Posted by Klima on February 14, 2011 at 12:47:03:
The future starts now for WGN
February 14th, 2011 @ 11:00 am
Although he’s already scored points for reaching out to key staffers, Bill White (pictured left) officially starts today as program director of Tribune Co.-owned news/talk WGN-AM (720). Topping his to-do list is signing off on a successor to the late Ron Santo as color analyst alongside Pat Hughes on Cubs broadcasts. (Keith Moreland and Dave Otto reportedly are finalists for the job.) But White’s biggest challenge may be to repair the wreckage left by predecessor Kevin Metheny. By all accounts, he’s up to the task. “WGN has influenced me throughout my career and I’m honored to become a part of this important Chicago institution,” White said on his hiring last month from WBT-AM/FM and WLNK-FM in Charlotte, N.C.