DuMont got his start in broadcasting as a producer for WGN 720 AM in 1968. He interrupted his radio career to make an unsuccessful run for a seat in the Illinois Senate in 1970, then returned to WGN, this time as a producer for Howard Miller, a controversial radio personality.
DuMont began his broadcasting career as a producer for WGN 720 AM in 1968. He paused his radio work to attempt an unsuccessful run for the Illinois Senate in 1970, before returning to WGN under Howard Miller's production, a controversial figure.