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Celebrity Guest of Honor

   

David Spade

American Comedian & Actor

David Spade became a household favorite during his tenure as a cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. For his memorable role as Dennis Finch, the wise-cracking, power-hungry assistant on Just Shoot Me, Spade received Emmy Award, Golden Globe, and American Comedy Award nominations in 1999. He continues to be a box office draw, touring his stand-up shows nationwide. His most recent stand-up special "Nothing Personal" debuted on Netflix in 2022. Currently, Spade can be seen hosting the FOX game show Snake Oil. Spade fronts and produces the series, which sees convincing entrepreneurs pitch unique products to contestants, who must determine which are real or a sham for a chance to win life-changing money.

Born in Birmingham, Michigan, and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona, Spade began his career by performing stand-up comedy in clubs, theaters, and colleges across the country. He made his television debut on SNL and was soon named the “Hot Stand-Up Comedian of the Year” by Rolling Stone Magazine. As a writer and a performer on SNL for five years, Spade portrayed several hit characters, including the sarcastic "Hollywood Minute" reporter on "Weekend Update," and became well-known for catchphrases such as “And you are…?” and “Buh-Bye!”.

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Special Guests

 

Eye of the Tiger Awardee
Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer
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Rick Wiedemer Guiding Light Awardee
William Gildin, President, SATCO Products, Inc.
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Goombay Bash Honorary Chair
Craig Cunningham, COO, Autobahn Country Club
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Event Emcees:


Steve Cochran

Beloved Chicagoland radio broadcaster Steve Cochran hosted the morning show at WGN from 2013 to December 2019, covering the day's news with an analytical eye and his characteristic comedic slant. He previously worked at WGN from 2000 to 2010. After leaving WGN in 2019, he started the podcast "Live from my Office." He has been the morning host for WLS (AM) in Chicago since June 2022.

Andrea Darlas

Andrea Darlas is an Emmy-nominated, award-winning radio and television news anchor/reporter and talk show host based in Chicago. Having worked in the Chicago media for nearly three decades, Darlas was a news anchor and reporter at WGN Radio for more than 22 years and a news reporter and weekend break/features reporter for WGN-TV for 10 years.

 

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