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2002 Audio On-Demand & Program Descriptions
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June 28, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Month in Review:
Laura Washington - columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Eric Zorn - columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
Abdon Pallasch - reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Audio Gay Theater Productions:
Jonathon Abarbanel - Theater contributor
Judy Fabjance, Mary Beth Burns and Jen Sheppard - Members of GayCo Productions's Behind Bars which is performed at Stage Left Theatre in Chicago.
Audio

Essay:
Deborah Kadin - writer for The Daily Herald.

Audio AA Gay and Lesbian Affirming Church:
Juan Reed - Pastor of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 5710 W. Midway Park.
Audio AAGLBT Community Church history:
Laura Branch - works with the Chicago Department of Public Health as the director of the office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health.
Jano - program coordinator of the Chicago Department of Public Health as the director of the office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health.
   
June 27, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio School Report Card:
Linda Lenz, publisher of Catalyst, a monthly magazine on Chicago Public Schools.
Julie Woestehoff, executive director of Parents United for Responsible Education.
Bonnie Anderson, a 3rd-grade teacher at Libby Elementary School in the Englewood neighborhood.
Audio Chicago Public School Response:
Barbara Eason-Watkins, Chief Education Officer of the Chicago Public Schools.
Audio Universal Muslim School:
Jody Becker, education reporter for Chicago Public Radio.
Audio Crosstown Photos:
Ron Vesely, official Chicago Cubs team photographer.
Steve Greene, official Chicago Cubs team photographer.
 
Photos from the exhibit For the Love of the Game at the City Gallery in the Water Tower in Chicago, IL
For more information on the exhibit, visit Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs website. All photographs copyright © 2002 the photographers
Audio Lake Swim:
Kevin Murphy, marathon swimmer traversing Lake Michigan from Evanston to Indiana. More information
Audio

The Gyuto Monks:
Donyo, a Tibetan monk who performs traditional chants with the Gyuto Monks.

 
June 26, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio St. Leo Catholic Church:
Deacon Marvin O. Johnson and Edward Jones, members of St. Leo's Catholic Church which is hosting its final mass this Sunday.
Father Mike Furlan, Pastor of St. Leo's Catholic Church.
Audio R. Kelly Hugs:
Chicagoans comment on charges against R. Kelly and his new song "Heaven, I Need a Hug."
Audio Bulls Draft:
Cheryl Raye Stout, sports contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ.
Audio Basketball Camp:
Cheryl Raye Stout, sports contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ.
Audio Swahili:
Brett McNeil, Chicago writer and editor for the Chicago Journal.
Audio Electronic House:
Ben Skora, inventor of the Electronic House in Palos Hills, IL.
 
June 25, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Gypsy Moths:
Stan Smith, Nursery Manager, Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Audio 3rd Party Candidates:
Sean Crawford, statehouse reporter for Illinois Public Radio.
Audio City Budget:
Iris Lav, deputy director of the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities in Washington D.C.
Audio Budget:
John Green, Chicago writers and regular contributor for 848 on WBEZ.
Audio Fr. Keehan Removal:
Jesse Blanco Deacon St. Ann's Parish South Leavitt Chicago
Audio

Antoni Gaudi Birthday:
Ed Keegan, architecture contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ.

Audio Nightline:
Wally Prodrazik media contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ.
Audio RonCo:
Tim Samuelson, author of the Book But Wait! There's More!: The Irresistible Appeal and Speil of RonCo and Popeil. Originally Aired May 4th 2001.
Audio Music Corner:
Artist: Tony Rogers
CD Title: Pop Psychology
Song: You Gotta Love Somebody
 
June 24, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio AIDS Funding:
Mark Ishaug, executive director of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
Chris Brown, assistant commissioner of the Division of STD, HIV and AIDS for the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Betty Smith, executive director of the South Side Help Center.
Debbie Hinde CEO Open Hand Chicago.
Audio Honoring the Body:
Jason DeRose, reporter for Chicago Public Radio.
Stephanie Paulsell, author of Honoring the Body: Meditation s on A Christian Practice.
Audio Catholic Church Essay:
Kenan Heise is a Chicago writer, journalist and founder of the Children's Christmas Fund.
Audio Mississippi Migration:
Richard Steele, regular contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ.
Tsehaye Herbert, Project director The Mississippi-Chicago Great Migration Project/Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)
Dr. Charles Branham, senior historian at the DuSable Museum of African American History.
Audio Mississippi Essay:
Bennie Currie, is a Chicago Writer.
 
