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Whatever happened to WGN radio personality Spike O’Dell? Connie Wilson interviews one of the station’s most popular broadcasters from his current retirement home in Nashville where he paints and otherwise is “doing whatever he wants to do.” Connie and Spike both born in E. Moline, …
Tony Aiken and Future is back with “Something About You,” another reggae music video this time rockin’ a mainstream crossover vibe distributed by Radial by The Orchard. The recording kicks off with a guitar solo lick by Stann Champion on guitar before launching into the …
This ninety minute version of the icon fish tale Moby Dick produced by Chicago based Theatre in the Dark captures the essence of Herman Melville’s classic seafaring novel including vivid descriptions of the elusive and menacing great white whale itself. No need to keep your …
Dozens of local singers, dancers, and musicians join a star studded group of celebrities to record the Blues Brothers classic “Sweet Home Chicago” in support of the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund.
Theatre in the Dark celebrates the end of 2020 with their spin on Charles Dickens’ beloved classic tale of self-reflection and repentance. Through a nightmarish one night odyssey iconic miser Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge comes to see his negative effect on others, as well as his …
“Steadfast Tin Soldier” based on a story by Hans Christian Anderson is reprised this year online by Chicago Lookingglass Theatre Company. In this toybox tale a damaged tin soldier falls in love with a beautiful dollhouse ballerina. An unfortunate turn of events involving a jealous …
Theatre in the Dark’s virtual audio drama of “A WAR OF THE WORLDS” based on H.G. Wells’ iconic novel about a Martian invasion of the Earth. Theatre in the Dark is an innovative production company with a mission to create theater performance based on sound. This …
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 …
“Don’t Spread It Around” is a parody on the iconic tune “Chicago (That Toddlin’ Town)” and is my humble attempt to encourage my fellow Chicagoans to abide by the stay-inside mandate ordered by the Chicago City government to encourage the practice social distancing during …
Steve is a Chicago native currently living in L.A. and is the composer of our theme song Foster Avenue Beach. You can leave a song request and or comment by text or short voice message at the following number ONLY during the live show please. …
******************** Read about how this play and others around the city have been forced to close as a result of the Corona virus. https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/18/how-chicagos-storefront-theaters-are-facing-coronavirus-crisis ************************* “Mlima’s Tale” presented by the Griffin Theatre Company at the Raven Theater, 6157 N. Clark St. in Chicago, is a …
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 …
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