Eight Forty-Eight for 09.07.12
On Friday’s Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ’s Becky Vevea looks at what a potential Chicago Teachers Union strike would mean for families, the city and the school system. Then, comedians Hal Sparks and Judy …
On Friday’s Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ’s Becky Vevea looks at what a potential Chicago Teachers Union strike would mean for families, the city and the school system. Then, comedians Hal Sparks and Judy …
On Thursday’s Eight Forty-Eight, we talk to our Boys off the Bus about Bill Clinton’s barnburner of a speech and celebrate the life of lyricist Hal David with WBEZ’s Richard Steele and Chicago-based …
The late Hal David, who died Saturday, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1921. He was a lyricist who became one half of a very successful songwriting team with Burt Bacharach in the late ‘50s through …
On Tuesday’s Eight Forty-Eight, we chat with a DNC delegate, tlalk about the Show Us Your Debt! movement and look into “New Nordic” foraging.
Monday on Eight Forty-Eight, we get a DNC update, think about what an Obama second term would look like, and learn more about an NFL lockout.
We probably won’t see sweeping, comprehensive bills on immigration or the environment in a potential second term for our current president. Instead, expect to see Obama dedicate his second term to …
We were lucky enough to snag music producer Eliot Lipp for Friday’s Eight Forty-Eight. Though he’s called all three coasts — Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City — his home, he lives in New York …
This Friday it’s Week in Review, a Charlie Trotter goodbye, the latest in theater and music from Eliot Lipp.
Thursday on Eight Forty-Eight, we talk about the Illinois credit rating and enjoy a tribute to Von Freeman with Kahil El’Zabar, Frank Catalano and Richard Steele
Edinburgh has one, New York has one, so why not Chicago? For the third time, the Chicago Fringe collective is presenting a heady mix of solo shows, dance, theater and performances that defy …