John Howell Moves to Late Afternoons on WLS-AM/Chicago

RADIO ONLINE | Sunday, December 16, 2018 | 6:01pm CT

John Howell

30-year Chicago radio veteran John Howell will host a new late afternoon show on WLS-AM. "The John Howell Show" will air live on the Cumulus Media News/Talk outlet weekdays from 5pm-7pm. Howell segues to afternoon drive from his current 6-9am time slot on January 3. He's has hosted the "Big John and Ramblin Ray Show" on WLS-AM for the past four years.

Cumulus/Chicago VP/Market Manager Marv Nyren said, "As part of the new lineup at WLS-AM 890, keeping an experienced Chicago talent like John Howell solidifies the lineup and will give our audience a reason to stay tuned throughout the entire day. John has been entertaining Chicagoland for over 30 years and his program will be the perfect way to wrap up the day on your way home."

Howell added, "I'm very excited about hosting the new afternoon show at WLS-AM 890. I intend to present Chicago with a quick-paced, informative, honest and intelligent summary of the day's biggest stories; an afternoon wrap of the day's biggest events featuring prominent newsmakers, reporters, experts and stars. Of course, our town's most colorful characters will also be welcome. In addition, I'm looking forward to (finally) golfing when the sun's in the east."

Arriving in 1988 to host mornings at WCKG, Howell he spent the next 17 years at WUSN, followed by an 8-year run at WIND. In addition, he hosted a syndicated weekend show for Westwood One from 1998-2006. Powell grew up in Holland, MI, and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.