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A war of words. In 1938 twenty-five-year-old Orson Welles became famous after his radio play interpretation of “A War of the Worlds” shook the airwaves, purportedly nearly causing national panic. The book’s seventy-five-year-old author H.G. Wells was not amused at how his intellectual property was …
March is National Reading Month and National Women’s History Month. Let’s investigate some Chicago Women who have left a mark on our local history and on the world stage. ChicagoBroadcastingNetwork.com encourages you to investigate the lives and works of many notable Chicago women especially a …
This episode of our podcast is a remix of an earlier interview conducted by Chicago based journalist Brett Stewart recorded with Blues authority Bill Dahl, feature writer for the Chicago Tribune, radio broadcaster and author of the books , “Motown the Golden Years” and more …
Reno Lovison talks with master energy healer, actor, performer Richard Damien about growing up on the southside of Chicago and reminiscences about his experiences in the city as a young actor before his transformation to energy healer and intuitive life coach. Richard is the author …
Regina Harris Baiocchi is a celebrated African-American female composer and poet born, raised and currently living in Chicago. This discussion with Executive Producer and podcast host Reno Lovison sheds light on her journey as an artistic creative force and how she has been shaped by …
Connie Wilson host of her own series at WeeklyWilson.com has contributed for distribution to Chicago Broadcasting Network this podcast interview with Linda Gartz, author of Redlined A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960’s Chicago. As black folks move deeper into Chicago’s West …
Author Steve Bellinger talks about his time-travel sci-fi novel “The Chronocar” set in the Chicago southside Bronzeville neighborhood and the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology, the author’s alma mater. Listen to the podcast above or watch the video recorded version below. This selection of …
Those of us coming of age in the late sixties did perhaps believe it was “the dawning of the Age of Aquarius” and indeed hoped that “peace would guide the planets and love would steer the stars.” Chicago experienced a violent protest at the Democratic …
In the post-WWII era, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein reinvented American Musical Theater for a modern audience. This is my audio podcast review of the book by Todd S. Purdum, “Something Wonderful Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution” by Todd S. Purdum. I’ve taken a short trip …
We are happy to join forces with our sister channel AuthorsBroadcast.com to cover highlights of the 2019 Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest. In this podcast you can listen to authors give a brief synopsis of their books that include Chicago themes as well as romance, …
Here is an interesting video interview with Michael Corcoran from our Authors Showcase archive talking about contemporary or “modern” Chicago film history. Chicago tour guide Michael Corcoran co-author with Arnie Bernstein in the book “Hollywood on Lake Michigan” was recently interviewed by the Chicago Reader for …
This episode of Authors Showcase features author Barbara Barnett speaking about and reading from her novel “Apothecary’s Curse” set partly on the Chicago area and partly n Victorian London. Listen to the podcast above or watch the video recorded version below. The Chicago version …