Lauren Barry

Chicago

News Producer at Audacy

News producer for @Audacy, host of the On Deadline pod. Award-winning journalist, @JournalTopics and @NEIU alum. Opinions = mine.

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Articles

Chicago journalism icon Craig Dellimore retires after 42 years at WBBM

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry |Rob Hart

Chicago radio icon Craig Dellimore is retiring from WBBM Newsradio this week after more than four decades with the station. To cap his illustrious career with WBBM, he spoke with Rob Hart for "At Issue" about journalism, radio, politics and more. Dellimore fell in love with journalism in the 1960s, a tumultuous time of riots and political activism. "I was recruited for a New York Times journalism workshop," he told Hart.
8 in 10 Americans want Trump to start following court order

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

Poll results released this week show that a significant majority of Americans (81%) believe that President Donald Trump's administration should not ignore federal court orders. An expert joined Audacy this week to explore what those results could mean for the president. "The fact of the matter is most presidents have gone along with what the courts," said Robert Hogan, a political scientist from Louisiana State University, who joined Tommy Tucker in New Orleans.
Dangerous heat wave expected to hit major cities, including Philly and New York

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

Record-breaking temperatures are expected across the United States in the coming days as heat waves blanket parts of the country, according to the National Weather Service. "Heat builds in the East through Thursday," said a Wednesday forecast from the service. It said record high temperatures in the mid-90s are possible in southern New England on Thursday. Even though a cold front is forecast to get near the East on Thursday, it is only set to contribute to "widespread severe weather" in the area.
Amazon says it's shrinking workforce already because of AI

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

In a Tuesday message, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the company expects to reduce its workforce in the near future as it leans more on generative artificial intelligence technology. What does this mean for the U.S. job market, particularly in technology? Matt Day from Bloomberg joined Holly Quan of Audacy station KCBS Radio this week to discuss.
US expected to eliminate recommendation to limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

For decades, U.S. Dietary Guidelines have recommended that adults limit alcohol consumption to two drinks per day. Now, reports indicate that guidance - developed in part by the Health and Human Services Department now led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - will become a bit vaguer.
Lawmakers have quietly stopped funding Texas' border wall project

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

A little over four years ago, Texas Gov Greg Abbott held a press conference to announce construction of a border wall. Now, a new report indicates that state lawmakers are "quietly" pulling funding for the state's border wall project. According to The Texas Tribune, State Sen. Joan Huffman (R17) confirmed that none of the $3.4 billion for ongoing border security efforts included in a state budget finalized this month will go towards the wall project.
Elon Musk shared the results of a drug test to counter accusations of drug-taking

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

Weeks after a report last month alleged that multibillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk used drugs while on the campaign trail with now President Donald Trump last year, Musk has shared results of a recent drug test. He posted a photo that appears to be results of testing on a urine sample from Musk from Fastest Labs of South Austin with the caption "lol" on X, a social media platform that he owns. According to the image, Musk provided the sample on June 11.
Homeless Americans over 55 to triple by 2030

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

Homelessness is on the rise in the U.S. and research indicates that the number of Americans age 55 and older who experience homelessness will nearly triple in the next five years. Per that 2019 study, there are already more than 140,000 Americans age 55 or older are experiencing homelessness. CBS News cited the research in a report this week that also noted overall homelessness increased by 18% in the U.S. last year.
Kraft Heinz to remove all chemical dyes from its products

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

Kraft Heinz announced this Tuesday that it is eliminating artificial dyes from its products, but ketchup fans should expect their Heinz ketchup to stay the bright red color it is today. "Our iconic Heinz Tomato Ketchup has never had artificial dyes - the red color comes simply from the world's best tomatoes," explained Pedro Navio, North America president at Kraft Heinz.
WATCH parade here

1 week ago | audacy.com | Lauren Barry

"President [Vladimir] Putin called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well," said President Donald Trump in a Saturday Truth Social post ahead of the Army anniversary parade. Israel - an ally of the U.S. - conducted strikes of nuclear sites at Iran this week and Iran has fired missiles back at Israel. These moves are the latest ramp-up of tensions in the Middle East.