Jimmy deCastro is leaving WGN-AM after three-and-a-half years as president and general manager of the Tribune Broadcasting news/talk station. The announcement was made on the air Wednesday during the morning show with Steve Cochran. He told the WGN audience, “This has been one of the most wonderful experiences of my life.”
Tribune Broadcast President Larry Wert told Chicago media writer Robert Feder, “Jimmy brought his unique leadership, experience, and passion to the job every single day, and it made WGN a better, more focused radio station both on and off the air. I am eternally grateful to him professionally and personally.” Wert has not decided whether to name a successor to deCastro at WGN. Until then, sales and programming operations will report directly to him.
deCastro told Feder he plans to leave at the end of the month to focus on The Content Factory, his Evanston-based national syndication and new media company. “I’ve done everything I can to respect and build on the legacy of this amazing place, and I believe I accomplished everything I set out to do. It’s been great fun to work with the incredibly talented people here. Now the time is right for me to go back and build something new.”
Read the entire Feder column HERE.
