Dean Richards

Dean Richards

Achievement: 
Radio and Television Journalist
Bio: 

Dean Richards is the entertainment reporter and critic for WGN-TV and a familiar voice on WGN Radio where he hosts "Dean Richards' Sunday Morning" and is the primary fill-in host for WGN Radio's other shows. Richards’ work has won him over 30 awards, including the Peter Lisagor Award for Outstanding Journalism, the Associated Press Best Feature of the Year, Illinois Broadcasters Association, UPI, Chicago A.I.R. Awards, and Promax International Promotion and Marketing awards. Additionally, Richards actively supports many health and social issues in his free time. The New York Times called him the "Tribune Company's Man of Many Hats."

CPS Schools Attended: 
Coles Elementary 1967
Chicago Vocational High School 1971