Live From My Office

Former Chicago Police Supt., Garry McCarthy,  joins me to talk about the life of a cop in the past, present, and future From the reality of what happened when he left his job in Chicago to the new reality of how its even harder to be one of the good guys today.He pulls no punches on the damage politics does in trying to keep people safe. Hear it all now on LIVE FROM MY OFFICE.SHOW NOTESListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Arny Granat and Jerry Mickelson started JAM PRODUCTIONS and made history.Before there was Ticketmaster and Live Nation there was JAM. They built an empire and had more fun than the superstar bands they put on stage. Arny is still busy with show business and his new company.  And even though he doesn't do interviews- he talked to me on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE.SHOW NOTESListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Bill Leff always makes me laugh. He always makes me funnier. He's an excellent tennis player and he and I always play a friendly version of smart-ass tennis.There's no ball, no net... it's just back and forth smart assery.  That's what this episode is - for the most part. And... we also talk about Bill's time on WLS as we continue to celebrate the 100th year of The Big 890!I think you're really going to like this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE!SHOW NOTESBill Leff is the host and cartoon curator of TOON IN WITH ME weekday mornings. He also is a new part of the family for the legendary Svengoolie every Saturday night. See it all on METV and check your local listings.Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Mike Ferrin knows more baseball than Abner Doubleday.He's been analyzing and calling baseball on Sirius/XM and ESPN, both college and pro, for over 20 years. It's time for our annual breakdown of a new season on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICESHOW NOTESMike Ferrin hosts POWER ALLEY mornings on Sirius/XM and just agreed to call even more college baseball on ESPN.Follow him on X (twitter) or Instagram.Donald Trump is voiced by the great Eric Harthen.  Get your orange "genius" HERE.Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

To continue the celebration of the 100th birthday of WLS Radio we keep bringing in the big ones. Here you'll hear Roe Conn and me talking about his 25 years at WLS... how he got there... the break up with Garry... who he thinks is the funniest guy ever (spoiler: not me).Thanks for listening to LIVE FROM MY OFFICE!SHOW NOTESListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Andy Richter is back home in Chicago. He grew up in Yorkville and learned improv at Second City. After spending most of 30 years with Conan he's hosting his own podcast, acting, and he's become a regular 'toon voice. We talk about his life and the show we'll do together for the cancer fighting heroes at The H FoundationHear him here, as the funny keeps on coming on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE!SHOW NOTESSupport H Foundation anyway you can!- Get tickets for my live Q&A with Andy Richter.  It's a part of their big comedy night featuring Mike Toomey, Ana Beleval, Jim Flanigan doing stand-up and hosted by Andrea Darlas- Catch up on Andy Richter's podcast hereListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

This new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE has the legend, Jake Johannsen, and a call from Trump.Jake talks about dropping his daughter off at college IN IRELAND and makes fun of me.  It's his way of showing love. Hear it here... subscribe and review...and thanks for listening to LFMO!SHOW NOTES:Catch Jake in your town and follow him @jakethisAs for Trump?Need Trump for your fundraiser or corporate event? How about an outgoing phone message or commercial? Eric Harthen can do it all. Visit his website or e-mail him at: ericharthenvoices@gmail.comListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

That's it.  Lewis Black says it's his final tourWhy?He's still funny...funnier than ever.  The material is out there in this psychotic version of life today... everyday! But he's just about done. Lewis tells me..."maybe I'll have a life!"So don't miss him because you'll miss him when he's gone. Meanwhile he's here on this all new episode of Live From My Office!SHOW NOTESFor everything Lewis Black go HERE.Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

On today's episode, two legends for the price of one podcast! Tommy Edwards was a great DJ and Program Director. John Gehron ran 89 WLS when it was the biggest, baddest station in America! We're looking back at 100 years of WLS and you can hear these greats RIGHT here on this episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE!SHOW NOTESListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

As a BIG part of celebrating the 100th Anniversary of 89 WLS, we are doing interviews with the talent, staff, management, and others about the impact of this radio monster!No lineup was ever better than the DJs from all those years at Music Radio WLS, and no one was funnier than Fred Winston. In this episode Andrea Darlas and I talk to Fred about how cool those days were and what he meant to me as I was coming up.You see if it hadn't been for Fred Winston there may never have been me.  So maybe now you know who to blame! Remember you can hear the radio show weekday mornings, 530 - 9a, on the Big 89 WLS.SHOW NOTESHow to listen to WLS AM.1) Go to WLSAM.COM 2) click on the drop down menu (white bar) scroll to the bottom for "100 year anniversary"3) see pics, stories, history and more including two of my interviews with Tommy Edwards and John Gehron4) listen to THE STEVE COCHRAN SHOW weekday mornings for updates on more 100 YEARS fun to comeListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Hope you had a great New Year and holiday season! I'm getting things cranked up for 2024 but wanted to drop this note in now... telling you we'll be back soon!In the meantime listen to any and all of the previous episodes, and let me know where I made a mistake... I'm sure you can find one in there somewhere! SHOW NOTESListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

