WBEZ

Call Letters: WBEZ
Frequency: 91.5
http://www.wbez.org
http://www.vocalo.org
Affiliations: BBC, NPR, PRI, and APM
Networks: Front and Center, Sound Opinions Private Network, Changing Gears LJC, and Impact Of Government - Michigan

Description

WBEZ 91.5 offers over 560,000 listeners each week a wide variety of programs from news and public affairs to music and arts. Chicago Public Media produces such distinctive and innovative programming as This American Life, Eight Forty-Eight, Sound Opinions, Worldview and Vocalo.org. WBEZ is the only Chicago area member station of NPR®, producers of Morning Edition® and All Things Considered®. We also broadcast programming distributed by Public Radio International and American Public Media as well as from many other national and international program sources.

Pieces

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Someone Like You - I B Watching Yo Tweets by Kuumba Lynx

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Kuumba Lynx, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Kuumba Lynx is a team comprised of poets Jahleigh Bullie, 16, Tanya Smith, 18, Sejahari Saulter-Villegas, 14, and Jaremiah Perry, 18. The WINNERS o...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 03:16

Arizona Politricks by Kuumba Lynx

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Kuumba Lynx is a team comprised of poets Jahleigh Bullie, 16, Tanya Smith, 18, Sejahari Saulter-Villegas, 14, and Jaremiah Perry, 18. Their group p...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 03:01

AIDS by Chelsea Dixon

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Chelsea Dixon, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Poet Chelsea Dixon, 16, is a sophomore at Oak Park and River Forest High School and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the first time this year...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:45

Shred by Camara Brown

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Camara Brown, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Poet Camara Brown, 17, is a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the second time this year. H...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:47

We Are Poets by Oak Park and River Forest High School Poetry Team

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: The poets of Oak Park and River Forest High School, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

"We Are Poets" is a team piece that explores different parts of a march. Poets march in protest of a law passed in 2023 forbidding free speech. Per...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:54

Black Wars by Savia Gordon

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Savia Gordon, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Poet Savia Gordon, 18, is a senior at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the fourth time this ...

Bought by KSFR

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:52
Purchases: 1

Heavenly Sin by Destiny McClendon

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Destiny McClendon, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Poet Destiny McClendon, 17, is a senior at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the first time t...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:50

Sex Sells by Brooks College Prep's Lyrikally Xplicit

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Brooks College Prep's Lyrikally Xplicit, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Sex Sells is a team piece about the objectifying stereotypes of women, performed by the poets of Lyrikally Xplicit from Gwendolyn Brooks College Pr...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:57

You Keep Going Back to Him by Antwon Funches

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Antwon Funches, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Poet Antwon Funches, 15, is a freshman at Simeon Career Academy and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the first time this year. His piece "You...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:47

The Outfit by Mariah Starks

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Mariah Starks, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

Poet Mariah Starks, 15, is a freshman at Simeon Career Academy and participated in Louder Than a Bomb for the first time this year. Her piece, "The...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 02:17

The Pursuit of Happiness by Writers Never Die of Simeon Career Academy

From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2013

Caption: Writers Never Die, Simeon Career Academy, Credit: (WBEZ/file)

"The Pursuit of Happiness" is a team piece about addiction performed by the poets of Writers Never Die from Simeon Career Academy: sophomore Deandr...

Added: Apr 12, 2013
Length: 03:01

Filmspotting Ep 440 (4/5/13): Top 5 Tracking Shots, Sacred Cow discussion of 1981's The Evil Dead

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

This week, Josh and Adam take the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips through the special kitchen entrance to the best seats in the house for the Fi...

Bought by WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, and KSRQ

Added: Apr 05, 2013
Length: 55:30
Purchases: 3

Filmspotting Ep 439 (3/29/13): Spring Breakers, Top 5 Turning Over a New Leaf Movies

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Caption: Ashley Benson, James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens in 'Spring Breakers'

"Groundhog Day" magic -- and other means of putting your life in turnaround -- are the subject of this week's Filmspotting Top 5: Turning Over a Ne...

Bought by WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, and KSRQ

Added: Mar 28, 2013
Length: 55:29
Purchases: 3

Filmspotting Ep 438 (3/22/13): Beyond the Hills, Top 5 Movie Religious Figures

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

"Idols of the non-secular variety" is the subject of this week's Filmspotting Top 5: Movie Religious Figures. Plus, a review of Beyond the Hills, ...

