WGN Radio Readies New Line-Up
• WGN Radio/Chicago announced the Jan. 3 debut of a new weekday programming schedule that will include the full-time addition of longtime market veteran Lisa Dent (left), who will be heard weekday afternoons.
“Lisa Dent has long been a significant and well-known presence in Chicago radio,” said Mary Sandberg Boyle, VP/GM of WGN Radio. “Her vibrant personality and warmth, understanding of the city and an ability to authentically connect on a personal level with listeners makes her a natural fit for afternoon drive on WGN as we embark on our 100th year of being the voice of Chicagoland.”
A native of Rockford, IL, Dent began her radio career in Fort Atkinson, WI in 1981 before going on to work at stations in Minneapolis, San Diego, Seattle, and Houston. Dent returned to Chicago in 2002 and notably spent 14 years at CBS Radio/Entercom/Audacy Country WUSN (US99), rising to morning co-host before departing in August 2016 — the same year she was inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. More recently Dent did middays at the former iHeartMedia Country WEBG (Big 95.5), and has done fill-in on WGN Radio since January.
At the same time, veteran Chicago journalist (and 1-4pm host) Anna Davlantes (left) will assume the role of investigative correspondent with special reporting, covering news stories in-depth. Davlantes will continue to be heard frequently across the station’s dayparts. “Anna Davlantes’ impeccable resume includes decades of award-winning investigative reporting,” said Sandberg Boyle. “Few rival Anna’s commitment to serving the public in anticipating, exposing, and breaking important stories. We are fortunate to have her expertise at WGN Radio.”
Beginning January 3, WGN Radio’s weekday programming schedule looks like this — 4am-6am: WGN-TVsimulcast; 6-10am: Bob Sirott; 10am-2pm: John Williams, including the Wintrust Business Lunch at noon; 2-6pm: Chicago’s Afternoon News with Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand; 6-7pm: WGN Radio’s Money Matters (airing early 2022); 7-10pm: John Landecker.
