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Minority, Women, &/or Nonprofit Owned Local Businesses: Media Listings
Pic | Name | Website | Address | Phone | Description | Ownership |
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16 Shots (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/16-shots/55c63c72-d518-4ad9-b5dc-dd0d841d79a7 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | A podcast about the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke, and the troubled relationship between African-Americans and the Chicago Police Department. Brought to you by WBEZ Chicago & The Chicago Tribune. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Agency EA LLC | https://www.AgencyEA.com | 311 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610 | tel:312-879-0186 | Brand experience agency | Women-owned; Minority-owned | |
Art of Power (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/art-of-power/40990356-1a27-4cc6-a5e1-ee9d957e5e34 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | Award-winning journalist Aarti Shahani dives deep with Barack Obama, Stacey Abrams, Sal Khan, Mary Trump and more. They explore how power works and how it transforms the person wielding it. You’ll walk away with inspiring, mind-bending, hilarious stories — and self-help lessons. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Borderless Magazine | https://borderlessmag.org/ | 3432 W. Diversey Ave., 2nd Floor, Suite 8, Chicago, IL 60647 | tel:224-423-5389 | Reporting is shining a light on the immigrants fighting injustice and the wrongdoings in our region | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Burrell Communications Group LLC | https://www.Burrell.com | 233 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60601 | tel:312-297-9600 | Marketing and communications agency | Women-owned; Minority-owned | |
Check Please! (Show, Blog, & Recipes) (WTTW) | https://checkplease.wttw.com/ | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Check, Please! brings people from across Chicago’s neighborhoods together to inspire exploration and discovery of the diversity of foods, flavors, and cuisines of our community. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Chicago Reporter | https://www.chicagoreporter.com | 111 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 820, Chicago, IL 60604 | tel:312-427-4830 | Confronts racial and economic inequality, using the power of investigative journalism | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Chicago Stories (WTTW) | https://video.wttw.com/show/chicago-stories/ | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | CHICAGO STORIES is an original documentary series from WTTW uncovering Chicago’s fascinating history. Each story presents an entertaining and intriguing tale about a person or event that shaped Chicago. The series reflects the rich diversity and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Chicago Tonight (WTTW) | https://news.wttw.com/video/chicago-tonight | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Co-anchored by Brandis Friedman and Paris Schutz, WTTW’s flagship nightly newsmagazine CHICAGO TONIGHT airs at 7:00 pm weeknights on WTTW and streams live and on-demand on wttw.com/news, Facebook and YouTube. Independent and trusted, CHICAGO TONIGHT and WTTW News cover arts and entertainment, business, crime and law, education, health, politics, and science and nature across Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods and communities. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Chicago Tonight Black Voices (WTTW) | https://video.wttw.com/show/chicago-tonight-black-voices/ | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | BLACK VOICES presents trusted analysis and in-depth conversation about issues that matter to the Black community in Chicago hosted by CHICAGO TONIGHT co-anchor Brandis Friedman. With news and features on a wide range of topics including arts and life, entrepreneurship and innovation, and equity and justice. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Chicago Tonight Latino (LatinX) Voices (WTTW) | https://news.wttw.com/video/latino-voices | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Advice on staying healthy in the new school year. The history and future of the labor movement in Chicago. A Pilsen block party. And local band Así Así. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Chicago Tours with Geoffrey Baer (WTTW) | https://interactive.wttw.com/geoffrey-baer-tours | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Explore Chicago, its communities, and beyond with WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer. From the neighborhoods and suburbs of Chicago to the Chicago River and the Boulevards to the spaces that changed America, join us to discover the stories behind places near and far. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Consider This (WBEZ + NPR) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/consider-this-from-npr-and-wbez/426e48f3-c1ff-4241-a208-bc07f0e08dfc | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | Every afternoon, WBEZ’s Lisa Labuz joins the hosts of NPR’s All Things Considered to help you consider the major stories of the day in less than 15 minutes. Featuring a mix of local and national stories, Consider This goes beyond the headlines with a quick, but thorough, take on the news. New episodes out every weekday around 4pm. The localized feed may not be available if you are listening outside of the Chicago region. However; you can always hear it by downloading the NPR One app and choosing WBEZ Chicago as your local station. