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Justin Kauffmann fill ins

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staggmovie

If anybody that does like Jutin Kauffmann and doesn't listen to his show the Download that he hosts he is off on vacation this week, and WGN Radio has the list of hosts that will be filling in this week where Monday thur Thursday night they will be covering all 4 hours of his show expect for Friday night as now high school football is in season for Friday nights and Preps Plus Chicago will be on the air at 10 PM on Fridays thru the the first week of the playoffs, so Justin Kauffmann or fill in hosts will lose that last hour for the week, but here are the hosts.

Tonight Brian Noonan
Tomorrow night Mark Caro and Chris Jones
Wednesday Matt Bubula
Thursday Mark Caro and Chris Jones
Friday Amy Guth and Jen Bosworth

So that is all this week, and also assuming that he won't return until the day after Labor Day so no word who will be filling in on Labor Day, or if they will split up the show until 2 parts.
 
I'm not trying to be rude, smart, or anything like that, but I'm not familiar with any of the names on the list. I guess I'm in the wrong demo.

BUT this does bring back memories of the early 1960s when WIND had nationally-known celebs fill in when their regular hosts were on vacation. After 50+ years, I'm pretty much drawing a blank on who most of them were, but I seem to remember Shelly Berman and Bob Newhart (native Chicagoans) each taking a turn behind the mike, as well as another comedian, Mort Sahl.

Fast forward a couple of decades and Steve and Garry were doing something similar, but with locally-based celebrities. The ones I definitely remember were Siskel and Ebert. The arguing with each other and with listeners calling in definitely made for entertaining listening.

Does anyone else remember any of this?
 
Brain Noonan, Matt Bubula, and Amy Guth are all weekend hosts for WGN Radio, Amy Guth hosts two shows on Saturdays including the Saturday version of the Wintrust Business Lunch, and a 2 hour Saturday nights. Mark Caro and Chris Jones are two writers for the Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones is actually their theater critic, and sometimes he might write about something. Jen Bosworth I have never really listened to her, but she is just a fill in host that lately have been paired with Amy Guth when Justin Kauffmann has taken a night or two off. Richard Roeper has subbed on WGN Radio during Roe Conn's show, but I couldn't imagine that getting a big major cleebrity coming in to fill in. In 2009 I don't know how big of a celebrity she is, and there are some videos, Rity Crosby also filled in during the 1:00-4:00 slot when it was opened before Garry Meier was hired to take over that slot.
 
WGN Radio has announced 4 fill ins for Justin Kauffman's slot, so in my original message I didn't know how they would do it for that day, but I see they are splitting his shift in tow different parts. Amy Guth and Jen Bosworth will be filling for the first 2 hours from 7:00-9:00, and then from 9:00-11:00 Emeralda Leon and John Hansen will cover the last 2 hours. So I don't know and wornder if Esmeralda Leon will shift to the traffic room, and do the rest of her shift doing traffic reports, or have somebody fill in for her, for part of it or the whole night. As Esmeralda Leon's first traffic report is heard during the 10 PM news.
 
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