{"id":7859,"date":"2025-06-26T16:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:25:30","slug":"streator-native-tony-obrohta-to-perform-with-chicago-on-kelly-clarkson-show-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7859","title":{"rendered":"Streator native Tony Obrohta to perform with Chicago on Kelly Clarkson Show &#8211; Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/CDZa03-wQBCes2mEoS-tDFa5eaM%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29%3Afocal%28180x288%3A190x298%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/OO7UJM6YW5HLBMYW63LOVSENFI.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>Streator native Tony Obrohta will be on national TV Friday morning playing guitar for the band Chicago, whose original lineup was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is shown here in a file photo. <\/span>(Shaw Local News Network fi)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/streator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/streator\/\">Streator<\/a> native Tony Obrohta will be on national TV Friday morning playing guitar for the band Chicago, whose original lineup was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<br \/>Chicago will appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show promoting the release of \u201cChicago at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.\u201d The show airs at 3 p.m. on NBC\u2019s WMAQ-Chicago and at 2 p.m. on WEEK-Peoria.<br \/>Obrohta joined the band in December 2021, replacing guitarist Keith Howland, who retired after playing more than two decades in the band. Terry Kath served as Chicago\u2019s original guitarist.<br \/>Obrohta graduated from Streator High School in 1987 and was inducted into the Worthy Hall of Fame. 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