Dean Richard

Dean Richard: Biography in Details

Who is Dean Richard?

Dean Richards is an American film critic and entertainment reporter for WGN-TV and a longtime radio host for WGN (AM) in Chicago. He is also known for working in Chicago at stations like WLTD (now WCGO), WMRO and WAUR, Aurora; WFYR (now WKSC-FM), WCFL (now WMVP), WIND (AM) and WCLR.

Since starting at WGN-AM, Richards has received more than 30 local and national awards for his programming and production work.

Dean Richard: Bio, Age, Nationality, Education

Dean Richard was born on March 31, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He is 70 years old as of 2025. He is American, and his ethnicity is Caucasian. His birth sign is Aries. He is of Greek and Palestinian heritage.

Information about his father and mother is not currently available, and he has not shared any information about his siblings. Regarding his educational background, he graduated from Columbia College Chicago.

Net Worth and Salary

Dean might have earned a good amount of money as an American film critic and entertainment reporter. However, there is no detailed info about his net worth and salary.

Career and Professional Life

Richards started his radio career in 1975, working at several Chicago stations such as WLTD (now WCGO), WMRO, WAUR in Aurora, WFYR (now WKSC-FM), WCFL (now WMVP), WIND (AM), and WCLR.

In 1984, he also did voiceover work for WPWR-TV Channel 60. From 1985 to 1990, he worked as both the operations manager and morning host at the Satellite Music Network, located in Chicago’s southwest suburbs.

Moreover, he started working at WNUA in Chicago as a weekend and fill-in radio host in 1990. By May 1991, he continued at WNUA but also took on a role as a staff announcer at WGN-TV. Later, in July 1991, he became WNUA’s morning host after the previous host, Yvonne Daniels, passed away.

However, in the summer of 1994, his contract with WNUA was not renewed. Shortly after leaving, Richards started working as a fill-in host at WGN (AM) in Chicago. By December 1994, he was given his own Sunday afternoon show at the station.

In the spring of 1995, he was announced to become WGN’s production director, primarily overseeing the production of radio commercials. Later, that year, he was also given a Saturday afternoon shift at WGN as well.

In addition, he made his debut as a Sunday morning radio host on WGN in January 1999. He started giving weekly theatre reviews on noon newscasts on WGN-TV in Chicago in January 2000. During that time, he was also the part of regular rotation of hosts of Illinois Lottery drawings, which take place at the WGN-TV studios.

Rumours, Controversy

On January 29, 2010, WGN-TV aired an interview where Richards spoke with actor Mel Gibson about his new movie, Edge of Darkness. During the interview, Richards asked Gibson about how the public views him, especially after his 2006 drunken arrest and anti-Semitic rant.

Gibson became annoyed and responded, “That’s almost four years ago, dude. I mean, I’ve moved on. I guess you haven’t.” After the interview, Gibson, unaware he was still on air, took a sip of coffee and called someone an “asshole,” likely referring to Richards. Gibson and his publicist later claimed the comment was directed at the publicist, but insiders in the studio confirmed it was aimed at Richards.

Body Measurements: Height and Weight

Dean Richard has maintained a good body shape and has a decent height. He is bald and has brown colour eyes. Information about his other body measurements such as height, weight, biceps size, chest size, dress size and shoe size is under review.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

Dean is quite active on Twitter and holds more than 25.5k followers. and holds around 66k followers on Facebook. However, he is not active on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

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