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Lee Crooks has voiced your CTA stop for 25 years, but who is he?

If you live in Chicago, you know Lee Crooks—probably without realizing it. Crooks has been the voice of the CTA for 25 years, so he’s a fixture in most of our lives. We wanted to get to know the man behind “Doors closing.” In this episode, we talk to Crooks about trains, legacy and Midwest accents. And yes, we have him do the voice.

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If you live in Chicago, you know Lee Crooks—probably without realizing it. Crooks has been the voice of the CTA for 25 years, so he’s a fixture in most of our lives. We wanted to get to know the man behind “Doors closing.” In this episode, we talk to Crooks about trains, legacy and Midwest accents. 

And yes, we have him do the voice.

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