Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share This Week in Chicago History: International Amphitheater, William ‘The Refrigerator’ Perry, and 16″ softball
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
This Week in Chicago History: International Amphitheater, William ‘The Refrigerator’ Perry, and 16″ softball
Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the first report on John F. Kennedy’s assassination read by WGN Radio’s Orion Samuelson, the opening of the International Amphitheater, a major change to Chicago’s tree lighting ceremony, and more.
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7832519/7832519_2025-11-26-155819.64kmono.mp3
Sponsored by UI Health.
Recent Posts
This Week in Chicago History
‘Rudolph’ created this week in 1939
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Mike Ditka’s jersey retires this week in 2013
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Hugh Hefner releases first Playboy magazine in 1953
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
The International Amphitheater opened this week in 1934
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Red Grange signed to Chicago Bears in 1925
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Click for more
Recent Posts
Bob Sirott
Associated Bank Market Outlook: 12/23/25
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Does the current flu vaccine cover the new variant?
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Rob Reiner’s children gather to remember their parents
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Highlights of the city council’s 2026 budget
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Cirque Du Soleil brings Christmas magic to Chicago Theatre
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Click for more
View all episodes
By wgnradio.com
4.1
4747 ratings
Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio’s investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the first report on John F. Kennedy’s assassination read by WGN Radio’s Orion Samuelson, the opening of the International Amphitheater, a major change to Chicago’s tree lighting ceremony, and more.
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7832519/7832519_2025-11-26-155819.64kmono.mp3
Sponsored by UI Health.
Recent Posts
This Week in Chicago History
‘Rudolph’ created this week in 1939
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Mike Ditka’s jersey retires this week in 2013
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Hugh Hefner releases first Playboy magazine in 1953
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
The International Amphitheater opened this week in 1934
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Red Grange signed to Chicago Bears in 1925
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Click for more
Recent Posts
Bob Sirott
Associated Bank Market Outlook: 12/23/25
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Does the current flu vaccine cover the new variant?
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Rob Reiner’s children gather to remember their parents
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Highlights of the city council’s 2026 budget
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Cirque Du Soleil brings Christmas magic to Chicago Theatre
.cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd}
Click for more
More shows like Bob Sirott
View all
This American Life
90,795 Listeners
Stuff You Should Know
78,592 Listeners
Fresh Air
38,509 Listeners
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
38,751 Listeners
Bon Appétit
2,537 Listeners
Travel with Rick Steves
163 Listeners
Hamp and O'B
127 Listeners
Dane Neal
1 Listeners
Heavyweight
17,816 Listeners
Chicago Blackhawks
43 Listeners
HouseSmarts Radio with Lou Manfredini
15 Listeners
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
2,999 Listeners
The Chicago Way
1,158 Listeners
Blackhawks 720
35 Listeners
The Daily
112,451 Listeners
The Mincing Rascals
434 Listeners
Up First from NPR
56,739 Listeners
uh-PARENT-ly
51 Listeners
The Al Franken Podcast
8,527 Listeners
The Journal.
6,069 Listeners
Noon Business Lunch
10 Listeners
City Club of Chicago
4 Listeners
Karen Conti
11 Listeners
Hush Loudly
21 Listeners
Consider This from NPR
6,425 Listeners
Literally! With Rob Lowe
12,615 Listeners
John Landecker
8 Listeners
This Week in Wealth
1 Listeners
All There Is with Anderson Cooper
10,503 Listeners
On the Map
0 Listeners
Your Money Matters with Jon Hansen
5 Listeners
The WGN Radio Football Podcast
10 Listeners
The Althimer Show
0 Listeners
on your radar
0 Listeners