Dave Schwan
Freelance News Anchor and Reporter·WGN-AM
Chicago, United States, North America
- Blues
- Jazz
Covers: Blues · Jazz · Jazz & BluesRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Dave?
Dave Schwan works as a freelance news anchor and reporter at WGN-AM and is publicly associated with blues, jazz and jazz & blues, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Blues · Jazz
Formats
News · Interview · Radio Submission
Market
United States · North America
Playbook
How to approach Dave
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits WGN-AM.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Dave Schwan cover?
Genres
- Blues
- Jazz
Coverage
- Blues
- Jazz
- Jazz & Blues
- Chicago
Market
- Chicago
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Recently active
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About
Who is Dave Schwan?
Dave Schwan is a Chicago-based freelance news anchor and reporter associated with WGN-AM. Their published work centres on Blues, Jazz and Jazz & Blues. Coverage runs through News and Interview. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Blues and Jazz. Freelance News Anchor and Reporter · WGN-AM. Dave Schwan works as a freelance news anchor and reporter with WGN-AM, based in Chicago. Dave Schwan is freelance news anchor and reporter at WGN-AM, based in Chicago. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues, Chicago and Freelance, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through News, Interview and Radio Submission, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Dave is publicly associated with Blues and Jazz. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Freelance News Anchor and Reporter. Works at: WGN-AM. Based in: Chicago, United States, North America. Campaign types: Interview, Radio Submission. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Dave's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Freelance News Anchor and Reporter
- Works at
- WGN-AM
- Based in
- Chicago, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Interview, Radio Submission
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Dave Schwan
Dave Schwan works as freelance news anchor and reporter and covers Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues and Chicago. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Dave Schwan is based in Chicago, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
No professional contact route is published for Dave on this page. Virtual Publicist shows contact options to members when a verified route exists.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Dave's news coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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