Bob Sirott
Robert "Bob" Sirott (born August 9, 1949) is an American broadcaster. He is the morning host at WGN in Chicago. He is also a former television news anchor, most recently working in that role at Chicago's WFLD.
Professional career
Sirott began his career in radio as a summer vacation fill-in disc jockey for
Sirott left
In March 1989, Sirott returned to Chicago's airwaves at WMAQ-TV as a noon news anchor and program host; the following year, he launched and was the co-anchor of WMAQ-TV's First Thing in the Morning along with Allison Rosati. After four years at WMAQ, he was fired in July 1993—for the first time in his career—after he and management had a difference of opinion over his and his show's autonomy.[4]
In March 1994, Sirott returned to work, anchoring Fox Thing in the Morning on Chicago's
From June 2002 to December 2005, Sirott hosted At WTTW he also hosted the "Friday Night Show." His contract was not renewed in 2005 because of cost cutting.
In early 2006, Sirott rejoined WMAQ as a weekend anchor joining Anna Davlantes on the weekend 5 and 10 PM broadcasts. He at one time co-anchored the 4:30 PM newscast with Marion Brooks. He also co-anchored the 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 PM newscasts (briefly succeeding the now-retired Warner Saunders in this capacity) with Allison Rosati. However, on June 11, 2009, Sirott left WMAQ-TV after he and the station were unable to come to financial terms in the wake of Saunders' departure.[9]
On April 12, 2007, Chicago radio station WGN announced that it was reviving The Noon Show with Sirott as its host. Sirott was removed from The Noon Show on January 25, 2010. He returned to weekday radio at WGN in 2013.[10]
Sirott is also known for his "One more thing" commentaries on various topics, many of which are Chicago related. He was seen in cameo appearances as a reporter on the FOX Dramas Prison Break during its first season and The Chicago Code.[11]
July 2014 made his debut as a reporter for The Onion News Network with the story "Deadly Super Rainbow Tears Through West Coast".
In December 2019, Nexstar Media announced that Sirott would be replacing Steve Cochran as the morning host of WGN 720-AM.
Personal life
Sirott married his first wife, Carrie Cochran, in 1981 when she was a news anchor at WBBM-TV. They worked together at WFLD until they separated in 1995 prior to their 1999 divorce.[12][13] He married newscaster Marianne Murciano in June 1999.[14] Sirott has one daughter and two stepchildren with Murciano, and resides in Wilmette, Illinois.
Sirott is the uncle of
References
- ^ "Interview: What about Bob? - TheHeckler.com". Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ "Bob Sirott | NBC Chicago". Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ Feder, Robert (December 22, 1987). "Tired of 'West 57th,' Sirott to alter course". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 43.
- ^ Feder, Robert (July 20, 1993). "Bob Sirott fired from Channel 5". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 35.
- ^ a b c d e Feder, Robert (September 28, 2000). "'Fox Thing' dumps Sirott". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 45.
- ^ "WFLD hires Bob Sirott -- officially". Chicago Tribune. July 6, 2010.
- ^ Feder, Robert (December 16, 2005). "Third time's the charm for Sirott at Channel 5". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 79.
- ^ Feder, Robert (June 21, 2002). "'Chicago guy' Bob Sirott signs on at Channel 11". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 61.
- ^ "Bob Sirott leaves WMAQ-Ch. 5". Chicago Tribune. June 11, 2009.
- ^ "Bob Sirott & Marianne Murciano Joining WGN-AM As Weekday Hosts". Chicago Radio and Media. July 11, 2013.
- ^ Feder, Robert (September 9, 2005). "Nightlife comes alive with CLTV's expansion". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 63.
- ^ Kupcinet, Irv (November 24, 1995). "Kup's Column". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 60.
- ^ Sneed, Michael (April 15, 1999). "Sneed". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 4.
- ^ Zwecker, Bill (June 14, 1999). "'Friends' star Cox, Arquette tie the knot". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 35.