Steve Cochran

General John Borling 05.23.18

Friend of the show, Kelley Kitley, is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault as a random act of violence on the streets of Chicago.  She’s going to be a part of a special event on Thursday evening called “An Evening of Impact”.  You can get all of the details HERE.

Steve Cochran Full Show 05.21.18

Steve Cochran Full Show 05.18.18

The Steve Cochran Show has been OBSESSED with the Royal Wedding and we covered all of the excitement all morning! We checked in with Paul Coyte, who knows nothing about the wedding, to Keir Simmons from NBC News, who knew a lot about the wedding.  Steve assigned us our royal names and some are better than others.

Hump day!  We honored our final 2018 WGN Radio Walk of Fame inductee, Pierre Andre, today.  Chuck Shriver remembers writing news for Pierre to read and being fascinated by his professionalism.  Steve Dale brought in the cutest dog, Max, that we are hoping gets adopted.  Roe Conn chimes in on life and Dean Richards brings us a drum line!  Oh.. and did we mention that we got a visit from some world class rugby players?

Pierre Andre joined WGN in 1930. He worked for over 30 years as a host and announcer on such programs as Little Orphan Annie, Harold Teen, Helen Trent, Betty and Bob, Backstage Wife, and many broadcasts of live dance music. Andre co-hosted, with Jack Brickhouse and Eddie Hubbard, WGN Radio’s 40th Anniversary special. Chuck Shriver was a “summer replacement” newswriter – they didn’t use the term “intern” then – in the WGN-Radio newsroom the summer of the 1960. Chuck was not […]

2018 WGN Radio Walk of Fame: Roger Triemstra

Cochran’s Kid of the Week 05.15.18

2018 WGN Radio Walk of Fame: Chuck Swirsky