Lisa Fielding

Chicago

Anchor and Reporter at WBBM-AM (Chicago, IL)

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Smashing Pumpkins' Corgan partners with the Lyric Opera of Chicago

1 month ago | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

A Chicago rock star is taking the stage as part of the upcoming 2025-2026 season of the Lyric Opera. It's been 30 years since the breakthrough album the Smashing Pumpkins' "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness". Now Chicago rocker Billy Corgan is marking the anniversary with a collaboration with the Lyric Opera. Corgan says he could never have dreamed to be composing and reimagining his music on the Lyric stage.
Major Keys Music Studio, 'Our students' superpower is their music'

2 months ago | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Walk by a garden level condo in Lincoln Square, and you'll likely hear plenty of music. In one room, Alan Lewis works with adult student Mo Ulicny on her electric guitar. On this day, she's working to compose and produce her own music. "Alan has been working with me to turn these little ukulele songs into full-blown songs and then recording them and listening for harmonies and other parts and doing the whole thing on Garage Band which has been wonderful," Ulicny said smiling.
100 years of the famous man-eating lions at the Field Museum

2 months ago | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Two of the most infamous man-eating lions in history are celebrating a milestone at the Field Museum. The Tsavo Lions arrived at the museum in 1925. Since then, they have been visited by millions of people. Scientist and Collections Manager Tom Naski was one of them. At 4 years old, he met the lions for the first time and he's been studying them for nearly 40 years now.
Chicago nonprofit changing gun culture narrative one teen at a time

Jan 21, 2025 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Cherie Animashaun, 20, says her first memory of the danger of guns was when her mother wouldn't let her go to her favorite park anymore. "I remember in kindergarten, I used to go to the park behind my house in Evanston, and, one day, my mom told me we couldn't go to the park anymore. She said it wasn't safe," says Animashaun. The Cornell University student and Evanston Township High School graduate didn't even know what a gun was, but she remembers being afraid.
Wrigleyville restaurant hosting New Orleans fundraiser

Jan 9, 2025 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A Chicago New Orleans-themed restaurant and bar is doing its part to help the victims and families of the New Year's Day tragedy. Sunny Linn opened NOLA Bar & Kitchen in Wrigleyville in 2016 as a tribute to one of her favorite cities. "New Orleans is a place [where] people always celebrate something," Linn told WBBM. "Every time I've been there it's happy people, great food, great music.
Shedd Aquarium unveils new Wonder of Water exhibit in rotunda

Dec 10, 2024 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A massive new addition to the Shedd aquarium's rotunda is making a splash. In the entrance of the Shedd Aquarium you'll be greeted with two new towering habitats in the historic rotunda. "You walk into this space and you see these massive volumes of water," said Sarah Heezel, vice president of design and exhibits at Shedd Aquarium. "One, as you said is predominantly blue, the other is predominantly green. One is warmer, one is cooler in tones, they're moving in different ways.
Goddess with a Green Thumb cultivates growing business

Nov 25, 2024 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Wander behind Jodi Richman's Roscoe Village single family home, and you feel like you've walked into a nursery. "It's kind of a mess back here as I'm gearing up for winter," laughs Richman, owner of Goddess with a Green Thumb. She points to the multiple shelves of greenery, planters and gardening tools that scatter the space. "Here are my giant gardening snippers," she smiles. "My garage is a mess too."But, there's magic in the mess.
New film follows muralists' response to 2022 Highland Park July 4 shooting

Nov 18, 2024 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A new documentary, which debuts this week, gives a behind-the-scenes look at a suburban mural project inspired by the aftermath of the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July Parade shooting. "[I] was just heartbroken and felt really lost for the community," said Laura Reich. Reich, an art dealer, was recalling where she was when she heard about the 2022 mass shooting in her home town of Highland Park. Soon enough, Reich said she knew she wanted to return and give back somehow.
New Trier grad, makeup mogul Bobbi Brown opens new Jones Road store in Chicago

Nov 3, 2024 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A line forms behind a white truck along Damen Avenue in Bucktown as makeup mogul Bobbi Brown greets her fans and friends in front of her newest hometown store. "I've followed your career since the late 80's," said one fan as Brown greeted them. "What's your name? Diane. Nice to meet you," said Brown, who grew up in Chicago and attended New Trier High School in Winnetka. As a young student, Brown said she didn't quite know what she wanted to do with her life.
New Trier grad, makeup mogul Bobbi Brown reflects on her success, Midwest roots

Nov 3, 2024 | audacy.com | Lisa Fielding

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A line forms behind a white truck along Damen Avenue in Bucktown as makeup mogul Bobbi Brown greets her fans and friends in front of her newest hometown store. "I've followed your career since the late 80's," said one fan as Brown greeted them. "What's your name? Diane. Nice to meet you," said Brown, who grew up in Chicago and attended New Trier High School in Winnetka. As a young student, Brown said she didn't quite know what she wanted to do with her life.