That's right ...we care more about you than the other showsWe will make you laugh at 2p and you will be home by dinnertime...or out at a party...look it's none of our businessAll I know is you will have a great time at The Steve Cochran VERY FUNNY New Year's Eve... in the afternoon... featuring:- Mike Toomey (WGN TV morning news)- John DaCosse (Zanies and 890 WLS)- Tim Benker (famous funny guy)- surprise guests- and someone will win a 70" TV from ABT Electronics Hear them here on this new episode (and blatant plug) for the big show on LIVE FROM MY OFFICE Get your tickets here:https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/60256964/steve-cochrans-nye-comedy-show-crystal-lake-raue-center-for-the-arts?partner_id=240SHOW NOTES:Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Steve on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity

HOLIDAYS AND DISASTER PREPIt sounds like a perfect combinationBut... not talking about family dysfunction or buckets of Mac n' Cheese for the apocalypse The guest is the lynch pin to keeping us ready for the worst and hoping for the bestAnd...when he was on... he was the only physicist in the room.   I know you're shockedDr. Dimitri Kusnezov from the Department of Homeland Security was on my radio show and now he's here on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Steve on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity

Don Rickles daughter,  Mindy, and son-in-law, Ed Mann join meThere's a brand new archive of Rickles career at The National Comedy Center AND a new documentary from Judd Apatow on Rickles and Bob NewhartHear it here on this new episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE NOTES:The National Comedy Center is at comedycenter.org"Bob & Don, a Love Story" is on you tube and the website of The New YorkerListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Steve on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity

Happy Holidays begins... It's a LFMO quickie with a holiday call from Trump and the prolific David Baldacci on his new bookHear it here on this new episodeListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Steve on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity

We're back after I've been in Italy with some of you awesome listeners. This New episode of Live From My Office is all fun!Comedian/writer/actor Paul Mecurio is touring his very funny show "Permission to Speak." And the one and only Chef Art Smith is cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Hear them both here and see below for more.SHOW NOTESPIES BY FASANO is  generous business in Chicago is donating pies for Thanksgiving and you can buy a pie to donate at their site.Wherever you listen, your local food bank needs your help.  Google and give.  Thank youCheck out everything on Paul MercurioCheck out everything on Chef Art Smith

It's one of the biggest honors of my career to get to talk to men like Major General John Borling (USAF-ret). In our latest conversation, we talk about everything from why Veterans Day matters to his thoughts on the state of our country in the world today. Thanks for listening!SHOW NOTESRead the Third DegreeListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Paul Coyte is back. He's always funny.  He's always smart. We talk about everything and if you're not entertained...listen again!SHOW NOTESWatch Paul Coyte on the GB NEWS app doing the sports on their Breakfast Shows and follow him on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

Rich Cohen is an amazing author. His latest book is all about one of the greatest NBA seasons ever and possibly the best basketball ever played."When the Game was War" features MJ, Bird, Magic, Isaiah and their teams ...the Bulls, Celtics, Lakers, and Pistons. We also talk about the very bad, no good, terrible current version of the Chicago Bears.and ...Trump call in to the show. Thanks for listening!SHOW NOTESSee every book Rich Cohen has written here Listen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.

You can be a GREAT parent and still make simple mistakes that put your children in jeopardy. Former police Detective Richard Wistocki has absolute MUST-HEAR advice. Please pass this episode along to other parents to teach them how to do the right things. No matter how good your kid may be they need you to show them the way. Listen and learn on this episode of LIVE FROM MY OFFICE!SHOW NOTES:Everything we talked about is resourced at BESURECONSULTING.comListen to me on the radio weekday mornings from 5:30-9:00 on WLS AM 890, online, on your smart speaker, or on the TuneIn Radio App!Subscribe to Live From My Office on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.Win an ABT gift card by emailing me three of your friends emails who you think would like the show, and include your mailing address in the email. Check out the details here.Email the show with any questions, comments, or plugs for your favorite charity.