June 21, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio CHA - One Strike Policy:
Stephanie Horton, one-strike coordinator.
Jamie Kalven, writer/activist and founder of The View from the Ground Website.
Kate Walz, attorney National Center on Poverty Law
Audio Chez Panisse Fruit:
Steve Dolinsky, food contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ and host and producer of Good Eating on CLTV.
Alice Waters, author of the cookbook Chez Panisse Fruit published by Harper Collins.
Audio Film Reviews:
Jonathan Miller, film contributor for 848 and teaches film at IIT. Films Reviewed: Murderous Maids, directed by J-P Denis; PePe Le Moko, directed by Julien Duvivier; Home Movie, directed by Chris Smith and Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg.
Audio

Old Jail Museum:
Jerry Pohlen, regular contributor for Eight Forty-Eight and author of the Oddball Travel series.
Ray Edwards, curator Old Jail Museum 225 N Washington St Crawfordsville IN.

Audio Puppies:
Ethal Hammer is a Chicago writer.
Audio Puerto Rico:
Dr. Gina Perez, is a research associate at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York.
Enrique Salgado Jr. executive director Division Street Business Development Association.
 
June 20, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio

Operation Safe Roads:
Carlos Hernandez Gomez, political reporter for WBEZ.

Audio Title IX Anniversary:
Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul Senior Associate Athletic Director at DePaul University.
Bob Smith, attorney who has worked on Title IX cases.
Audio Des Plaines River:
Kent Taylor, Open Lands Project.
Gary Mechanic Access Project for the Illinois Paddling Council.
Audio

Saving the World Essay:
John Green, is a regular contributor for 848.

Audio MREA Conference:
Robbie Harris, News Director for WBEZ.
Terry Parker, director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association.
Audio Rooftop Gardens:
Lester Graham, reporter for the Great Lakes Radio Consortium.
Audio Native American Garden:
Eli Suzukovich, N.A.E.S. College
 
June 19, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Suburban Round-Up:
John Geils, Village President of Bensenville.
Joyce Fountain, Elgin U-46 School District Board President.
Matt Fritz, assistant town manager in Munster Indiana.
Mike Steele, co-founder of Elite Soccer Camps in Arlington Heights.
Audio Public Housing Camp:
Rev. Calvin Morris, executive director of Community Renewal Society.
Audio

Black Hearts of Men:
Richard Steele, regular contributor for Eight Forty-Eight on WBEZ.
John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men: Radical Abolitionists and The Transformation of Race.

Audio

Memory Jars:
Victoria Lautman, regular contributor for Eight Forty-Eight
Martha Waterson, curator of the exhibition Soulful Pieces: Memory Jars and Improvised Quilts from Unknown Makers at the Intuit Gallery.

Audio

Peregrin Falcons:
Mary Hennen, ornithologist for the Field Museum.
Lee Clayton, veterineary intern Lincoln Park Zoon and Shed Aquarium.

 
June 18, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio

Everybody Pays:
Maurice Possley and Rick Kogan, authors of Everybody Pays: Two Men, One Murder and The Price of Truth on Penguin Putham.

Audio Deep Throat:
Justin Sacher, student in the class Uncovering Deep Throat.
Bill Gaines, professor of Journalism at The University of Illinois Champaign.
Audio Beetle Bailey:
Mort Walker, Beetle Bailey cartoonist, dropped from the Chicago Tribune.
Terry LaBan, cartoonist, Edge City appears in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Audio Lycee Francais:
Nancy Lerner is one of the founders of Lycee Francais School on Irving Park Rd and Marine Drive.
 
