Home to WBEZ! Chicago has some cool stories to tell. Chicago Public Media helps tell these stories, and shares them with the populace, and the country! My favorite thing that Chicago Public Media puts out is the Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me radio show. They usually broadcast from the Chase Theater in Chicago, but have been doing it from home for the past several months. Their opinions on the news tends to lean a bit to the left, so their programming appropriately hangs out on the left side of the dial. I always switch them off when they're on one of their frequent pledge drives, banging pots for money. I've heard these guys get paid quite well. But if you're listening, and not dropping some cash in to their virtual tin cup, you might as well be stealing. Jeesh- they lay it on thick. They do lots of great info on local issues, news, and topics. Tune in, turn on! They're not amused if you call 'em up and ask 'em to play some Skynyrd. read more

I keep it tuned to this bad boy, 91.5 FM, all day long. And my dog likes to listen to it too, when I'm not home. It gets embarrassing when he wants to discuss something that I'm not up on. My dog is a damn egghead. Seriously, though - it's practically the only radio I listen to. Minus one star for discontinuing their Jazz programming, but I do like Tony Sarabia's shows. Wait. Who am I kidding? I want his job! read more

I like public, non-corporate media. I hope someday they have a story about Glen Holley,who works for vAuto in Oak Brook Terrace. He is not nice. read more

I live with a teenager, a baby and a man, so I have a near constant combined stream of high-pitched baby songs, high school gossip/Crank Dat Somethingoranother and tedious baseball announcer voices flowing into my ears damn near 24-7. I'm frequently about two minutes away from getting all Van Gogh on their asses, except for those rare, blissful moments when I get to get my think on with my beloved Chicago Public Radio. I transverse the Chicagoland area almost daily from top to bottom by car, and 91.5 keeps me sane, informed, entertained and feeling like a grown-up and savvy human being, even if there are Cheerios in my hair and I haven't brushed my teeth in like three days. From 848 to the oddly mesmerizing Joe Frank late at night, and all of the BBC, awesome music, NPR and other stuff (smart stuff) in between, it is consistently the best thing to be found on on the radio in Chicago. Those fleeting brain-saving moments are often very brief and interspersed with complaining teen angst ("Oh my god, why do have to hear that woman with the boooring voice..."), man grunts ("Uh. I don't know. I don't care. Whatever.") and infant vocalizations ( BA BA BA BaBa BAAaaa BA BBAH! MA! MA! MA!), but I'm so thankful for those uninterrupted moments I do get. read more

I must have been hit with that drivers seat baptism of the former hotel doorman. I also used to think : "what the hell is 91.5?". But I caught clips f different programs, not only from the car radio in the truck my dad drives around in, but at stores, the apartment from where the radio leak out of. Then after awhile I started tuning to CPR on my phone. After hearing some programs, I started logging into the website and listening from my PC. Now I appreciate those places and other people that tune into CPR to listen to shows like Wait, Wait don't Tell Me, Fresh Air, Afro-Pop Worldwide, Worldview and Talk of the Nation. I've also just started listening the The Story. Out of all those radio stations on the air, CPR is definitely on my top 3. If you don't know about them, google them. get on to their website. and listen for awhile... read more

Same as other reviewers - First preset in my car. Because I am on the road quite a bit for work CPR is my favorite station. Don't get me wrong, I love music. But CPR fills some sort of void in my mind. I have interesting things to say and my friends therefore use NPR against me. As in, "Nerd! I bet you are quoting NPR!". Seriously, it's got fantastic stories, talks, interviews, and reports. You won't be disappointed. read more

I LOVE CPR. I do not know how many times I can say it - I seriously love the station. Period. End of story. I listen to this radio station every time I am in the car. And I'm in the car a lot. I love Morning Edition, Eight Forty Eight, British News Hour, Fresh Air, Worldview, The Story, All Things Considered, This American Life and Sound Opinions, just to name a few. :-) The Story is seriously my favorite. I love the reporting - it's straight, to the point and as unbiased as possible. They cover all issues from multiple angles and their political reporting is always bipartisan. The news is thorough and covers all of the day's national and local news. The news magazines cover a variety of interesting and important topics on the local, national and international levels. There are also a variety of special interest shows dealing with politics, economics, science, music, religion and the world. This has become my only source of news because I can listen from my computer, too! Just go to their website and "Listen Now" to the live stream of the radio programs. Best radio station in Chicago. read more

