1. Roe B Conn was born on June 6,1964 and is a former American talk radio host based in Chicago who is a sworn deputy and Director of the Cook County sheriff's office.
17 Facts About Roe Conn
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Early in his career Roe Conn chose to use the on air pseudonym Robert Thomas, believing that his real name was not suitable for the radio business.
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Roe Conn then was the producer for Don Vogel on WMAQ and Walter Jacobson at WBBM-TV.
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Roe Conn maintains that his performance went poorly, but that the program director ordered the show be continued after confusing Roe Conn with another host.
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Roe Conn received his first national exposure for his daily roundup of the OJ.
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Roe Conn then became the sole host of the show, which featured Jim Johnson and Christina Filiaggi.
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On January 11,2010, The Roe Conn Show became Roe and Cisco, as Cisco Cotto was introduced as the new cohost of the WLS afternoon show with Roe Conn.
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On January 15,2015, WGN Radio announced that Roe Conn would be hosting afternoon drive from 3pm - 7pm, beginning on January 26.
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Roe Conn's last show on WGN was September 4,2020 after management decided not to renew his contract than ran through the end of 2020.
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Roe Conn is a frequent guest and co-host of the Chicago daytime talk-show Windy City Live as of 2017.
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Roe Conn is a 1986 graduate of Denison University, where he studied anthropology.
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On November 2,2006, Roe Conn said he was disgusted that WLS 890 had to air Jim Condit Jr.
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Roe Conn pledged to contribute $6,500, the amount that Condit paid for his ads on Conn's show, to the Jewish United Fund and the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation.
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The Roe Conn show took a call on March 28,2006, from a small-business owner who claimed to have spoken with a juror about the trial of former governor George Ryan.
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Roe Conn testified for the plaintiff at a civil proceeding involving his former on-air partner Garry Meier.
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Roe Conn's testimony contradicted that of Meier, and the jury sided with Musburger.
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On June 9,2007, Roe Conn became a winning owner when his horse, Greeley's Angel, won for the first time in Race 5 at Arlington Park.