EIGHT FORTY-EIGHT Audio Library

Month in Review
Eric Zorn — Columnist for the Chicago Tribune
Joe Weber — Chicago bureau chief Business Week
Melba Lara — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent

Poetry Week: John Bar Reads "Ars Poetica"
Poetry Foundation President John Barr reads a poem by Archibald MacLeish before sitting down with contributor Judy Valente about his love of poetry and his plans for the Poetry Foundation.
Poetry Magazine
John Barr — President, Poetry Foundation
Judy Valente — Contributor

Theater Reviews
Contributor Jonathan Abarbanel reviews Bailiwick's production of Parade, the Royal George's Bleacher Bums, and Strictly Dishonorable at the American Theater Company. Parade plays at the Bailiwick April 26 through May 29, 2004. Bleacher Bums plays at the Royal George Theater through summer, 2004. Strictly Dishonorable plays at the American Theater Company April 26 through May 13, 2004.
Jonathan Abarbanel — Theater contributor

Chicago Matters: Report - A Mosaic, Not a Monolith, Part Two
Why do conservative Muslim youth choose conservative Islamic values and traditions? Does how they practice their faith affect their participation in the larger culture?
Monique Parsons — Correspondent, Chicago Public Radio

Arbor Day
Gianofer Fields — Eight Forty-Eight producer and correspondent
Scott Jamieson — Certified arborist and the president and CEO of The Care of Trees

Spring Cancelled
Jim Carrane — Contributor

April 29, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Untangling the Confusion over Campaign Finance Reform
Cindy Canary — Director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform

Update on Illinois's U.S. Senate Contest
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez — Chicago Public Radio's political reporter

Grayslake Parents Protest Plans to Shorten School Day
Sarah Burnett — Senior writer for the Daily Herald

Poetry Week: The Healing Powers of Poetry
Daniel Johnson — Artist in residence at the Snow City Arts Foundation

ASCAP's Musical Theatre Workshop Comes to Chicago
Craig Carnelia — Composer
Michael Kerker — Head of musical theater for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Kelly Kleiman — Contributor

Chicago Matters: Report - A Mosaic, Not a Monolith, Part One
Jason DeRose — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent
This piece also aired during Morning Edition and All Things Considered
Al-Fatiha Foundation
American Muslims Intent on Learning and Activism)
Feminist Sexual Ethics Project
Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Muslim Women's League
Progressive Muslim Network

Spirit Talk
Musicians Ken Hall and John Moulder talk about their CD Spirit Talk
Ken Hall — Vibraphonist
John Moulder — Guitarist and Catholic priest
Richard Steele — Eight Forty-Eight special contributor

April 28, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

The Debate over Citizen Children of Illegal Immigrants
Dave Gorak — Executive director of the Midwest Coalition to Reduce Immigration
Christano Leyva — Resident of Bensenville, Illinois
Stephanie Palomar — 11-year-old resident of Cicero, Illinois
Rosalba Pina — Attorney
Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) — Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Immigration Reform Caucus

The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Luis Alberto Urrea — Author of The Devil's Highway and associate professor of English at the University of Illinois, Chicago

Klein Art Works' Last Hurrah
The new media exhibit, TART, runs through May 8, 2004
Sabrina Raaf — Curator of TART and professor of photography at Columbia College Chicago
Michael Workman — Contributor; publisher and editor-in-chief of Bridge magazine

Masks and Myths: Timeless Dance Stories from Asia
The festival is April 30 through May 2, 2004, at the International House in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood
Pranita Jain — Chicago dancer
Kelly Kleiman — Contributor

Chicago Matters: Coming of Age Story - Are You Trying to be Corny?
"Kim" — Chicago teenager
This report also aired during Morning Edition and All Things Considered

Submerging a Submarine and Reliving Memories
You can follow the construction of the U-505's new exhibit space at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry at the museum's website
Zenon Lukosius — Chicago-area resident and one of six surviving members of the U.S. Navy crew that captured the U-505 submarine from the Germans in 1944

