Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Radio Roadblock

By WBEZ News Staff

Nov 14, 2016, 8:00pm CT

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivers his new public safety plan to combat gun violence for the nation's third-largest city at the Malcolm X Community College on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Radio Roadblock

By WBEZ News Staff

Nov 14, 2016, 8:00pm CT

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Monday evening, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressed issues facing the city in an interview with Bill Kurtis. The conversation aired simultaneously on nearly 40 Chicago radio stations.

WBEZ reporters analyzed Mayor Emanuel’s “Radio Roadblock” broadcast in real time on Twitter using #RahmTalk.

Below are a few highlights:

Here we go, listeners. Bill Kurtis is about to interview Rahm Emanuel for #rahmtalk Bill says 47+ stations airing this conversation
— Lauren Chooljian (@laurenchooljian) November 15, 2016

Bill Kurtis says violence dominated submitted questions for #rahmtalk
— Natalie Y Moore (@natalieymoore) November 15, 2016

Mentoring and more police are #rahmtalk answers to violence. Sign up here, he says, for mentoring https://t.co/wPEt5cvRRz.
— Natalie Y Moore (@natalieymoore) November 15, 2016

Kurtis brings up Community Catalyst Plan.. no real Q. Emanuel launches in w/ new El stop, Mariano’s, Dunbar reno in Bronzeville. #rahmtalk
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) November 15, 2016

Emanuel repeats pledge from presser this morning that Chicago will always support immigrants, regardless of administration #rahmtalk
— Lauren Chooljian (@laurenchooljian) November 15, 2016

Of note, @oyousef reports on immigrant student turning tables on Rahm at press conference today: https://t.co/G11YSVCXEU #RahmTalk
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) November 15, 2016

Emanuel attempts to say Bill Kurtis’ family also took an immigration journey. Kurtis says that his family is actually from Kansas #rahmtalk
— Lauren Chooljian (@laurenchooljian) November 15, 2016

#rahmtalk says blacks left from 2000-10 because of violence. There no research to show why families left. Just speculation.
— Natalie Y Moore (@natalieymoore) November 15, 2016

Trump Q. Emanuel: If he decides to invest in infrastructure, we’ll do well. If he goes after immigrants/cities, I’ll fight that. #rahmtalk
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) November 15, 2016

We didn’t hear anything new. #rahmtalk
— Natalie Y Moore (@natalieymoore) November 15, 2016