Episodes

  • WGN Morning News’ Brhett Vickery on new streaming show ‘What a Day!’

    WGN Morning News’ Brhett Vickery on new streaming show ‘What a Day!’
    Feb 22 2025
    WGN Radio’s Dave Plier welcomes WGN-TV’s Brhett Vickery to the WGN Radio Studios to talk about her first year at WGN, her new streaming show with Marcus Leshock on the WGN Plus app and wgntv.com called ‘What a Day!’, stories about her mom interning for Bob Sirott back in the day, her journey, her family […]
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  • Music legend Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers: Returning to Chicago at The Des Plaines Theatre on March 1st

    Music legend Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers: Returning to Chicago at The Des Plaines Theatre on March 1st
    Feb 22 2025
    Music legend Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about his journey in music and his upcoming show at The Des Plaines Theatre on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. For tickets, visit desplainestheatre.com.
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  • Comedian Jeff Ross ‘The Roastmaster General’: Coming to The Den Theatre March 7-9, 2025!

    Comedian Jeff Ross ‘The Roastmaster General’: Coming to The Den Theatre March 7-9, 2025!
    Feb 15 2025
    WGN Radio’s Dave Plier spends some time with comedian Jeff Ross, THE Roastmaster General about his comedic process, favorite roast jokes and his upcoming appearance at The Den Theatre in Chicago on March 7-9th, 2025. For tickets, visit thedentheatre.com.
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  • Disco: Music, Movies and Mania under the Mirror Ball with Frank DeCaro

    Disco: Music, Movies and Mania under the Mirror Ball with Frank DeCaro
    Feb 15 2025
    Half a century after the drug-fueled, DJ-driven, glamour-drenched musical phenomenon of disco was born at a New York City loft party, disco’s musical and fashion influences live on in popular culture. WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to author Frank DeCaro about his new book Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror Ball — an entertaining, yet serious tribute […]
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  • Nostalgia Digest Magazine: 75th anniversary of Jack Benny’s debut on television, the history of Pez, and more

    Nostalgia Digest Magazine: 75th anniversary of Jack Benny’s debut on television, the history of Pez, and more
    Feb 15 2025
    Steve Darnall, Editor-in-Chief of Nostalgia Digest Magazine, speaks with WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about the latest edition of Nostalgia Digest Magazine, featuring stories about film legend Lionel Barrymoore, Judy Holliday, the history of Pez and more. Steve & Dave also celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Jack Benny’s debut on television and his 131st birthday, which is on […]
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  • WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory on snow returning Friday night, Saturday and Sunday

    WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory on snow returning Friday night, Saturday and Sunday
    Feb 15 2025
    WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Demetrius Ivory hangs out with WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the snow moving into the area tonight and through the weekend, along with some spirited 90’s pop culture trivia.
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  • Sunday’s Big Game: Preview of this year’s star-studded ads, top 20 Super Bowl commercials of all-time

    Sunday’s Big Game: Preview of this year’s star-studded ads, top 20 Super Bowl commercials of all-time
    Feb 8 2025
    WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Jeff Rogers, jeffrogersunlimited.com, about this year’s commercials for Sunday’s Big Game featuring celebs, nostalgia and plenty of humor. Plus Dave and Jeff talk about the NEW Museum of Broadcast Communications online exhibit on the Top 20 Super Bowl Commercials of all time. To see the new exhibit, visit MUSEUM.TV.
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  • Tripp Whetsell on ‘Norman Lear: His Life & Times’

    Tripp Whetsell on ‘Norman Lear: His Life & Times’
    Jan 26 2025
    Author and entertainment journalist Tripp Whetsell talks to WGN Radio’s Dave Plier about Norman Lear and his new biography about the seven-decade career of a TV icon who created the gold standard for television comedies, producing shows that were the first to give underrepresented members of society an authentic prime-time voice, while encouraging audiences to […]
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