Mike Stephen
Host, Outside the Loop at WGN-AM (Chicago, IL)
Outside the Loop, Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine with Mike Stephen running since 2006. Live Saturdays at 5am on @WGNRadio 720-AM. Also a podcast.
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2 weeks ago |
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By Mike Stephen - Outside the Loop Mike Stephen discusses the student loan debt problem in Illinois with Illinois Answers Project journalist Claire Murphy, gets the lowdown on new local music from AJ Rosales, and discovers the Secret History of the 1960s Chicago doo-wop group The Radiants.
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3 weeks ago |
wgnradio.com | Mike Stephen
By Mike Stephen - Outside the Loop Mike Stephen learns about recruiting candidates for local office through the 100K Project with lead organizer and steering committee member Tom Tresser and then gets an update on some local education issues with Chalkbeat Chicago bureau chief Becky Vevea.
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1 month ago |
wgnradio.com | Mike Stephen
Mike Stephen explores the removal of certain books in Danville Correctional Center with local author Vee Harrison, gets the lowdown on new music from the band Ascendant from vocalist and keyboard player Kael Mboya, and looks back on 20 years of The Secret History of Chicago Music in the Chicago Reader with its creator and author Steve Krakow.
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2 months ago |
wgnradio.com | Mike Stephen
By Mike Stephen - Outside the Loop Mike Stephen talks to Illinois Answers Project investigative reporter Alex Nitkin about how Chicago City Council staffers are getting more and more bonuses, learns about the impact of Chicago's Greenlight Family Services with CEO Dr. Maria Nanos, and discovers the Secret History of the Chicago-based soul band The Notations.
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2 months ago |
wgnradio.com | Mike Stephen
By Mike Stephen - Outside the Loop Mike Stephen discusses the potential impact of federal funding cuts for Illinois Humanities with executive director Gabrielle Lyon and Macomb-based singer-songwriter Chris Vallillo and then chats about the future of journalism with Prospect High School multimedia teacher Jason Block and seniors Claire Wynkoop and Kenny Munao while attending this year's Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association conference.
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Check out the latest @AlbumRebrews podcast. Mike Stephen is the guest and, along with hosts Zac and Sarah, they discuss Uncle Tupelo's "No Depression" while sipping @kovaldistillery bourbon! It's a fun listen, especially when a guy named David shows up! https://t.co/qEbWCfZW99
Today we say thanks to Collin for 4 years of producing Outside the Loop! Here he is striking a pose in the studio during his last show. #model #Radio #Chicago https://t.co/hnrYgMX2Cs
#OTL779 is out for your listening pleasure! We’ve got an amazing conversation with @nikkiusher and a TIFF update with The City Lab. https://t.co/j3oCNTU76t