June 17, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Guilty Verdict for Arthur Andersen
David Greising, business reporter
Audio A Terrorist's Tale
Rich Cahan, author of the article "A Terrorist's Tale" which was published in Chicago Magazine
Audio Interview with the Writer and Director of The Believer
Jonathan Miller, film contributor
Henry Bean, writer and director of the film The Believer
Audio New Chicago Publication for Taxi Drivers
George Lutfallah, managing editor of the Chicago Dispatcher, a monthly publication for and about taxi drivers
Audio Aaron Freeman on Love
Aaron Freeman, journalist and comedian
Audio Sound Art
M.W. Burns, sound artist
 
June 14, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio White Soxs and the Cubs Fans
Nancy Geir, writer
Ronnie Woo Woo, #1 Cubs Fan
John Kass, columnist for the Chicago Tribune and #1 Sox Fan
Audio Neil Steinberg
Neil Steinberg, author of Don't Give Up the Ship: Finding My Father While Lost at Sea
Audio Father's Day Essay
Tom Valeo, Chicago writer, former theater critic and father of three
Audio Theater Scene
Collaboration Theatre Company's production of Summer Sketchbook at the Chopin Theatre
Audio Cool Spot: Dunn's Bridge
Visit what remains of the first Ferris Wheel. More information about Cool Spots
Audio Jazz Vocalist John Hendricks
 
June 13, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Catholic Bishops Conference
Kathleen Falsani, religion reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times
Chirstina Traina, chair of the department of religion at Northwestern University
Audio Chicago Public School's Budget
Jody Becker, Chicago Public Radio's education reporter
Audio Theater Critics Discuss Their Role
Jonathan Abarbanel, theater contributor and chair of the American Theatre Critics Association
Alec Harvey, theater critic with the Birmingham Alabama News
Catherine Stadem, theater critic for the Anchorage Alaska News
Audio A Vocational High School's Food Service Training Program
Steve Dolinsky, food contributor, reports from Dunbar Vocational High School on Chicago's South Side
Audio Preparing a Golf Course for the U.S. Open
Ed Keegan, architecture contributor
David Ward, golf course superintendent at Olympia Fields Country Club, the site of the 2003 U.S. Open Golf Tournament
   
June 12, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Re-writing Zoning Laws
Edwards Kus, executive director of the Zoning Reform Commission for the City of Chicago
John McCarron, professor of urban planning at Roosevelt University
Blair Kamin, architecture writer for the Chicago Tribune
Audio Possible Links Between Chicago Gangs and Terrorism
Tom Kirkpatrick, president Chicago Crime Commission
Audio Health Care Costs for Older Americans
Quentin Young, M.D., medical contributor
John Rother, director of policy and strategy for AARP
Audio

Advice to College Graduates
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a Chicago writer and the host of the Writers Block Party on Eight Forty-Eight

Audio Field Museum
Charlie Wheelan, economics contributor
John W. McCarter Jr., president and CEO of Field Museum of Natural History
Local Music Corner
 
June 11, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Andersen Trial Update
David Greising, business writer and columnist for The Chicago Tribune
Audio How Rain is Affecting Farmers
Roger Norem, senior market analyst for Agrivisor Services for the Illinois Farm Bureau
Audio Segway Human Transporter
Steve Edwards investigates this new form of transportation for pedestrians.
Audio Anniversary of Theater on the Lake
Tony Sarabia reports in the Chicago Park District's theater.
Audio Pet Loss Grief Counseling
Illinois Public Radio's Ali Kawa reports.
Audio Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Wally Podrazik, media contributor
Audio Local Music Corner
 
June 10, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Springfield Budget Update
Audio Sports Update
Cheryl Raye Stout, sports contributor
Audio Hippie Fringe Essay
Ethel Hammer
Audio Theater Scene
Their Own Words: An Evening with Gielgud, Burton and Oliviet
Audio Magnificent Obsession
Stories of recovery told by those living the experience
 