Bought by WOUB and KSRQ

Added: Mar 21, 2013
Length: 55:29
Purchases: 2

Filmspotting Ep 437 (3/15/13): Oz the Great & Powerful, Top 5: Movie Worlds We Wish We Could Visit

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Filmspotting finds its happy places with this week’s Top 5: Movie Worlds We Wish We Could Visit. Plus, a review of director Sam Raimi’s latest trip...

Bought by WOUB and KSRQ

Added: Mar 15, 2013
Length: 55:29
Purchases: 2

Filmspotting Ep 436 (3/8/13): Stoker, Top 5 Movie Mother-Daughter Relationships

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Caption: Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska in 'Stoker'

Adam and Josh review Stoker, the new English-language debut from Korean auteur Chan-wook Park. The film stars Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska and Ma...

Bought by WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, and KSRQ

Added: Mar 07, 2013
Length: 55:27
Purchases: 3

Filmspotting Ep 435 (3/1/13): Like Someone In Love, Top 5 Unseen Characters

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Caption: Rin Takanashi in Abbas Kiarostami's 'Like Someone in Love'

Adam and Josh review the latest from "Certified Copy" director, Abbas Kiarostami. The acclaimed Iranian filmmaker's new film "Like Someone in Love...

Bought by WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, and KSRQ

Added: Mar 01, 2013
Length: 55:29
Purchases: 3

Filmspotting Ep 434 (2/22/13): Oscar Picks

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Caption: Daniel Day Lewis in 'Lincoln' / Anne Hathaway in 'Les Miserables'

Winning an Oscar, only slightly more glamorous than joining the 10 million mile club like Ryan Bingham in “Up in the Air"... The Chicago Tribune’s ...

Bought by WOUB, KDRP Community Radio, KSRQ, and KCUR

Added: Feb 22, 2013
Length: 55:25
Purchases: 4

Filmspotting Ep 433 (2/15/13): Top 5 Romantic Gestures / Side Effects / Duck Soup

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Cue up "In Your Eyes"... in honor of Valentine's Day, it's Filmspotting's Lloyd Dobbler Memorial List of the screen's Top 5 Romantic Gestures. Plus...

Bought by WOUB and KSRQ

Added: Feb 15, 2013
Length: 55:28
Purchases: 2

Filmspotting Ep 432 (2/8/13): Top 5 Directors Who Need A Comeback / Charles Swan / Monkey Business

From: WBEZ
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)

Filmspotting may miss Ron Burgundy and his musk, but this week Adam and Josh focus on the filmmakers they've been missing with a countdown the Top ...

Bought by KDRP Community Radio, WOUB, and KSRQ

Added: Feb 08, 2013
Length: 55:29
Purchases: 3

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Purchased Pieces

Civil War 150th: Questions Remain 05/21/13
The Vinyl Cafe May 26th, 2013 "Rosemary Honey" 05/21/13
Doctor Cerberus 05/21/13
War and Place 54 minute version 05/20/13
War and Place 05/20/13
99% Invisible #17- Concrete Furniture (Standard 4:30 Version) 05/20/13
The Moth Fundraising Hour 05/16/13
The Vinyl Cafe May 19th, 2013 "Summer" 05/15/13
Fallen Angels 05/15/13
99% Invisible #06- 99% Symbolic (Standard 4:30 Version Only) 05/13/13

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Staff of WBEZ

	Mike Gilmore (Admin)
	Susan Hammer
	Steve Waranauskas
	George Lara Director of Internships
	Justin Kaufmann Executive Producer
	Daniel Ash Vice President, Strategic Communications
	Breeze Richardson Director of Strategic Partnerships
	Heidi Goldfein (Admin) production director
	Lynette Kalsnes Reporter
	Jason Marck Director/Producer
	Aaron Duncan Network Administrator
	Andrew Gill Producer
	Cate Cahan
	Sally Eisele
	Steve Edwards Host/Producer
	Carrie Shepherd Producer
	Julie Shapiro Managing Director
	Torey Malatia (Admin) President and General Manager
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	Jason Saldanha
	Gabriel Spitzer Host/Reporter
	Aurora Aguilar
	Shawn Allee Editor, Community Bureaus (Interim)
	Shawn Allee Individual Producer
	Susie An
	Michael Puente Reporter
	Tony Arnold
	Sean Aucoin (Admin) Continuity and Acquisitions Manager
	Kimberly McDonald
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	Kate Midden
	Leslie Mcneill
	Marissa DeMartini
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	Adam Yoffe (Admin) Director of Studio and Broadcast Operations
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