John Williams

Booking Overview

A daily local radio talk show focused on Chicago-area news, culture, sports, health, and practical lifestyle topics, with recurring interviews featuring journalists, authors, and subject-matter experts. Credible pitches include regional experts, published authors, health professionals, sports analysts, and local business or civic figures; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need clear expertise and strong relevance to Chicago listeners.

Metrics

Episodes: 74

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 12.3k subscribers

Instagram: 17.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

dmarzullo@wgnradio.com

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Host

John Williams - Chicago radio host and broadcaster who presents the John Williams Full Show on WGN Radio.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Journalists, published authors, credentialed health professionals, sports analysts, and other subject-matter experts with practical expertise or strong Chicago-area relevance.

Required Achievements:

Published books, Senior editorial or professional leadership roles, Recognized expertise in a specialized field

Recent Guest Discussions

Dawn Jackson Blatner - Magnesium Intake, Optimism Levels, The Importance Of Lunch, And Listener Health And Nutrition Questions

Michael O'Brien - The Major Storylines And Outlook For The 2026 High School Football Season

Recent Topics

Chicago, Local News, Health, Sports, Politics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

John Williams

Dr. Victoria Weston: What vaccines should we get this fall?

August 25, 2026

Dr. Victoria Weston, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Northwestern Medicine Immediate Care, joins John Williams to talk about Moderna and Merck saying an experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of cancer in high-risk melanoma patients, a new weight loss drug that may burn fat without muscle loss, and what we should know about flu […]

Eric Zorn: Republicans want to push trans athlete issue into public conversation

August 25, 2026

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about Enes Kanter Freedom claiming to be a woman and declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft, the difficulty opening the pouches in cereal boxes, and Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey invoking Fred Flintstone when asked if humans and dinosaurs co-existed.

John Williams brings you a round of Speed Jokes, Part MCCXIV, 8.25.26

August 25, 2026

John Williams brings you another round of Speed Jokes. Keep sending yours to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

Publicly listed emails

dmarzullo@wgnradio.com

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