If WLS 890 AM radio host Dan Proft wants to run for governor, he'll have to give up his day job.
Proft, along with Bruce Wolf, hosts a morning commute show
on 890-WLS from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m.
But if he runs for governor, an equal-time rule -- an FCC
provision -- would kick-in, he says. According to a story at Chicago Sun-Times,
that was the same reason that former SuperBowl XX Bear Steve "Mongo"
McMichael faced when he wanted to run for Bolingbrook Mayor. And he was just
discussing Bears strategy in a pre-game show.
"That's a soul-searching question - I understand I
cannot be on the air if I were a candidate for office," said Proft, who
has run as a Republican. "That's a large part of the decision. I love my
job at WLS, it's a great gig. I really enjoy it. I'm not cavalier about the
great opportunity I've been able to enjoy with WLS. That requires some deep
thinking and it requires that the ground is fertile for what I'm
offering."
Proft, 40, of Wheaton ,
started working weekends at the station three years ago. He's now turned that
into a regular gig with Wolf.
"People who are a state treasurer or state legislator
don't have to give up their jobs to run for office. People in the private
sector have to essentially," which is why few from the private sector make
a run for office, Proft argues.
CRM notes if Proft leaves WLS-AM it would be yet another
loss for the station who already recently lost its previous morning show hosts
Don and Roma Wade due to Don Wade's health issues, lost host Jake Hartford due
to his passing away from a heart attack, lost its Program Director Drew Hayes
to a station in Los Angeles, and will next month lose afternoon newsman/co-host
Jim Johnson to retirement.
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