Larry Potash
@larrypotash.bsky.social
Anchor WGN Morning News and Exec. Producer, BACKSTORY
As docs and vax deniers spar over safety of vaccines, evidence finds some vaccines might have broader benefits.
The shingles vax might help reduce risk of developing dementia later. Covid-19 vax, when given to certain cancer patients, increased their survival rates, WSJ reports.
The shingles vax might help reduce risk of developing dementia later. Covid-19 vax, when given to certain cancer patients, increased their survival rates, WSJ reports.
December 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
As docs and vax deniers spar over safety of vaccines, evidence finds some vaccines might have broader benefits.
The shingles vax might help reduce risk of developing dementia later. Covid-19 vax, when given to certain cancer patients, increased their survival rates, WSJ reports.
The shingles vax might help reduce risk of developing dementia later. Covid-19 vax, when given to certain cancer patients, increased their survival rates, WSJ reports.
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Hope to see you Saturday.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hope to see you Saturday.
Drug kingpin arrested after faking death. 4 of world’s 10 most homicidal cities are in Ecuador, where murder up 800% since ‘18 and climbing— per WSJ
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Drug kingpin arrested after faking death. 4 of world’s 10 most homicidal cities are in Ecuador, where murder up 800% since ‘18 and climbing— per WSJ
BACKSTORY 11pm WGN-TV Sunday: this was the G.I. Joe I had. We are looking at the backstory of some of your favorite toys and we profile a #chicago company that created a classic. We also look at the artist who saved Bambi, and Dickens “lost” Christmas story.
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
BACKSTORY 11pm WGN-TV Sunday: this was the G.I. Joe I had. We are looking at the backstory of some of your favorite toys and we profile a #chicago company that created a classic. We also look at the artist who saved Bambi, and Dickens “lost” Christmas story.
China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking export approvals for other firms, according to WSJ.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking export approvals for other firms, according to WSJ.
Backstory WGN TV 11pm Sunday - why are Americans so susceptible to cults? We profile a cult leader who says music artists like Cyndi “Looper” are “dark angels.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Backstory WGN TV 11pm Sunday - why are Americans so susceptible to cults? We profile a cult leader who says music artists like Cyndi “Looper” are “dark angels.”
Tonight at 11 on Backstory - the Eephus. All new episode. @wgntv.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Tonight at 11 on Backstory - the Eephus. All new episode. @wgntv.com
Coming up soon: CRAP I FOUND IN MY BASEMENT to promote tonight’s new episode of BACKSTORY at 11 @wgntv Electric Football does not abide by the new kickoff rules. Get ready for old school smash mouth #football
September 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Coming up soon: CRAP I FOUND IN MY BASEMENT to promote tonight’s new episode of BACKSTORY at 11 @wgntv Electric Football does not abide by the new kickoff rules. Get ready for old school smash mouth #football
Sunday 11pm on WGN the BACKSTORY of baseball. Meet guys playing in a vintage baseball league - playing 19th c rules.
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sunday 11pm on WGN the BACKSTORY of baseball. Meet guys playing in a vintage baseball league - playing 19th c rules.
Epstein imported young women and children from Russia, Belarus, Turkey and Turkmenistan says @nytimes This trafficking was presumably expensive.Wire transfers added up to $1.1b associated with 1 of Epstein’s bank accounts.
July 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Epstein imported young women and children from Russia, Belarus, Turkey and Turkmenistan says @nytimes This trafficking was presumably expensive.Wire transfers added up to $1.1b associated with 1 of Epstein’s bank accounts.
WSJ: Trump writes bawdy letter for Epstein’s 50th bday-contains lines of text framed by outline of naked woman- squiggly “Donald” below her waist, mimicking pubic hair. “Happy Bday — may every day be another wonderful secret.” Trump denied it.
July 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
WSJ: Trump writes bawdy letter for Epstein’s 50th bday-contains lines of text framed by outline of naked woman- squiggly “Donald” below her waist, mimicking pubic hair. “Happy Bday — may every day be another wonderful secret.” Trump denied it.
Sunday at 11p on WGN the BACKSTORY of Ian Fleming’s creation of 007.
July 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sunday at 11p on WGN the BACKSTORY of Ian Fleming’s creation of 007.
Backstory Sunday 11pm on WGN a photographer uses technology to bring us back to the past.
July 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Backstory Sunday 11pm on WGN a photographer uses technology to bring us back to the past.
If you like Airplane! David Zuckerberg tells @WGNMorningNews he’s working on a love story spoof set in 1949.
July 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you like Airplane! David Zuckerberg tells @WGNMorningNews he’s working on a love story spoof set in 1949.
MAGA Candidate says
“This isn’t just “climate change.
It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation.”
“This isn’t just “climate change.
It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation.”
July 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
MAGA Candidate says
“This isn’t just “climate change.
It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation.”
“This isn’t just “climate change.
It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation.”
WSJ: corporate winners&losers in new tax law.
July 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
WSJ: corporate winners&losers in new tax law.
Sunday BACKSTORY WGN 11pm A historian gets access to King George III’s archive for the backstory of how the American Revolution started. Also, a man catalogues ghost signs; what these fading murals teach us about the past.
July 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Sunday BACKSTORY WGN 11pm A historian gets access to King George III’s archive for the backstory of how the American Revolution started. Also, a man catalogues ghost signs; what these fading murals teach us about the past.
WSJ: Long-Suffering Gazans Direct Anger at Hamas
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May 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
WSJ: Long-Suffering Gazans Direct Anger at Hamas
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Science
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it. The treatment approach is still early in its development; the personalized immunotherapy regimen shrank tumors in a quarter of patients with colon, & other GI cancers.—-WashPo
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Science
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it. The treatment approach is still early in its development; the personalized immunotherapy regimen shrank tumors in a quarter of patients with colon, & other GI cancers.—-WashPo
Musk claim debunked @nytimes.com “Musk appears to have misunderstood a statistic from the Soc Sec Admin. The agency recently estimated that 40% of dir deposit fraud, one specific type of fraud, occurred via calls to agency. That’s not the same thing as 40% of all telephone calls being fraudulent.”
April 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Musk claim debunked @nytimes.com “Musk appears to have misunderstood a statistic from the Soc Sec Admin. The agency recently estimated that 40% of dir deposit fraud, one specific type of fraud, occurred via calls to agency. That’s not the same thing as 40% of all telephone calls being fraudulent.”
“Musk’s $700b estimate for fraud in entitlements far outpaces figures from watchdogs, who said there was $72b in improper payments from fiscal years 2015 through 2022.”
March 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“Musk’s $700b estimate for fraud in entitlements far outpaces figures from watchdogs, who said there was $72b in improper payments from fiscal years 2015 through 2022.”
Tonight at 11 Chicagoans playing vintage baseball help us tell the BACKSTORY of “America’s Pastime” WGN-TV.
February 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tonight at 11 Chicagoans playing vintage baseball help us tell the BACKSTORY of “America’s Pastime” WGN-TV.
The BACKSTORY of marijuana in America on WGN 11pm.
February 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The BACKSTORY of marijuana in America on WGN 11pm.