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Nine months after he came back to WBEZ 91.5-FM<\/a> as chief content officer, Steve Edwards is putting his mark on the daily programming lineup of the Chicago Public Media station.<\/p>\n
Starting Monday, a revamped schedule<\/a> at WBEZ will feature five new shows and an expansion of news designed to bring \u201cnew voices, fresh personalities and diverse perspectives to Chicago\u2019s airwaves.\u201d (Here is the link to the revised lineup.<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re updating our weekday and weekend schedule to reflect an even greater commitment to the daily news cycle and to fact-based, independent journalism,\u201d Edwards wrote in a letter <\/a>to listeners.<\/p>\n
Highlighting more local news and investigative reports from WBEZ's growing staff,<\/a> the changes include extending \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d by one hour to 7 p.m. weekdays, and airing \u201cMarketplace\u201d twice \u2014 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. \u201cWeekend Edition Sunday\u201d also will be extended by an hour, to 11 a.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n
Steve Edwards<\/p><\/div>\n
Edwards, who was a longtime program host and program director of WBEZ, returned <\/a>to station last summer after a five-year stint as executive director of the University of Chicago\u2019s Institute of Politics.<\/p>\n
Nine months after he came back to WBEZ 91.5-FM as chief content officer, Steve Edwards is putting his mark on the daily programming lineup of the Chicago Public Media station. Starting Monday, a revamped schedule at WBEZ will feature five new shows and an expansion of news designed to bring \u201cnew voices, fresh personalities and... Continue reading