John Williams

Booking Overview

This is a local talk and interview program focused on Chicago-area news, politics, business, finance, and cultural developments, with frequent external interviews featuring officials, business advisers, and organizational spokespeople. PR agencies could credibly pitch regional experts, government representatives, business leaders, economists, financial advisers, and spokespeople with timely local or consumer relevance; booking difficulty is low because guests are generally accessible professionals rather than nationally prominent figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 76

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 3.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 11.9k subscribers

Instagram: 17.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

dmarzullo@wgnradio.com

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Host

John Williams - John Williams is a WGN Radio host serving the Chicago market, conducting interviews with officials, business professionals, and organizational spokespeople on current regional and consumer topics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Regional government officials, business founders and advisers, subject-matter experts, and corporate or organizational spokespeople with direct expertise on timely Chicago-area, Illinois, consumer, or economic issues.

Required Achievements:

Leadership of a relevant organization, Recognized professional expertise, Direct responsibility for a timely public, business, or consumer issue

Recent Guest Discussions

Julia McCartha - The IMAX Presentation Of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey And Theater Attendance In Woodridge, Illinois

Craig Bolanos - Market Conditions, Tariffs, Inflation, Employment, And Potential Buying Opportunities

Matt Dietrich - Election Security And Safeguards Against Noncitizens Registering To Vote In Illinois

Recent Topics

Chicago, Politics, Finance, Business, Film

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

John Williams

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: Cases of cyclosporiasis are slowing down

August 18, 2026

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about the small uptick in COVID cases, how concerned we should be about the cyclospora outbreak, if the BRAT diet is still good for treating a stomach bug, and a new study that shows belly fat may be […]

Kelly Leonard: How constraints can help you become more creative and successful

August 18, 2026

Kelly Leonard, Vice President, Creative Strategy, Innovation and Business Development at The Second City and host of the “Getting to Yes, And…” podcast, joins John Williams to talk about his recent podcast with writer David Epstein about the new book, ‘Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better.’ David suggests that constraints can actually help you […]

Eric Zorn: CTU lawsuit against Illinois Policy Institute is ill-advised

August 18, 2026

Eric Zorn, Publisher of The Picayune Sentinel, joins John Williams to talk about the CTU suing the Illinois Policy Institute (and our friend Austin Berg), Governor JB Pritzker putting more money into his reelection fund, and how polling impacts voter behavior.

Publicly listed emails

dmarzullo@wgnradio.com

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