Audacy News 780 WBBM Chicago/105.9 WCFS-FM Elmwood Park IL has announced the appointment of Geoff Buchholz as its new Political Editor.
Buchholz is a Peabody, Murrow and Emmy Award-winning journalist who has been with WBBM since 2012 producing the station’s Election Night coverage among his duties. In his new role he will lead the stations’s newsroom coverage of Chicago City Hall. He previously spent twelve years at WFLD-TV Chicago in roles including executive producer and senior manager.
He commented, “Chicago and Illinois are entering a critical era, and it’s more important than ever that our audience understands how the actions at City Hall, in Springfield and Washington affect their lives. I’m so grateful for our listeners’ trust, and I’m looking forward to being our station’s politics-to-English translator and excited to get to work.”
WBBM Brand Manager Craig Schwalb said, “Chicago’s City Hall has all the twists, power plays and tension of a great detective story. It takes someone who is an exceptional journalist with seasoned and sharp instincts like Geoff to follow the plot. I’m excited to see how he continues to build on the legacy that Craig Dellimore left behind and how his presence strengthens our multi-platform political coverage to better serve our Chicago area listeners.”
Buchholz succeeds Craig Dellimore, who retired from the station after 41 years.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com