Outside the Loop RADIO:
Chicago’s Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine
>>> LAUNCHED >>> 09-28-06 >>>
>>> WLUW LAUNCH DATE >>> 03-16-07 >>>
As of March 16, 2007… listen to us on the airwaves!
WLUW 88.7-FM, Chicago’s Sound Alliance
Thursday mornings from 10-11a !!
Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann are a couple radio guys excited to offer a weekly audio magazine featuring fun segments and interviews with local newsmakers, artists, musicians, and others who are doing some cool stuff around the Chicago area. We cover topics that don’t always get the proper attention in the media, all with a strong and independent Chicago slant.
“Ah, summer. Time to sit back, crack open an ice-cold Schlitz and crank the (vintage) stereo to OTL. Cohosts Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann toss listeners weekly tips as they cover a range of topics, from promoting local bands to discussing Chicago’s biking culture, taxicab tales and the city’s murky politics. It’s enough information to quickly increase street smarts and plenty of obscure music knowledge to up your indie cred — as if Schlitz weren’t enough.”
-Time Out Chicago (Jul 3-9, 2008)
“Chicago has a meaty amount of good music podcasts, but as far as Chicentric talk shows are concerned, we mostly have to choose between stoner ramblings and political soapboxing. … So when … Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann … launched this new weekly show about the city’s nuggets, we were pretty excited. And so far, they’ve done one helluva job. …”
-Time Out Chicago (Nov 2-8, 2006)
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MIKE STEPHEN… (host and executive producer) …was raised in Elmwood Park, just on the outskirts of Chicago proper. He graduated from Loyola University, where he hosted the very popular Stephen In the Evenin’ show on WLUW-FM (88.7). After kicking around at various internships in Chicago radio, he met Andy at a 50,000 watt heritage powerhouse station, and now works in a multimedia studio in the area. Mike enjoys the color blue, doing athletic type stuff, blowing on harmonicas, collecting Star Wars memorabilia, and drinking in bars. |
| ANDY HERMANN… (former executive producer) …grew up in what was once a rural part of suburban Columbus, OH. He then spent four years in Athens and graduated from Ohio University (not Ohio State), where at WOUB-AM/FM he was music director for their college rawk show. He ended up in Chicago and bored with his job, so he took an internship at the aforementioned ginormous radio station — and never left. Andy also enjoys the color blue, wandering around town, watching Three’s Company DVDs, listening to Greg Dulli songs, and prefers drinking at home alone. Andy left the show in March of 2009 to pursue a career in pottery. We love him and wish him well. |
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