Roy Leonard

John Williams remembers WGN Radio Walk of Fame inductee, former host, and friend of the station, Roy Leonard along with WGN Radio Vice President of Content and Programming, Todd Manley, and fellow WG…

Roy Leonard, a legendary interviewer and entertainment critic and a member of WGN Radio’s Walk of Fame, died Thursday night, his son Kelly confirmed to the Chicago Tribune.  He was 83.

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More than forty years ago, Burt Reynolds made his first live appearances on the stage and on the Roy Leonard Show in Chicago. Here are some very entertaining memories. (March 15 & 29, 1972)

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WGN Radio Walk of Famer Roy Leonard joins Nick to talk about Sting’s musical, “The Last Ship”, and more.  George Karzas of the Gale Street Inn, Steve O’ Brien of Leadbelly Burgers and Michael Thornto…

The Tony Award-winning singer and actress in theatre, film and TV visited Roy several times, including this conversation from September 8, 1989. She was also an ambassador to the U.N. and prolific wr…

Newly minted WGN Radio Walk of Famer Roy Leonard makes his bi-weekly visit to the show to talk about the latest films and plays on his radar.  For more from Roy, check out his blog.

The legendary Roy Leonard makes his bi-weekly visit to the Nick Digilio Show!  He gives his thoughts on “The Railway Man”, “Under the Skin”, “Heaven is for Real”, and more.  For more from Roy, visit …

The legendary Roy Leonard is back for his bi-weekly visit to the Nick Digilio Show.  He and Nick discuss the Cadillac Palace Theater’s production of “Peter and the Starcatcher”, George F. Will’s new …

Jacques Cousteau was the most famous undersea explorer of the 20th Century. He visited Roy in 1978.

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The legendary Roy Leonard calls in and tells us about “Shoot Me” with Elaine Stritch, “All the Way” with Bryan Cranston as Lyndon Johnson, and more.

Roy Leonard joins the show to share his thoughts on “The Lego Movie”, and the recent happenings in Chicago theatre.  Then we take a look at the regular features, “Drunks in the News’, “Straight Outta…

Roy visits with Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), the most popular jazz singer in the world for more than half a century. (February, 1977)

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We kick off a full Saturday night by catching up with Roy Leonard.  Public relations guru Richard Laermer checks in to give his take on Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death, the upcoming Oscars, and more.

One of America’s great comedy writers, Larry Gelbart (TV’s M*A*S*H, the movie Tootsie and Broadway’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) talks about growing up in Chicago and a great care…

Nick kicks off a full Saturday night show with Roy Leonard, who shares his favorite films of the year.  Then, we hit Drunks in the News, Straight Outta Context and Nick D Spies.

Animal rights advocate, social rights historian, novelist and television critic, Cleveland Amory dropped by on October 10, 1975, and even if you’ve never heard of him, you’ll laugh at his wit and be …

Northshore native Bill Murray talks about his early years at Second City and Saturday Night Live in this 1981 conversation with Roy. (June 19, 1981)

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Most Americans know her as Archie Bunker’s wife on TV’s “All In the Family.” But in this 1982 interview she tells Roy about her early career on Broadway and in movies and her one woman show where she…

In this 1978 interview, the man who makes so many people laugh shows a serious side and talks to Roy about his own family and how he’s bringing up his kids. He also talks to listeners and seems happy…

From about 1953 until 1980, Ray Rayner was one Chicago’s most popular television personalities starting at WBBM-TV as the host of a morning show called Rayner Shine. Rayner moved to WGN-TV in 1961 as…