 In 2012, Zakk returned to WLUP in Chicago as an on-air personality and sports director for Merlin Media who would later sell the radio station to Cumulus Media.Tyler appeared as himself in the Black Sabbath documentary "We Sold Our Soul for Rock ‘n Roll" (2001).Zakk was credited as special consultant for episode 204 of the VH-1 sitcom "Free Radio" (2009) as storylines were based on his past radio experiences.