They play the same repetitive tapes every night.. Over and over. And the same commercial ads during the day time.

I listened every late night to overnight. whoever decided to tell the time as in "10, 20, 30 min after the hour" format should be fired! who the heck can tell if what hour that is if its not spoken. Drives me crazy enough that I had to stop streaming the station. read more

I used to listen to WBBM Newsradio with my parents, but drifted away to Spotify for music and eventually podcasts. Now, I'm back for a dose of news without the chaos of getting it on social media. What a pleasant surprise! Weekend afternoons while I'm working and driving around for my second job are my favorite. Sarah Herrera is a pro! I love how she interacts with the other reporters. She makes me feel like I know the whole team and you can tell she knows the Chicago area really well. Maybe I'm getting old, but WBBM Newsradio has become essential for my commute again. Keep up the great work! read more

A great place to have worked! Sadly, at least for now, I'm off the station, through no fault of the great people that control WBBM locally... Just the way it goes sometimes, hope to return someday down the road. read more

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You do not have the right to call yourselves "news radio" -- twice today you failed to provide CBS news on the hour. First airing the Bears pre-game show and now again at 10pm with post-game blather. There is no reason you cannot take 5 minutes for national news on the hour and then go to your non- news programs... read more

I like how they report on local news the country and really around the world too.

They suck they have not changed format or personnel in decades. Felicia with her "thought of the day" which are stupid or pat Cassidy with his "by the dawns early light" antidote every morning it's so dumb. They play that obnoxious "Kars for kids" commercial at least 4 times an hour. Obviously no one wants to advertise . bTW Felicia when you have a cold stay home let Chris Kridel substitute she's the best on air talent they have read more

Sorry but Kris Kridel can't frame a though or complete a sentence on a regular basis, the station suffers for it. Additionally there are an abundance of personalities that constantly choke as they speak. The job is hard, many jobs are, but this problem is noticeable and very annoying. read more

I've been listening to WBBM for years. I'm in the car for hours a day so I have 780 on almost always...until Lisa Fielding comes on. She is an embarrassment to the station. She stumbles over simple names and words and sounds like a complete amateur, even after all this time. Please get rid of her or put her on desk duty if she is a good reporter. She doesn't belong on the radio. read more

I am appalled after a worker just accosted me in wrigleyville claiming she could get anyone kicked out because after all she worked for CBS radio. She went to a crowded bar where, shocker, someone touched her trying to get a drink. No class CBS. By the way she sure didn't get anyone kicked out they just moved her seats because they knew how ridiculous she was. read more

I love WBBM-AM. I get all of my news, traffic and sports, coupled with a catchy jingle, in a very short period of time. After that, I keep it on, only because the dulcet tones of Craig Delamore et al make this the ultimate in white noise. Every so often, you tune back in for an update than ease back out. It hits the radio trifecta, as it's perfect for the car, the office and the alarm clock. read more

Traffic and Weather on the 8's....it's the only place I go to for those when driving around Chicagoland, which is pretty much every day. Headline news and Bears games (plus pre and post) are an added bonus. Love it. read more

Slight bias because I interned here last summer and had a blast, BUT.... These people know their news and love what they're doing. I don't think I've met anyone here that wasn't passionate about being a journalist. Not to mention they have some of the classiest reporters in the city and are very straightforward without bias. The variety of stories is great and signing up for the midday news alerts are worth it. read more

Posted fake news. Can't get ahold of anyone to verify what they broadcast bogus prove me wrong I'm waiting

Traffic and Weather on the 8's!!! Where would I be without you! Late and wet!!! And you remind me of my grandpa. God rest his soul. read more

WBBM NewRadio 780 Such a wonderful station to listen to for up to the minute Chicago news. Very to the point and very fair read more

What is going on with Kris Kridel? She can't get through a segment without screwing up to the point Pat has to step in a take over. Is she in that big of a hurry to do a crappy job, or does she have some sort of medical issue that we should be praying over for her? She can't even get her long time co-workers names right. I'm about to turn the knob to another station. Its gotta be frustrating for Pat. read more

I have only recently been listening to AM radio, and this is the one I listen to when I am in the bathroom. And by that, I mean showering, shaving, and brushing my teeth. For some reason, I can't listen to the radio for the "other". Traffic and weather, on the 8's. Plus, some smarmy commentary that always cracks me up, especially when I think of Phil Hartman on NewsRadio. read more

I lasted six minutes listening to this station this morning. Low news content and high propaganda. The weather is inadequate. Some of the anchors show their leftwing bias in their voices. read more

I normally listen to this radio station every day when I'm going to work and coming home but now I end up just turning it off after about five minutes because of all the negative ads they keep running it gives me a headache and I'm tired of hearing it read more

I listen to this station every day. It amazes me that Kris Kridel is still employed there. She should not be on the radio anymore. I feel sorry for her. Consistently, she can't complete sentences and has to have the other news anchor finish what she is trying to say. She also says a lot of "Uhs" when she is struggling to get her words out. Daily, it's not if she is going to screw up but how many times will she do it. read more

Here's my beef -- why do they have to run the Bears games, plus all the lengthy pre- and post-game shows? Aren't there umpteen sports radio stations in town? Sometimes you need a traffic report or some boring news to fall asleep to (my main usage) and there's some stupid footbal game on -- arrrrrrgh. read more

What's wrong with Kris kridel.....she can't remember anything or properly get her words out????