I used to commute from the Ravenswood/Lincoln Square area down to Hyde Park and back every day. For four years. Now I live in Hyde Park, and have a 10 minute walk through the gardens on the Midway Plaisance. There is one thing I mourn from my commuting days, and that is all of the time I spent listening Chicago Public Radio. I still manage to listen to it every day, but let's face it: I certainly am unable to give it its 2 hour face time I used to. Here are some of my favorite shows: On the Media, Eight Forty-Eight, Fresh Air, This American Life, Radio M, Sound Opinion, Afro-Pop Worldwide, Wait, Wait don't Tell Me, Sound Lab...the list goes on and on. It's just such a fantastic station that has such an impact on the community. Hurray for Julia McEvoy and her dedicated coverage of Chicago Public Schools. Hurray for the offices in neighborhoods as diverse and in need of a voice in the media, like Englewood and Humboldt Park. Hurray for "This I Believe" and the "Third Coast Festival." And yes, even hurray for Ira Glass, even though he has moved to New York. I renewed my membership last night, at $12 a month. In addition to the membership card, which gets you two-for-one tickets to the Steppenwolf, and two-for-one meals at places like Piccolo Mondo and Delice, I got a subscription to The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly. How generous is that? I just feel that in this time of political and economic uncertainty, and when the media is becoming much more corrupt and special-interest driven, it's important to have an independent voice that considers "all things," and makes an effort to connect you to your community and the world. Now go become a member! read more

Pretty hard to beat Chicago Public Radio's web developer, but I'll take second fiddle to a fellow Web Ninja. I was introduced to NPR from my days of working as a hotel doorman. I remember parking cars with the radio left on, and I thought, "what the hell station is 91.5??" Then there were more cars, and more, and MORE. CPR was creeping up behind me to attack a la John Rambo. It started with Fresh Air and Talk of the Nation (NPR Syndicates,) Then I caught on to some of CPR's original programming like World View and 848. The program that got me: none other than Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Now it is the exclusive radio station in my car. All that's left to be done now is to give some other hotel doorman a driver's seat baptism. FUN FACT: People in Ferraris like Chicago Public Radio too. read more

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Hey, check me out! I'm writing the first review for Chicago Public Radio! Whoopy! Chicago Public Radio is a radio station in Chicago. You can find it on your dial at 91.5 FM. People often confuse it with NPR. Chicago Public Radio is not NPR. They lease out some NPR content and air it throughout the day, but they also produce their own original programming and have a skilled news staff running the beats. I work for Chicago Public Radio. I'm the in-house web developer. That information is completely unrelated to what I'm about to say. One of the best features of Chicago Public Radio is its awesome web site, www.chicagopublicradio.org, and its awesome web team. The web developer named Steve is particularly adept and handsome to boot. read more

Always a 5 star, of course. I am a high fidelity donor, and proud to support such a contribution to our community. As a member, I would respectfully like to request that during pledge drives those who are high fidelity members have access to a super secret radio station (or stream online) so that they don't have to listen to the pledge drive. I think it'd be a great gesture to allow those who have donated to listen to the programs. Just a thought :) Thank you thank you thank you. read more

My car radio is almost always on CPR, 91.5 fm. And although I don't actually drive that much and therefore my exposure to this fine radio station is limited, I have nothing but good things to say about it. I especially love listening to All Things Considered, BBC Newshour, Eight Forty-eight, and Marketplace. I really enjoy all of the NPR/CPR programming. All very insightful, informative, professional, and reliable. read more

The content was good and I chose to support the programming until I had to start cutting costs out of my budget. I have tried unsubscribing multiple times online, over the phone and via email, but Chicago Public Media keeps taking $10 every month from my account. I am going to have to resort to a stop payment. This is unacceptable and unscrupulous. I won't support the organization or their programming ever again. read more

I have this radio preset on the first position in my car. I listen to it all the time. I even find myself sitting in my car in front of my house trying to finish listening to whatever is on. I have the filling I'm getting real news. I love the fact I'm always well informed. On Saturdays they have Car Talk- super funny. But enough talking check it out for yourself at 91.5 FM. Enjoy I know I will. read more

sometimes its just good to be able to tune the radio to smart. informative well though out words and music usually comes to my radio from here and it feels good to let my brain get massaged with topics and ideas that are more about movin, and groovin and lickin it. open up your purse strings and donate to a good cause. commercial lite smart thoughts! read more

LOVE. oh yes, I love Chicago Public Radio. I listen to it in the morning while getting ready, and like many other reviewers, my dog is super smart and listens to 91.5 all day long too. Mid day programming gets a bit blah, but rush hour programming is top notch. read more

Mediocre, with some snapshots of excellent. usually excellent is from the NPR. Sometimes really narrow minded stupid even questions by Tony Sarabia, by Niala Boodhoo.... makes me embarrassed sometimes. Oh well...its the only public radio we have, so you bet it's on all the time in the car. Except when I just have to turn it off due to the above mentioned....Still a member, but not as enthusiastically so... Maybe I am just annoyed at the overly nasal midwest voices....or something...NOT like the smooth talking hosts at NPR. Maybe they write well, but on the radio waves it's sometimes just hard to listen.... what seems like an eternally annoyed listener... read more

I LOVE THIS STATION. Coming from New York City, i didn't think their local NPR programming could be beat. But CPR is fantastic. I keep it on in my room even when I'm gone to keep my doggie company, and listen to 8:48 every day. I actually enjoy some of the local programming more than some of the national shows (though not all of them). Sound Opinions is definitely by far my favorite show--this is how I found out about Britney Spears' last album. Britney on NPR . . . come on . . . how awesome can you get? read more