John Williams

John Williams (born October 19, 1959)

He attended grade school in different places while his father was in the U.S. Air Force, but the family moved back to Joliet, Illinois, after his father's retirement from the service.

Williams graduated from Minooka High School and later from Joliet Junior College, where his father was a school counselor. He eventually graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a broadcasting major. He also wrote a series of joke books, titled The Spieler Scale of Comedy. After four years at WCCO (AM) in Minneapolis, Williams was hired at WGN (AM) in Chicago in September 1997.

Timeline

1981 — WSPY-FM in Plano, Illinois 1981 to 1993 — WMBD (AM), Peoria, Illinois: morning show host and other positions Finalist, Personality of the Year: 2006 Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards Winner, Best Talent: 2001 Chicago A.I.R. Awards

Life outside radio Williams enjoys reading, running (including once around the block outside WGN in long underwear to fulfill a pledge), and playing basketball. He is married, has two sons, and his late dachshund named Fred, who he called "The World's Largest Wiener Dog".