John Landecker

Herb Weisbaum, The ConsumerMan and Contributing Editor at Checkbook.org, joins John Landecker to play fact or fiction about gas. Then Herb shares tips on how to save money on gas.

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to talk about the heat wave we have been in and when it could end. Bill then shares that the East Coast is even hotter and gives the weekend 4th of July forecast!

Charlie Roumeliotis, WGN Radio’s Chicago Blackhawks pre and post-game anchor and host of Blackhawks Live, joins John Landecker to recap the Hawks draft and look ahead to what they might do in free agency.

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Carlos Lamadrid, Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation Chief Advancement Officer, joins John Landecker to talk about the foundation’s work to raise funds to maintain the Statue of Liberty and share history and facts about it!

Listen below as your host John Landecker and segment co-hosts, producer Jack Heinrich, and Operations Manager Ashley Bihun battle out which pie is better: Cherry pie (Jack) vs. apple pie (John) vs. blueberry pie (Ashley).

Bob Casey, Joe’s Live General Manager, joins John Landecker to talk about Joe’s Live, located in Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park, right between Bub City and Zanie’s Comedy Club. Bob talks about Joe’s Live’s performances stages, and why you should stop by this summer. Be sure to follow Joe’s Live on Facebook at @joesliverosemont.

Michelle Maryk, author of The Found Object Society: A Novel, joins John Landecker to talk about her first novel and her book events happening around Chicago! Michelle’s close friend and John’s daughter, Amy Landecker, calls in to surprise Michelle. Michelle will host a Fireside Author Chat with herself and Allison Buccola tomorrow, June 26th at […]

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Ron Kittle, 1983 AL Rookie of the Year as a member of the Chicago White Sox, joins John Landecker to talk about the 80’s theme broadcast CHSN will put on for Saturday’s White Sox game against the Royals, which will honor the legendary 1983 Sox team known as the “Winning Ugly” squad.

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to recap yet another round of severe storms that hit our area. Then, Bill talks about the cool start to summer and when it might warm up. To wrap up, Bill gives the weekend weather!

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Dr. Evelyn Kelly and Natalie Kelly, a mother-daughter travel expert team, join John Landecker on the show to talk about their travels as the duo has visited 90 countries, all 50 states, and sevenContinents. They share their favorite spots they have seen along the way and talk about Evelyn’s goal is to visit 100 countries […]

Rebecca Fyffe, Director of Research at Landmark Pest Management, joins John Landecker to talk about how to stay safe from mosquito bites and warns about the danger you can encounter from a bite.

Gary Cole, renowned actor and one of the stars of the Steppenwolf Theatre‘s production of Catch as Catch Can, joins John Landecker to share details surrounding this massive “high-wire act” production, directed by Amy Morton, where three actors play six roles, crossing generations and genders without real costume changes. Listen in while Gary talks about […]

Whitney Reynolds, host of The Whitney Reynolds Show, is back for another edition of Wednesdays with Whit! Whitney joins your host, John Landecker, on the program to talk about Whit driving a NASCAR car ahead of the race next weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. Then Whit talks about getting an early screening of Toy Story 5 and more!

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Eli Berk, sports producer and anchor, joins John Landecker to for the latest installment of Two Truths and Eli. John has to figure out which news story is the fake one written by Eli.

Ryan Oestreich, general manager of Chicago’s legendary Music Box Theatre joins John Landecker to discuss the Music Box’s new 98-seat theater screen, which will open to the public June 26.

Listen below as your host John Landecker and segment co-host, WGN Radio’s Ashley Bihun, battle out which is better: Snow cones or slushies?

The Patent Professor, John Rizvi, joins John Landecker to discuss the millions of artists like Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift whose music was secretly used to train AI music models and more about music copyrights.

WGN-TV weather producer Bill Snyder joins John Landecker to recap the severe weather we’ve had this last week. Then, Bill shares if this wet June has got us out of our drought after a dry May. To wrap up, Bill gives the weekend forecast!

Jack Heinrich, sports producer, reporter, anchor, and producer of the John Landecker show, joins John Landecker to dive into what’s on Jack’s sports-filled brain for that day! Today, Jack reports on:

Steve Dale, WGN Radio’s pet expert and host of Steve Dale’s Pet World and Steve Dale’s Other World, joins John Landecker to talk about New World screwworms in the US and share firework safety for dogs.

Bob Sirott joins John Landecker to talk about the life of Tom Dreesen, a legendary comedian who grew up in Harvey, Illinois, and passed at the age of 86 today. Bob and John remember the legend and recall memories of hanging out with him in the city.