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Curious City (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/curious-city/7b79e16d-f3a9-4156-9b27-4d2cc6ce351e | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | WBEZ’s Curious City series is an ongoing news experiment at WBEZ, online and on the radio dial around Chicago at 91.5 FM. Our mission is to include the public in editorial decision-making, make journalism more transparent and strengthen multimedia coverage about Chicago, the surrounding region and its people (past or present). | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Dishalicious (WTTW) | https://interactive.wttw.com/dishalicious | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Experience the culinary world through the eyes of top chefs in DISHALICIOUS – a new, fast-paced, and freewheeling series where star chefs have a blast cooking together in our Chicago kitchen studio! | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis (WTTW) | https://interactive.wttw.com/dusable-to-obama | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | DuSable to Obama: Chicago's Black Metropolis tells the history of Chicago's African-American community as never before, through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists, politicians, and business leaders. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
E3 Radio | https://e3radio.fm/ | 9515 S. Sangamon St., Chicago, IL 60643 | tel:312-556-8255 | Queer Radio Done Right. | Women & Minority Owned Local Business | |
Great Chicago Quiz Show with Geoffrey Baer, The (WTTW) | https://video.wttw.com/show/great-chicago-quiz-show-geoffrey-baer/ | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | On The Great Chicago Quiz Show, Geoffrey Baer puts contestants from across Chicago to the test as they contemplate all things Chicago. Meet contestants from all over, including a high school student in Lakeview, a Hollywood producer, a South Side father, a sports radio host, and more. Geoffrey’s quiz covers history and politics, architecture and geography, arts and culture, business, and sports. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Injustice Watch | https://www.injusticewatch.org | 55 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 640, Chicago, IL 60604 | tel:312-521-0977 | Nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justice and equality | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Interview Show with Mark Bazer (WTTW) | https://interactive.wttw.com/interview-show | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | A writer, photographer, musician, artist, chef, and actor walk into a bar. What happens next? Don't miss the best season ever with Mark Bazer on The Interview Show. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Jay's Chicago (WTTW) | https://interactive.wttw.com/jayschicago | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Jay Shefsky spends time with some of the most creative, fascinating and passionate people you’ve never heard of. His stories shine a spotlight on ordinary people who do extraordinary things – from finding innovative ways to meet daunting challenges, to practicing unique art forms, to repairing the world. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Lumpen Magazine | https://www.lumpenmagazine.org/ | 3219 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60608 | tel:773-823-9702 | Independent radio station | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Lumpen Radio (105.5FM in Chicago) | https://lumpenradio.com/ | 3219 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60608 | tel:773-823-9702 | Independent radio station | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Lumpen TV | https://lumpentv.org/ | 3219 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60608 | tel:773-823-9702 | Independent radio station | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Making (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/making/71b8de57-b2be-4e03-8481-683258de3ec1 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | Making Oprah. Making Obama. Making Beyoncé. WBEZ’s critically-acclaimed bio-podcast series explores how an icon is made. Providing an unmatched view from the beginning, all the way to the their rise to the top. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Motive (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/motive/8c9f445c-4f62-46d6-a7f6-dc70a835e99b | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | Small towns. Big walls. A good place to hide things. Stories and scandals from prisons in rural America. Exposing violence and cover ups, the new season of Motive investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small towns. Places where everyone knows each other and difficult truths get buried. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Nerdette (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/nerdette/b2c2c10b-1e7f-43ca-b3ad-55d6fd33722c | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | Interviews with your favorite (or soon-to-be favorite) authors, artists, astronauts and more. From WBEZ. Nerdette is an interview show featuring people you either already love, or will be delighted to learn about. Brought to you by Host Greta Johnsen and Producer Anna Bauman. