The Roe Conn Show

The Roe Conn Show, is a talk radio show hosted by Roe Conn on WGN-AM. The program was broadcast live every weekday, 2 pm to 6 pm CDT, from the studios of WLS in Chicago and aired online by Citadel Radio. Until October 25, 2012, three hours of the radio show were also simulcast on NBC Chicago Nonstop (WMAQ-TV) Digital 5.2 television between 3 and 6 p.m. weekdays. The TV simulcast ended due to the launch of Cozi TV to replace NBC Chicago Nonstop. Starting January 26, 2015 The Roe Conn Show began airing on WGN-AM from 3 pm to 7pm CDT.

In 1995, Garry Meier and Roe Conn began The Roe and Garry Show. During this show, Jim Johnson and Christina Filiaggi gave the news and traffic, respectively. Johnson and Filiaggi also offered their opinions on what the two hosts were discussing throughout the course of the show. This first show saw high ratings and was successful. After 9 years, Meier's contract expired and he left in 2004. The show was renamed The Roe Conn Show and it was restructured around Conn, with Johnson and Filiaggi as supporting cast.

In late 2005, Bill Leff was added. He proved to be funnier and quicker than Meier, but he often disappeared into the background when Conn began talking. In May 2009, Leff was removed from the show because of cost cutting at parent company Citadel Broadcasting.

Amy Jacobsen saw her start at WLS-AM in June 2008. In March 2009, she was added to The Roe Conn Show providing the traffic and was a side-kick to the show. With Jacobsen's full-time addition to the show in 2009, Filiaggi was laid off.

In December 2009 - March 2010, changes were made The Roe Conn Show due to low ratings and budget cutting at WLS and Citadel. One of these changes was that Jacobsen was removed and replaced by Jill Urchak who provided the traffic from outside the studio. This arrangement did not last long; in March, Christina Filiaggi was brought back on the show. Then, Cisco Cotto was added and the name of the show was changed to The Roe & Cotto Show.Ron Magers, one of the top Chicago news anchors, had been a daily commenter on the show during the 3:00 pm half-hour starting in 1997. However, in late 2009, Magers was removed from the show due to budget cutting at the station. Just 7 weeks later, Magers was reinstated on the show. The change was made not long after Michael Damsky became president of WLS-AM; this being one of his top priorities.

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