Ian and I went to college together a thousand years ago at the University of Illinois, but he is probably best known to you for his time at WGN Radio or WLS (as the weekend host of Coast to Coast).
He's now on the air in Minneapolis/St. Paul and is undergoing some medical problems associated with Tinnitus. The full story is here. It sounds like it's painful. I wish him a healthy and speedy recovery.
If you'd like to read my Chicago Radio Spotlight with Ian from a few years ago, that's here.