J.B. Free

I’m the guy.

I made the decision to discontinue airing the Governor’s live afternoon press conferences. I did it because I was getting less information…and plenty of bloviation. It was Chicago-centric. It forced me to channel Sgt. Joe Friday…..”The facts….Just give me the facts.”

This was not a political decision. It was a programming decision. The Governor would call a 2:30 press conference and then meander to the podium at 2:45. We publish the important stats every day on our website, our social media and our news. You aren’t missing anything.

Now..let’s move on to some real issues. ….  Governor Pritzker has a lot of explaining to do. Some of his decisions defy common sense.

How do you explain buying every room in two Mt. Vernon hotels? Our state representative can’t get answers. He believes the state has purchased 4000 hotel rooms around the state.

The state has purchased entire hospitals while small rural hospitals are empty. No elective surgeries means… no revenue. These are the same hospitals who have waited for state overdue payments for their services for years.

If Pritzker wants to explain himself, I’d love to welcome him back to afternoon radio. Until then…

 I’m the guy who took him off.