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Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ 91.5 FM) Wins Seven National PRNDI Awards for Outstanding Local News Coverage
6/22/2009
This year, Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ 91.5 FM) earned seven national Public Radio News Directors, Inc. (PRNDI) awards for outstanding public radio news reporting done in 2008.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Radio Program Returns to Millennium Park for Free Performance, June 11
6/9/2009
For the third year in a row, Chicago Public Radio invites you to join thousands of other public radio fans for a free, live performance of the popular news quiz
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American Journalism Review | 3/10/2009
In February, for the third time in a year,
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