Since WBBM 780 AM and its 105.9 FM are the only radio sources of news in the Chicago area, I think it is wrong for them to broadcast the Bears and hours upon hours of talk about the Bears on both stations whenever there is a game and before and after the game. One station would be enough for the Bears, and the other station should continue to be devoted to news during and before and after Bears games read more

Too many ads, the worst being 1-800-cars for kids. Funny how many people turn the channel when that comes on. The CBS news feeds have their usual bias. Local stuff is just ok. My IPhone is better for traffic but sometimes their info helps. read more

What's happened to objectivity in reporting? Tuned in early this morning for the first time. Was shocked to hear the extreme bias passed off as news reports. The whole station needs to go back to journalism school. read more

Thumbs up and the traffic reports on the 8's in the morning are very helpful on my way to work.

I keep trying to give this news station a chance, but all I get is a headache after tuning in for a few minutes. In the morning, Felicia Middlebrooks cannot seem to pronounce the vowel "i" as in windy without saying it like an "e" as in wendy. Yet she pronounces her own last name correctly, not Meddlebrooks. I don't get it. Then afternoons with Kris Kridel is so hard on your patience. Always stumbling around for words and filling in dead air space with jibber-jabber or "uh's" or blanking out completely and having another news anchor jump in to wrap it up. Come on WBBM, this is a good news station. Please make it easier on the listeners. read more

This is my favorite source to get my daily dose of the news. This station is great at delivering up-to-date news, weather, and traffic. The people here are great and do a wonderful job of delivering all the news in a lively manner, so that you don't end up tuning them out. Its a great station...now if they would only get rid of those cheezy commercials, it might become an ongoing part of my day! read more

I have noticed that it is a struggle for Kris Kridel to complete a sentence. It is difficult to listen to the noon business hour as well as her broadcasts, so I have to change stations. I find myself helping her find her words. It is painful to listen. WBBM, please take notice for her sake and your listeners. read more

I am a total news and information hound. I have loved news even since I was young and 'BBM is a must living in Chicago. The morning show with Felicia Middlebrooks and Pat Cassidy is what we wake up to every morning. Their traffic reports are very informative and they have a very good sports department as well. The smart quiz is great for someone like me that loves trivia. The traffic and weather on the eights is a great feature for commuters and for those that rely the weather in their daily routines. Having 'BBM around makes my life much easier. read more

I like listening to the station cause it gives local news and weather and the time which helps when getting ready. BUT, I turn it off when it gets political because it's SO Left. It's biased and so apparently anti-President Trump- especially that "Dave" guy and his opinions- they are so pathetically one-sided.- LEFT. Why can't some station JUST REPORT THE NEWS? What makes them think we care about THEIR opinions?? I don't get it. He's incorrect in what he spews. read more

This is a good sorce for top news stories, weather etc.. I also feel they are repetative. They report the news, but do they have to be so dry? The commercials are also a bit much. read more

My father played WBBM all night long many many years ago. The Mystery Movie was one of my favorites. I appreciated the simple straight forward and objective broadcasts of WWBM. The facts.... just the facts! The best radio station in Chicago. read more

Being able to get traffic and weather at eight past the hour, any time of day, all week long is great. If I'm driving and run into traffic, I never have more than a few minutes to wait to find out what the heck the problem is and how long I'll be stuck. The news is great, the national reports are maybe a touch on the liberal side, which may or may not appeal to you. They do an excellent job on local news and the sports reports are good too. I can't write about them without pointing out the hypocrisy of when they jumped all over the old WMAQ radio station by saying WBBM doesn't stop reporting the news to broadcast football. Well, once WBBM won the bidding war to broadcast the Bears, they now take several hours off from reporting the news to broadcast the Bears. I don't really care, but it sucks when you want that quick check of weather or traffic and tune in to hear Peanut Tillman getting burned on a deep pass. read more

I think we all know Chicago's FM radio programming sucks. But hey, at least we have news radio 780 WBBM. If I'm not listening to music in the car, this station is on. read more

This station is my savior when I don't want to hear music or read the paper, have nothing to listen to in the car, don't feel like connecting my mp3 player, need to know the weather and traffic on the 8's (except during some sportscasts and storytelling), or just want to listen to some good ol' newsradio. Sometimes I JUST miss the traffic and/or weather when I need it, but at least I know it'll be here in another 10 minutes. The stories do become repetitive after a while, but they do insert updated news segments at least every hour. Some commercials sound low-budget or repeat every break. The personalities are decent. Every Chicagoan should have WBBM 780 AM programmed into their stereos. read more

LOVE 780, can't get enough of it. I am a super commuter and appreciate how they have traffic reports every ten minutes. They are also very accurate too. Now they have also started to do the lowest gas prices in the city/suburbs which helps us all out a little bit. read more

I grew up a child of the radio and along with the usual music stations (WLS, WCFL) my clock radio was pretty much permanently tuned to Newsradio 78. Back then I would listen to the CBS Radio Mystery Theater every night...great stuff! I still tune in form my home in Tennessee via internet radio to hear the Bears games and news from my old stomping grounds. read more

Unfortunately, my radio was yanked out of my car about 2 years ago by a crackhead while I was at work, and replaced it with the original factory crapper. But even when I had a decent radio, the ONLY station I ever listened to is 780. I dont even bother going into FM territory. It gets repetititve with the same stories over and over, but at least you get a traffic report every 10 minutes, and doesnt put me to sleep like the tone of the newscasters at NPR (sorry NPR fans). I like how they merged some of the newscasters from the old 670 news with this one, like Pat Cassidy and Jan Coleman, but is definitely has a different personality about it. And the biggest plus - they broadcast the Bears games! I enjoy the lengthy pre and post game shows...and I insist onl istening to these guys (Joniak and Thayer) do the broadcast ANYDAY over the goofs on tv (madden, etc), and turn up the radip and turn down the tv when watching the Bears. In anycase, if youre new to Chicago, make sure this is on your dial. read more