Poetry Week: Exploring One's Multiracial, Multicultural Heritage
Kristiana Colon appears with poet Sonia Sanchez at Chicago's HotHouse on May 6, 2004
Kristiana Colon — 18-year-old poet

April 27, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

The State of Hate in America and the Midwest
Mark Potok — Director of publications and information for the Southern Poverty Law Center

Chicago Matters: Report - Keeping Secrets
Heidi Goldfein — Chicago Public Radio's production director
This report also aired during Morning Edition and All Things Considered

Helping Boys Grow Up
Sylvia Ewing — Eight Forty-Eight producer

Trying to Out-Google Google
Jason Wiener — Chicago-based entrepreneur and chief executive officer of Dipsie

Wetlands Endangered
Mark Brush — Great Lakes Radio Consortium correspondent

Poetry Week: Poetry Primer
Richard Jones — Poet and professor of English at DePaul University
Ray Salazar — Contributor

Tony Award-Winning Actor Fritz Weaver
An interview with Weaver, who also performs a scene from the play Trying with his co-star Kati Brazda. Trying is at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago through May 15, 2004.
Fritz Weaver — Chicago actor
Jonathan Abarbanel — Theater contributor

April 26, 2004

hosted by Robbie Harris

Business Update
David Greising — Business contributor and chief business correspondent for the Chicago Tribune

Gary, Indiana, Residents Threaten to Secede
Tony Sarabia — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent
This report also aired during Morning Edition and All Things Considered

Seniors Struggling with Medicare Overhaul
Willis Kern — Illinois Public Radio correspondent

The Man Jesus Loved: Homoerotic Narratives from the New Testament
Theodore Jennings — Professor of biblical and constructive theology at the Chicago Theological Seminary and author of the book The Man Jesus Loved
Jason DeRose — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent

Poetry Week: Fighting Battles with Words
As National Poetry Month winds down, we're setting aside time each day this week to bring you a variety of unique visions from area poets.
Kevin Coval — Contributor and poet

Chicago Matters: Report—Food Fight
Ben Calhoun — Chicago Public Radio’s deputy news director

Pulitzer-Winning Play Proof Finally Comes Home to Chicago
Proof is at the Goodman Theatre through May 2, 2004
Chuck Smith — Theater director
Richard Steele — Special contributor

Monday Music Corner: Jazz Saxophonist Fred Anderson and Percussionist Hamid Drake
Artist: Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake
Album: Back Together Again
Song: "Lama Khyenno (Heart's Beloved)"
Label: Thrill Jockey

April 23, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Calumet Enviro Center
We speak with the architect choosen to design the Ford Calumet Environmental Center
Jeanne Gang — Chicago Architect and winning design for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center
David Reynolds — Deputy Director of Department of the Environment

LPCI—Calumet Endangered
Jim Peters — Director of Preservation Planning and Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois

Moving Mud
Dr. John Marlin — Senior scientist in the Waste Management Resource Center of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Canton Library
Mr. Randy Wilson — Director of the Parlin-Ingersoll Library in Canton, Illinois, talks about plans to make the library more like a commercial bookstore

Chicago Matters: Report—Higher Ground Part Two
Jane Farrow — Producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Video Mundi
Jonathan Miller — Film contributor. Jonathan teaches film at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Jim Finn — Video artist, co-creator and curator of The USA's Too Great a Country to be Silent at Video Mundi at the Chicago Cultural Center
Emily Duke — Video artist and curator of the Good Luck With That Revolution at Video Mundi at the Chicago Cultural Center

Music Corner
John Fournier's Post-Modern Drunken Romp perform Friday, April 23, 2004 at The Morseland; 1218 W. Morse in Chicago
John Fournier — Chicago Musician, new CD Drinking at Airports in Stores Tuesday April 27, 2004
Artist: John Fornier
Album: Drinking at Airports
Label: Luna Disc

