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Roy Leonard

Interviews from the archives of broadcast legend Roy Leonard from WGN Radio 720

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From the archives: Dick Clark tells Roy Leonard about the history of ‘American Bandstand’

From the archives: Dick Clark tells Roy Leonard about the history of ‘American Bandstand’

For decades, Dick Clark was the celebrity many people watched ring in the new year live from Times Square in New York Ci... Read more

30 Dec 2021

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From the archives: Roy Leonard talks with Pat Summerall and John Madden

From the archives: Roy Leonard talks with Pat Summerall and John Madden

On January 8, 1986, at the height of the Bears Super Bowl run, the then-CBS NFL lead broadcast team of Pat Summerall and... Read more

29 Dec 2021

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From the archives: Roy Leonard talks with Clint Eastwood about his directorial debut

From the archives: Roy Leonard talks with Clint Eastwood about his directorial debut

Fifty years ago, Clint Eastwood was already an established Hollywood star, having appeared in a number of movies and TV ... Read more

14 Oct 2021

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From the archives: Roy Leonard visits with Ginger Rogers

From the archives: Roy Leonard visits with Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers, one of the iconic stars of Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” was born 110 years ago this week, on July 16, 1911. ... Read more

15 Jul 2021

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From the archives: Roy Leonard visits with Donny and Marie Osmond

From the archives: Roy Leonard visits with Donny and Marie Osmond

This week from the WGN Radio archives, we go back 35 years to June 4, 1986, a Wednesday morning on The Roy Leonard Show ... Read more

3 Jun 2021

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From the archives: Roy Leonard visits with Carol Channing

From the archives: Roy Leonard visits with Carol Channing

In this Roy Leonard segment from the early 1970s, Carol Channing is surprised to learn that Roy saw her in 1948, before ... Read more

15 Jan 2019

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Remembering Roy Clark

Remembering Roy Clark

Roy Clark, the country music legend and star of the long-running TV series “Hee Haw,” died today at age 85. In 1994, he ... Read more

15 Nov 2018

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‘I’ve done just about everything in this business’ – Remembering Burt Reynolds

‘I’ve done just about everything in this business’ – Remembering Burt Reynolds

Actor Burt Reynolds appeared a number of times on WGN Radio over the years, from the peak of his 1970s stardom to more r... Read more

6 Sep 2018

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Remembering Barbara Bush

Remembering Barbara Bush

America is remembering former First Lady Barbara Bush, the wife of the 41st President George H. W. Bush and mother of th... Read more

18 Apr 2018

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From the archives: Roy Leonard talks with Jerry Lewis – ‘I think that so few people anymore open up and give some love and care and concern’

From the archives: Roy Leonard talks with Jerry Lewis – ‘I think that so few people anymore open up and give some love and care and concern’

In this 1982 interview, Roy Leonard talks with comedy legend Jerry Lewis. Roy called it, “An amazing, serious interview ... Read more

20 Aug 2017

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