{"id":21819,"date":"2019-05-23T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertfeder.com\/?p=21819"},"modified":"2019-05-23T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T20:09:11","slug":"wbez-debut-two-hour-midday-talk-show-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertfeder.dailyherald.com\/2019\/05\/23\/wbez-debut-two-hour-midday-talk-show-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"WBEZ to debut two-hour midday talk show this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WBEZ 91.5-FM<\/a> will launch a new local talk show from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday as part of a revised midday lineup this fall at the Chicago Public Media news\/talk station.<\/p>\n

Host of the new show will be Jenn White, who\u2019ll move from \u201cThe Morning Shift,\u201d which she took over<\/a> from Tony Sarabia in January. No title or start date have been announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorldview,\u201d the long-running international affairs talk show airing from noon to 1 p.m., will be dropped. Host Jerome McDonnell will shift to reporting on energy and environmental issues for the station. \u201cThe BBC Newshour\u201d will replace \u201cThe Morning Shift\u201d from 9 to 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

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Jenn White<\/p><\/div>\n

The moves are designed to boost WBEZ\u2019s midday listenership, which typically lags behind mornings and afternoons in the ratings.<\/p>\n

\u201cMidday listening is becoming increasingly important as people check in on what\u2019s happening in the world, particularly with the rise in streaming audio,\u201d said Goli Sheikholeslami, CEO of Chicago Public Media. \u201cWe\u2019re meeting this need by investing in new, indispensable programming that will drive the daily Chicago conversation during the key midday listening hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current production team of \u201cThe Morning Shift,\u201d headed by senior producer Dan Tucker, will be assigned to the new show, with an additional two producers to be hired, according to Steve Edwards, vice president and chief content officer for WBEZ.<\/p>\n

The new show will feature White interviewing local newsmakers, innovators and cultural leaders on issues related to Chicago, the region and beyond. It also will explore \u201cChicago\u2019s diverse cultures, and its role as a place of tremendous dynamism, diversity, challenge and change in an ever-changing world,\u201d according to the station\u2019s announcement Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cChicago is the third largest metro area in America and truly a global city,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cWhat happens in Chicago influences people around the globe \u2013 and vice versa. At a time in which we\u2019re more connected than ever before, WBEZ\u2019s new midday show will make those connections.\u201d<\/p>\n

White, a Detroit native and University of Michigan graduate, joined WBEZ in 2016 from Michigan Public Media, where she\u2019d worked since 1999. In addition to anchoring \u201cThe Morning Shift,\u201d White hosted the station\u2019s critically acclaimed podcasts \u201cMaking Oprah\u201d and \u201cMaking Obama,\u201d among others.<\/p>\n

Of her new show, White said: \u201cBeing live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. means we can follow the day\u2019s news cycle as it\u2019s happening and unfolding, while bringing the essential context, analysis and conversation WBEZ is known for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jerome McDonnell<\/p><\/div>\n

McDonnell, a graduate of Northern Illinois University, began as a volunteer intern at WBEZ in 1984 and later produced a business program and a Saturday morning calendar show.<\/p>\n

He shifted to covering global affairs as producer of \u201cMidday with Sondra Gair.\u201d Following Gair\u2019s death in 1994, McDonnell stepped up as host of \u201cWorldview.\u201d He briefly doubled as the station's executive director of talk programming.<\/p>\n

WBEZ will celebrate McDonnell and the 25-year history of \u201cWorldview\u201d in a series of special shows and events throughout the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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