WLS-AM/Chicago Reveals New Programming Line-Up

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Chris Plante

Cumulus Media/Chicago announces a new programming line-up for News/Talk WLS-AM featuring live broadcasts of "The Chris Plante Show" and "The Rush Limbaugh Show." Beginning January 1, Westwood One-syndicated Plante (pictured) will broadcast live on WLS weekdays from 9-11am, with Limbaugh returning to a live feed from 11am-2pm weekdays.

After 17 years at CNN assigned to the Pentagon and covering U.S. military and intelligence communications, Chicago native Chris Plante joined News/Talk WMAL/Washington, DC. In 2016, his program was syndicated through Westwood One. Plante said, "I look forward to being the Washington embed, giving a first-hand description of what's happening in Washington and what it can mean to my hometown of Chicago, where I grew up listening to WLS."

WLS-AM OM/PD Peter Bolger said, "Listeners made it very clear they wanted to hear Rush Limbaugh live. People want to call in to the show. And in this busy news cycle, it's important he talk about what's happening in real time."

VP/Market Manager Marv Nyren added, "With the addition of Chris Plante, I'm pleased that we have great continuity between the end of Big John and Ramblin' Ray's show at 9, and the start of Rush at 11. It just makes good sense."