McDermott-Cid WJOB clash, part 3

McDermott returns to the WJOB studio to provide a rebuttal to Cid's claims.

McDermott-Cid WJOB clash, part 2

Cid calls into WJOB's "JED in the Region" show to respond to McDermott's criticism.

McDermott-Cid WJOB clash, part 1

At his weekly radio show on WJOB, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. discussed the Lake County income tax and County Councilwoman Christine Cid.

WJOB in Hammond ready to celebrate 90 years of region radio fame

Jim Dedelow, owner of WJOB-1230 AM in Hammond, describes the regional radio station as "living history built on listeners."

WJOB Logo Stamped in Concrete of Studio's Main Hallway

A raised insignia of the WJOB "call letters" is embedded in the concrete floor of the studio's main hallway in Hammond.

East Chicago Newsman Frank Reynolds Broadcasting for WJOB

Newsman Frank Reynolds, of East Chicago, began his broadcast career holding a WJOB microphone in the 1950s for the Hammond radio station.

Hammond Bus with WJOB Advertising in the Late 1950s

A bus in Hammond features advertising for the WJOB radio sports coverage in the Region in the late 1950s.

WJOB Broadcast Area

WJOB-1230 AM still broadcasts from Hammond studios, reaching 2.5 million listeners in Illinois and 500,000 listeners in Northwest Indiana.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speaks in the Region with Address Captured by WJOB Microphone

Prior to his assassination in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to the Region to speak, with the address broadcast by WJOB radio station.

Stacks of Life with Jim Dedelow in the WJOB Music Library

WJOB radio station owner Jim Dedelow visits the memory lane of music housed in the Hammond studio's vast record collection.

WJOB Radio Station in Hammond

WJOB radio station in Hammond has been at the same studio location at 6405 Olcott Ave. in the Woodmar neighborhood of Hammond since 1956.

WJOB News and Traffic Airplane Circa 1960s

WJOB radio in Hammond covered news and traffic in the region by air with the station's "news and traffic plane" during the 1960s.

Gene "Geno" Sferruzza Broadcasting from WJOB Studios in Hammond

Gene "Geno" Sferruzza does his morning show Wednesday with a live video feed to the station's website for WJOB radio in Hammond. The station is approaching its 90th anniversary on the air.

Indiana attorney general investigating BP gas recall

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said his office has opened an investigation into the BP gasoline recall to ensure consumers' rights are protected, according to a news release issued Wednesday.

Spotlight switches from Philpot to jury selection

HAMMOND | Lawyers in the federal fraud trial of Thomas Philpot begin the job today of finding a jury that is impartial, if not unfamiliar, with a man who has spent two decades in the public eye.

WJOB host 'The Preacher' dead at age 54

Popular WJOB-AM 1230 radio host Steven "The Preacher" Glover died Wednesday. He was 54.

Statehouse reporter on WJOB at 7 Tuesday morning

Hear Times Statehouse reporter Dan Carden talk about what's left to do at the General Assembly before it adjourns for the year March 9 at 7 a.m. Tuesday on WJOB-AM 1230.

OFFBEAT: Readers want to know about shake-up at WGN Radio

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Johnnie Putnam and Steve King

Wife and husband radio personalities Johnnie Putnam and Steve King have left WGN Radio after 26 years of hosting their overnight show.

McDermott calls Marion County Republicans 'perverts'

INDIANAPOLIS | Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. in part called Marion County Republicans "perverts" on his weekly paid radio show Friday in response to Gov. Mitch Daniels' book describing Northwest Indiana as politically corrupt.