126:, which would require her to leave the WLS chair. Her final appearance was April 25. News was then delivered by Ryan Burrow and traffic by Christina Filiaggi. Burrow's news included a four-minute summary at the top of the hour and a two-minute report at the bottom of the hour. Filiaggi's traffic reports were delivered on the "fives" (at the 5-, 15- and 25-minute mark of each hour). In addition,
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115:. The Sports Pregame Show featured longtime Chicago sports media reporter and anchor Lou Canellis talking sports with Conn and Roeper for the final hour of the day. Due to lagging ratings and new management, the sports show was removed; its final broadcast on January 29, 2014. The 5:00 hour has since reverted to its original programming.
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The Top 5 at Five has been part of the Roe Conn Show since its establishment. Five stories are featured, all being summarized with audio clips and analysis. Many of these stories are political in nature, with some being weird news and some as the more popular stories of the day. In
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The name of the
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The
Canarble Wagon is a segment airing every Friday at 5:00 pm. It is a time when the cast of the show order alcoholic beverages from the Canarble Wagon. Contrary to many listeners belief that the Wagon is fake, just the cast members making it seem like they are drinking, the cast members are
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Citadel. One of these changes was that Jacobsen was removed and replaced by Jill Urchak who provided the traffic from outside the studio. This arrangement did not last long; in March, Christina Filiaggi was brought back on the show. Then,
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