WBEZ | Tony Sarabia

'Morning Shift' #84: Chicago's Jewels

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:58:00 -0600

'Morning Shift' #83: Happy 66th Birthday Bowie

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:14:00 -0600

'Morning Shift' #82: Clear skies and flu blues

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 08:50:00 -0600

'Morning Shift' #81: All the business

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:42:00 -0600

'Morning Shift': #80 The legislative session goes on

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:37:00 -0600

'Morning Shift' #65: Hips don't lie

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:04:00 -0600

'Morning Shift' #62: Cover me

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:46:00 -0600

Off-Air Events: Chef Battle Royale

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:05:00 -0500

Taste a world of food in one evening!

Celebrate Chicago's food heritage with Tony Sarabia, The Morning Shift, and five outstanding chefs representing multiple ethnic traditions from different neighborhoods across the city. Sample traditional Polish, an Indian Curry and Soul Food from the South Side, just to name a few–all made with select Goose Island beer and fresh ingredients from Whole Foods Market. Tony will host lively discussions with local food bloggers and personalities as well as live music and audience participation. At the end of it all, you choose which neighborhood and food is the best!

*Ras Dashen will represent Ethiopian food and the north side
*Tank Noodle is on for Vietnamese and Chinese dishes
*Restaurant Staropolska is on for award winning Polish cuisine
* Borinquen, out of Humboldt Park, will bring us authentic Puerto Rican dishes
* Munch - vegetarian fare from Oak Park

Buy tickets here
Meat and vegetarian options will be available
Black Dog Gelato will be serving Goose Island Root beer and Matilda Beer Floats
Intelligentsia Coffee will be brewing fresh coffee and Goose Island beer will be served all evening

I (will) tweet, therefore I am?

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:00:00 -0600

Listen to Tony Sarabia learn to tweet with Cesar Torres on Eight Forty-Eight

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I have a confession to make: I don’t tweet. What’s worse, I don’t even know how to tweet. I know, I know. I’m a 21^st century journalist; tweeting should be part of my arsenal of communication. Apparently, at 48, I’m the right demo, but go figure. It’s just not something I embraced.

I don’t consider myself a Luddite (some may beg to differ). I have nothing against Twitter users, so please don’t hold my lack of interest against me.

Yes, revolutions have unfolded thanks to Twitter and I’m sure scores of relationships have been taken to the next level, due to tweeted marriage proposals. (I hope I’m wrong on that last point but I can’t be sure.)

Ever since the birth of Twitter in 2006, I have done my best to avoid communicating using 140 characters or less. For the past 20 years here at WBEZ, time, not space, has been my chief concern.

In everyday life, I’d rather not worry about the limitations of time and space. More importantly, why would I want to share my every thought, and who would want to read it?

Okay, but here’s the thing: I host a live talk show that depends on your feedback.

I can’t ask for tweets about a particular segment or idea if I don’t know how to retrieve or respond to them. In the spirit of transparency (and fun), on Friday’s show, Cesar Torres, the social editor of Ars Technica, will teach me how to tweet, manage my Twitter account and share any show-related tidbits. Worldview host and recent Twitter convert Jerome McDonnell will stop by for moral support.

Who knows? Maybe I’ll even get a smart phone. Baby steps.

Tony takes his first Twitter baby steps at @wbezsarabia. You can follow him, and his progress, now!

Matt Damon and Lupe Fiasco bring 'The People's History' to Chicago students

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:49:00 -0600

For some students, high school history can be a drag. But some schools and teachers mix things up from the standard lesson plans. One alternative is to teach from Howard Zinn's seminal 1980 work A People's History of the United States.

Actor Matt Damon is a fan of the book and actually grew up next to Zinn in Boston. He's executive producer of the film The People Speak, based on Zinn's book.

Damon joined other performers Tuesday night at the Metro in Chicago for The People Speak, Live! featuring Chicagoans reading from Zinn's work. Earlier that day, he and rapper Lupe Fiasco visited Englewood High School to talk with students involved in the project.

Damon started by telling Tony Sarabia about the project's collaboration with the school.