Cumulus Media’s 890 WLS-AM Debuts Two Weekday News Programs in Chicago This Week
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that Chicago News/Talk radio station 890 WLS-AM debuts two new one-hour news programs this week, “The Closing Bell” and “PM Chicago,” airing weekdays at 3:00pm and 4:00pm, respectively. The shows are both hosted by 890 WLS-AM news anchor, Bret Gogoel.
When the markets close, “The Closing Bell” begins, every Monday through Friday from 3:00pm-4:00pm on 890 WLS-AM. Host Bret Gogoel takes listeners through a wrap of local, national, and global business news as he chats with Chicago’s small businesses, entrepreneurs, and CEOs. Alongside news anchors Kim Gordon, Nick Gale, and Annie Krall, Gogoel shares the latest tech, consumer, and local business news, and why it matters to Chicagoans and their wallets.
On the drive home each weekday from 4:00pm-5:00pm, Host Bret Gogoel and the WLS Newsroom team share Chicago’s local news that matters on “PM Chicago.” From politics and education to crime and health, “PM Chicago “shines the spotlight on local stories that are important to Chicagoans, with reports from Kim Gordon, Nick Gale, and Annie Krall.
Stephanie Tichenor, Program Director, 890 WLS-AM, said: ” I am delighted to be adding local news and business programs for our listeners in the afternoons. Bret has risen through the ranks at WLS from a part-time board operator to news anchor and host and he is the perfect fit to helm these new offerings.”
Bret Gogoel, On-Air Host, 890 WLS-AM’s “The Closing Bell” and “PM Chicago,” commented: “I’m beyond excited to host The Closing Bell and PM Chicago on WLS. Listeners deserve to hear the latest, unbiased news about their money and their city, and I look forward to providing that on a daily basis.”
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For more information or to stream these new shows on 890 WLS-AM, visit: https://www.wlsam.com/.