Chicago Live!
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| Genre | News/entertainment, variety show |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WGN Radio |
| Hosted by | Rick Kogan |
| Executive producer(s) | Kelly Leonard, Lara Weber |
| Recording studio | Chicago, Illinois |
| Original release | October 2010 – 2013 |
| Website | Website |
| Podcast | Podcast |
Chicago Live! is an hour-long stage and radio variety show hosted by Chicago newspaperman and radio personality Rick Kogan.[1] The multi-platform show is produced by the Chicago Tribune in partnership with The Second City and broadcasts on WGN Radio 720-AM Saturday nights at 11 p.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience. Short, individual segments from each show are distributed in video and podcast format.[2]
History[edit]
Chicago Live! debuted at the Chicago Theatre Downstairs on October 14, 2010, and continued recording and airing in six-week seasons through 2011.[3][4] Chicago Live! performed live in 2011 at the Haymarket Pub & Brewery place.[5] Billy Corgan was a guest on the show in 2011.[6] In November 2011, Chicago Live! announced that it would shift to eight-week seasons in 2012 and move to the Up Comedy Club in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.[7][8][9] John Conroy was a guest on the show in 2012.[10] Chicago Live! was still active in 2013.[11] In 2013 Kathy and Judy of WGN Radio were guests on the show.[12]
Notable guests have included Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, musician Billy Corgan, former White House Social Secretary Desirèe Rogers, Sesame Street puppet Cookie Monster and rapper Lupe Fiasco.[2]
Lara Weber does the production work for the show.[13]
Format[edit]
As described by host Rick Kogan, the show's mission is to "bring the paper in its wonderful variety on stage."[14]
Each episode of Chicago Live! includes:
- Interviews with Chicago newsmakers and entertainers
- Topical comedy from The Second City
- Almanac segment in which Rick Kogan presents stories, videos around a selected year in Chicago history
- Performances by Chicago artists and entertainers
Further reading[edit]
- Feder, Robert (21 November 2011). "Kogan brings life to Chicago Live! as no one else could". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
References[edit]
- ^ Janega, James (3 February 2012). "Chicago Live! comes home to Old Town". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ a b "Chicago Live! stage and radio show created by Chicago Tribune and The Second City". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Chicago Live! Will Return for Second Season". NBC Chicago. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Alfano, Elysabeth; Producer, ContributorExec; Creator; Alfano, Host of The Celebrity Dinner Party with Elysabeth (2011-08-18). "Behind the Scenes With Rick Kogan and Chicago Live!". HuffPost. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Newspapers, Rick Kogan, Tribune (24 January 2011). "'Yes sir, Senator'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
You can experience the Haymarket Pub & Brewery place any time you like. It is open for lunch and dinner. Or you might visit this Tuesday, when I will be hosting "Chicago Live! Team Bar Trivia Night" at 7 p.m. I will be joined by Benjamin, Mosqueda and some folks from The Second City. Osgood promises to come too.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Solomon, Sheila. "Interviewing Billy Corgan". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "'Chicago Live!' moving to new Up Comedy Club". Chicago Tribune. 1 December 2011. section 4, p. 2.
- ^ Sidewalks, Rick Kogan's (15 June 2012). "A toast to Earl of Old Town". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
"Chicago Live!" is hosted by Kogan and takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday at the UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave., this week with, among many guests, Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and, as always, the comedy of The Second City.
- ^ "Chicago Live! Kicks Off Spring Season Tonight". Gapers Block. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Wawrzaszek, John. "Author/Journalist John Conroy on Chicago Live!". Gapers Block. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ Wood, Miden. "Chicago Live! Encourages Chicagoans to 'Explore the City'". Gapers Block. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Kathy and Judy on Chicago Live!". WGN Radio 720 - Chicago's Very Own. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Lara Weber joins Tribune editorial board". www.robertfeder.com. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
Weber most recently has been the Tribune's events editor, producing the "Chicago Live!" stage series and overseeing other public events under the Trib Nation banner.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (10 October 2010). "Lara Weber" (Audio). WGN Radio. Retrieved 30 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
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