WGN-AM Rearranging Daytime Line-Up

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: WGN Radio 720AM will reportedly rearrange its daytime line-up next month. Beginning August 9th, the morning show loses a half-hour, a controversial new host from Cincinnati joins, and a veteran WGN voice moves yet again. : : Here is what the new WGN line-up will allegedly look like next month: : 5:00am-8:30am - Greg Jarrett : 8:30am-12:30pm - Mike McConnell : 12:30pm-3:00pm - John Williams : 3:00pm-7:00pm - Garry Meier : The "Noon Show" would be officially gone. : John Williams also hosts a radio show in Minneapolis that airs from 1:00pm-3:00pm on WCCO-AM. WCCO would change its schedule to keep Williams and move his show from 9:00am-Noon, continuing to broadcast that show from an unused WGN studio. : Williams' contract with WGN runs to the Fall of 2011. : : WGN-AM is reportedly also reshuffling its news anchors to accommodate the new weekday line-up. The following changes would take effect on July 26th: News anchor Jim Gudas from afternoons to mornings. News anchor Steve Bertrand with John Williams in the afternoon. News anchor Andrea Darlas to the afternoon/evening shift. Traffic reporter Mary Van De Velde to mornings, while traffic reporter Leslie Keiling would join Williams' and Meier's shows in afternoons. : : The weekday nighttime would remain the same: : 7:00pm-10:00pm and fill-ins - Jim Laski : 10:00pm-Midnight, Mon-Thur - Extension 720 with Dr. Milt Rosenberg : Midnight-5:00am, Mon-Thur - Steve King & Johnnie Putman : 10:00pm-2:00am, Friday - Nick Digilio : 2:00am-5:00am, Friday - Brian Noonan

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