Anthony Martinez

Producer

Anthony Martinez is a Producer for WBEZ. In addition to supporting the station’s cross-divisional Audience Development initiatives, he keeps listeners in the know about happenings both in their community and on WBEZ’s airwaves by producing PSAs and promos for station programming and events.

Before joining WBEZ in 2012, Anthony served two years with City Year Chicago, a program of AmeriCorps.

Anthony has a degree in business from Idaho State University and grew up in Central Utah and Southeast Idaho.

Stories by Anthony Martinez

How to be the Blackhawks’ Zamboni driver

Curious City’s search for the answer led us into the chilly depths of Chicago’s United Center to head ice technician Dan Ahearn - also known as “The God of Ice in the Midwest,” by a fellow Zamboni driver.
April 23, 2013
Breaking New Ground: Harold Washington and the 1983 Election
April 10, 2013
Video | Pizza, politics, and the American Dream

A student/activist shares his story of coming to the U.S. and finding a cause worth fighting for.
Oct 22, 2012
Austin residents decry YMCA closure

The YMCA of Metro Chicago closed its only center in the city’s Austin neighborhood.
Oct 12, 2012
Safety a concern for Bloomingdale Trail

Chicago residents aired safety concerns on the latest design of the Bloomingdale Trail, the nearly three-mile elevated linear park that runs through four Chicago neighborhoods: Wicker Park, Bucktown, Logan Square and Humboldt Park.
Sept 25, 2012
Rain brings brief respite from mosquitoes

West Nile is on the decline in Illinois, according to public health officials.
Aug 31, 2012
Local gas prices only going up

Thanks to Hurricane Isaac and other factors, average gas prices in Chicago are the highest in the country right now.
Aug 29, 2012
‘Power Vote’ campaign wants to energize young voters

The Energy Action Coalition, an environmental advocacy group, wants to bring environmental issues to the forefront of this election season. And they’re using young people to do it.
Aug 24, 2012
Logan Square rallies against rats

As Chicago sees a 28% increase in rat complaints some residents in Logan Square are rallying together to fight the pesky rodents.
Aug 23, 2012
Are Chicago’s Green Roofs Really Working?

WBEZ Listener Jenn Lawrence asked about one of the city’s highest-profile green initiatives. Does ‘The City on The Prairie’ still want prairies on our roofs?
Aug 13, 2012