S1 E121 WLS Radio UNWOUND: AGAIN - Another Radio Reunion Show

Your podcast host Tim Larson had the honor of being part of the Unwound production team...AGAIN! Tim's off microphone duties included photography, video and promotional products. This time Ted Gorden Smucker gathered Chicago radio legends while in town for the National Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Two WLS alum joined that prestigious group...Fred Winston and Charlie Van Dyke.

This episode was hosted by Scott Childers and included studio guests Fred Winston and Lyle Dean and satellite remote guest Jeff Davis from Hollywood, California.

You'll hear airchecks from many familiar voices from the Musicradio era at WLS. Everyone seemed to open their favorite can of worms to reveal the real stories behind the urban myths.

Recorded at the WLS AM89 studios in the NBC Tower in Chicago, Illinois.

October 9, 2026