9 in 1963. The “Barn Dance,’ which went off the air on WLS radio in 1960, was broadcast every Saturday on WGN-TV until it, too, ended in 1969. In 1959, the “National Barn Dance” lost its ...

Jim Johnson was a news anchor and reporter at WLS-AM 890 in Chicago for 45 years during which he became known for providing wit and levity in programs hosted by well-known radio personalities.