{"id":12674,"date":"2016-11-07T14:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T20:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=12674"},"modified":"2016-11-07T14:34:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T20:34:32","slug":"chicago-radio-goes-wall-wall-rahm-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2016\/11\/07\/chicago-radio-goes-wall-wall-rahm-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago radio stations go wall-to-wall with Rahm town hall"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mayor<\/a>

<\/a> Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Photo: Brooke Collins)<\/p><\/div>\n

For 30 minutes next Monday night, Rahm Emanuel will command Chicago\u2019s AM and FM airwaves as no mayor ever has before.<\/p>\n

Starting at 6 p.m., more than 40 radio stations, encompassing practically every format and audience makeup, simultaneously will air \u201cChicago Radio Town Hall Meeting,\u201d a conversation with Emanuel about \u201cpressing issues facing the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event will be moderated by veteran broadcast journalist Bill Kurtis.<\/p>\n

\"Bill<\/a>

Bill Kurtis<\/p><\/div>\n

Being promoted as an unprecedented collaboration among Chicago\u2019s radio broadcasters, the half-hour show \u2014 known in industry parlance as a \u201croadblock\u201d \u2014 will air commercial-free. The location of the studio Emanuel and Kurtis will use is not being disclosed.<\/p>\n

In advance of the November 14 broadcast, listeners may submit questions online at ChicagoRadioStations.com<\/a> or via social media with the hashtag #ChicagoRadio.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI recently asked the leaders of Chicago-area radio stations to utilize their powerful platforms and tremendous reach to motivate Chicagoans to take a more active role in making our city stronger,\u201d Emanuel said in a statement. \u201cThey answered the call with this unique broadcast opportunity. I look forward to sharing my thoughts with the people of Chicago about how, when we work together, we make our city better for everyone who calls it home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spearheading the event is Radio Broadcasters of Chicagoland, whose stations are members of the Illinois Broadcasters Association.<\/a>\u00a0The plan has been in the works for more than a year, according to Doug Levy, senior vice president and general manager of Univision Chicago, who serves as board chairman of the IBA and RBC.<\/p>\n

\"Doug<\/a>

Doug Levy<\/p><\/div>\n

\"This project showcases the high value that radio broadcasters have in a media marketplace,\u201d Levy said. \u201cMy colleagues and I all share a deep sense of responsibility to our audiences. This unprecedented broadcast connects an enormous number of people with their elected leader tasked with making lives better for everyone in Chicago.<\/p>\n

\u201cRadio stations have a unique ability to create a meaningful conversation because of the intimate relationship the medium has with its audience. Chicago is a world class city with some of the best radio stations in the country. I am proud that we are leading the dialogue about how to solve some of our biggest problems and take full advantage of some of our greatest strengths,\u201d Levy said.<\/p>\n

Levy said discussions are underway about guests and topics for future town halls. \u201cThis probably has potential to be a quarterly or biannual effort,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dennis Lyle, president and CEO of the IBA, said in a statement: \u201cThe fact the most popular radio stations in Chicago are willing to set aside regular programming and commercial inventory to air this 30-minute conversation with the mayor is a prime example of local broadcasters doing what they do best \u2014 serving the needs of their listeners within their communities of license.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For 30 minutes next Monday night, Rahm Emanuel will command Chicago\u2019s AM and FM airwaves as no mayor ever has before. Starting at 6 p.m., more than 40 radio stations, encompassing practically every format and audience makeup, simultaneously will air \u201cChicago Radio Town Hall Meeting,\u201d a conversation with Emanuel about \u201cpressing issues facing the city.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12674"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12692,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12674\/revisions\/12692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}