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91.5 WBEZ is Chicago's main public radio station. CPM and WBEZ were both known as "Chicago Public Radio" in the past. It is rebroadcast by 90.7 WBEQ in Morris, 91.1 WBEK in Kankakee, and translators 91.1 W216CL in Chicago and 91.7 FM W219CD in Elgin. 89.5 WBEW at Chesterton, Indiana is an urban formatted station branded "Vocalo".
WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the tri-state region of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Chicago Public Media and is financed by listener contributions, corporate underwriting and some government funding. [ 2 ]
In 2007 Chicago Public Media launched Vocalo and Vocalo.org, a radio station and web site designed to appeal to a younger audience than is typical for public radio. Financial contributors to WBEZ criticized Chicago Public Media and Malatia for funding the project without publicizing the fact on WBEZ. [11] Controversy erupted in 2012 when WBEZ ...
Chicago Public Media (then called the WBEZ Alliance) produced. [17] The program's first year was produced on a budget that was tight even by US public-radio standards. A budget of $243,000 covered an outfitted studio, marketing costs, satellite time, four full-time staffers, and various freelance writers and reporters. [18]
Nerdette was a weekly talk podcast produced and distributed by WBEZ/Chicago Public Media. It was cancelled in 2024. It was created in 2013 by Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen, and is now hosted by Johnsen. It is an interview show featuring conversations with journalists, advice columnists, authors, astronauts, and more.
Odyssey was a daily talk show of ideas produced by WBEZ Chicago Public Radio.Hosted by Gretchen Helfrich, Odyssey explored topics ranging from religion in the public sphere to reasoning about risk; pacifism to post-national identity; memory to Microsoft; societal views on mental health to the state of marriage.
[1] [6] Bell was named publisher of Vox Media in mid 2016, [9] with responsibilities for audience and brand development. [ 10 ] On June 27, 2024, Bell was named CEO of Chicago Public Media , which oversees the Chicago Sun-Times and NPR member station WBEZ .
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