WGN & Sirott Mutually Agree To Extend

• Nexstar’s WGN Radio/Chicago announced it has inked a multi-year extension with morning show host Bob Sirott.

“Bob’s work ethic, focus and character is the stuff of legends in the broadcast industry,” said WGN Radio VP/GM Mary Sandberg Boyle. “He’s an excellent communicator and continues to strategically engage and connect with the WGN Radio audience daily. Bob is one of the best in the business and we’re proud to have him as part of the WGN Radio team.”

Sirott has been the station’s morning drive host since 2020, but generations of Midwesterners have grown up with lifelong Chicagoan Sirott, an Emmy award-winning journalist whose acclaimed broadcast career spans five decades as a radio host/DJ and television news anchor.

“Management has given me a terrific on-air and behind-the-scenes team, plus freedom to do whatever I want,” said Sirott. “That’s why waking up at 4:30am is fun now. Actually… that last line is a lie.”