Radio legend Wally Phillips dead at 82
Veteran WGN Radio broadcaster Wally Phillips died Thursday morning. She was 82.
Phillips was at the station from 1956 until he retired in 1998. During most of his time at WGN, Wally hosted the morning show.
For two decades, his was the most popular morning radio show in Chicago. At the height of his popularity, Phillips was the most popular local radio host in the United States.
Phillips was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1993.
A WGN spokesperson says Phillips suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last five years.
