Roeper Reunites With Sirott On WGN
• WGN Radio/Chicago announced that veteran journalist, media personality and film & television critic Richard Roeper will bring his commentary to The Bob Sirott Show in a weekly segment that will air Thursdays at 7:20am with a 9:50am replay, starting today.
The pairing reunites Roeper and Sirott, who last collaborated on-air when Sirott co-anchored Fox Thing in the Morning on Fox32 in the ’90s. Roeper won a Chicago/Midwest Emmy for his commentary, and the duo teamed up for a second Emmy on a half-hour special that aired in 1998. “Rich will add a much-needed voice to my North Side perspective,” said Sirott.
“I’m thrilled to be joining my friend Bob Sirott every week so we can exchange views about whatever Chicagoans are talking about, whether it’s the new pope, the prospects for his Cubs and my White Sox, to what’s happening with pop culture or news,” said Roeper, pictured here in the WGN Radio Showcase Studio. “Bob was instrumental in launching my TV career back in the day, and I look forward to this new collaboration.” [Photo credit: Kristin Decker / WGN Radio]
