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Recent Press Releases
Chicago Matters Documentary Follows City Water Supply to The End of the Pipe, Live Call-In Show, Aug. 5 on WBEZ 91.5
7/22/2008
On Tuesday, August 5 at 9 am, Chicago Public Radio’s (WBEZ 91.5 FM) Eight Forty-Eight morning newsmagazine will premiere a documentary that explores the city’s water supply. We encourage listeners to call in live with your comments about how we’re managing our region’s water supply. The call-in number is 312-832-3124.
This American Life TV Show Nominated for Five Emmys
7/18/2008
The second season of This American Life, the critically acclaimed television series on Showtime, is nominated for five Emmy awards, including Outstanding Nonfiction Series.
Right Now with Richard Steele Broadcasts Live from Englewood Farmers' Market, Opening Day June 19
6/13/2008
On Thursday, June 19 at 3 pm, join Chicago Public Radio as Richard Steele hosts a special one-hour broadcast – live on opening day from Englewood’s new farmers’ market (6452 S. Ashland Ave).
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Recent Press Coverage
A decade of 'Wait'-ing
Chicago Tribune | 6/16/2008
Public radio's irreverent news quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! celebrated its 10th anniversary over the weekend. At a party at the Adler planetarium last Friday, we took the chance to ask the show's roster of personalities: "To what do you attribute the show's longevity?"
10 Questions for Ira Glass
Time | 5/15/2008
For 13 years he has hosted the documentary series This American Life on public radio. The television version is currently in its second season on Showtime. Ira Glass will now take your questions.
Hot Seat: Ira Glass
TimeOut New York | 4/30/2008
Just in time for both a live staging of This American Life on Thursday 1 (which will be beamed to movie theaters around the country) and the television show’s second-season premiere on Sunday 4, we talked to Glass about some of America’s favorite things: pizza, politics and professional wrestling.
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