Dahl's Last Show

This news comes from today's Robert Feder column. I recommend you read the whole column, because Feder also publishes an e-mail from Steve explaining his departure. Here are the nuts and bolts of the news...

The end is near for Steve Dahl on WLS 890-AM. After four years as afternoon host on the Cumulus Media news/talk station, the Chicago radio legend and Radio Hall of Famer has confirmed his final show will air December 21. His announcement followed a report here Tuesday that WLS is planning a major overhaul of its weekday lineup early next year. In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, Dahl’s show ranked 25th with a 1.4 percent share. “I would have liked to finish with some better radio ratings, but that didn’t happen,” he wrote in an email. “WLS-AM was always going to be an uphill battle, and circumstances just didn’t lend themselves to us being able to breakout like we hoped we would.” Dahl, 63, will continue to produce his daily podcast with co-hosts Dag Juhlin and Brendan Greeley at dahl.com.

(Photo is of me and Steve on stage together at Steve & Garry's 10th anniversary show at the Chicago Theater. Yes, he made me wear a bra and grass skirt and deliver him a tropical drink.)