WLS-AM (Chicago) continues its tradition of hate radio hires MANCOW who starts Monday

[wndycty]

Muller to host show on WLS-AM 890

By Phil Rosenthal | Tribune reporter
October 23, 2008

Erich "Mancow" Muller, who lost his last full-time Chicago radio job 27 months ago, has agreed to host a weekday talk show for Citadel Broadcasting's WLS-AM 890.

Mike Fowler, WLS-AM's president and general manager, confirmed that Muller will replace Jerry Agar in the 9-to-11 a.m. slot, beginning Monday. For his first week, he will be paired with Pat Cassidy, who joined WLS from WBBM-AM 780 this summer.

"It's going to bring a lot of energy to the station," Fowler said. "It's a younger version of Rush , with some Roe Conn thrown in."

Muller, who will continue to do a separate syndicated morning program, did not return a call for comment.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-thu_mancow-returnsoct23,0,1328372.story

[HereSince1628]

1. Oh, to have the good old days of WCFL back again.

W _C_hicago _F_ederation of _L_abor.

Who even remembers those heady days?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. WCFL-The Voice of Labor

Listened to them when I was growing up. Always liked their news broadcasts.

[undeterred]

2. As I recall that's IDIOT radio for men.

[tritsofme]

3. When it used to be either him or Stern on in mornings

I always listened to Howard, I couldn't stand that idiot Mancow even 10 or 15 years ago. I can't believe he's still around.

[Greyhound]

4. How does that hack keep getting time slots? He just sucks at every format,

yet just keeps on working...

[madrchsod]

5. just read that....don and roma, mancow,and rush....

remember when wls was the best station in town? with the pick up of 92.5 i can get ronny jr at night out here then dance the night away.......

so daley is wondering who`s going to pay for the million or so that will be in grant park nov 4th? here i thought he was a democrat....:rofl:

[KharmaTrain]

6. Yet Another Reason Not To Listen...

As a kid, WLS was constantly playing on my radios. Even in its talk version...a decade ago their line-up included Jay Marvin and Mike Malloy...plus who can forget Nate Clay? Now the station no longer exists.

Mancow wore out his welcome in Chicago and my bets are WLS is getting "the Cow" for cheap...he's been desperate to get back on the radio here.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. WLS should go back to Top 40 music format

The only time it was worth listening to.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

9. Good Lord Mancow is nothing but a hack.

I remember baci in 60's the ratings battles that used to go on between WLS (World's Largest Store, referring to Sears, Roebuck) and WCFL. WLS usually won because they had 50,000 watts and CFL didn't have quite the range WLS had.

I haven't listed to either of the stations for years and years. I do listen to WLS-FM now and again. It's not a bad station in fact Dick Biondi does a show from like 7-10 pm every night.
Brings back all sorts of memories for me.