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Lisa Belcher: filmmaker

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2026/09/29

I met Lisa Belcher through documentary producer Jill Hargrave, and she expresses her passion and knowledge of filmmaking. She talks about her creative journey, festivals, AI, her latest film,House of Abraham, how her film career started in Hong Kong, creating shorts, writing scripts, understanding business and legal issues, getting funding for the budget, "just jump," acting, and more. This is from a livestream that we did.Click this link to play the interview -

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Steve Dale: new book, more radio

Radiogirl ·

2026/08/18

Steve Dale is a pet expert and still has two shows on WGN Radio. This is the third time I've interviewed him: first in 2013,then in 2021.He talks about being an entertainment reporter and pet columnist for USA Today and other outlets, making decisions, how started doing the pet column for Tribune syndication, his new book Ask the Dog, advice for petting dogs and avoiding bites, why dogs don’t like to be hugged, social media and not paying to play, writing motivation, and more.This is from a

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Jennifer Keiper: CBS gone

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2026/06/22

Jennifer Keiper was an anchor at CBS Radio until it shut down in the spring. I interviewed her 10 years ago at WLS and six years ago at WBBM Newsradio. She talks about working for local vs national radio, quality broadcasting and writing, advice, Burning Man, cars, journalism, and fun. She also talks about personal issues, such as her sister's suicide (she forgot to say in the interview thather 23-year-old nephew died of a drug overdose three months after his mother died by suicide), caring for

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American English Minute: you're all set (Radiogirl)

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2026/06/18

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM4.mp3In today's American English Minute, I talk about the common phrase, "You're all set." This is a feature that I sometimes post, based on the English that I hear in Chicago.Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM4.mp3

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Jill Hargrave: documentary producer

Radiogirl ·

2026/06/08

I met Jill Hargrave in the Writers Guild of America East, and she has lot of TV experience. She has alsobeen producing, writing, and directing documentaries for several years through her company EagleVision Productions.She talks about her career, how she creates documentaries, and her latestdocumentary:Road to Liberty Through Their Eyes,which is about the battle for American Independence. It will start airing on public television stations next month. This is from a livestream that we did.Click this

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Chuck Swirsky: Bulls and more

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2026/05/18

Chuck Swirsky has been in sports broadcasting for 50 years and does play-by-play for the Chicago Bulls. He talks about his book,Always a Pleasure;doing radioin Columbus, Cleveland, and Seattle; moving to Chicago to work at WCFL;learning on the job and taking risks; filling in for White Sox baseball with Steve Stone; doing basketball vs baseball; working at WLUP/The Loop andWGN Radio;moving to WJR in Detroit;working DePaul games with coach Ray Meyer; broadcastingUniversity of Michigan Athletics

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American English Minute: vouch for you (Radiogirl)

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2026/05/01

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM3.mp3In today's American English Minute, I talk about phrase you'll hear in the United States: vouch for you. I post this feature periodically, based on the English that I hear in Chicago.Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM3.mp3

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Mark Maxwell: from sports to TV politics

Radiogirl ·

2026/04/22

Before working in news TV, Mark Maxwell worked at Comcast Sportsnet Chicago. Eventually he becameCapitol Bureau Chief at WCIA-TV in Springfield, Illinois, and now coversIllinois and Missouri politics for KSDK-TV in St. Louis. He talks about how he works his beat, challenges of covering politics, his biggest controversy, his career in TV news, and at the endexplains whyhe sayshe grew "up alongChicago’s South Shore in Hammond, Indiana."Mark seems to demonstrate a passion and knowledge of journalism,

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American English Minute: you're good (Radiogirl)

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2026/03/24

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM2.mp3In my new short segment called American English Minute, I talk about a common phrase you'll hear here: you're good. I'm doing this feature periodically, based on the English I hear in Chicago.Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM2.mp3

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Jay Zawaski: Hawks talent

Radiogirl ·

2026/03/06

Jay Zawaski is living the dream: he worked for The Score/WSCR and was so successful with his Blackhawks podcast, CHGO Sports asked him to join. Now he's doing everything Hawks on the network and also co-hosts the I'm Fat Podcast.He talks about working at The Score, going digital, podcasting, success, authenticity, sports media, and more.This is froma livestreamthat we did.Click this link to play the interview -http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG207.mp3

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Radiogirl: American English Minute - No problem

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2026/02/28

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM1.mp3This is a new short segment called American English Minute. It’s the English I notice around me in Chicago. Shout-out to Charlie Meyerson, who I worked with [with whom I worked], and who is a stickler for language. Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM1.mp3

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Steve Scott: now in San Francisco

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2026/02/24

I've interviewed Steve Scott twice: talking about WLS and when he was at WCBS. When WCBS ceased to exist, Steve got a job at KCBS, where he anchors news. He is also the PA announcer for theGolden State Warriors in his home state of California. He talks about WCBS pulling the plug, what San Francisco is like, crime stories, his alma mater town San Jose, news reporting, NBA announcing, and more.This is froma livestreamthat we did.Click this link to play the interview

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George Ofman: ten years later!