April 22, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Indiana Death Row Inmate Darnell Williams
Juliet Yackel — Chicago trial lawyer

Chicago Matters: Report—Higher Ground Part One
Jane Farrow — Producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Illinois's Endangered Species
Joseph Kath — Terrestrial endangered species project manager, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

One Book, One Chicago
The Coast of Chicago is the spring 2004 selection for the One Book, One Chicago program
Al Gini — Resident philosopher; professor of philosophy and business ethics at Loyola University Chicago; and co-founder and associate editor of Business Ethics Quarterly the journal of the Society for Business Ethics
Book reviewed: The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek

Stories on Stage: Stuart Dybek
Mike Nussbaum performs "Pet Milk" from Stuart Dybek's short story collection The Coast of Chicago
Mike Nussbaum — Chicago actor
Originally broadcast November 23, 2002

Chicago Writer Stuart Dybek
Stuart Dybek — Writer

April 21, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Tornado Ravages Central Illinois
Joyce McCullough — Board of directors chair of the Illinois Valley chapter of the American Red Cross and publisher of the LaSalle News Tribune

Education Update
Alexander Russo — Education contributor, contributing editor of Catalyst magazine, and editor of the book School Reform in Chicago

Celebrating Brown v. Board of Education
A reenactment of the 1953 oral arguments as part of an Illinois Humanities Council program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision
Christopher G. Markey and James D. Montgomery — Attorneys

What It Takes to Survive Disaster
Laurence Gonzales — Contributing editor of National Geographic Adventure and author of the book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Chicago Matters: Coming of Age Story—Sad, Sad, Sad
"Rochelle Simon" — Chicago resident

Helping Fledgling Chicago Filmmakers
The Third Annual Visions Blu Film Symposium, "Penetrating the Business of Television and Film," takes place April 23 and 24, 2004, in Chicago
Karon Hamlet — Founder and executive director of the Visions Blu Institute
Richard Steele — Special contributor

April 20, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Illinois Lawmakers Return to Springfield
Bill Wheelhouse — Illinois Public Radio statehouse bureau chief

"Drive safely. No brain surgeon in Will County."
Nick Reiher — Editorial page editor of the Herald News

Weighing in on Same-Sex Marriage
Tony Sarabia — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent

Controversy over Revamping Chicago-Area Transit
David Shulz — Director of the Infrastructure Technology Institute at Northwestern University

Dipping into British Television's Cookie Jar
Season two of the BBC comedy series The Office is released on DVD April 20, 2004
Wally Podrazik — Media contributor and co-author of the book Watching TV

The Art of the Stamp
The exhibit American Beauty: Monkeywrenching Postal Art runs through April 24, 2004, at the Aron Packer Gallery in Chicago
Michael Hernandez de Luna — Artist

Chicago Matters: Documentary—Lizandra is College Bound
Lizandra — Student
Melissa Giraud — Independent producer
This report also aired during All Things Considered

Stories on Stage: "The Suite Voices of Youth"
Featuring James Baldwin’s short story “The Rockpile”
"The Suite Voices of Youth" is at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago on April 20, 2004
Tab Baker — Actor

April 19, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Near North Insurance Federal Fraud and Racketeering Trial Begins
Carlos Hernandez-Gomez — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent
Steve Warmbir — Staff Reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times

Police Brutality and Young People
Mary Mitchell — Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Steele — Special contributor

Sports Update
Cheryl Raye-Stout — Sports contributor

Peter Sagal Talks Baseball
Peter Sagal — Host, Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Chicago Matters: Report - Military Schools on the March
Catrin Einhorn — Chicago Public Radio correspondent

Remembering the Classic Country Western Sounds of the Sundowners
John Rice — Musician and producer
Artist: The Sundowners
Album: Chicago Country Legends
Label: Bloodshot Records, Revival Series

