Roe Conn

Roe Conn

Roe Conn is the host of The Roe Report on United Stations Radio Networks and the host of his own afternoon drive talk show on WLS in Chicago. A lifelong Chicagoan, Roe has become one of the city's top rated radio personalities. Roe has been recognized by Talkers Magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential Talk Show Hosts in America" and received the prestigious Radio and Records Industry Achievement Award for Best Local Talk Host in America. While at WLS, Roe has also worked for the ABC Radio Networks hosting ABC Radio's PRIME TIME, and has lent his talents to WABC in New York, WJR in Detroit, the SW Network, and Walt Disney Pictures. Roe is also a regular contributor to ABC Radio News political and event coverage and has been a frequent guest on broadcast and cable news programs and served as a commentator and fill-in host for CNN and HLN. Active in numerous charitable causes, Roe produces and hosts an annual concert to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation with singer/songwriter Richard Marx. He is an active fundraiser for the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, Illinois Crime Commission, and the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots program. Roe is also a member of the board of directors for the USO of Illinois. Before joining WLS, Roe produced EMMY-winning commentaries for WBBM-TV and started his career at NBC's WMAQ Radio in Chicago. Roe is a 1986 graduate of Denison University where he studied Anthropology.