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Dec 10, 2024 | 
dailysignal.com | Blake Hall
Building 40 aircraft carriers. Constructing 80,000 miles of border wall. Rebuilding a devastated North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene—nine times over. Regardless of party, most Americans agree that our government can and should use taxpayer dollars more efficiently. But they still might be shocked at the sheer scale of what we simply lose to fraud, let alone at how much worse the problem could get without decisive action from the incoming administration.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
kentucky.com | Blake Hall
Land use issues are very important, and we should make sure we have the facts when we are talking about them. In her October 24 editorial, while going over local PAC endorsements Linda Blackford told a bit about the history of how we got to today with Urban Service Boundary expansion. And it’s that version of history that I take issue with, because it seems different from what I saw and experienced.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Nudia Hernandez |Blake Hall
Morgan is the digital media producer for Vocalo 91.1 and writer of “The Goods” bi-weekly arts and culture newsletter. She previously attended Loyola University Chicago, where she earned a degree in multimedia journalism and served two years as promotions director for WLUW 88.7 FM. She was also previously a Vocalo digital engagement intern as well as an arts and entertainment staff writer for The Loyola Phoenix.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
vocalo.org | Blake Hall |Morgan Ciocca
Known for her innovative and immersive dance productions — like The Fly Honeys burlesque show — Erin Kilmurray dreamt up the Function during the isolated early months of the COVID-19 pandemic with hopes to recreate the energy and intimacy of social gatherings. “We were in the pandemic … and we really missed that proximity,” Kilmurray said. “We really missed the bass-heavy energy and the wild messiness of that world.
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May 30, 2024 | 
vocalo.org | Blake Hall |Morgan Ciocca
As the city’s first large-scale Latin music festival, Sueños was a pivotal moment for Latin music and culture in Chicago. This year’s star-studded lineup featured headliners Rauw Alejandro, Maluma and Peso Pluma. Dynamiq has witnessed Sueños evolve in many ways since 2022 — growing both in tickets sold and the popularity of its artists — with the crowd around its single Grant Park stage growing larger with each year.
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May 22, 2024 | 
vocalo.org | Nudia Hernandez |Blake Hall |Morgan Ciocca
Sueños Festival returns to Grant Park for its third year this weekend. Get ready by listening to our playlist featuring some standout performers. Since its inception in 2021, Sueños has consistently had a stacked list of Latin performers on its roster — and this year is no different. For its third year at Grant Park during Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26, Sueños brings together some of the biggest heavy hitters and heartthrobs in the Latin music industry.
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May 22, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Nudia Hernandez |Morgan Ciocca |Blake Hall
Originally a California girl, Nudia Hernandez has been on radio stations in Riverside (99.1 KGGI), Palm Springs (Mix 100.5), Las Vegas (98.5 KLUC, Mix 94.1) and now she is beyond excited to make her debut on Vocalo Radio, Chicago’s Urban Alternative! Her big smile and vivacious personality is backed up with a BA in Communication from the University of La Verne, three National Association of Broadcasters Awards and an Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Award.
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May 12, 2024 | 
traveltrade.today | Blake Hall
Accessibility Statement traveltrade.today May 13, 2024 We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience,regardless of circumstance and ability. To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
vocalo.org | Morgan Ciocca |Blake Hall
Mista Sinista sat down with Vocalo host Jesse De La Peña to discuss how he got his start and what fans can expect from his Chicago set. Mista Sinista knew turntables were his passion from the first time he stepped up to spin. Growing up in Queens, New York, Mista Sinista, AKA Joel Wright, would watch his father, an NYC club DJ, spinning old breaks in their home.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
wbez.org | Nudia Hernandez |Morgan Ciocca |Blake Hall |Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter. Jeremiah Paprocki’s lifelong fascination with sports broadcasting led him to become the youngest announcer — and the first Black announcer — in Chicago Cubs history. Now “the Voice of Wrigley Field” has a new side gig: hosting a late-night talk show.