The Rise and Fall of the National Barn Dance
The exhibit runs through May 23, 2004 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Jon Langford — Musician and painter
Rob Lentz — Artist

Our Trip to the Barn Dance
A little two-stepping at the Chicago Barn Dance
Dan Blumberg — Associate editor for Eight Forty-Eight
Adriene Hill — Producer for Eight Forty-Eight

April 16, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Who's Bidding on Hollinger?
An update on who's in the running to buy Hollinger International and its individual papers
Jeremy Mullman — Reporter for Crain's Chicago Business

Pew Institute Study on Local TV News
Amy Mitchell — Associate director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism

The History of News Coverage
Kevin Barnhurst — Interim head of the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Wally Podrazik — Media contributor

A Portrait of a Boxing Coach
John "Hurricane" Heard — Coach of the Chicago Youth Boxing Club in the Logan Square neighborhood
Simon Smith — Contributor

Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer
Loic Wacquant — Professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley and author of the book, Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer

Fight on Marquette Road
Contributor Ray Salazar recalls the scene of a fight between neighborhood teens

Theater Reviews
Contributor Jonathan Abarbanel reviews Seanachai Theatre Company's production of Drink Me and Steppenwolf's The Fall to Earth

Chicago Matters: Coming of Age Story—The Big Whack-a-Mole Game in My Head
For most people, growing up means learning to become more serious. But for thirteen-year-old Jake, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it's about learning how to become more laid-back.

April 15, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

The State of the Cook County GOP
JoAnne Osmond — State representative of Illinois's 61st district
Thomas Roeser — Chicago Sun-Times columnist
Gary Skoien — Chairperson-elect of the Cook County Republican Party

A True Conservative Believer
Greg Ryan — Republican activist and Chicago businessman

2004 Election Coverage: Voter's Voice - National Security vs. the Economy

Searching for a Big Fat Greek Laugh
Vardalos's film Connie and Carla opens nationwide on April 16, 2004
Nia Vardalos — Actress
Jim Carrane — Contributor

2004 Chicago Latino Film Festival
The festival runs April 16 through 28, 2004
Pepe Vargas — Director of the Chicago Latino Film Festival; Founder and executive director of the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago
Carlos Flores — Contributor

Chicago Matters: Report—Another Border to Cross
Melba Lara — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent

Celebrating Thai New Year
Steve Dolinsky — Food contributor; Food and lifestyle reporter for ABC 7 TV in Chicago
Restaurants mentioned:
Amarind's — 6822 West North Avenue, Chicago
Aruns — 4156 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago
Spoon Thai — 4608 North Western Avenue, Chicago
Thai Pastry & Restaurant — 4925 North Broadway, Chicago
Vong's Thai Kitchen — 6 West Hubbard Street, Chicago

Have a Nice Day
Gail Isaacson — Writer and contributor

What High School Students Think of Taxes
Students from Wells Community Academy High School in Chicago

April 14, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Eight Forty-Eight preempted for coverage of the hearings held by the 9/11 Commission

April 13, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Eight Forty-Eight preempted for coverage of the hearings held by the 9/11 Commission

April 12, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Business Update
David Greising — Business contributor and chief business correspondent for the Chicago Tribune

Chicago Matters: Report—IM-ing with Sunkisseddreamer 7
Katia Dunn — Associate producer, Third Coast International Audio Festival

Wrigleyville Rooftop Owners
Tom Tunney — Alderman of Chicago's 44th Ward

Neighborhood Relations around U.S. Cellular Field
James Balcer — Alderman of Chicago's 11th Ward
White Sox fans

Heckling the Way to the World Series
The Heckler is published during Cubs home games and available in blue boxes around Wrigley Field
Brad Zibung — Editor-in-chief of The Heckler
Dan Blumberg — Associate editor of Eight Forty-Eight

Blind Sports Reporter Craig Lynch
Craig Lynch — Sports reporter, WLPL Radio
Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister — Independent producers

