Steve and Johnnie

Steve King and Johnnie Putman bring you yet another show full of our favorite fun guests. The show kicks off with Nick Moss, Chicago blues musician ahead of the launch of his latest album, Get Your Back Into It!
He is followed by Steve Bernas, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois who tells us about service provider scams to look out for and the potential threat of AI voice scams. Close friends of the show Josh Solomon and Erika Brett from The Empty Pockets, jump on to regale us with their tales on tour and promote their latest single. Later, Tom Appel is back to tell us about the latest from the automotive world involving crash test dummies as well as a very peculiar experience he had recently.

Johnnie Putman and Steve King are back after a holiday break for another special show as we greet new friends and say goodbye to old ones. WGN’s own legendary agriculture business reporter Max Armstrong jumps on the show to tell everyone about the next phase of his life. Then, we are introduced to the rest of the Crispen family as Patrick Crispen, Technology guru and Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, stops into the studio with his son Joseph and wife Christine to talk about the latest tech news regarding Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter. Later on, Ronnie Rice, former member of the New Colony Six joins to help reminisce and honor the legacy of the late, great Dick Biondi’s incredible radio career.

Steve King and Johnnie Putman are here for another fully-packed show before taking a weekend off! Their first special guest, Joan Hallagan, is talking about Will’s Place, a special place close to her, Steve and Johnnie that will be opening on July 8th at 7927 Lincoln Ave in Skokie, Il. Then David Larzelere and Jay Peterson, Producers of “Downey’s Dream Cars”, join the program to chat about Robert Downey Jr.’s new series centered around turning old gas guzzlers into electric supercars. Duane Scott Cerny, Co-Owner of Chicago’s oldest and largest antique store, Broadway Antique Market and author of “Selling Dead People’s Things” and “Vintage Confidential”, comes into the studio to talk about his books and his history in antique collections and house music Later, show regular Patrick Crispen, technology guru & Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is on the show to look at the latest in the social media world with new platforms and all sorts of tech-related drama.

Johnnie Putman and Steve King return to form with a full length show and they are featuring some of the best in show business! First is Sidney Friedman, The Musical Mentalist, and he wows our listeners plus WGN’s own Bob Fukuda with his mind-boggling routine. His show Sidney’s Secrets is at The Alley at Carnivale on Wednesday, June 21st. He is followed by another local superstar, Annie Aiello, and she is performing her Always Olivia Olivia Newton-John tribute show at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, in Arlington Heights, on June 25th. Then, Eddie Muller, Host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies talks about his brand new book Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir, a perfect blend of your favorite drinks and noir films.

On this week’s shortened show, Steve King and Johnnie Putman are joined by recurring show guests to take a look at some of the latest in the entertainment and automotive industry. Their first guest, Jessica Radloff, GLAMOUR Senior West Coast Editor and NYT best-selling author of THE BIG BANG THEORY: The Definitive Inside Story, provides some snippets behind the hit show and an update on many of the TV shows affected by the WGA strike. Then, Tom Appel, publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive and host of the Car Stuff Podcast, returns for some teases at new electric vehicles, some fun new standard features coming down the line and so much more. Johnnie also shares some info about a surprisingly common medical procedure that helped her recently.

In this week’s show, Steve and Johnnie kick things off with John Anderson and Bob Sarles, the directors of an upcoming film titled “Born in Chicago” which is being shown at Blues Fest in Chicago this upcoming week. Then, they invite Wayne Baker Brooks into the studio to discuss his music career and play a couple of songs on his acoustic guitar. Finally, they tie things off by discussing the Taylor Swift concert in Chicago and some of their favorite concert experiences.

On a Memorial Day weekend, Steve and Johnnie are joined by Dane Neal -live from Indianapolis covering the 107th running of the Indy 500, and WGN Chief Engineer Bill Murdoch -discussing the safety importance of having AM Radio standard in automobiles. Plus, jazz legend Ernie Watts & the great Corky Siegel stop by for a live performance. Technology guru & Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Patrick Crispen answers tech questions and offers suggestions for spotting scams.

Steve and Johnnie are back in studio and their first guest is Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams to talk about the upcoming premiere of the Dick Biondi film . Steve Bernas, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Better Business Bureau of Chicago & Northern Illinois talks about common scams regarding check washing and bank fraud. Then, historian and tour guide Adam Selzer talks about his book, Graceland Cemetery: Chicago Stories, Symbols, and Secrets and he is followed by show regular Tom Appel, Publisher at Consumer Guide Automotive and host of Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast to talk about the future of AM radio in vehicles.

Steve and Johnnie, broadcasting from Panama City, Florida for their fourth week, are joined by Don & Lisa Drucker, owners of Superdawg in Chicago, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the famed restaurant. The topic of food continues with Hayden Bishop, an ambassador of Beyond Celiac, as May is Celiac Awareness Month and she, like Steve King, was diagnosed with Celiac disease. Then, the multitalented owner of Instant Replay Sports Cards, Aaron Beardon swings into the studio to talk about sports collectibles. He is followed by show regular Patrick Crispen, Director of Educational Technology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to talk about all things computers and technology.

Steve and Johnnie, broadcasting from Panama City, Florida for their third week, are joined by photographer Barry Butler to discuss his new book, Chicago – Morning, Noon & Night and country music legend Bill Anderson to highlight his new album. Bill Anderson isn’t the only guest talking about a new album, as Johnnie and Steve are also joined by duo Jack and Gin who reveal the name of their upcoming album. Later, comedian Jason Hedden stops by in studio to talk about his life and career.