{"id":5258,"date":"2014-10-08T14:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=5258"},"modified":"2014-10-08T14:10:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T19:10:56","slug":"steve-dahl-on-joining-wls-radios-not-dead-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2014\/10\/08\/steve-dahl-on-joining-wls-radios-not-dead-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining WLS, Steve Dahl declares: \u2018Radio's not dead yet\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Steve Dahl<\/p><\/div>\n

Despite his oft-stated misgivings about the current state of radio, Steve Dahl insists he\u2019s eager to get back on the air to become \u201cpart of the daily conversation in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n

Confirming a report here<\/a> Tuesday, Dahl said he has signed to host afternoons on Cumulus Media news\/talk WLS AM 890, <\/a>starting November 3. Airing between syndicated talkers Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage, he\u2019ll be on from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n

The Chicago broadcast legend and Radio Hall of Famer will replace the afternoon duo of Roe Conn and Richard Roeper, whose contracts expire at the end of the year. Conn and Roeper were removed from the station\u2019s website<\/a> Wednesday and were not expected back on the air.<\/p>\n

\"WLS<\/a>Dahl\u2019s three-year deal, which was negotiated by agent Steve Mandell, also makes Cumulus Media a partner in Dahl\u2019s subscription podcast venture. Under the agreement, he will continue to host a separate, 90-minute daily podcast for paid subscribers to the Steve Dahl Network.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI love doing the podcast and it takes me to new places both creatively and emotionally every day,\u201d Dahl said. \u201cWhat it can\u2019t provide, and what I miss the most about being on the radio is being part of the daily conversation in Chicago. The people at Cumulus have shown me that radio's not dead yet and that podcasts are an integral part of broadcasting\u2019s future. It\u2019s the best of both worlds and a great partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dahl, 59, who\u2019s been podcasting from his basement studio at home, said he\u2019ll host his new afternoon show from WLS studios at 190 North State Street. Joining him on the air each day will be musician Dag Juhlin and producer Brendan Greeley, both familiar figures to Dahlcast <\/a>listeners. News anchor Jennifer Keiper and traffic reporter Christina Filiaggi are expected to continue (although traffic reports no longer will air every 10 minutes in afternoons).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are both invigorating a medium I have loved since I was a boy and boldly charting a course for the future,\u201d Dahl said of Cumulus. \u201cI know that both the subscribers and the radio listeners will see it \u2014 hear it<\/em> \u2014 that way too. I will give them the best I have to offer in both disciplines every single day. I will not squander this boundless opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement announcing Dahl\u2019s hiring, WLS operations manager Peter Bolger said: \u201cChicago and WLS are known for great radio personalities. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proud and excited to have Steve Dahl back on The Big 89.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Roe<\/a>

Roe Conn<\/p><\/div>\n

It appears to be the end of an amicable and rewarding partnership for Conn and Roeper, who likely will go their separate ways. Conn, 50, a 25-year veteran of WLS, had been teamed since 2010 with Roeper, 54, the Sun-Times columnist and movie critic. Conn continues as a regular contributor to \u201cWindy City Live\u201d on ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7. Roeper continues with the Sun-Times and the Reelz Channel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still sorting through all of the contractual stuff,\u201d Conn said of his WLS exit. \u201cThe outpouring on social media has really been great to see. I\u2019m not sure where this all ends up, but I feel really honored so many loyal listeners gave me the opportunity to make an impact on a radio station I grew up listening to and admired so much.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite his oft-stated misgivings about the current state of radio, Steve Dahl insists he\u2019s eager to get back on the air to become \u201cpart of the daily conversation in Chicago.\u201d Confirming a report here Tuesday, Dahl said he has signed to host afternoons on Cumulus Media news\/talk WLS AM 890, starting November 3. Airing between... Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5258"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5267,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5258\/revisions\/5267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}