Monday Music Corner: Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Artist: Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls
Album: Breeding Resistance
Song: "Breeding Resistance (AKA Paper Tiger Blues)"
Label: Delmark

April 9, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Drug Reimportation
Abby Ottenhoff — Chicago press secretary for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Illinois Gaming Board Response
Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez sits in to talk about the Illinois Gaming Board's response to questions about the 10th casino license.
Carlos Hernandez Gomez — News correspondent

Kendall County Growth
Steve Edwards talks with the chairman of the Kendall County Board about the rapid growth the area has experienced.
John Church—Chairman of the Kendall County Board.

Protecting Land through Purchase
Rob and Carol Leroy talk about their purchase of land to protect it from development

In Search of the Soul: Rebirth
Contributor Judy Valente speaks with Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Khedrub of the Vajrayana Buddhist Center in Oak Park, Illinois, about the beliefs and traditions of Buddhists.
Judy Valente — Contributor

In Search of the Soul: Process
Contributor Judy Valente concludes her personal journey in a conversation with her group support group facilitator, Yolanda Ericson and atheist Ann Gaylor about coping with life after the death of a loved one.
Judy Valente — Contributor

Chicago Matters: Coming of Age Story—Me and My Realtor
Suzana describes her initiation into adulthood: first, she loses her childhood home through war in Croatia, then serves as her family's official translator, negotiating all of their basic needs in a new country—most importantly, finding them a home.

Film Reviews
Film contributor Jonathan Miller discusses Distant, Crimson Gold, and the film series 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance.
Jonathan Miller — Film Contributor

April 8, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Eight Forty-Eight preempted for special live coverage of Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the 9/11 Commission from National Public Radio.

April 7, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Jury Selection in the Federal Trial of White Supremacist Matthew Hale
Mike Robinson — Reporter, Associated Press

A Tale of Hate and Terror in Fox Lake
Smith's article "Incident at Fox Lake" appears in the April 2004 issue of Chicago Magazine
Bryan Smith — Contributing writer, Chicago Magazine

In Search of the Soul: Traditions
Rabbi Ira Youdovin — Executive vice-president, Chicago Board of Rabbis
Judy Valente — Religion contributor

Investigating Police Torture in Chicago
Flint Taylor — Attorney, People's Law Office

Chicago Matters: Report—Why Me?
Julia McEvoy — Executive producer, Chicago Matters
This report also aired during Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

Study Finds Holding Students Back Doesn't Help Them, Part One
Melissa Roderick — Co-director, Consortium on Chicago School Research, University of Chicago

Study Finds Holding Students Back Doesn't Help Them, Part Two
Brian Jacob — Assistant professor of public policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; author of the book Remedial Education and Student Achievement

A Satirical Take on Illinois's Casino Controversy
Garner performs in the political satire McCracken after Dark at the Noble Fool Cabaret on April 23, 2004
James Finn Garner — Writer

April 6, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Asking Illinois Lawmakers for More School Funding
Jay Field — Chicago Public Radio news correspondent

Debate over Education Reform Fraught with Contradictions
Charlie Schlenker — Illinois Public Radio correspondent

Beware Instant Tax Refund Programs
Charlie Wheelan — Contributor and author of the book Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

In Search of the Soul: Personal Faith
Myles N. Sheehan, S.J., M.D. — Associate professor of medicine, Loyola University Chicago
Judy Valente — Religion contributor

Meeting Jesus Christ on the #22 Clark Bus
Lucia Mauro — Writer and arts critic

Chicago Matters: Report - Before the Teen Age
Diantha Parker — Chicago Public Radio correspondent
This report also aired during Morning Edition and All Things Considered

Exploring the Origins of Teen Culture
Teen Chicago opens at the Chicago Historical Society on April 17, 2004.
Charles Fox — Senior, Oak Park and River Forest High School
Matthew Kane — Senior, Evanston Township High School
Sylvia Ewing — Producer

