Radio station WGCI-AM 1390, which became a symbol of the rise and political influence of black talk radio in Chicago, abruptly changed its format to music Monday, citing poor ratings. Station ...

It’s Friday morning in Las Vegas and comedian Steve Harvey is in yet another airport. He has finished that day’s radio program, the top-rated syndicated morning show in the top 50 metro markets, and ...

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And that is Johnnie D, who is promoted from APD and will work closely with Derrick Brown, Director of Urban Programming for iHeartMedia Chicago at the station. Brown was handling WGCI PD duties as a ...

Kanye West had the internet buzzing after an interview today (Aug. 29) on WGCI 107.5 Chicago's Morning Show. It was Yeezy's first visit to his hometown radio station in years, and he used the ...

CHICAGO -- Doug Banks, who was a radio host at several stations, including Chicago's V103 and WGCI, and appeared on ABC7's "190 North," has died. Banks was 57. Banks was a "190 North" contributor for ...

iHeartMedia’s Chicago hip-hop station WGCI (107.5 FM) donated more than $13,000 in proceeds from a recent concert to two elementary schools. The money was collected as part of WGCI’s Big Jam 2022 ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Launa Thompson, station and sales manager of WGCI-AM, Chicago's top-rated music station, died Sunday at age 52 after a brief illness. Thompson, who was hailed by the Chicago Sun-Times ...

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President Barack Obama blitzed radio stations in key states on Monday and Tuesday in Chicago talking to WGCI — a station with a large African-American audience — urging listeners to vote. Democrat Gov ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Friends, family and fans gathered Saturday in Chicago to honor the life of local radio personality Doug Banks, who died last month. The memorial was held at the Harold Washington ...