John Landecker

Comedian, writer, and excellent impressionist Craig Gass joins host John Landecker on the program to talk about his resume of work, the Rolodex of impressions, and some hilarious stories. Check out his show coming to CG’s Comedy Club in Bolingbrook this weekend. Check out cgscomedyclub.com two shows on Friday and three on Saturday. Check out Craig’s website at getgass.com. Listen below to get a preview of some of his stories!

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another excellent food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of cotton candy. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes snow cones. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master and Champion of the Skies Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to tell us about the different temperatures around Chicagoland and gets you set up for this weekend’s weather!

WGN Radio sales rep Kevin McDonough joins the program to tell us about his weekend activity, a bike ride from Chicago’s South Side all the way to Michigan City, Indiana, in an effort to raise money for pediatric cancer support. If you want to find more information or how to donate, click this link!

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the elote and segment cohost Dan Levy takes the walking taco. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!

Advocate for our four-legged friends and host at WGN Radio Steve Dale joins John Landecker on the program to give us tips on keeping our furry friends safe in the great outdoors during this impending heat wave.

With the announcement that there would be no Naperville Rib Fest this year, many of our listeners were sad. Fear not; you can still get your BBQ fix this weekend at the 24th Annual Chicago Rib Fest. The fest occurs on Friday, June 14, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Sunday, June 15-16, from Noon to 10 p.m. at 4000 N. Lincoln Ave (located at Lincoln/Irving Park/Damen roads). Listen below to hear one of the participants, EJ Boyd, owner of Ogre Eats. They were kind enough to bring us samples of their ribs and potatoes. They were fantastic!

Your host, the legendary John Landecker, is joined by Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan, an Emmy-award-winning broadcaster and one of America’s top consumer experts. He’s been protecting us for more than 40 years, having covered the consumer beat for CBS News, NBC News, and The TODAY Show, among others.

He is currently a Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, a nonprofit organization that helps consumers get good service and low prices. He also hosts their Consumerpedia podcast.

Herb tells us all about the new fake toll scams people are getting tricked by and the new rule proposed by the CFPB that would ban credit bureaus from including medical debt.

WGN-TV weather producer, storm guru, and meteorological master and Champion of the Skies Bill Snyder joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to tell us about this little heat spike we are in, followed up by some severe storm risks on the way. Bill also tells us about the severely damaging weather out in Florida.

Food Fight is back, and this week we tackle another great food debate. Listen below as your host, John Landecker, takes the side of the Chicago Classic Rainbow Cone. And segment cohost Dan Levy takes singing Coldstone Creamery. Check out Dan’s podcast, Barguments! Listen below to hear the debate and who won!