Re: Bill Leff's new gig at Chicago's WGN Radio 720:: ChicagoNow Radio

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: Me thinks that was slightly edited and editorialized from the blog that is currently on ChicagoNow.com. Here is the "original".. : : ChicagoNow Radio to air on WGN Radio 720, starting this Saturday : A few weeks ago, WGN Radio 720 asked us if we wanted to do a radio show with them. We said yes--because really, who turns down one of the nation's greatest radio stations? : ChicagoNow Radio, a new kind of talk show for Chicago, launches this Saturday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. Most weeks the show will run from 9 a.m. until 1p.m. and feature a rotating cast of ChicagoNow bloggers talking about everything that matters to Chicagoans. Chicago radio veteran Bill Leff will host the show. : More details, including a ChicagoNow Radio blog, are to come soon. But here's the official annoucement from WGN. : WGN RADIO PARTNERS WITH CHICAGONOW FOR WEEKLY RADIO SHOW : Chicago Radio Veteran Bill Leff to Host Program Featuring Rotating Cast of ChicagoNow Bloggers : : November 10, 2009 - WGN Radio today announced a new program, set to debut this Saturday, November 14. ChicagoNow Radio, hosted by Chicago radio veteran Bill Leff, will air Saturdays from 9am-1pm and feature a rotating cast of bloggers from ChicagoNow.com, the local blog network that officially launched in August as the new place for Chicagoans to connect and share their interests. Leff will chat with different ChicagoNow bloggers each week, focusing on the most newsworthy, irreverent, eye-opening and entertaining topics of the week while celebrating all great things local to Chicago. : : "WGN wanted to create a boundary-free radio celebration of Chicago life," says WGN Radio Program Director Kevin Metheny. "ChicagoNow is a collection of fascinating people who can't stop themselves from constantly telling Chicago's story as they see it in a dynamic, refreshing, and sometimes disturbing way. This will be a crazy collision of experiences and perspectives." : "ChicagoNow is home to 126 of Chicago's best experts," says ChicagoNow Editorial Director Tracy Schmidt. "Every day they write about what makes Chicago both great and second-rate. On air, our bloggers will never be at a loss for words. We can't wait to hear what they have to say every Saturday on WGN." : Weekly podcasts of ChicagoNow Radio will be available at wgnradio.com, along with links to the week's featured blogs. For more information, visit wgnradio.com/chicagonow. : : Scheduling Note: ChicagoNow Radio will be affected by sports programming on WGN Radio from time to time. Specifically, this Saturday's premiere broadcast will air from 9am to 10:30am due to Northwestern Football. During baseball season, the show's regularly scheduled time will be 9am-12pm. : ### : About ChicagoNow : ChicagoNow is a local website that features over 100 of the city's best bloggers, including local celebrities and experts. At ChicagoNow, Chicagoans discuss everything ranging from fashion and music to sports and politics. It will also be home to the relaunched RedEye Web site. ChicagoNow is part of the Chicago Tribune Media Group portfolio which includes chicagotribune.com, metromix.com, Chicago Tribune, RedEye, Hoy and Triblocal. www.chicagonow.com : About WGN Radio : Chicago's WGN Radio 720, the 2009 IBA Large Market Station of the Year, is dedicated to being the #1 source of Chicagoland entertainment, news, sports, and information. WGN Radio is the official broadcaster of the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Blackhawks, and Northwestern University and celebrates over 80 years of broadcasting in Chicago. For more information or to listen online, visit www.wgnradio.com. : : Where was this from? Did the release really say Pig Virus? heh. I doubt anyone internally is allowed to have that kind of comedic license? : : This will be an interesting one. At first I thought it was just a clever case of cross-promoting another company product, which of course it is, but it might be interesting nonetheless. And Leff deserves the gig.

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