Breathing New Life into Shopping Centers
Erin Toner — Great Lakes Radio Consortium correspondent

April 5, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Business Update
David Greising — Business contributor; chief business correspondent, Chicago Tribune

Chicago Sun-Times Publisher John Cruickshank
John Cruickshank — Publisher, Chicago Sun-Times

In Search of the Soul: Preparation
Whit Sloane — Funeral director
Imam Yusuf Hasan — Chaplain, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Judy Valente — Religion contributor

Poet Kevin Coval's Seder
Kevin Coval — Writer and contributor
Contributor Kevin Coval offers memories and poetry for Passover. Read Kevin's Passover poem, “Opening the Door for Elijah.” >>

Chicago Cubs and White Sox Season Preview
Cheryl Raye-Stout — Sports contributor

Steroid Use in Professional Baseball
Dr. Quentin Young — Medical contributor

Monday Music Corner
Artist: The M's
Album: The M's
Song "2x2"
Label: Brilliante

April 2, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Chicago's New Fire Commissioner
The newly appointed Chicago fire commissioner, Cortez Trotter, joins Eight Forty-Eight host Steve Edwards in studio.
Cortez Trotter — Incoming Chicago Fire Commissioner

Rembrandt Exhibition
An exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago called Rembrandt's
Journey: Painter Etcher, Draftsman shows how the 17th century Dutch artist was a master of light and shadow. The exhibition also shows the great story telling capabilities of Rembrandt.
Barb Robertson — Chicago actor and theater professor at Columbia College
Julia Fish — Chicago-based painter who also works extensively in drawing

Sports Roundtable
Lester Munson — Midwest writer for Sports Illustrated
Cheryl Raye Stout — Sports contributor
Ron Rappaport — Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times

Third Coast: Reunion
Each month our colleagues at the Third Coast International Audio Festival select a documentary that has caught their collective ear. This month, we are joined by an independent producer based in Portland, Oregon. In "Reunion," producer Barbara Bernstein takes us to her 40th sixth grade reunion. Forty years after her sixth class sat on the front steps of Lee Street School in Worcester, Massachusetts, to have their class photo taken, most of these old classmates gathered again for another group photo. Barbara traveled across the country to attend the reunion, with curiosity, a bit of trepidation and microphone and minidisc recorder.
related website:
www.mediaprojectonline.org

Theater Reviews
Theater contributor Jonathan Abarbanel reviews King John (Chicago Shakespeare), Life is Maintenance, (Pegasus Players) and Heat (new play at Chicago Dramatists)

Lang Lang
An audio portrait of classical pianist Lang Lang. Lang will perform this Sunday at Symphony Center in Chicago.

April 1, 2004

hosted by Steve Edwards

Improving Illinois's Roads and Rails
William Lipinski — U.S. Representative, Third District, Illinois

Going the Extra Mile in Seneca
Jeff Maierhofer — Teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor at Seneca Township High School
Seneca Township High School's 2004 Adopt-a-Highway clean-up takes place April 2, 2004.

Dreaming of a Bright Future for the Chicago Theater
Tony Sarabia — News correspondent for Chicago Public Radio
Larry Wilker — President and CEO of Theater Dreams Chicago, the new company that owns the Chicago Theater

The Hidden Ethics of Tony Soprano
Al Gini — Resident philosopher; professor of philosophy and business ethics at Loyola University Chicago
Book reviewed: The Sopranos and Philosophy: I Kill Therefore I Am, edited by Richard Greene and Peter Vernezze

What to Expect this Spring Season
Tom Skilling — Chief meteorologist for Channel 9 News in Chicago

Seasonal Allergies - Nothing to Sneeze At
Dr. Quentin Young — Medical contributor

Gardening at Cabrini Green
Kristine Greiber — Program director of the city farm project at the Resource Center
Gianofer Fields — Eight Forty-Eight producer and correspondent
website:
www.resourcecenterchicago.org