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EIGHT FORTY-EIGHT
Monday-Friday 9:35-11 am “Eight Forty-Eight”
is the street address of the Chicago Public Radio studios on Navy
Pier, and it's also the name of our award-winning morning magazine
program. Each day Eight Forty-Eight serves up a diverse mix
of interviews, discussions, documentaries, produced pieces, news
reports, and original essays—all with a local bent.
Recently on Eight Forty-Eight:
A selection of recent segments appear below. For more links mentioned
on air or further information accompanying other segments, please
research the Eight Forty-Eight
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Original excavation of Kish, circa 1930. |
“Recovering Iraq's Past”
Originally aired December 17, 2004, on our news broadcasts
As part of a National Endowment for the Humanities initiative, the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute and the Field Museum are scanning images of their collections into computers to make them accessible to scholars and others around the world. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports.
See more of these images in our slideshow >>
Related Links
National Endowment for the Humanities—“Recovering Iraq's Past”
Oriental Institute—Diyala Project |
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Al Gini's Holiday Book Bag
Originally broadcast December 16, 2004
Resident philosopher Al Gini stops by to recommend 11 books—seven fiction and four nonfiction—he thinks would make great gifts for friends, for family, or for yourself! See the list >> |
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Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags, and Zines
Independent Web-based publications have been making a name for themselves in recent years. Our series takes a look at some online alternatives with a Chicago focus. Surf some of Chicago's Web Sites, Blogs, E-mags and Zines >>
Personal Stories
Our occasional series looks at the extraordinary stories of everyday people who weave the fabric of life in the Chicago area. Listen to some Personal Stories >>
Pass/Fail: A Year in
the Life of a Partnership School
Linda Lutton, education writer for the Daily Southtown, reports this
series of stories on Bass Elementary, a public school in Chicago's
Englewood neighborhood. These stories appear in the Daily Southtown
and on Chicago Public Radio throughout the current school year. Audit
Pass/Fail >>
Cool Spots
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these Cool Spots >>
Eight Forty-Eight Featured in Chicago Magazine
The September, 2004, issue of Chicago magazine puts Eight Forty-Eight on the list in a feature titled, “20 Ways to Feed Your Head.”
“...Eight Forty-Eight takes on public issues, arts, dining, sports—anything with a Chicago-area bent—with multifaceted intelligence and verve” —Chicago Magazine, September 2004
Plus, look for Eight Forty-Eight's film contributor Jonathan Miller's life lessons in a feature called, “What I Know.” |
Contact Us!
If you have specific questions about something you heard in the program
such as an author's name or title of a book, contact questions@ChicagoPublicRadio.org.
If you would like to comment on or give a suggestion to Eight
Forty-Eight, contact 848@ChicagoPublicRadio.org.
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| Eight Forty-Eight is partially supported by grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. |
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