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Chicago Public Media announces that Matt Moog plans to step down as CEO, will return to roots as a tech entrepreneur
Board of Directors to launch CEO search in 2024; Moog to remain in role until new CEO is appointed
WBEZ & Investigative Project on Race and Equity launch three-part investigation, Profiled: The State of Traffic Stops in Illinois
Investigation finds traffic stops involving Black drivers topped 30% of all traffic stops in Illinois in last two years
WBEZ Chicago brings back Prisoncast! – an audio & journalism project for people in Illinois prisons and their loved ones
Prisoncast! broadcast special to air Sunday, Sept. 17; WBEZ holding event on Saturday, Sept. 9 for children and families
A commitment to expanding arts and culture coverage
WBEZ Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times and Vocalo aim to expand arts and culture coverage for Chicago and the region
WBEZ Chicago names award-winning journalist and veteran newsroom leader Gilbert Bailon as executive editor
Bailon held previous roles as editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, executive editor of the Dallas Morning News and past president of National Association of Hispanic Journalists
WBEZ Chicago and National Public Housing Museum partner for free summer concert in Millennium Park
Free concert August 25 features artists with meaningful connections to public housing