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Sep 11, 2026

Brian HaddadHOST
12:49
Yeah, and this one's not a surprise.
Brian HaddadHOST
12:50
I'll be doing Friday night football again on our sister station, 890 WLS, The Big 89.
Brian HaddadHOST
12:54
I love doing these high school football games.
Brian HaddadHOST
12:56
It's, it's gotten me out to, you know, Batavia and La Grange Park, and last week I was in Hinsdale.
Brian HaddadHOST
14:10
[laughs] They're optimistic, they're fun, they have a whole, their whole life in front of them.
Brian HaddadHOST
14:14
So it's been inspiring, and they're also really good at broadcasting.
Brian HaddadHOST
14:17
So that'll be on 890 WLS tonight at, uh, at-
KenzieHOST
14:20
You're gonna be like Tanya Harder.
Brian HaddadHOST
1:24
I want to remind you, tonight I'll be out in Naperville for the Sportscaster Game of the Week.
Brian HaddadHOST
1:29
I've been doing high school football broadcasts on our sister station, 890WLS, The Big 89, and they call this the Crosstown Classic.
Brian HaddadHOST
1:36
It is the Naperville Central Redhawks versus the Naperville North Huskies, and that'll be at 7:00, but it's not at a Naperville school.
Brian HaddadHOST
1:44
It's at North Central College Stadium.
Brian HaddadHOST
2:12
most of the time.
Brian HaddadHOST
2:13
These kids are good.
Brian HaddadHOST
2:14
So that's tonight, 7:00, on our sister station, uh, 890WLS.
Brian HaddadHOST
2:19
Uh, but let's get to not bury the lead here.
Ray StevensHOST
20:12
Go out and live, baby.
Ray StevensHOST
20:14
And we will continue to do things that get WLS listeners into cool positions.
Ray StevensHOST
20:19
I was a freshman in high school on 9-11.
Ray StevensHOST
20:23
It was my first year at Plainfield South, and it was the first year it was open.

5 MINS LATER

Ray StevensHOST
25:36
Our friend Farmer Dave, who farms in Manhattan, who helps us every year with wreaths across America.
Ray StevensHOST
25:44
Yeah, wreaths across America.
Ray StevensHOST
25:46
Dave, welcome to WLS.
Ray StevensHOST
25:47
Good morning, sir.
Ray StevensHOST
9:46
Rachie is here.
Ray StevensHOST
9:47
Rachel, welcome to WLS.
Ray StevensHOST
9:49
Good morning.
RachelAUDIENCE
9:50
Good morning, Ray and Nick.

10 MINS LATER

Ray StevensHOST
19:48
They have to, though.
Ray StevensHOST
19:49
These folks run in while most people run out.
Ray StevensHOST
19:51
That's why we have the Hero Wall of Fame here on WLS AM 890 and a couple new patches going up this morning.
Ray StevensHOST
19:57
But what we're not hearing of this story yet, and I think this will come out, and I have this on good authority, is that the gentleman involved in, and I use gentleman lightly, I don't know the ins and outs of this story, but allegedly came out of the house with a gun, gun pointed at officers.
Chris PlanteHOST
29:18
Let's, in fact, with that, I'm looking at the big board here.
Chris PlanteHOST
29:21
Uh, with that, let's go to, uh, let's go to John, calling from the great city of Chicago, Illinois, listening on the, the WLS, The Powerhouse.
Chris PlanteHOST
29:31
Uh, John, you're on the Chris Plante Show.
JohnAUDIENCE
29:35
Hey, good morning, Chris.
Larry O'ConnorHOST
2:00
When he was 12 years old, he discovered Rush Limbaugh on the radio.
Larry O'ConnorHOST
2:05
While other kids were playing Little League, Charlie was listening and learning from Rush out at WLS AM 890 in Chicago.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:27
We'll be right back.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:45
On this show, on this station, what does it make them? Raw.
Jeff BennettHOST
34:47
So look what they did to
GaryPANELIST
34:49
WLS.
GaryPANELIST
34:51
They
Jeff BennettHOST
34:51
have, like, no local programming except maybe for the one morning show, and that's it.
Larry O'ConnorNARRATOR
2:00
When he was 12 years old, he discovered Rush Limbaugh on the radio.
Larry O'ConnorNARRATOR
2:05
While other kids were playing Little League, Charlie was listening and learning from Rush out at WLS AM 890 in Chicago.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:27
We'll be right back.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:45
On this show, on this station, what does it make them? Raw.
Larry O'ConnorNARRATOR
2:00
When he was 12 years old, he discovered Rush Limbaugh on the radio.
Larry O'ConnorNARRATOR
2:05
While other kids were playing Little League, Charlie was listening and learning from Rush out at WLS AM 890 in Chicago.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:27
We'll be right back.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:45
On this show, on this station, what does it make them? Raw.
Larry O'ConnorNARRATOR
2:00
When he was 12 years old, he discovered Rush Limbaugh on the radio.
Larry O'ConnorNARRATOR
2:05
While other kids were playing Little League, Charlie was listening and learning from Rush out at WLS AM 890 in Chicago.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:27
We'll be right back.
Rush LimbaughSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
2:45
On this show, on this station, what does it make them? Raw.

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