Chicago-area radio station WJOL and its morning host Scott Slocum will embark on a two-week trip traveling the entirety of Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, later this month.
The trip will begin Monday, April 24 with a live broadcast from the Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac, Illinois, and conclude on May 5.
Slocum will broadcast 10 morning shows during his trip across the country. Other broadcasts will take place from Collinsville, Illinois; Joplin, Missouri; Oklahoma City; Amarillo, Texas; Sante Fe, New Mexico; Sedona, Arizona; Las Vegas; Victorville, California; and Santa Monica.
“To see America on Route 66 and get to share my experiences with the WJOL audience, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime,” Slocum said.
Scott will make dozens of stops between each broadcast to record interviews with the people and places along the Mother Road to intersperse with the live interviews from each morning broadcast.
The WJOL Great American Road Trip is made possible by The First Hundred Miles, Heritage Corridor Destinations and Enjoy Illinois.
To follow along via social media, you can go to the station’s website or The First Hundred Miles.
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