Location:
Chicago, IL
Genres:
News
Description:
A native of Rockford, Lisa Dent began her radio career in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin in 1981. She has worked at stations in Minneapolis, San Diego, Seattle, and Houston. Dent returned to Chicago in 2002 and previously hosted at country music stations WUSN 99.5, US99, and Big 95.5. Lisa Dent was inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame in 2016.
Twitter:
@SteveBertrand
Language:
English
Dr. Jim Adams: Seniors on GLP-1s, social media health advice
5/13/2026
Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss recent health headlines. He shares whether seniors should take GLP-1s and if people should trust health advice from social media influencers.
Duration:00:04:43
Newsroom Sound Check: 5/12/26
5/12/2026
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Duration:00:07:05
Terry Savage: It’s not just oil, prices are up
5/12/2026
Terry Savage, Nationally Syndicated Money Columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss consumer prices. It’s not just oil, she explains, prices across many categories have increased. Savage shares despite the markets near record highs, consumers, which make up 60 percent of the economy, are being forgotten.
Duration:00:08:56
IL bill would allow review of insurance rates
5/12/2026
Axios reporter Carrie Shepherd joins Lisa Dent to discuss Senate Bill 1486. The bill passed in the General Assembly in March. If passed through the Illinois Senate, it would give the Illinois Department of Insurance new authority to review and challenge rates.
Duration:00:05:55
Howard Tullman: AI still isn’t better than humans
5/12/2026
Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.
Duration:00:06:19
Conversations with Demetrius: Unusual weather
5/12/2026
Demetrius Ivory, Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. He explains just how unusual the weather has been in Chicago and the surrounding area this year. Then he gives the upcoming forecast for the rest of the week.
Duration:00:13:10
Meta to remove privacy feature, Instagram DMs will be used to better target users, train AI
5/12/2026
Harry Maugans, Digital Privacy Expert, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Meta removing a feature that previously prevented them from reading your direct messages on Instagram. Maugans shares that Meta wants to use these messages to better target users with ads and train their AI model.
Duration:00:08:50
Mental health at the center of Chicago’s new medical school
5/12/2026
Dr. Michele Nealon, President of The Chicago School, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the first medical school coming to Chicago in over a century.
Duration:00:08:17
People’s Gas: Explaining rate-hike proposal
5/11/2026
David Schwartz, Spokesperson for People’s Gas, joins Lisa Dent to answers questions concerning their proposed rate-hike.
Duration:00:07:26
How to protect migrating birds
5/11/2026
Annette Prince, Director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors group, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the migrating birds flying through Chicago. She shares how people can protect them.
Duration:00:08:58
Newsroom Sound Check: 5/11/26
5/11/2026
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Duration:00:08:20
Newsroom Sound Check: 5/8/26
5/8/2026
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Duration:00:07:39
Companies now allow parents to pick babies’ traits
5/8/2026
Professor James Tabery, Bioethicist at The University of Utah, joins Lisa Dent to discuss polygenic embryo screening that companies are using to test embryos for genetic diseases, cancers, diabetes and more. The concern however, is that potential parents will use the screening for aesthetic reasons.
Duration:00:07:32
Dolton makes changes to home of Pope Leo XIV
5/8/2026
Burt Odelson, Village Attorney of Dolton, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the changes made to the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. Odelson reports the steps that Dolton has taken to preserve the childhood home of the pontiff and establish it as a historical sight.
Duration:00:06:07
Is the hantavirus cause for concern?
5/8/2026
Dr. Michael Angarone, infectious diseases specialist at Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the dangers of hantavirus. A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, leaving 3 dead, has caused misinformation to spread online. Dr. Angarone shares the dangers of the disease and if people should be worried about public health scare.
Duration:00:08:06
Ron Brown’s movie reviews: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Hokum
5/8/2026
Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Hokum.
Duration:00:08:35
CUB: IL Regulators should reject People’s Gas rate-hike proposal
5/8/2026
Jim Chilsen, Communications Director of the Citizens Utility Board, joins Lisa Dent to discuss expert testimony filed on Tuesday with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) urging regulators to cut the controversial rate hike by at least $137 million. Chilsen calls the rate-hike proposal “excessive,” sharing that People’s Gas has made record profits in 7 of […]
Duration:00:05:32
Newsroom Sound Check: 5/7/26
5/7/2026
Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories.
Duration:00:05:52
Lou’s To Do List: Roofing, siding, and more
5/7/2026
Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent in his weekly segment, Lou’s To Do List. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.
Duration:00:06:41
DOJ probes Illinois schools over LGBTQ+ policies
5/7/2026
Axios Chicago reporter Carrie Shepherd joins Lisa Dent to discuss the Department Of Justice probing Illinois schools over LGBTQ+ policies. The Department of Justice is investigating whether 36 Illinois schools, including one Chicago charter network, have sexual, gender identity in their curriculums. Shepherd reports the details of the legality of having LGBTQ+ content in schools.
Duration:00:06:27