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Roe gets whacked from his WGN gig at 7pm the Friday of a three day weekend. Not unexpected in that his contract was up at the end of the year. He's been replaced by an inoffensive news guy, probably until they see how November goes.

You think that Nexstar should taking the big swing and bring in Senor Columnist to educate the masses from 4-7 weekdays? He wouldn't even have to talk much sports since WGN wants to get rid of both the Blackhawks and White Sox.

wow i didnt even know he was still on the air there.

i use to listen to him back in the 90s on WLS when he was on with Gary Meier. That was a pretty entertaining show.

Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

Peoria Matt wrote:

Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife .

Peoria Matt wrote:

Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

oh wow, tell me more. i had moved out of the area and never got listen to how that was broken up.

Garry seems to have made a lot of bad decisions in this career.

badrogue17 wrote:

Peoria Matt wrote:

Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife .

what happened?

she broke up steve and garry too. she's like worse than yoko ono. is he still with her?

After Mike Mulligan and Mike Murphy, Roe Conn is one of the worst talk radio show hosts I have ever heard. When he gets a little excited he sounds like Jay Leno with his nuts in a vice.

Nick Digilio always seemed like an asswipe. His tone often reminded me of Jay Marvin, who was a tremendous asswipe.

HawaiiYou wrote:

badrogue17 wrote:

Peoria Matt wrote:

Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife .

what happened?

she broke up steve and garry too. she's like worse than yoko ono. is he still with her?

She acted as his agent during contract negotiations when he walked away from the show and yes he’s still married to her. Literally threw away millions during both breakups .

Nick D was a fun listen in the late 90's/early 2000's as the weekend overnight guy. Would listen to him, Art Bell, and Les.

Tad Queasy wrote:

Jay Marvin had a short stint in chicago but i liked his show. is he still alive?

did you work w/ any of these guys?

HawaiiYou wrote:

Tad Queasy wrote:

Jay Marvin had a short stint in chicago but i liked his show. is he still alive?

did you work w/ any of these guys?

Jay Marvin. Wow, that brings back some memories. I remember he had a segment at the end of his show where he would let callers call in and do whatever they wanted to do. Make fart noises, impressions etc and he would just laugh LOL

blackhawksfan wrote:

Nick D was a fun listen in the late 90's/early 2000's as the weekend overnight guy. Would listen to him, Art Bell, and Les.

never listened to him but i remember when coming back on visits that ppl really liked him around the time you mentioned. he was the hot thing at the time. i think he talked about movies mostly.

Roe and Garry: OBL As A Bond Villain In A Cave Layer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQULcE3tcVM

The Canarble wagon made me want to drink and drive.

HawaiiYou wrote:

Peoria Matt wrote:

Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

oh wow, tell me more. i had moved out of the area and never got listen to how that was broken up.

Garry seems to have made a lot of bad decisions in this career.

He disagreed with Roe on how to renegotiate a new contract jointly. Roe reupped, Garry got pissed and quit.

More bad advice from Garry's wife. Garry had made his big money with Steve, Roe couldn't afford to hold out and lose the gig.

Garry was a customer of my dad's at that point, Garry's wife worked nearby and was a regular, and they would meet for a late lunch once or twice a week before Garry's show. My dad said that Garry was a nice guy and that most customers had no idea who he was.

Author:	Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:40 pm ]
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Roe gets whacked from his WGN gig at 7pm the Friday of a three day weekend. Not unexpected in that his contract was up at the end of the year. He's been replaced by an inoffensive news guy, probably until they see how November goes. You think that Nexstar should taking the big swing and bring in Senor Columnist to educate the masses from 4-7 weekdays? He wouldn't even have to talk much sports since WGN wants to get rid of both the Blackhawks and White Sox.

Author:	FrankDrebin [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:05 pm ]
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Nick Digilio is the bigger surprise; he's been associated with WGN since 1985.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:15 pm ]
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wow i didnt even know he was still on the air there. i use to listen to him back in the 90s on WLS when he was on with Gary Meier. That was a pretty entertaining show.

Author:	Seacrest [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:18 pm ]
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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote: Roe gets whacked from his WGN gig at 7pm the Friday of a three day weekend. Not unexpected in that his contract was up at the end of the year. He's been replaced by an inoffensive news guy, probably until they see how November goes. You think that Nexstar should taking the big swing and bring in Senor Columnist to educate the masses from 4-7 weekdays? He wouldn't even have to talk much sports since WGN wants to get rid of both the Blackhawks and White Sox. Seeing that they have chosen to replace him for now with the inoffensive news guy, I'll be shocked if they replace that guy with Miserable Senor Columnist.

Author:	Heisenberg [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:09 pm ]
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HawaiiYou wrote: wow i didnt even know he was still on the air there. i use to listen to him back in the 90s on WLS when he was on with Gary Meier. That was a pretty entertaining show. The problem with Roe is he plays whatever role they ask him to—he has been alternately conservative or liberal. If you’ve listened long enough, it is clear he is a phony playing a part. That said, when he was with Garry, that was a great show. I was listening once when Jesse Jackson was in the news, so Garry was doing his Jesse impersonation. Jesse called in, was not mad but just funny. Great radio.

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Author:	Peoria Matt [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:14 pm ]
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Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry.

Author:	KDdidit [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:15 pm ]
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Roe was fine. A long, long time ago WGN could have done better, but that's not the case anymore. Running out of Chicago people to put on.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:18 pm ]
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Peoria Matt wrote: Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry. oh wow, tell me more. i had moved out of the area and never got listen to how that was broken up. Garry seems to have made a lot of bad decisions in this career.

