Lone Ranger makes it’s debut across America including WGN Radio, Ernie Banks is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Burger King has it ‘Your Way’, the inaugurals of President Reagan and President Obama, the demise of the Sears Catalog where America shopped for 97 years.

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To celebrate the 98th birthday today of TV legend Betty White, WGN’s Dave Plier looks back at his 2012 interview with Betty which highlighted her career in early television, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and her desire to be with Robert Redford!

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WGN’s Dave Plier welcomes Cheryl Scott LIVE in studio to talk about her work with the American Red Cross and the Great Chicago Blood Drive on Wednesday January 15th.  For more information, visit https://www.redcross.org/local/illinois/chicago-and-northern-illinois/about-us/news-and-events/events/abc-7-greater-chicago-blood-drive.html

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Dr Ian Smith, best selling author, medical contributor on The Rachael Ray Show on WGN-TV, and host of the nationally syndicated show Health Watch, joins WGN’s Dave Plier to talk about healthy ways to eat clean, exercise and live a better life throughout the year.  For more information, visit doctoriansmith.com.  

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Illinois attorney Ross Morreale talks to Dave Plier about the millions spent in the first weeks of Illinois’ new marijuana laws, the current supply shortage and how you can still get in the game.