What to say about WLS that hasn’t been said. I first started to listen to the Big 89 back in 1980 or so. I have very vivid memories of listening to the Show that they would broadcast from Ed Debevic’s (at the corner of Ontario and Wells, in Chicago) – I remember listening to Uncle Lar when he hung up his headphones for the last time, and him completely breaking down on the air after expressing his
complete bewilderment about the outpouring of support over the loss of his son. I remember when my mom and I were driving up to Chicago, and Catherine Johns announced that they were going to “Juice the Spruce.” Names such as John Records Landecker, Jeff Hendrix, Fred Winston (my favorite), Don and Roma, Uncle Lar and his sidekick Little Tommy, Chuck Britton, and the list goes on and on.

I still listen to the Big 89; 25+ years later. My dad turned me on to WLS back in 80, hopefully I’ll have a kid soon to pass on the Big 89.

-Douglas Snow