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WGN Radio Morning Show host, Bob Sirott, starts every weekday morning by awarding the ‘First Caller’ of the day with a prize. Tuesday’s winner, ‘Greg in Des Plaines’, stood out due to his positive energy, and inspiring message. Greg even opened up with a rooster impression! Listen to the Bob Sirott Show starting at 6am […]
This morning on The Bob Sirott Show, Bob talks to Michael Wood, the Senior Curator at the Chicago Architecture Center. Together they discuss the sale of the Thompson Center and what may be in store for the classic Chicago building.
Dean Richards made his daily appearance on the Bob Sirott Show to share the latest celebrity gossip and news from Hollywood. Dean talked about a couple of lawsuits, including the one between the bands Spirit & Led Zeppelin that has been going on for over six years. Dean also shared details on two more movie […]
Dean Richards, WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, had plenty of news and notes during his daily appearance on the Bob Sirott Show. After Gale Sayers passed away at the age of 77 yesterday, Dean shared what some of the stars from “Brian’s Song” had said to honor the pro football hall of famer. Dean also played a […]
Dean WGN’s Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. Dean talks Chadwick Boseman and his legacy he left, the VMA award ceremony, which was the first award ceremony since COVID. Lady Gaga showed off her style with an array of masks during the VMA awards […]
Dean WGN’s Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He talked music that’s trending from the Republican National Convention. Elton John, Leonard Cohen and Tori Kelly all had music played during the convention without permission. JK Rowling has returned an RFK award after transgender […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. Top for today involves the birth of Katy Perry’s baby, John Lennon’s killer denied parole, Macaulay Culkin’s 40th birthday, McHenry’s drive in theater comedy show, Halle Berry’s divorce and Dean’s experience seeing a movie in a theater […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He talked about the West Wing and Home Improvement reunion, the Joe Exotic series, the Real Housewives of New York star that was fired, Kanye West’s lawsuit, Sean Connery’s 90th birthday, Amy Poehler directing a Lucille Ball […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He chats about DC FanDome highlights, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Unhinged at the box office, Glee star Lea Michelle becoming a mom and more! We also hear Dean’s conversation with Hugh Laurie.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He talked about Dax Shepard’s motorcycle accident, the 1st English language single released by Kpop (KoreanPop) super group BTS, and Comedy Central’s move to cancel Tosh.0.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. One of the tops stories for today involves WGN TV Morning News and the 45 minute meltdown they experienced. Dean also touches on today’s reopening of AMC Movie Theaters, the closure of the Tiger King Zoo, […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood and today he shared details about a Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston reunion for a new project. He joined the show right after wrapping up an interview with the Bacon Brothers so we also learned about […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He talked about the re-opening plans for AMC Movie Theaters, initial feelings surrounding the “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” remake starring Will Smith and Kevin Hart, and more.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He talked about the virtual gathering for the 43rd Elvis Vigil, Anthony Anderson getting his Hollywood Walk of Fame star, and the re-opening of theaters in Canada.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily update on the latest from Hollywood. He talked about a reboot of “Who’s the Boss?”, when and where you can watch the live-action version of “Mulan”, and whether Tiffany Haddish and Common are dating.
Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show for his daily enetertainment report, and played a clip from the All-star benefit video of ‘Sweet Home Chicago’. More than 100 participants from the Illinois and Chicago performing arts worlds contributed to the video, including Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Kurt Elling, Jim Belushi, Keegan-Michael Key, Jessie Mueller, Jeff Perry, Ramsey […]
David Hochberg made his first in-studio visit to the Bob Sirott Show since the the stay-at-home order was put in place in March. He talked to Bob about the latest trends in the real estate market, why the suburbs are a hot spot right now, and where he expects mortgage rates to go through the […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show with the latest news from Hollywood, and celebrity gossip. Dean played a highlight montage from Ringo Starr’s 80th birthday special. He also talked about Thaddie Newton’s comments about working with Tom Cruise and shared the experiences he’s had with Cruise himself.
