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Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan has written about music in print and online for a variety of Chicagoland publications for over fifteen years. In addition to duties filling in as Traffic Anchor on CLTV or in the helicopter on NBC 5, you can also catch him Sunday afternoons at 3PM central as host of "The Rock N' Roll Radio Program" on AM 1420 WIMS (streaming at wimsradio.com and via the free TuneIn Radio app on any computer, phone or device). Jim has also worked locally for WXRT-FM, lives within walking distance of the Metro and is an avid White Sox and Blackhawks fan whose first live concert experience came at Comiskey Park in 1984 during the Jacksons' "Victory" tour.

Recent posts

• Photo Gallery: 2019 Taste Of Chicago - Courtney Barnett, De La Soul, Bilal, Indie.Arie And More (July 10 - 15, 2019 At Petrillo Bandshell In Grant Park) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted Wednesday at 9:44 pm

• Photo Gallery: Rick Springfield And Richard Marx (Saturday, June 15, 2019 At Ravinia Festival) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted June 21, 2019 at 8:36 am

• Photo Gallery: Chicago Blues Fest 2019 - Bettye LaVette, Charlie Musselwhite, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Larkin Poe And More (June 7 - 9 In Millennium Park) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted June 17, 2019 at 7:15 am

• Photo Gallery: The Specials (Saturday, June 8, 2019 At The Vic Theatre) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted June 11, 2019 at 8:08 am

• Photo Gallery: Darryl Jones Jams From The Heart (Saturday, February 9, 2019 At The Promontory) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted February 14, 2019 at 10:58 pm

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