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==Life outside radio==
==Life outside radio==
Williams enjoys [[Reading (process)|reading]], [[running]], and playing [[basketball]]. He is married, has two sons, and a dachshund named Fred that he calls "The World's Largest Wiener Dog".
Williams enjoys reading, running, and playing basketball. He is married, has two sons, and has a dachshund named Fred, who he calls "The World's Largest Wiener Dog".
Williams enjoys chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in LaGrange, IL.
Williams enjoys chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in La Grange, IL.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 11:32, 13 February 2009

John Williams
Career
ShowThe World of John Williams (weekdays)
Station720 WGN
Time slot5-9 a.m.
ShowThe World of John Williams (Saturdays)
Station720 WGN
Time slot5-9 a.m.
WebsiteWGN Radio: John Williams

John Williams (born John Fillipitch, October 1959) is a radio talk show host at WGN (AM) in Chicago, Illinois. On December 15, 2008, he succeeded Spike O'Dell for the 5:00-9:00 a.m. time slot. Before mornings, Williams hosted the afternoon "John Williams Experience."

Early life

John Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He attended grade school in different places while his father was in the Air Force, but the family moved back to Joliet, Illinois after his father's retirement from the service.

Williams graduated from Minooka High School and later from Joliet Junior College, where his father was a school counselor. He eventually graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a broadcasting major[2].

Radio career

Williams worked briefly at WSPY (AM), a small station in Plano, Illinois, then WMBD (AM) in Peoria, Illinois.

Williams spent several years at WMBD in Peoria. He also wrote a series of joke books, titled The Spieler Scale of Comedy[3]. After four years at WCCO (AM) in Minneapolis, Williams was hired at WGN (AM) in Chicago in September 1997 [4].

Recognitions

  • Finalist in the Personality of the Year category at the Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards[4]
  • Personality of the Year at the Silver Domes [4]
  • Marconi finalist [4]
  • Best Afternoon Show on a News, Talk, Personality or Sports Station and Best Talent at the (A.I.R.) Awards [4]

Timeline

  • December 2008 to present — WGN 720, Chicago, Illinois: morning show host, broadcasting from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.[4]
  • September 1997 to December 2008 — WGN 720, Chicago, Illinois: mid-day and afternoon show host
  • 1993 to 1997 — WCCO, Minneapolis, Minnesota: mid-day show host[4]
  • 1981 to 1993 — WMBD, Peoria, Illinois: morning show host and other positions[3]
  • 1981 — WSPY (AM), Plano, Illinois

Life outside radio

Williams enjoys reading, running, and playing basketball. He is married, has two sons, and has a dachshund named Fred, who he calls "The World's Largest Wiener Dog". Williams enjoys chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in La Grange, IL.

See also

References

  1. ^ Joliet Junior College Winter '04 Commencement Keynote Speaker. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  2. ^ Wolverton Mountain Enterprises: interview with John Williams. Retrieved 2006-12-28
  3. ^ a b "Former WMBD Radio Personality on CBS". Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g WGN Radio - John Williams
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