Carl Reiner died Monday of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 98. His son, Rob announced it in a Tweet this morning. The news of his passing broke during Dean Richards’ daily appearance on the Bob Sirott Show. Bob and Dean share some memories they have of the entertainment legend.
Dr. Kevin Most joins the Bob Sirott Show every Monday to talk about the latest news in the health industry. With Illinois now in Phase 4 of reopening the state, Dr. Most started off by talking about the positive trends in Illinois and reminded listeners to proceed with caution as a few states are dealing […]
Dean Richards recaps a weekend’s worth of Entertainment News, while checking in on the Bob Sirott Show. He plays a clip of Miley Cyrus’ cover of “Help”, and also plays part of Beyonce’s acceptance speech for the Humanitarian Award she won at the 20th annual BET Awards. He also talks about the connection Kanye West […]
Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show to talk about plans for more Drive-In movie theaters in the “Chicagoland” area. WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, also talks about the episodes of “30 Rock” that will be removed from syndication, and new date for the Golden Globes, and a clip from an interview Dean had with Rose Byrne.
Dr. Kevin Most, the Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital, joins the Bob Sirott Show every Monday morning to talk about the latest in medical news, and of course answer questions on the minds of listeners. Over the past few weeks, Dr. Most has downplayed blood type playing a role in whether […]
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, made his daily appearance on the Bob Sirott Show and had to announce the unfortunate cancellation a few more events due to the pandemic. He did, however, have some positive news about the Emmy’s, the return of “30 Rock”, and an expensive date with Keanu Reeves.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show to recap a weekend’s worth of entertainment news. He talked about Oprah honoring the graduating class of 2020, “Gone With the Wind” returning to HBO Max, and “Dukes of Hazard” potentially being pulled from Amazon Prime.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, shared his weekend recommendations on the Bob Sirott Show. After a long week of tension and violence, he suggests watching “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”. Dean also talked about Oprah hosting two-day summit on racism, and the huge donation made by Kanye West.
WGN’s Entertainment Reporter, Dean Richards, joined the Bob Sirott Show to talk about the celebrities who are stepping up to fight racism, including a huge donation from The Weeknd, an essay from George Clooney, and a full-page ad from Jay-Z. Dean also plays a clip of an interview he had with Josh Gad.
As Chicago and many other cities around the country recover from riots that took place over the weekend, Dean Richards joined the Bob Sirott Show to talk about how celebrities are getting involved in protests. Dean also has inside info on the new “Wolfman”; where you can watch the Carol Burnett Show, and who is […]
Dr. Kevin Most joined the Bob Sirott Show to discuss the fallout of the riots and protests that took place in Chicago, as well as many other cities around the country. The chief medical officer at Northwestern Medicine’s Central DuPage Hospital recommended that anybody who participated should look to get tested for COVID-19 this week. […]
Blackhawks rookie forward Dominik Kubalik is having a strong debut season. He had a hatrick last week against the Tampa Bay Lightning and is now just one goal away from having 30 on the season. Dominik joined the Bob Sirott Show to talk about playing in the NHL, his candidacy for the rookie of the […]
Drake Caggiula followed in Jonathan Toews’ footsteps when he attended the University of North Dakota seven years after the captain left UND for the NHL. Caggiula has held onto a picture Toews autographed for him when they met, and now they’re skating on the same line together. Drake joined the Bob Sirott Show to talk […]
Dave Haynes appears on the Bob Sirott Show on WGN to talk about the best donuts in Chicago, and Fat Tuesday.
Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton joined the Bob Sirott Show the morning after the the NHL’s trade dealdine. Coach shares his thoughts on the decision to move goaltender Robin Lehner to Vegas and defenseman Erik Gustafsson to Calgary. Bob asks about the 42-year-old emergency goalie who got the win for Carolina over the weekend. The […]
Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton joined the Bob Sirott Show to preview what could be the most important stretch of the season for the team. The trade deadline is at the end of the month, and the ‘Hawks have five straight games against teams conference rivals. Coach also comments on the tough back-to-back overtime losses […]