Posted by Klima on February 14, 2011 at 12:47:03:
The future starts now for WGN
February 14th, 2011 @ 11:00 am
Although he�s already scored points for reaching out to key staffers, Bill White (pictured left) officially starts today as program director of Tribune Co.-owned news/talk WGN-AM (720). Topping his to-do list is signing off on a successor to the late Ron Santo as color analyst alongside Pat Hughes on Cubs broadcasts. (Keith Moreland and Dave Otto reportedly are finalists for the job.) But White�s biggest challenge may be to repair the wreckage left by predecessor Kevin Metheny. By all accounts, he�s up to the task. �WGN has influenced me throughout my career and I�m honored to become a part of this important Chicago institution,� White said on his hiring last month from WBT-AM/FM and WLNK-FM in Charlotte, N.C.