ABC News Radio and WGN Extend Contract

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, June 14, 2016

ABC News Radio and WGN Radio announced an extension of their affiliation agreement through May 2018. Additionally, reporter and multimedia journalist Ryan Burrow continues as the ABC News Radio national correspondent based out of Chicago's WGN Radio. The renewed partnership will bring expanded coverage from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions this July.

"We're excited to continue our relationship with WGN Radio, one of America's iconic media brands!" said Steve Jones, Vice President and General Manager, ABC Radio. "We're also proud of the excellent journalism Ryan Burrow has produced as he's traveled the country for both ABC News and WGN."

"ABC News Radio has created the gold standard in live integration when it comes to covering evolving stories throughout the nation and around the world," said Todd Manley, Vice President of Programming & Content at WGN Radio. "Without fail they take our listeners to the scene and provide reporters who detail events real time with WGN personalities."

A native of Chicago with a master's in Journalism from DePaul University, Ryan Burrow has over a decade of experience. Over the past year, Burrow has filed a wide range of stories for ABC News Radio including the Coal City tornadoes, election coverage from the primaries in South Carolina, Florida and Wisconsin and the recent deaths of musician Prince and boxer Muhammad Ali.