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Chicago Public Radio Goes Green: Special Live Radio Broadcast from Green Festival on Navy Pier, May 17
5/9/2008
On Saturday, May 17 at 12 noon, tune in as Chicago Public Radio and Chicago Matters: Growing Forward present a special live broadcast from Chicago’s Green Festival and find out how “going green” is changing our region.
Third Coast Festival Listening Room Presents: The Lemon Tree, May 19, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
5/8/2008
On Monday, May 19, the Third Coast International Audio Festival and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies present a special audio screening of The Lemon Tree, a radio documentary that explores the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict through the story of one deep friendship.
Chicago Public Radio Presents: The Talent Show, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, May 14
5/7/2008
On May 14, the Chicago Public Radio Presents monthly event series presents a unique Talent Show at the Center for the Performing Arts (777 N. Green St).
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Hot Seat: Ira Glass
TimeOut New York | 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.
'American Life' at the movies
Chicago Sun-Times | 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.
WBEZ experiments with new broadcasting model
Northwest Indiana Times | 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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