Roy Leonard Explained

Roy Leonard
Birth Name:	LeRoy Stewart Leonard
Birth Date:	19 January 1931
Birth Place:	Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Death Place:	Evanston, Illinois
Station:	WGN, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Country:	United States

LeRoy Stewart Leonard^[1] (January 19, 1931 – September 4, 2014) was an American radio personality, best known for hosting WGN's midday radio show from Chicago for 31 years and for his appearances on WGN-TV's news and Christmas specials. He also hosted Family Classics after Frazier Thomas died.^[2]

Leonard died on September 4, 2014, at a hospital in Evanston, Illinois, of complications from an esophageal infection, aged 83.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• News: Robert . Feder . Roy Leonard prefers to stay put at WGN . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025072842/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3868612.html . dead . October 25, 2012 . . February 4, 1988 . April 7, 2009.
• Web site: Roy Leonard . April 7, 2009 . WGN Radio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120831021009/http://www.wgngold.com/people/leonard-roy.htm . August 31, 2012 .
• Web site: The Roy Leonard Show . April 17, 2009 . WGN Radio . https://web.archive.org/web/19981202104110/http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/leonard_roy/index.html . December 2, 1998.
• News: Donald . Liebenson . Everybody loves Roy: for 25 years, Leonard has put us in tune with show-biz greats . . August 9, 1992.
• News: Clarence . Peterson . 3 'Awards' for WGN's Roy Leonard . . March 4, 1971.
• News: Gary . Deeb . Roy Leonard: Unique but unsung . . July 30, 1975.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roy Leonard biography. Roy Leonard.com. September 5, 2014.
2. News: At 50, WGN Finds The TV Picture and Audiences Have Changed. Johnson, Allan. April 3, 1988. Chicago Tribune. February 17, 2011.
3. News: . Chicago broadcasting legend Roy Leonard dies. September 4, 2014. Daily Herald. September 4, 2014.
4. News: Jones. Chris. Roy Leonard, beloved WGN Radio personality, is dead at 83. Chicago Tribune. September 5, 2014. September 5, 2014.