RADIO STORIES BY ROBERT LOERZEL

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STORIES FROM CHICAGO PUBLIC RADIO'S "EIGHT FORTY EIGHT" SHOW ON WBEZ 91.5 FM

Streaming audio, mp3 downloads and transcripts at the links below.

Oct. 16, 2009

Chicago's First Airplane Flight, One Hundred Years Ago.

Sept. 18, 2009

World music at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.

June 11, 2009

The story behind Kanye West's benefit concert.

July 1, 2009

Chicago's history with Tommy guns.

Oct. 2, 2009

Vertebrats song "Left in the Dark" lives on.

July 31, 2009

New park is named after the Battle of Fort Dearborn.

May 29, 2009

The life and music of Jay Bennett.

April 28, 2009

The Wizard of Oz: The 1902 stage version.

(The above stories were reported and written by Robert Loerzel, with production by the staff of "Eight Forty Eight" and Chicago Public Radio.)

INTERVIEWS ON RADIO AND OTHER APPEARANCES


Interview on WBEZ's "Eight Forty Eight" discussing Huffington Post story about another Senate seat for sale in Illinois — the scandal of Billy Lorimer.
Jan. 14, 2009.


Interview on WBEZ's "Eight Forty Eight" discussing North Shore magazine story "General Dawes' War." Sept. 4, 2008
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Guest on "Radio M," playing indie rock music from around the world. WBEZ, July 25, 2008
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Interviews discussing his book, Alchemy of Bones

WBEZ — Oct. 31, 2003

WILL — Oct. 28, 2003