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A decade of 'Wait'-ing
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?"
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10 Questions for Ira Glass
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.
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Hot Seat: Ira Glass
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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'American Life' at the movies
4/25/2008
Glass' popular public radio show, This American Life, has entered the
American consciousness in a big way with live tours, a Showtime series
and podcasts. And now, thanks to inspiration from the Metropolitan
Opera's series of live cinema simulcasts, it's heading to the big
screen for a one-night-only event.
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WBEZ experiments with new broadcasting model
1/28/2008
Torey Malatia believes there are voices in Northwest Indiana and
Chicago waiting to be heard. His public radio organization is nearing a
deal that would boost its power to broadcast those voices to the entire
region.
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The Only Rock 'n' Roll Talk Show
1/14/2008
It's such a simple idea you think it would have been duplicated
multiple times by now; Get two rock critics, put them in a room and
have them talk about music.
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Sound Opinions. In your Car. At the Movies.
12/20/2007
The day I sat in on a taping session, a few weeks ago, Sound Opinions had a lot on their plate. While I'm unfamiliar with the medium of
radio, it seemed like a generally hectic day around the studio as Greg
Kot and Jim DeRogatis covered a number of segments for three different
shows.
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Public radio says hello Englewood
12/2/2007
As part of its
new $15 million Campaign for a Sound Future, Chicago Public Radio has set
up shop in the heart of the inner city to capture the pulse of the community, as
it moves toward more interactive coverage.
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