{"id":8661,"date":"2015-08-26T11:30:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=8661"},"modified":"2015-08-26T11:49:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T16:49:36","slug":"wgn-radio-adds-high-flying-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2015\/08\/26\/wgn-radio-adds-high-flying-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"WGN Radio adds high-flying traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Sarah Jindra<\/p><\/div>\n

Sarah Jindra, the airborne traffic ace for Tribune Media WGN-Channel 9,<\/a> will double as radio traffic reporter for Roe Conn\u2019s afternoon show on news\/talk WGN AM 720.<\/a><\/p>\n

Todd Manley, vice president of programming and content at WGN, announced Wednesday that Jindra will deliver traffic reports from Skycam 9 <\/a>twice each hour from 3 to 7 p.m. weekdays, starting next week. She\u2019ll continue to report breaking news and traffic for Channel 9\u2019s 4 and 5 p.m. weekdays newscasts.<\/p>\n

Calling it \u201ca bold new chapter in collective journalism for WGN Radio and TV,\u201d Manley said the realignment coincides with a new contract with Radiate Media and an expanded talent-sharing arrangement with the co-owned station. Other TV personalities regularly deployed on WGN Radio include chief meteorologist Tom Skilling, news anchor Mark Suppelsa and entertainment reporter Dean Richards.<\/p>\n

Jindra, who joined Radiate Media in 2008, has been reporting traffic for Tribune Media CLTV<\/a> and Channel 9 since 2012. She previously appeared on Chicago Public Media WBEZ FM 91.5 <\/a>and NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5.<\/a><\/p>\n

Starting Monday, WGN\u2019s new weekday traffic reporting lineup will be:<\/p>\n