CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA WELCOMES THE
COMMUNITY TO ITS
NEW SOUTH SIDE BUREAU LOCATION IN
PARK MANOR
MEET THE STAFF AT OPEN HOUSE, FRIDAY,
JUNE 13
Chicago Public Media invites the public to check out the
new location of its South Side Bureau, 322 E. 75th Street
(at Prairie), at an open house Friday, June 13, 4-8
p.m. Award-winning Chicago Public Media journalist and South Side
Bureau reporter Natalie Y. Moore will be on hand, along with Vocalo DJ
Ayana Contreras (Reclaimed Soul), to welcome folks to the Bureau, listen to some
music and enjoy complimentary food and beverages.
The
original South Side Bureau location opened in Englewood in 2007 and the move to
Park Manor was made to be more centrally located among the bustling Prairie
Avenue business district, along with offer the opportunity for upgraded
production facilities.
"I'm delighted with the opening of our new South Side Bureau. It
will be an important workspace for WBEZ's South Side Bureau Reporter Natalie
Moore and other staff members at WBEZ and Vocalo, as well as a place to foster
greater community engagement," said Sally Eisele, WBEZ's managing
editor.
Chicago Public Media currently operates four Community Bureaus: on
Chicago's North Side (Rogers Park), West Side (Little Village), South Side (Park
Manor) and Northwest Indiana (Crown Point, IN). First established in 2007, the
Community Bureaus are located in neighborhoods and regions chosen specifically
because they are often underrepresented in the mainstream media. Each Bureau is
a storefront operation, strategically placed amidst local merchants, aldermanic
offices, cultural centers and the community in general. The Bureaus aim to
assist Chicago Public Media in providing its listeners with a deeper
understanding of the community and the opportunity to become engaged in the
important issues of each region.
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