June 7, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Neighbors on Devon Avenue
Indian and Pakistani business owners on Chicago's northside.
Audio Afriscope
Guerra and Rosa Freitas, of SHAREcircle in Evanston, Benefit at Ethiopian Diamond Restaurant, 6120 N. Broadway on Saturday 10pm-2am
Richard Steele, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio WOW: African American Home Ownership
Danny K. Davis, US Representative, 7th district (Dem-IL)
Audio Movie Picks
Jonathan Miller, Eight Forty-Eight film contributor
Films: Landscapes of the Soul: The Cinema of Alexander Dovzhenko, Gene Siskel Ctr. The Lady and the Duke by Eric Rohmer, Music Box (6/7) ABC Africa by Abbas Kiarostami, Music Box (6/14)
Audio Jack Benny Days in Waukegan
Eric Blome, sculptor
Richard Hyde, Waukegan mayor
Lynn Shornik, superintendent Waukegan Park District
Wally Podrazik, Eight Forty-Eight media contributor
Audio Cool Spot: Tarzan
Shirley Willard, curator Round Barn Museum, Rochester, Indiana
Jerry Pohlen, contributor, Eight Forty-Eight
 
June 6, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Economic Wrap-Up
Charlie Wheelan, Eight Forty-Eight economics contributor
Audio 9/11 Reunion
Dan Burke, passenger aboard United Flight 929 from London to Chicago
Audio Our America Showtime Special
LeAlan Jones, co-author with Lloyd Newman of book: Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago
Richard Steele, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
Audio Spanish Wine
Steve Dolinsky, Eight Forty-Eight food contributor
Audio Theatre Scene
The Company of Wayward Saints at Tinfish Theater, 4200 block of N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, through June 29th.
Audio Schulenberg Prairie at Morton Arboretum
Craig Johnson, prairie historian 
June 5, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Emerald Casino Update
Chris Fusco, reporter Chicago Sun-Times
Audio Ethics in Illinois
Cindy Canary, Director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
Audio Andersen Trial Update
Sara Klein, reporter Crain’s Chicago Business
Audio Summer Book Bag
Al Gini, Eight Forty Eight resident philosopher
Audio Architecture of Sofitel Hotel
Jean Paul Viguier, architect of Sofitel Chicago Water Tower  
Ed Keegan, Eight Forty-Eight architecture contributor
Chicago's new Sofitel Hotel
Audio Hotel Art
David Gista, artist of 274 works on display at Sofitel Chicago Water Tower.
Victoria Lautman, Eight Forty-Eight contributor
 
June 4, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Illinois State Budget and Health Care
Dr. Quentin Young, MD, Eight FortyiEight's medical contributor
Audio O'Hare Expansion Update
John Pellesero, political science professor at Loyola University in Chicago
Audio Cheese
Ed Janus, Great Lakes Radio Consortium reporter
Audio CTA Etiquette
Anthony Ponce and Michael Schwartz, authors of satirical CTA riders'
brochure
Audio Writer’s Block Party
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, writer and WBP creator
Jon Greene, sparksfkyup.com
James Redfield, raspberry Dreams Music
Brian Andreas, story people.com
Sharon Dornberg
Audio Judy Carmichael
Judy Carmichael, classic jazz pianist
June 3, 2002 hosted by Steve Edwards
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Audio Illinois State Budget
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez, political reporter, Chicago Public Radio
Audio Great Lakes Naval Station
Scott Rodbro, writer, NPR Next Generation reporter
Audio Deer Hunting Regulations
Sean Johnson, reporter Illinois Public Radio
Audio Clark House – Prairie Avenue Historic District
Victoria Lautman
Audio Journal of Ordinary Thought: Pat Guy
Pat Guy, writer, Neighborhood Writer's Alliance Journal of Ordinary Thought
Audio Modeling Essay
Beth Austin, author
Audio A Sunday Afternoon on La Grand Jatte by George Seurat
Gloria Groom, curator department of European paintings, the Art Institute of Chicago

 

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