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Exclusive! WBEZ's New LineupEarlier this month WBEZ announced changes to its lineup described as the start of a five-year plan to bring more local programming to the station. The Beachwood has obtained a confidential part of that plan outlining far more dramatic changes ahead than so far acknowledged. Let's take a look. 6 a.m.: School Daze: Supt. Jean-Claude Brizard - or a paid stand-in - reads the day's lunch menus, closings and turnarounds. 6:30 a.m.: Weather and Traffic on the Whines: Chicagoans whine about weather and traffic. 7 a.m.: Yuppie Worldviews: A daily rundown of First World Problems. 8 a.m.: Eight Forties At Eight: Gangstas do the news. 9 a.m.: Wait, Wait, Please Tell Me!: A daily review of the latest Freedom of Information Act requests denied by City Hall. 10 a.m.: Talk of the Gaytion: Live from Boystown Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; from Andersonville on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 11 a.m.: Where's Flatfoot? Find the beat cops as Rahm and Gerry shuffle the deck again. Tweet 'em if you see 'em. Noon: More About Chicago Pizzas & Hot Dogs: Hosted by Mike North because we can't help ourselves. With Terry Savage crunching the numbers. 2 p.m.: Stale Air: Daily reports from our Pilsen and Little Village bureaus. 3 p.m.: Click and Clack: Officials from the Chicago Taxi Drivers Union take your questions. 4 p.m.: The Wacky Groupon Variety Hour: Andrew Mason reads the day's best Groupons on the air and you laugh uproariously at how hilarious they are. 5 p.m.: A Few Things Endlessly Reconsidered: Repeating the same media narratives for the millionth time. 6 p.m.: Ain't It A Shame: Meditations about how somebody should really help the poor. 7 p.m.: Today in Aldermanic Expense Reports. In conjunction with the Chicago News Cooperative. 7:30 p.m.: Hail Rahm! An hour of aldermen praising Rahm Emanuel for acknowledging their existence. 8 p.m.: TIF, TIF, TSK, TSK: Hosted by Ben Joravsky. 8:30 p.m.: We Hear They're Great: Reviewing five-star Chicago restaurants you'll never get to go to. 9 p.m.: The Best of Pledge Drive. Our most effective pleas aggregated for your convenience. 9:30 p.m.: Ask Tom Why. Philosophical explorations with Tom Skilling. 10 pm.: North Shore Nannies. Inside Chicagoland's most ostentatious nurseries. 10:30 p.m.: From Wilmette to Winnetka: An audio review of the day on WTTW. 11 p.m.: This American Muslim Life: Hosted by Ibrahim Gulab. Midnight to 6 a.m.: Vocalo. Nobody's listening anyway. - Posted on January 30, 2012 |
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