WGN To Air Final ‘Walter Jacobson’s Perspective’

• WGN Radio/Chicago announced legendary news broadcaster and personality Walter Jacobson will air his final Walter Jacobson’s Perspective on Thursday, March 27. Jacobson’s commentaries covering local politics and news have been heard on WGN since 2014.

Walter Jacobson has had a storied career in Chicago media, starting in newspapers before transitioning to television in 1963, working at WBBM (CBS 2) as a news writer, reporter and political editor. From 1973 to 1982 Jacobson co-anchored WBBM-TV’s 10 O’Clock News with Bill Kurtis, and the two dominated the ratings for nine years. His Walter Jacobson’s Perspective dates back to those newscasts when he would deliver them live from his office. Jacobson has earned multiple awards over the years, including 10 Chicago Emmy awards in a row for his commentaries, several Peter Lisagor Awards, and a Peabody Award.

“I ‘knew’ Walter Jacobson mostly for his TV news work virtually all my life,” said Mary Sandberg Boyle, VP/GM of WGN Radio. “He and Bill Kurtis revolutionized the look and feel of television news broadcasts in Chicago at CBS 2, and it’s still talked about by those who watched them in the ’70s. Working with him at WGN Radio and getting to know him in-person has been an honor. After seeing firsthand his uncompromising devotion to his craft, it’s easy to see why he is the media legend that he is. Walter’s personality, contributions and ever unique Perspective will be greatly missed.”