Radiogirl ·

2026/02/01

I interviewed sportscaster George Ofman with Dave Kerner at WBBM Newsradio ten years ago and wanted to get an update because he's written a book, Tell Me a Story I Don't Know, based on his popular podcast series, and now has a new career. He talks aboutwriting for radio, storytelling with sound,his long radio broadcasting career at The Score/WSCR, WMAQ, WGN, WBBM Newsradio, NPR, the BBC, and in Canada at the CBC and CJCL. He's had a lot of success for several years and even got an awesome job at

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Craig Dellimore: class act

Radiogirl ·

2026/01/09

Craig Dellimore spent more than 40 years at WBBM Newsradio, and the last time I interviewed him was in 2018 (you can listen to that interview here, direct audio link athttp://radiogirl.us/audio/RG156.mp3). In this update after his retirement, he talks about his experience in Chicago as an anchor/reporter, managing editor, legislative correspondent, suburban reporter, and political editor. He also talks about how he got into journalism in his hometown, New York, through a program at Columbia

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Justin Kaufmann: Axios Chicago and radio

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2025/11/26

Listen athttp://radiogirl.us/audio/RG203.mp3I'd never met Justin Kaufmann before, but he quickly responded to my interview request and was very friendly and smart in this interview. He talks about a lot: why news stories are like radio shows; producing and being on the air at WBEZ; working with producers; working during the pandemic andbroadcasting alone; radio challenges; building subscribers; user-generated content vs journalistic context; how comedy helped him for broadcasting; his show

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Tom Shaer: Legendary Sportscaster

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2025/11/13

Tom Shaer is part of Chicago radio history. He was one of the first broadcasters hired at The Score, WSCR. He starts talking about Rich King and a Crain’s Chicago Business article 1982; why ego is important; being and having an agent: wins, lies, challenges, advice; how the biz has changed; treatment of Mark Giangreco; sports staff issues; working in news and sports; the importance of working in different media; writing and editing; going from sports to news; pre-Internet show prep; Larry Bird and

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Stefan Holt - TV news anchor

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2025/08/16

Stefan Holt is from Chicago and started at NBC 5 Chicago in 2011. He talks about reporting, anchoring, and working in Florida andat WNBC in New York; why reporting is challenging; what he learned from his dad, Lester Holt,when he was growing up and visited CBS 2 Chicago/WBBM-TV; why he likes working in Chicago; how his bosses and his dad helped his growth and on-the-job training; the importance of journalism and local news; working at a national vs local level; the Today Show, radio news, advice,

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Joe Donlon - Living the Dream at CBS Chicago

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2025/06/27

Joe Donlon is an anchor at CBS News Chicago. He was on the air at WGN-TV and NewsNation in Chicago, and was at KGW-TV in Oregon for several years before coming to Chicago. He talks about why he loves Chicago and feels relaxed; how he's been living the dream; how he got to WGN-TV from Oregon; having fun at work; the journalism profession including: demo reels, challenges in the business, prepping for a newscast and speaking spontaneously, how to be effective on the air, working in national news vs

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Molly Jirasek - advice from a TV News Director

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2025/04/27

I interviewed Molly Jirasek at the Illinois News Broadcasters Association convention six years ago, when she was Assistant News Director at Heart of Illinois ABC in Peoria. Now she is News Director at ABC57-TV in South Bend, Indiana. Molly explains what she looks for in a journalism professional, and gives advice on topics that include: appearance, demo reels, reporting, applying for jobs, important skills for working in TV news, attitude, what to look for in a school to get experience, multimedia

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Jerry Agar: 14 years later!

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2024/12/20

Jerry Agar has been on the air since October, 1973. I interviewed him in 2010 when he was starting at Newstalk 1010 CFRB in Toronto. He went back to Canada after spending 25 years in the U.S.(he's originally from Canada), and is still at Newstalk 1010. He talks about a lot in this update: what he thinks of the radio industry and talk radio; why he switched from music radio to talk; his experience including WGN and WLS in Chicago, and smaller markets throughout the country; Kevin Metheny and his

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