Pressroom
Welcome to the WBEZ Chicago pressroom for our latest news and station updates.
Please contact press@wbez.org for media inquiries; requests to interview our hosts, reporters and staff; and for photo and logo requests.
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Contact the WBEZ newsroom by email at news@wbez.org or call our news hotline: 312-948-4650.
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WBEZ & Investigative Project on Race and Equity launch three-part investigation, Profiled: The State of Traffic Stops in Illinois
Investigation finds traffic stops involving Black drivers topped 30% of all traffic stops in Illinois in last two years
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WBEZ Chicago brings back Prisoncast! – an audio & journalism project for people in Illinois prisons and their loved ones
Prisoncast! broadcast special to air Sunday, Sept. 17; WBEZ holding event on Saturday, Sept. 9 for children and families
A commitment to expanding arts and culture coverage
WBEZ Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times and Vocalo aim to expand arts and culture coverage for Chicago and the region
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WBEZ Chicago names award-winning journalist and veteran newsroom leader Gilbert Bailon as executive editor
Bailon held previous roles as editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, executive editor of the Dallas Morning News and past president of National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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WBEZ Chicago and National Public Housing Museum partner for free summer concert in Millennium Park
Free concert August 25 features artists with meaningful connections to public housing
Summer vibes: WBEZ Chicago and Vocalo celebrate summer with free community events
Summer lineup includes music, roller skating and a Millennium Park concert, plus partnerships with Chicago Park District Night Out at the Parks and National Public Housing Museum
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Happy Anniversary, Nerdette!
WBEZ Chicago’s Nerdette podcast celebrates 10 trips around the sun with a birthday cake contest for fans, a starter kit of best-loved episodes, and reflections from Host Greta Johnsen
