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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

• Robert Randolph On Brighter Days, The Staple Singers And More (Concert Preview: Thursday, February 6, 2020 At City Winery) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted January 29, 2020 at 3:02 pm

• Glen Phillips Of Toad The Wet Sprocket Explains Just What Happened In Schaumburg (Concert Preview: January 16, 2020 With Chris Barron At City Winery) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted January 10, 2020 at 6:14 pm

• Nicholas Tremulis On Turning 60 And The Importance Of Improvisation (A Nicholas Tremulis And The Prodigal 9 Concert Preview - January 9, 2020 At City Winery) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted January 2, 2020 at 5:50 pm

• Concert Review And Photo Gallery: Gin Blossoms (Saturday, December 28, 2019 At The Genesee Theatre In Waukegan) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted December 30, 2019 at 4:33 pm

• Photo Gallery: City Winery Chicago Best of 2019 (Featuring: Booker T. Jones, Dave Davies, Brie Darling, Joan Osborne, Digable Plantets, Dave Mason, Robbie Fulks, Luther Dickinson, Amy Helm And More) »

  Jim Ryan on Chicago At Night
  Posted December 30, 2019 at 1:17 pm

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