Chicago Anchor Set to Appear at PACK EXPO Lecture Series

Through the 1970s, Sirott, worked his way up in radio. He hosted the morning show at WBBM-FM, and went over to legendary rock powerhouse WLS, where he became the top afternoon radio personality in town, from 1973–1980.

In 1980, Sirott made the jump to television. He became WBBM-TV’s (CBS) first lifestyle and entertainment editor, and received the Chicago Headline Club’s Peter Lisagor Award for his reporting on the death of John Lennon. He was an anchor and correspondent for West 57th, a news magazine program from CBS Network New and won an Emmy award for feature reporting.