And now Rick Barbour is gone 
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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: off topic


> Gary,
> I first heard of their leaving the Monday of their last week.  I 
> often don't sleep well and they were one of the very few spots on the 
> A M dial that had any entertainment value at all overnights.  They 
> often entertained and sometimes were educational.  Their replacement 
> is trying damned hard to be cute and absolutely failing at it.  I'm 
> not sure what WGN is attempting to do, obviously raise ratings but 
> they have done a bad job of it so far.  Only overnight choices now 
> are WBBM News Radio, WSM when the band is good and a whole lot of 
> very worthless stupid satelite feed talk radio.
> What a shame.
> Pat, K9JAU  (in WGN land)At 11:05 PM 1/26/2012, you wrote:
>>To those in the Chicago area.  Steve and Johnnie will be missed!  I =
>>wished I had listened to their last show.  WGN doesn't post much about =
>>it.  Gary KB2YAA