WBEZ is the Chicago region's premier public media service. Our award-winning team covers local news and specializes in project-based reporting on issues ranging from education to criminal justice, from politics to the arts. 

The Afternoon Shift was a live WBEZ show featuring in-depth interviews and conversations with newsmakers and innovators. Its last show was June 5, 2015.

The Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia is a live talk show that airs weekdays from 9 to 10 a.m. on WBEZ 91.5FM in Chicago. It offers a dynamic mix of news, culture and music and rely heavily on engagement with you, our listeners, on-air and via social media.

The Paper Machete is a free, weekly “live magazine” covering pop culture, current events and American manners. Part spoken-word show, part vaudeville revue, The Paper Machete features comedians, journalists, storytellers and musical guests performing in the back room of a Chicago bar. The show was created and hosted by writer Christopher Piatt (pronounced like hot apple PIE-it). In June 2011 The Chicago Reader named The Paper Machete “Best Comedy Variety Show of 2011.” The Paper Machete podcast is a production of WBEZ Chicago Public Media. 

From Nobel Peace Prize winners to Nicaraguan sweatshop workers, WBEZ’s Worldview highlights a range of voices that go beyond the headlines. The show delves deep into the people and forces shaping the world and our communities, exploring issues and events through in-depth series and public events. Jerome McDonnell hosts WBEZ’s long-running global affairs program locally in Chicago on 91.5 FM and globally on SoundCloud.  

WBEZ’s way of helping you navigate the fast-changing world of technology and our digital lives (until the robots take over). 

Established in 1922, Goodman Theatre has been a part of life in Chicago for 90 years. Every season, the Goodman presents the work of an extraordinary group of local, national and international artists.


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