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Public Media Institute | https://publicmediainstitute.com | 3219 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60608 | tel:773-837-0145 | community-based art & media organization headquartered Bridgeport, Chicago | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Public Official A (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/public-official-a/09be1fbf-e991-4627-88ed-0004c94b48f6 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | ‘Public Official A’ uncovers the rise and fall of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. How he did whatever it took to reach the top. The trail of destruction left in his wake. And how the complexities, charisma, and tragic flaws of this public official resonate today. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Reader, The (The Chicago Reader) | https://chicagoreader.com/ | 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616 | tel:312-392-2970 | Chicago’s alternative nonprofit newsroom | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/087fda4e-bff3-402c-a30f-bc32285a5237 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:888-915-9945 | WBEZ’s daily talk show, Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons focuses on the news and conversations that matter most to listeners’ day-to-day lives. Hosted by Sasha-Ann Simons. Leave us a voicemail with suggestions, news tips or feedback at 888-915-9945. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
South Side Stories (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/south-side-stories/f307556b-ca9d-4f9d-8b35-e4eeba261538 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | ‘South Side Stories’ is a celebration of the real-life people and places that inspired Comedy Central’s hit new comedy series, ‘South Side.’ With lots of laughs, love and plenty of real talk, ‘South Side Stories’ proves that what you see on the news is only a small slice of a big city. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
StoryCorps Chicago (WBEZ) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/storycorps-chicago/253df6a8-d8c9-4c69-b20c-190e93c61984 | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | StoryCorps’mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to share, record and preserve their stories. Since 2013, more than 7,500 people from the Chicago-area shared their stories at the StoryCorps booth in Chicago. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Streetwise | http://streetwise.org/ | 2009 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616 | tel:708-748-9005 | Newspaper the benfits Homeless Population | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
This American Life Show + Podcast (WBEZ) | https://www.thisamericanlife.org/listen | 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 | Mostly we do journalism, but an entertaining kind of journalism that’s built around plot. In other words, stories! Our favorite sorts of stories have compelling people at the center of them, funny moments, big feelings, surprising plot twists, and interesting ideas. Like little movies for radio. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | ||
True Star Magazine & Media | https://truestar.life | 1130 S. Wabash Ave., Unit 302, Chicago, IL 60605 | tel:312-588-0100 | Youth & teen media program and magazine | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Vocalo | https://www.wbez.org/ | Online Public Radio Station | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |||
WBEZ Northwest Indiana Bureau | http://www.wbez.org | 8625 Indiana Place, Merrillville, IN 46410 | tel:219-310-8169 | Northwest Indiana Bureau of WBEZ Chicago Public Radio | Tips to Cell Phone: 312-342-0056 | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
WBEZ Public Radio | https://www.wbez.org/ | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 | tel:312-948-4600 | Chicago’s NPR news station, one of the largest and most respected public media stations in the country. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
WBEZ South Side Bureau | https://www.wbez.org | 322 E. 75th St., Chicago, IL 60619
| tel:312-893-2918 | South Side Bureau of WBEZ Chicago Public Radio | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
WBEZ West Side Bureau | https://www.wbez.org | 2710 W. Cermak St., Chicago, IL 60608 | tel:312-893-2902 | West Side Bureau of WBEZ Chicago Public Radio | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
WTTW Channel 11 Public Television | https://schedule.wttw.com/ | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | WTTW is committed to producing and presenting trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility. We engage our audiences by entertaining, inspiring, educating, and reflecting a diversity of perspectives. We enrich lives, engage communities, and inspire exploration. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me (WBEZ + NPR) | https://www.wbez.org/shows/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/cb2abb91-ab14-45c1-9a4f-16cd8fa0521d | Navy Pier, 848 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| tel:312-948-4600 | Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up. Airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WBEZ. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Week in Review (WTTW) | https://news.wttw.com/video/week-in-review | 5400 N. Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625 | tel:773-509-1111 | Chicago news can't-miss week in review from the trusted Chicago Tonight WTTW team. | Nonprofit that benefits News & Media | |
Windy City Media Group, Windy City Times Newspaper | http://www.windycitymediagroup.com | 5315 N Clark St., Suite 192, Chicago, IL 60640 | tel:773-871-7610 | Chicago's leading award-winning news-weekly serving the LGBT community. | Women Owned Local Business |
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