Mallory Vor Broker
Robservations on the media beat:
Invoice Cameron
Just after 10 yrs as a producer at WLS 890-AM, Mallory Vor Broker has been named political reporter for the Cumulus Media news/discuss station. She succeeds Monthly bill Cameron, who retired August 20 as dean of Chicago’s Town Hall reporters. Vor Broker, who most not too long ago was government producer of John Howell’s afternoon present, beforehand worked with Steve Dahl, Roe Conn and Lauren Cohn at WLS. A graduate of Ohio College and Roosevelt University, she commenced as an assistant producer at Audacy all-information WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM and a targeted traffic producer and reporter for Radiate Media. “While Bill Cameron has remaining some large shoes to fill, Mallory joins the crew outfitted with the understanding of how Chicago-design politics function and a Rolodex to complement that,” WLS news director Nick Gale reported in a assertion. “We welcome Mallory to the team, realizing she is well ready to retain WLS listeners knowledgeable on what’s going on at the Corridor as well as down in Springfield.” In a farewell conversation capping his 51 years in Chicago radio, Cameron will surface on his former show, “Connected to Chicago,” at 7 p.m. Sunday. Returning to job interview his longtime colleague will be retired WLS information anchor John Dempsey.
Dan McNeil
It’s rarely the comeback his fans have been hoping for, but Dan McNeil has landed a two-hour weekly soccer present on a radio station in Hammond, Indiana. Starting off this 7 days, “Danny Mac’s Friday Tailgate” will air from noon to 2 p.m. Fridays on WJOB 1230-AM/104.7-FM, the Northwest Indiana information/communicate station owned by Vasquez Progress, on its video clip membership service JEDtv, and on the Tune-In application. After among the most popular athletics communicate hosts in Chicago, McNeil was fired past September as afternoon co-host on Audacy athletics/converse WSCR 670-AM after tweeting what his bosses referred to as a “degrading and humiliating” remark about ESPN sideline reporter Maria Taylor and her decision of wardrobe. McNeil later on apologized to Taylor. “Good to be again!” he advised Fb followers. “It’s been a extended calendar year.”
Mitch Rosen
Mitch Rosen, who already wears two hats — as model supervisor and system director of each The Score in Chicago and WSSP, the sports activities/talk station in Milwaukee identified as The Fan — just included a 3rd. He’s been named director of operations for BetQL Network, which presents sports activities betting programming for a dozen Audacy sports activities stations (with much more on the way). “Mitch Rosen has been at forefront of all the scheduling, operations and execution of this seamless expansion,” mentioned Matt Volk, vice president of sporting activities for Audacy. “He has been a trustworthy leader and point of make contact with for so many significant BetQL Network initiatives. . . . We are thrilled with Mitch’s every day devotion to all of his stations, its people today and Audacy.”
Jay Zawaski
Jay Zawaski, who rose from intern to government producer in excess of far more than 20 several years at The Rating, is shifting to co-owned WBBM Newsradio as running editor of podcasts and multimedia. In the recently established situation Zawaski “will be determining chances and oversee improvement of new, exceptional podcasts to provide all Chicagoans,” in accordance to Ron Gleason, brand name manager of WBBM Newsradio. His to start with job will be to hire two podcast/multimedia producers, Gleason added. A native of south suburban Homewood and graduate of Lewis University, Zawaski also served as Blackhawks hockey columnist and blogger for The Rating. His new purpose is element of Audacy’s “multiplatform transformation” of its news manufacturers nationwide.
Dionne Miller
Dionne Miller, sports activities anchor and reporter at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, will be a part of Jeff Meller as co-host of the weekly Chicago Bears pregame present on WMVP 1000-AM, the Fantastic Karma Makes ESPN sports/talk station. They’ll start with each other September 12 at 5 p.m. “Dionne is really gifted and will provide excellent insight for our fans just before every single game,” explained Mike Thomas, ESPN Chicago marketplace manager. Also at ESPN 1000 former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will return as a contributor to Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman’s afternoon show. Cutler will show up at 3 p.m. Fridays throughout the soccer year.
Colby Cohen
Former Nationwide Hockey League player and ESPN broadcaster Colby Cohen has been hired as a written content analyst for the Chicago Blackhawks. He’ll show up frequently in studio as aspect of NBC Sports activities Chicago’s coverage of Blackhawks online games. Analysts Jamal Mayers and Steve Konroyd are out. “I am very honored to be a part of the Blackhawks spouse and children and can’t wait around to connect with the most passionate, experienced and electric followers in hockey on a everyday basis,” Cohen stated in a assertion. “Their enthusiasm and determination to this sort of a storied franchise is what can make the prospective clients of this place so exciting. I seem ahead to doing work with the quite a few gifted individuals at the Blackhawks and NBC Athletics Chicago whose job it is to carry the fans the very best protection probable.” Cohen stuffed in for Eddie Olczyk on an NBC Athletics Chicago broadcast previously this yr.
Illinois Museum of Rock & Roll
Tuesday marks the inaugural induction ceremony of the new Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Corridor of Fame. Starting at 7 p.m. at the Rialto Sq. Theatre in Joliet, the constitution inductees contain Chicago radio legends Larry Lujack and Dick Biondi as effectively as Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Chicago, Low cost Trick, Ides of March, Buckinghams, REO Speedwagon, WLS Radio, Chess Documents and Thirsty Whale. (In this article is the website link for tickets.) The museum is getting concluded at a a few-tale, 15,000 square-foot building at 9 West Cass Avenue (at “the crossroads of Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway”) in downtown Joliet.
