The long-term consequences of juvenile arrests, even for comparatively minor offenses, can make it hard for a young person to get out from under an early and damaging mistake.
Our pals upstairs at Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! found this new photo of Justin Timberlake sporting an NPR t-shirt on a movie set. OMG! You can't imagine how excited this makes everyone at Navy Pier.
Jesse Thorn is best known as the host of the podcast/public radio program The Sound of Young America. He's made a name for himself by interviewing everyone from Bob Edwards to Bill Withers in his apartment in Los Angeles. But instead of conforming to the stereotypical podcasting look (i.e.
Practically every news organization, including Chicago Public Radio, cites foreclosure statistics from RealtyTrac.‚ And if you are like me, you have probably wondered Just who are these RealtyTrac people?
Quick update - our Campaign for a Sound Future is wrapping up soon! We are about $3 million away from completing our goal. If I had a fundraising thermometer to show you , I would.
A few years back, we shot a little short promo for the pledge drive. Our filmmaker bud Steve Delahoyde put it together and our main actor was WBEZ's own GM Torey Malatia. He does his best Alec Baldwin impression from Mamet's great Glengarry Glen Ross.
We caught up with Chicago icon and legendary photographer Art Shay this week. Shay is famous for (among other things) his photographs with Nelson Algren. Those photos gave us some of the best documentation of the city of Chicago to date.
As some of you may have read or heard, our colleagues at American Public Media informed us on Friday that they're ceasing production of "Weekend America". The final broadcast is scheduled for January 31st, 2009.
