The 2019 climbing season on Mount Everest has been one of the deadliest on record as at least 11 people have died trying to make the ascent. Chicagoan Alex Pancoe just returned from a successful climb on the deadly mountain, he joins The Roe Conn Show with Anna Davlantes (Justin Kaufmann filling-in for Roe) to describe his experience. He’s also talks about his attempt to compete the ‘Explorer’s Grand Slam’ on his way to raising a million dollars for Lurie […]

Director for human lunar-exploration programs at NASA, Marshall Smith joins Anna Davlantes & Justin Kaufmann(in for Roe Conn) to talk about the Artemis Program, how NASA will put a lunar orbital station(Gateway) to stage future human exploration of the moon, and how private/public partnerships are fueling the future of manned space travel. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter Follow @RoeConn Follow @AnnaDavlantes Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @LaurenLapka Follow @TheRoeConnShow And be sure to follow Roe on […]

The Roe Conn Show w/Anna Davlantes (featuring Justin Kaufmann in for Roe Conn) for Tuesday, May 28th, 2019: WGN-TV’s Ben Bradley reports on the holiday weekend’s violence, WTTW’s Amanda Vinicky sets the stage for how the Illinois General Assembly will achieve its long legislative agenda -including recreational marijuana, sports gambling, & constituional amendment, the Director of Human Lunar Exploration programs at NASA explains how the Artemis Program will send the first American woman to the moon in the next decade, […]

The Roe Conn Show w/Anna Davlantes for Friday, May 24th, 2019: WGN-TV’s Demetrius Ivory forecasts a wet Memorial Day, Lauren Lapka lays out a whole list of things to do for the holiday weekend, automotive expert/co-host of “His Turn-Her Turn” Paul Brian talks about the 103rd running for the Indianapolis 500, Hall-of-Fame Chicago Bear Dan Hampton looks at the Bears Centennial Top 100 List & the Bears100 Celebration Weekend, the Top Five@5 features Jamie Foxx having fun on live television […]

The Long Lost join Roe & Anna for another edition of ‘Live Music Friday.’ “Fiercely spirited and relentlessly authentic, The Long Lost write songs laced with both bleeding heart optimism and bitter cynicism. The Chicago Americana/Alt-country group blurs the line between happy and sad, creating misleadingly upbeat songs about the dark and disheartening times in life. Above all else, the music of The Long Lost centers around the intuitive harmonies of front-women Avalos and Burke. This distinct vocal pairing is […]

The Chicago Bears’ list of their top 100 players in franchise history is complete, and while the list has started debates throughout social media, there’s no doubt that Dan Hampton would make that list. He now joins The Roe Conn Show with Anna Davlantes to talk about his career, and to talk about the Bears 100 celebration June 7th-9th at the Donald E. Stephens Conventions Center. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter Follow @RoeConn Follow @AnnaDavlantes Follow […]

It’s not every day you get a call from one of Hollywood’s elite actors, but that happened today on The Roe Conn Show with Anna Davlantes. Roe received a couple of unexplained voicemails from legendary actor William Shatner and the embarked on a journey to understand why, which included a phone call from Hollywood producer Kevin Burns. Follow your favorite Roe Conn Show characters on Twitter Follow @RoeConn Follow @AnnaDavlantes Follow @kpowell720 Follow @kgfrankenthal Follow @LaurenLapka Follow @TheRoeConnShow And be […]

The Roe Conn Show w/Anna Davlantes for Thursday, May 23rd, 2019: WGN-TV’s Ben Bradley reports on the new census data that shows Houston is closing in on surpassing Chicago as the 3rd largest city in the U.S., CNN legal analyst Renato Mariotti looks at the latest development in the Jussie Smollett saga, WGN-TV’s Jarrett Payton reminisces about his father Walter Payton & his place at the top of the Chicago Bears’ Centennial 100 list, a mysterious voicemail from William Shatner […]

The Top Five@5 for Thursday, May 23rd, 2019: Mayor Lightfoot and CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson held a press conference ahead of Memorial Day weekend to talk about the city’s safety plan to prevent violence. President Trump took time out of a speech on farm relief to hit back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling her “a mess.” Actor Jamie Foxx played ‘George Jefferson’ for a live TV version of ‘The Jeffersons’ in which he couldn’t remember his lines, and more! […]

The Roe Conn Show w/Anna Davlantes for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019: WGN-TV’s Ben Bradley reports on the sorry state of affairs at suburban Harvey’s City Hall, Washington Post’s Philip Bump looks at why President Trump won’t work with Congress until investigations into his affairs are ended, Mac McCall -shift supervisor at O’Hare when Flight 191 crashed 40yrs ago- looks back on that fateful day, famed attorney Mike Monico looks at the mounting legal issues for attorney Michael Cohen, the Top […]