tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446280611707537140.post4578800066698476792..comments2014-04-01T15:32:20.593-05:00Comments on The Chicago Architecture Blog: What's In A Name? The NBC TowerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446280611707537140.post-46851584209343921312009-04-17T07:16:00.000-05:002009-04-17T07:16:00.000-05:00When I was a kid in New York, my father and I woul...When I was a kid in New York, my father and I would listen to WLUP on the radio. Then WLUP went sports, something we could get on a local channel much easier, so we stopped listening and stopped thinking about Chicago.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the broadcasters of Chicago too often have taken the cheap way out by using syndicated content from the east or west coasts, or imitating that same content. Without unique content, there is no reason to seek out anything in Chicago.<br /><br />It's like when WBEZ went from playing Chicago jazz and blues and instead started carrying syndicated talk shows as "Chicago Public Radio." Something uniquely Chicago was lost as WBEZ began pumping out the same old talk shows heard on a thousand other stations across the country. <br /><br />Chicago's live entertainment scene is remarkably bright. It seems like every couple of months a new theater or troupe is opening up or closing down. That kind of creative energy should be harnessed in a way that it can be spread to a wider audience. <br /><br />Maybe the state should find a way to encourage the growth of local media the way it's done such a good job with the movie industry. Chicago is home to the LAST of the television superstations (WGN-TV), but it's run as an afterthought. The city and the state should take more of an interest in using it, and other means to promote the city and its unique talent.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05175439499515200515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4446280611707537140.post-65496898107446762582009-04-16T21:56:00.000-05:002009-04-16T21:56:00.000-05:00Its truly amazing that the 3rd largest city and ca...Its truly amazing that the 3rd largest city and capital of the midwest is such a media backwater. It used to be a national force.markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457612661988773978noreply@blogger.com