In June 2009, Greg Jarrett joined WGN Radio as morning drive host, heard weekdays from 5-9am.
Greg was previously an afternoon host, news anchor and on-air correspondent for the legendary heritage radio station KGO-AM in San Francisco. In addition to his extensive experience at KGO, Greg has also traveled the world as a correspondent for ABC News, covering events ranging from Operation Desert Storm as a combat pool correspondent to the last Bush-Gorbachev Summit in Moscow to the original Iraqi invasion in 2003, where he was an embedded correspondent with the Purple Foxes, the United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron.
Greg was born in San Antonio, Texas and moved throughout his childhood as part of an aviation industry family, attending sixteen elementary schools and three different high schools. As a 4th grader, he went missing one Thursday afternoon and was eventually found at the public library at 10pm, so engrossed in the works of Ernest Hemmingway, Ernie Pyle, and other famous war correspondents, that he didn't realize the library had closed. When sternly asked by his father what he had learned from the experience, he responded, "I think I've learned what I want to be when I grow up."
Greg's career in radio started as a high school senior in New Iberia, Louisiana. The speech and debate coach knew of his love for high school football (Greg had previously attended, and played football for Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, the school on which the book Friday Night Lights is based) and suggested that Greg apply for the part-time high school football play-by-play position at the local radio station, KANE-AM. Within two months, Greg was hired full-time as a DJ and news reporter.
Greg is an Expert License U.S. Parachute Association Jumpmaster and escorted broadcast legend Paul Harvey on his first jump. He is also a multi engine and seaplane rated pilot and a certified advanced open water scuba diver. Greg also enjoys swimming, biking, soccer, fly fishing, cooking for charity and is currently writing an experienced-based cookbook.
Greg is married and has three sons, two grandkids, two dogs, a cat, and millions of fleas.
Greg was previously an afternoon host, news anchor and on-air correspondent for the legendary heritage radio station KGO-AM in San Francisco. In addition to his extensive experience at KGO, Greg has also traveled the world as a correspondent for ABC News, covering events ranging from Operation Desert Storm as a combat pool correspondent to the last Bush-Gorbachev Summit in Moscow to the original Iraqi invasion in 2003, where he was an embedded correspondent with the Purple Foxes, the United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron.Greg was born in San Antonio, Texas and moved throughout his childhood as part of an aviation industry family, attending sixteen elementary schools and three different high schools. As a 4th grader, he went missing one Thursday afternoon and was eventually found at the public library at 10pm, so engrossed in the works of Ernest Hemmingway, Ernie Pyle, and other famous war correspondents, that he didn't realize the library had closed. When sternly asked by his father what he had learned from the experience, he responded, "I think I've learned what I want to be when I grow up."
Greg's career in radio started as a high school senior in New Iberia, Louisiana. The speech and debate coach knew of his love for high school football (Greg had previously attended, and played football for Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, the school on which the book Friday Night Lights is based) and suggested that Greg apply for the part-time high school football play-by-play position at the local radio station, KANE-AM. Within two months, Greg was hired full-time as a DJ and news reporter.
Greg is an Expert License U.S. Parachute Association Jumpmaster and escorted broadcast legend Paul Harvey on his first jump. He is also a multi engine and seaplane rated pilot and a certified advanced open water scuba diver. Greg also enjoys swimming, biking, soccer, fly fishing, cooking for charity and is currently writing an experienced-based cookbook.
Greg is married and has three sons, two grandkids, two dogs, a cat, and millions of fleas.
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