Dan is executive producer of WBEZ’s daily talk show Reset. He manages the show staff and the day-to-day production of the show. Prior to joining WBEZ in 2014, he was a producer and reporter at WNYC in New York where he focused on business, technology and local New York City news. Dan has an M.A. in Journalism from the City University of New York and a B.A. in English from Vassar College.
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Stories by Daniel Tucker
Chicago writer Mark Larson updates Studs Terkel’s ‘Working’ for the 21st century
Terkel revealed the truth about Americans’ lives on the job in his 1974 book ‘Working.” A new oral history takes the same approach to today.
Illinois legislation could protect wetlands after federal regulation rollback
A 2023 Supreme Court ruling removed decades-old protections for wetlands. Now, Illinois lawmakers are fighting back.
March theater recs from WBEZ’s new arts reporter
As WBEZ expands its coverage of the performing arts, Reset checks in with a new staffer on the theater he’s taking in.
WBEZ introduces new midday program schedule
“Fresh Air” is back. “Here & Now” provides a national perspective. “Reset” launches new series on Chicago history, health, music and more.
How to be a ‘Supercommunicator’ with Charles Duhigg
The author of ‘The Power of Habit’ is out with a new book on the neuroscience and psychology of how we communicate with one another.
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Feb. 16, 2024: ShotSpotter, early voting, migrants, 911 snafus and more
Use of the gunshot-detection software ShotSpotter will end in Chicago, and early voting is on. Reset breaks down the big stories of the week.
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap, Feb. 9, 2024: Lurie cyberattack, IL races to watch and more
Lurie Children’s targeted by hackers, Ventra app glitches, primary election approaches. Reset breaks down the big stories of the week.
Ijeoma Oluo offers a plan for societal change in her new book ‘Be A Revolution’
In her latest book, Oluo aims to take our conversations on racism out of a place of pain and trauma and into a place of loving action.
‘Doomsday Clock’ Is 90 seconds to midnight (aka total annihilation)
The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for “how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making.”
Kiss that gas stove goodbye? Advocates push for electric in new Chicago buildings
An ordinance to be introduced Wednesday in Chicago’s City Council would raise emissions standards and force new buildings to go electric.