Legendary news broadcaster and personality Walter Jacobson will air his final “Walter Jacobson’s Perspective” on WGN Radio on Thursday, March 27. Jacobson’s commentaries covering local politics and ...

Walter Jacobson celebrates at WGN Radio on March 26, 2025, with Mary Sandberg Boyle, center, the station's general manager, and Marlene Well, sales promotion and merchandising coordinator.

There are big and important stories in the news today about that endlessly awful war being waged by Russia and Ukraine. And about disease and starvation around the world. And about $10.00 for a dozen ...

The news about Walgreens closing stores in Chicago is bad news, and day by day it’s getting worse. The latest being that in the next few weeks, five Walgreens in Chicago neighborhoods will be… ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier shares his ‘exit interview’ with the legendary Walter Jacobson as he retires after 65 years in broadcast journalism, reports and his iconic Perspectives. Dave also replays his ...

Broadcast news legend Walter Jacobson quickly landed a buyer for his Astor Street home of 15 years. Jacobson, who this month did his final segments on WGN Radio, ending a career of six decades ...

Walter Jacobson’s wife, Susie, died suddenly after a bad fall. Walter joins John Williams to explain what happened, and some of the memories she left behind of her professional successes and beyond.

I ran into Walter the other day in the offices of WGN-AM 720 where he offers regular political commentary, and he told me the whole story after I offered my condolences.

Jacobson won the Dominic DiFirsco Lifetime Achievement Award, which was established in 2020 to honor the life and legacy of the public relations executive who founded the Dante Awards.

The esteemed newsman Walter Jacobson joins Justin to talk about his life of being a Cubs fan, listening to the 1945 World Series on the radio, going to the Cubs games as a young kid and his time be… ...

We can like or dislike our second time President Donald J. Trump. But we better, we all better, listen and pay attention to everything he says, because he’s changing the ways we are living our lives, ...