John Williams (radio personality)


John Williams is an American talk radio show host at WGN in Chicago and previously at WCCO in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Early life

John Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois as John William Fillipitch.
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.

Radio career

Williams worked briefly at WSPY-FM in Plano, Illinois, then spent 10 years at WMBD in Peoria, Illinois. He also wrote a series of joke books, titled The Spieler Scale of Comedy. After four years at WCCO in Minneapolis, Williams was hired at WGN in Chicago in September 1997.

Timeline

Williams enjoys reading, running, and playing basketball. He is married, has two sons, and his late dachshund named Fred, who he called "The World's Largest Wiener Dog".