Following Dave Eanet’s farewell message for WGN Radio listeners and teammates, John Williams waited for him to leave the studio to share his heartfelt goodbye to WGN Radio’s longtime sports director.

After 40 years of working mornings at WGN Radio, teaming up with all-time hosts like Wally Phillips, Bob Collins, Spike O’Dell and Bob Sirott, Dave Eanet has signed off on his last morning shift on-air.

Dave took a moment to say “thank you” on the John Williams Show. Listen below:

And here are photos with Dave’s WGN Radio teammates on his last day.

• Dave Eanet with Bob Sirott. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with John Williams. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with WGN Radio general manager Mary Boyle. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with news anchor Kevin Wells. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with news anchor Steve Grzanich. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with morning show producer Hayley Boyd. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with morning show producer Joe Romano. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with the morning show crew. And yes, they gave him salad instead of cake. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with engineer Bob Ferguson. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with his gifts from John Williams and producer Pete Zimmerman. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with President of Networks Sean Compton. Photo by Mary Boyle / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet and web producer Dave Marzullo. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with Julie Stern, Nakita Brown and Julia Nilles from the traffic department. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with the WGN Radio sales team. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with operations manager Ashley Bihun. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with producer Ben Anderson. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with administration supervisor Maureen McDonald. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with general sales manager Steve Tarpley. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with promotions & merchandising coordinator Marlene Wells. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with creative services producer Ernie Scatton. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with producer Jimmy McInerney . Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with traffic reporter Mary Van De Velde. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with news director Ryan Burrow. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet with news anchor Ron Brown. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet and longtime teammate Steve Bertrand. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet and sports anchor Kevin Powell. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet and PR/promotions specialist Kristina Quinn. Photo by Michael Piff / WGN Radio
• Dave Eanet and senior digital strategist Michael Piff. Photo by Kristina Quinn / WGN Radio

John Williams shared his goodbye to Dave Eanet with WGN Radio listeners after Dave left the studio. You can listen to it here, and Dave’s farewell to the morning show here.

Hear more of Dave’s story as the voice of Northwestern Athletics and WGN Radio’s sports director on the latest episode of The Career Vision Podcast.

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