848; 05 Robert Guinan: Unsung in Chicago, Renowned Internationally; 06 New Book Delves into Life of a Famed Bird Watcher; 01 Nichole Pinkard Teaches Students to Take Control of Digital Media; 02 Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches New Venture; 03 Uneventful End Likely for Fall Veto Session; 04 An Update on What's Happening in All Corners of Chicago's Arts Scene
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- 848
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- WBEZ
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- WBEZ (Chicago, Illinois)
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- 05 Robert Guinan might be the greatest American painter youve never heard of. His work hangs across Europe in both galleries and the homes of wealthy collectors. The late French president Francois Mitterand was a big fan. Actor Johnny Depp waxed poetic about him in a 2003 GQ article, and visited with Guinan while in town shooting Public Enemies. Guinans paintings have been compared to the stories of Nelson Algren or the songs of Tom Waits. And its true he often paints prostitutes, barflys and other figures in the margin. But hes never had an exhibition here, and no local art dealer has represented him. As Chicago Artists Month comes to a close, we paid a visit to Robert Guinan at his home studio. Guinan says his keen eye came to him early on. Music Button: Josh Berman, "Let's Pretend", from the CD Old Idea, (Delmark)
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- 06 What do birding and advertising tycoon Leo Burnett have in common? More than you might think. Burnetts daughter Phoebe Snetsinger grew up to be a legendary birder adding over 8,000 species to her birding life list. Now comes a new book delving into her life, one that goes far below the feathers. Eight Forty-Eight book critic Donna Seaman talks with the author, Olivia Gentile. Event: Olivia Gentile Speaks and Sign Copies of Her Book Tonight Evanston North Shore Book Club
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- We're joined by Chicago critics to learn what's happening in the arts world. And we talk with artist Robert Guinan, who is revered in France, but virtually unknown in his hometown of Chicago.
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- 01 As part of Chicago Matters: Beyond Burnham, were profiling local visionaries with an eye on our regions future. Today meet Nichole Pinkard. Pinkards convinced young people need to take more control of how digital technology shapes their world. And to do that, she founded the Digital Youth Network, a program to develop media literacy among students on Chicago's South Side.
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- 02 As newspapers and broadcasters shift resources to the Web, new ventures come online seemingly everyday. And sometimes they go just as quickly. Such was the case with the Chi-Town Daily News. The nonprofit news Web site launched in 2005. Just over a month ago, founder and Editor Geoff Dougherty joined us here to talk about why it was coming to an end. But hes not to be deterred that easily. Next month, the former Chicago Tribune reporter will start another journalistic endeavor, Chicago Current. He tells us what's in the works.
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- 03 Maybe its all the attention the Illinois state budget got this summer when lawmakers and the Governor finally inked a deal. Because the legislature seems to be flying through its final days of business for 2009 well under the radar. Starting tomorrow, State representatives will end the fall veto session with three days in Springfield. Illinois Public Radios Sean Crawford gives us a sense of what to expect. Music Button: Enoch Light, "Matilda", from the CD Provocative Percussion-Bachelor Pad Music, (Varese)
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- 04 That crisp fall air wafting our way can only mean one thing, and this is the season to discover whats happening in Chicago art. So weve invited a couple of critics who have their fingers on the pulse of both the established and underground art scenes. Duncan MacKenzie is Executive Producer and co-host of the Bad at Sports podcast and a Lecturer in the Art and Design Department at Columbia College. Lori Waxman writes about the visual arts as a freelance critic for the Chicago Tribune. Shes also an Art History Instructor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Distributor: WBEZ
Producing Organization: WBEZ
Production Unit: 848
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Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM) and Vocalo.org
Identifier: 31262 (WBEZ)
Format: Data CD: CD-R
Generation: Master
Duration: 01:00:00?
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- Chicago: “848; 05 Robert Guinan: Unsung in Chicago, Renowned Internationally; 06 New Book Delves into Life of a Famed Bird Watcher; 01 Nichole Pinkard Teaches Students to Take Control of Digital Media; 02 Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches New Venture; 03 Uneventful End Likely for Fall Veto Session; 04 An Update on What's Happening in All Corners of Chicago's Arts Scene ,” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 19, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-91fj70hn.
- MLA: “848; 05 Robert Guinan: Unsung in Chicago, Renowned Internationally; 06 New Book Delves into Life of a Famed Bird Watcher; 01 Nichole Pinkard Teaches Students to Take Control of Digital Media; 02 Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches New Venture; 03 Uneventful End Likely for Fall Veto Session; 04 An Update on What's Happening in All Corners of Chicago's Arts Scene .” WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 19, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-91fj70hn>.
- APA: 848; 05 Robert Guinan: Unsung in Chicago, Renowned Internationally; 06 New Book Delves into Life of a Famed Bird Watcher; 01 Nichole Pinkard Teaches Students to Take Control of Digital Media; 02 Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches New Venture; 03 Uneventful End Likely for Fall Veto Session; 04 An Update on What's Happening in All Corners of Chicago's Arts Scene . Boston, MA: WBEZ, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-50-91fj70hn