Author:	badrogue17 [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:22 pm ]
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Peoria Matt wrote: Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry. Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife .

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:24 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote: Peoria Matt wrote: Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry. Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife . what happened? she broke up steve and garry too. she's like worse than yoko ono. is he still with her?

Author:	Tad Queasy [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:25 pm ]
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After Mike Mulligan and Mike Murphy, Roe Conn is one of the worst talk radio show hosts I have ever heard. When he gets a little excited he sounds like Jay Leno with his nuts in a vice. Nick Digilio always seemed like an asswipe. His tone often reminded me of Jay Marvin, who was a tremendous asswipe.

Author:	badrogue17 [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:30 pm ]
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HawaiiYou wrote: badrogue17 wrote: Peoria Matt wrote: Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry. Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife . what happened? she broke up steve and garry too. she's like worse than yoko ono. is he still with her? She acted as his agent during contract negotiations when he walked away from the show and yes he’s still married to her. Literally threw away millions during both breakups .

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:31 pm ]
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Tad Queasy wrote: After Mike Mulligan and Mike Murphy, Roe Conn is one of the worst talk radio show hosts I have ever heard. When he gets a little excited he sounds like Jay Leno with his nuts in a vice. Nick Digilio always seemed like an asswipe. His tone often reminded me of Jay Marvin, who was a tremendous asswipe. Jay Marvin had a short stint in chicago but i liked his show. is he still alive? did you work w/ any of these guys?

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:32 pm ]
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badrogue17 wrote: HawaiiYou wrote: badrogue17 wrote: Peoria Matt wrote: Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry. Correction . Huge mistake by Garry’s wife . what happened? she broke up steve and garry too. she's like worse than yoko ono. is he still with her? She acted as his agent during contract negotiations when he walked away from the show and yes he’s still married to her. Literally threw away millions during both breakups . i wonder what he really thinks in his mind. maybe he's w/ her still to validate her/his decisions.

Author:	vitoscotti [ Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:57 am ]
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Chicago was a powerhouse for talk radio. Few good ones left, but it's dwindling. PC rules. Haven't heard my buddy Fred in awhile. He borrowed some of my baseball points here on M & F.

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Author:	blackhawksfan [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:33 pm ]
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Nick D was a fun listen in the late 90's/early 2000's as the weekend overnight guy. Would listen to him, Art Bell, and Les.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:34 pm ]
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blackhawksfan wrote: Nick D was a fun listen in the late 90's/early 2000's as the weekend overnight guy. Would listen to him, Art Bell, and Les. never listened to him but i remember when coming back on visits that ppl really liked him around the time you mentioned. he was the hot thing at the time. i think he talked about movies mostly.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:38 pm ]
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blackhawksfan wrote: HawaiiYou wrote: Tad Queasy wrote: After Mike Mulligan and Mike Murphy, Roe Conn is one of the worst talk radio show hosts I have ever heard. When he gets a little excited he sounds like Jay Leno with his nuts in a vice. Nick Digilio always seemed like an asswipe. His tone often reminded me of Jay Marvin, who was a tremendous asswipe. Jay Marvin had a short stint in chicago but i liked his show. is he still alive? did you work w/ any of these guys? Jay Marvin. Wow, that brings back some memories. I remember he had a segment at the end of his show where he would let callers call in and do whatever they wanted to do. Make fart noises, impressions etc and he would just laugh LOL yes he would start his show off w/ no call screeners. and at that time he was a breath of fresh air as the only left leaning guy on radio when it was 99 percent filled with right wing talk radio and rush was in his heydey.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:41 pm ]
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funny how all these guys like Meier and Conn use to make fun of WGN and they end up working there. what happened to steve king and his wife? they still around? also don and roma i think was the other married duo.

Author:	Franky T [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:06 pm ]
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Roe and Garry was a great show. Gary's show with Elton Jim and Leslie Keiling on WGN was so much better than Roe's WGN show which replaced it (I think?)

Author:	blackhawksfan [ Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:14 pm ]
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Roe and Garry: OBL As A Bond Villain In A Cave Layer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQULcE3tcVM

Author:	Peoria Matt [ Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:56 am ]
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I think Feder said that's dead in the water.

Author:	pittmike [ Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:53 am ]
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Yeah a lot of people forget even back then Garry was old. 7-10 years older than Steve. Married and had a kid way late. No changing for him now.

Author:	denisdman [ Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:59 am ]
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The Canarble wagon made me want to drink and drive.

Author:	pittmike [ Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:34 am ]
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denisdman wrote: The Canarble wagon made me want to drink and drive. Lol forgot about that.

Author:	Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:54 am ]
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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote: HawaiiYou wrote: Peoria Matt wrote: Roe and Garry was a great show. Huge mistake by Garry. oh wow, tell me more. i had moved out of the area and never got listen to how that was broken up. Garry seems to have made a lot of bad decisions in this career. He disagreed with Roe on how to renegotiate a new contract jointly. Roe reupped, Garry got pissed and quit. More bad advice from Garry's wife. Garry had made his big money with Steve, Roe couldn't afford to hold out and lose the gig. Garry was a customer of my dad's at that point, Garry's wife worked nearby and was a regular, and they would meet for a late lunch once or twice a week before Garry's show. My dad said that Garry was a nice guy and that most customers had no idea who he was. I would also add that WLS management pulled a power play and yanked Garry off the show but left Roe on for several weeks while ongoing negotiations went south. Garry claimed later that they would have been fine if Roe had stuck with him & held out as a team but when he caved Garry lost all negotiating leverage. Many blame his wife but Garry is a very principled and/or stubborn dude and I think he resented both Roe and management to the point that he felt he could never return.