Outside the Loop RADIO

(podcasting “from” on the corner of Fullerton, Damen, and Elston)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt caught-you-in-the-act radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann learn about more red light cameras coming to Chicago, they discuss beards and scruff, they present another edition of Zell’s Bells, and then they get the scoop on Indiana messing up Chicago’s environment.

Dr. John Large - Assistant Professor, College of Public Health at the University of South Florida;
on the “Red Light Running Cameras: Would Crashes, Injuries and Automobile Insurance Rates Increase If They Are Used in Florida?” study (PDF file)

OTL Housekeeping;
Mike misses Andy’s beard,
and counters with his old-man cardigan and scruff

ZELL’S BELLS (part 3)
selections from “There Once Was a Man Named Zell“;
by The Beachwood Reporter’s Limericks Affairs Desk

Alan Mammoser – Executive Director, Southeast Environmental Task Force;
on mercury emissions in Indiana, and its effects on Chicago

(segue music this week from Devil in a Woodpile)

 

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(podcasting “from” in the parking lot of the Jewel on Broadway and Berwyn)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt well-taxed radio station WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen compliments Andy Hermann’s beard, they discuss how higher sales taxes might affect local retailers, they learn about the controversy behind a public/private partnership, and then they hear about hearing stories on the CTA.

New OTL Features;
the big OTL video push,
Mike enjoys Andy’s beard

David Vite - President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association;
on Cook County’s hiked sales tax, and how local businesses will suffer

John Riley - Community Issues Reporter, Medill News Service;
on Lincoln Park and the Latin School’s soccer field agreement

Marcy Rae Henry - Professor of Humanites, Harold Washington College;
on her book The CTA Chronicles, about public transportation stories

(segue music this week from WeCan&WeMust)

 

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Mike felt this would draw some new traffic to our website.

Should we add more video?

(podcasting “from” in the middle of Dearborn Park in the South Loop)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt lucky charm WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann revisit a show from last year, they learn about the South Loop neighborhood in Chicago, they discuss bars and technology, and then it’s the second edition of their Zell’s Bells series.

Looking Way Back to OTL #25;
we celebrate a year on the WLUW airwaves,
and play a clip from Mike Butler of the Green Chicago River crew

Dennis McClendon – long-term South Loop resident;
about the changing face of this now-booming neighborhood
(as featured in the March 13 Chicago Reader “South Loop Issue“)

Mike Gets Emails from Bars;
local drinking establishments take up activism

ZELL’S BELLS (part 2)
David Winner – President, The Lake View Citizens’ Council;
on Sam Zell’s vague plans with Wrigley Field and the Cubs,
and potential changes to the Lake View neighborhood

(segue music this week from The Cocktail Preachers)

 

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(podcasting “from” right outside of the McDonald’s underneath the Loyola Red Line “L” stop)

(broadcasting on the 100-watt Quarter Pounder with Cheese WLUW 88.7-FM Chicago)

Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann discuss the best work places in Chicago, they learn about the latest Cook County Board budget, Mike leaves a threatening voicemale for Andy, and then it’s the first edition of their Zell’s Bells series.

More from the OTL Newsroom;
Chicago’s Best Places to Work,
introducing a new OTL ongoing series

Jack Smith – Loyola U. prof and former D.C. CBS News Bureau Chief;
on the Cook County Board budget, and the highest sales tax in the country

Mike’s voicemale to Andy;
a look into FM radio jocks,
and stirring up a battle between producers

ZELL’S BELLS (part 1)
Jim Peters – Director of Planning, Landmarks Illinois;
on the possible changes to Wrigley Field under Sam Zell’s ownership

(segue music this week from The Northside Southpaws)

 

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