Someone else is talking about theater? Really?

Jan. 9, 2012
Far be it from me to suggest that there might be sources of theater news other than OnstageBackstage, or radio outlets other than WBEZ, but I see that last Friday an outfit called Chicago Theatre Off Book

New season, new company, new play

Sep. 23, 2011
1. Theater stars are all over television this season, from our own local Chicago shows, to the big bad New York.

WBEZ team loses softball championship to CHIRP

Aug. 26, 2011
Even support from actor Wendell Pierce wasn’t enough to help WBEZ.In the battle for the Kup Cup, so-called in honor of long-time Chicago Sun-Times columnist and radio broadcaster Irv Kupcinet, CHIRP came out ahead of WBEZ, 7-4.The hype leading up to the 16-inch softball media league championship gam

Community radio stations gain more traction with new legislation

Jan. 26, 2011
In the blizzard of activity Congress undertook at the end of last year, you might have missed one piece of legislation: The Local Community Radio Act was passed in December and signed by President Obama earlier this month.

“The First Time: First Car” live at Schubas

Jan. 26, 2011
 Still struggling to return to the land of the living after spending the first few weeks of 2011 dealing with the hell of an unexpected move—hence the infrequency of my blog posts of late—I’ll be taking part in a fun event tonight at Schubas, and it’s one that I’d