Last week Lewis Lazare — or “Clueless” Lazare, as Bruce Wolf has come to refer to him — speculated in his Sun-Times column that CBS Radio’s WSCR-AM The Score might soon be heard on 105.9-FM, the current home of CBS’ Fresh FM format. Then, today, Ed Sherman, writing on his blog at Crain’s website, suggests that the market might be ready for a third sports talk station and that the FM band might be the likeliest place for…

Both Feder and Rosenthal reported today that Bob Sirott will no longer be hosting the “Noon Show” on WGN-AM 720. Sirott had been heard in that timelsot since 2007 and had often served as the senior fill-in talent during his time at WGN. Starting on Monday, John Williams will expand his shift and will be heard from 9am to 1pm each weekday. Sirott will still be heard with his wife Marianne Murciano on their Sunday night show.

It was Friday, January 9, 2004, when Garry Meier last appeared on WLS as part of the “Roe and Garry Show”. Together with Roe Conn, Meier had spent eight years building one of the most popular radio partnerships in Chicago history.  In the midst of contract renegotiations, Meier was forced off the air by ABC Radio suits. Conn stated publicly on the air that he and Meier would continue to partner together regardless of what happened at WLS. As the…

WLS-AM afternoon talker Roe Conn hosted the second annual Newsapalooza event at the Park West over the weekend. The premise of the event has been to bring in local and national TV news anchors and reporters to flex their musical chops. Richard Marx headlined and acted as musical director. The sold-out event benefited the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Here are the … uh … highlights of the event.

Speculation That Clear Channel May Flip WGCI

In a surprising reshuffling move, Clear Channel has decided to dump Tom Joyner from the morning drive slot on WVAZ-FM after 13 years. Starting on Tuesday, Steve Harvery, currently heard on WGCI-FM, will move into the slot on WVAZ and will be heard on both stations until March 31. No immediate plans have been announced for a new morning program on WGCI.