{"id":18530,"date":"2018-06-26T10:20:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=18530"},"modified":"2018-06-26T10:25:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:25:26","slug":"morning-shift-host-tony-sarabia-leaving-wbez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2018\/06\/26\/morning-shift-host-tony-sarabia-leaving-wbez\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Morning Shift\u2019 host Tony Sarabia leaving WBEZ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a> Tony Sarabia<\/p><\/div>\n

Tony Sarabia, host of \u201cThe Morning Shift\u201d on WBEZ 91.5-FM, <\/a>is stepping down at the end of the year after 28 years at the Chicago Public Media news\/talk station.<\/p>\n

Sarabia told listeners Tuesday he plans to move to rural Iowa to pursue opportunities outside of radio. His last day at WBEZ will be December 21.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Morning Shift,\u201d<\/a> a locally produced news and talk show, follows NPR\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition\u201d from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n

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Morning Shift<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWBEZ has been more than a place to work. It\u2019s been a place to learn and grow, and to use those skills to serve our listeners,\u201d Sarabia said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to leave after a wonderful 28 years - half of my life. But, I am looking forward to this next chapter of my life in rural Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarabia, a graduate of Columbia College, joined WBEZ as an intern for the former \u201cMara Tapp Show\u201d in 1990. He later moved up to producer, program host and news anchor. He has hosted \u201cThe Morning Shift\u201d since its inception in 2012.<\/p>\n

Steve Edwards, vice president and chief content officer of WBEZ, said a search for Sarabia\u2019s successor would begin the coming months. Jennifer White will continue as Friday host of \u201cThe Morning Shift\u201d as well as host of the \u201cMaking\u201d podcast series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled for Tony, though it\u2019s bittersweet for us as his colleagues and for Chicago at large,\u201d Edwards said in a statement. \u201cFor nearly three decades, WBEZ listeners have come to know Tony\u2019s voice, his warmth and his unique ability to skillfully lead conversations that connect with people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We will miss Tony deeply and we\u2019re grateful for all he\u2019s contributed to WBEZ, to public radio, and to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the latest Nielsen Audio survey, WBEZ ranked 11th in mornings with a 3.2 percent share and cumulative weekly audience of 305,400.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tony Sarabia, host of \u201cThe Morning Shift\u201d on WBEZ 91.5-FM, is stepping down at the end of the year after 28 years at the Chicago Public Media news\/talk station. Sarabia told listeners Tuesday he plans to move to rural Iowa to pursue opportunities outside of radio. His last day at WBEZ will be December 21.<\/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\/18530"}],"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=18530"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18535,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18530\/revisions\/18535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}