[5][6] In December 2009 - March 2010, changes were made The Roe Conn Show due to low ratings and budget cutting at WLS and Citadel.
[5] Ron Magers, one of the top Chicago news anchors, had been a daily commenter on the show during the 3:00 pm half-hour starting in 1997.
Due to lagging ratings and new management, the sports show was removed; its final broadcast on January 29, 2014.
Less than a year later, in March 2014, Carlson transitioned into a larger position at WMAQ-TV, which would require her to leave the WLS chair.
On October 7, 2014, media blogger Robert Feder reported that veteran Chicago broadcaster Steve Dahl would being joining WLS-AM as the afternoon personality, thus replacing Roe & Roeper.
[15] On October 8, 2014, Roe Conn announced on the WLS-TV morning program "Windy City Live" that, indeed, he and Roper would not be returning to WLS and that Dahl would be taking over, most likely on November 3, 2014.
[citation needed] Starting January 26, 2015, The Roe Conn Show began airing on WGN-AM from 3 pm to 7pm CDT.
After the ill-fated sports show was dropped in January 2014, the Top 5 at Five was reinstated at its usual time.
During the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, The Roe Conn Show aired a special segment titled Primetime Blago.
During this half hour, Andy Shaw, the former political reporter at WLS-TV joined Conn and Roeper for analysis of the days events concerning the Trial.
[17] Roe & Roeper also aired a primetime special from 5:30-6 during the trial of suburban cop Drew Peterson in the summer of 2012.