Remembering Vonski, master of the jazz tenor sax
This weekend jazz lovers will get two opportunities to remember Chicago’s last link to the classic jazz era of the 1940’s and 50’s. Both the Chicago Jazz Festival and the African Festival of the …
This weekend jazz lovers will get two opportunities to remember Chicago’s last link to the classic jazz era of the 1940’s and 50’s. Both the Chicago Jazz Festival and the African Festival of the …
Wednesday on Eight Forty-Eight we have an RNC check-in, a conventions history quiz and how families talk about race.
There’s a conversation that nearly all African-American families have had for decades. Children were told they had to be mindful of all their activities around white people so they wouldn’t be …
Two of public radio’s great scholars of political ephemera, NPR’s Ken Rudin and WBEZ history blogger John Schmidt, quiz listeners on political conventions in Chicago on Wednesday’s Eight Forty-Eight.
Tuesday on Eight Forty-Eight, we get an RNC update, talk interracial romance and experience a performance from the Mariachi Divas.
This summer, Eight Forty-Eight has been visiting different communities around metro Chicago to talk with people about race and race relations. On Monday, we head to the Southwest suburb of …
How party leaders picked the next President of the United States — in a suite at the Blackstone Hotel.
It’s Friday on Eight Forty-Eight, which means it’s time for Week in Review, and talk about drive-ins.
Drive-in movies have nostalgic appeal for the old and young. They haven’t yet totally gone dark - about a dozen remain in Illinois. But can the drive-in survive the challenges of the digital age?
This Thursday on Eight Forty-Eight, Tony Sarabia and Richard Steele explore the power of the live album.