WBEZ

  • Call Letters: WBEZ
  • Frequency: 91.5
  • Formats: News

Description

Chicago Public Radio offers over 560,000 listeners each week a wide variety of programs from news and public affairs to music and arts.

Supported by contributing listeners, Chicago Public Radio produces such distinctive and innovative programming as This American Life, Eight Forty-Eight, Odyssey, Schadenfreude, Performance Space, Stories on Stage, and Worldview and broadcasts a wide array of jazz, blues, and world music. Chicago Public Radio is also the home of the Third Coast International Audio Festival.

Chicago Public Radio 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, like Marketplace and A Prairie Home Companion. Plus, Chicago Public Radio draws from many other national and international program sources.

Pieces

A Holiday Party for the Unemployed by WBEZ's Adriene Hill
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
Credit: Jo Christian Oterhals
It’s the season for holiday office parties. Awkward standing around…maybe some late night craziness with co-workers. This year, millions of people ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:34
Could Solar Power Reenergize Far South Side? by Gabriel Spitzer
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
Caption: Exelon's Tom O'Neill stands in front of a fleet of solar panels., Credit: (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)
On the Far South Side of Chicago, a vacant industrial site is being transformed into a state-of-the-art energy project. When it’s done, it will be ...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:00
  • Licenses: 1
Can a Bank Be Too Do-Gooder to Fail?
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
Credit: (WBEZ/Adriene Hill)
The government has shuttered 120 banks this year and 19 in Illinois alone. But few closures have caused as much consternation and community concern...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 00:03:55
Seasonal Help Wanted by WBEZ's Adriene Hill
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
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Chicago Public Radio's Adriene Hill visits Macy's in Chicago to find out how their holiday hiring is going.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:03
"Should Empty Homes House Chicago's Poor?" by Ashley Gross
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
Caption: Historic rail worker rowhouses in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood. The one on the right is boarded up and in foreclosure., Credit: WBEZ/Ashley Gross
WBEZ's Ashley Gross talks to people who are reviving neighborhoods hit hard by the foreclosure crisis.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:59
"Are Board-Ups Worth Saving?" by Ashley Gross
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
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The city of Chicago has $55 million to rehab, sell or rent more than 5,000 foreclosed residential buildings, so officials are enlisting the help of...

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 00:07:15
  • Licenses: 1
"The Etiquette of Unemployment" by Adriene Hill
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
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Adriene Hill looks at the etiquette of being unemployed.

Bought by Michigan Radio Economy Special and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:01:59
  • Licenses: 2
"Hard Working: When Unemployment Benefits Run Out" by Adriene Hill
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
Caption: Carole and her cat Romeo., Credit: WBEZ/Adriene Hill
Adriene Hill looks at what happens when unemployment benefits run out for some people.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:04:18
"The Big Chill: Chicago’s Condo Market on Ice" by Ashley Gross
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
Caption: The new Aqua tower is nearing completion at the northwest corner of Lakeshore East, a development that’s drawn families with kids and empty-nesters to downtown., Credit: WBEZ/Ashley Gross
There are 6,000 unsold homes in downtown Chicago, and that’s left many people questioning plans to create sustainable living in the area.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:34
"Mortgage Modifications Help Homeowners, But for How Long?" by Melissa Townsend
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
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National banks are getting into the practice of modifying mortgages for homeowners facing foreclosure, and that worries some housing experts.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:05:42
"Life on a Ghost Block: When the Mortgage Crisis Hits Home" by Ashley Gross
Series: Chicago Public Radio Economy Coverage
From WBEZ
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Some residents of a South Chicago neighborhood share what it's like to live on a "ghost block."

  • Added: Nov 11, 2009
  • Length: 00:06:01
Episode 280-Review of Precious, Plus Top 5 Bad Screen Parents & Our Golden Palm Marathon Begins
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
Filmspotting discusses the Sundance sensation, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire,", the first installment of the Filmspotting Golden...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 00:59:01
Cassette from My Ex
From WBEZ
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That mix tape you received from an ex

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 00:09:00
  • Licenses: 1
Studio 312, Episode 001 - Mr. Skin Reveals
Series: Studio 312
From WBEZ
In 2007’s hit comedy "Knocked Up," a key plot point revolved around the characters’ desire to create a website catalog where and when mainstream mo...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 00:30:05
Filmspotting #236 - Reviews of "Quantum of Solace" and "Let the Right One In" / Our Top 5 Turkeys of 2008
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is a weekly hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film t...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:56
  • Licenses: 1
Filmspotting #235: Review of Slumdog Millionaire / Top 5 Man-crushes
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is a weekly hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film t...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:56
  • Licenses: 1
Filmspotting #234 Reviews of "Synecdoche, New York" and "Role Models" / Interview with "Role Models" director David Wain / Top 5 Movies About Mortality
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is a weekly hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film t...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:56
  • Licenses: 1
FS #233: Reviews of "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" and "Changeling" / Top 5 Scariest Scenes
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is a weekly hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film t...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:56
  • Licenses: 1
FS #232: Review of Happy-Go-Lucky / Interview with filmmaker Mike Leigh / Review of W. / Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is a weekly hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film t...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 24, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:57
  • Licenses: 1
FS #231: Review of Rachel Getting Married / Chicago Film Fest Preview / Top 5 Breakthrough Performances
Series: Filmspotting (weekly series)
From WBEZ
"Filmspotting" is a weekly hour-long program about film, including: movie reviews, interviews, top 5 lists, listener feedback and insightful film t...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2008
  • Length: 00:58:57
  • Licenses: 1

Staff of WBEZ

Caption: PRX default User image Mike Gilmore (Admin) Chicago, Illinois
Caption: PRX default User image Cathy Rocca New Media Cambridge, MA
Caption: PRX default User image Susan Hammer Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Steve Waranauskas Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image George Lara Director of Internships Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Justin Kaufmann Executive Producer Chicago, IL
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Caption: PRX default User image Daniel Ash Vice President, Strategic Communications Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Breeze Richardson Producer Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Heidi Goldfein production director Evanston, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Lynette Kalsnes Reporter Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Jason Marck Director/Producer Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Tom Herman Host/Producer Chicago, IL
Aaron Duncan Network Administrator Chicago, Illinois
Caption: PRX default User image Andrew Gill Producer Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Cate Cahan Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Sally Eisele Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Dan Bindert Producer/Host Chicago, IL
Steve Edwards (Admin) Host/Producer Chicago, Illinois
Caption: PRX default User image Carrie Shepherd Producer Chicago, IL
Julie Shapiro Managing Director Chicago, IL
Caption: PRX default User image Torey Malatia (Admin) President and General Manager Chicago, IL
Tammy Terwelp (Admin) Traffic Manager/Special Programming Chicago, Illinois
Caption: PRX default User image Joe DeCeault Chicago, Illinois
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