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UploadWhat: Vocalo.org, 89.5 FM WBEW, invites its listeners and the public to a live broadcast event on December 17, from Pioneer Gardens, a senior assisted living facility in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Come share your stories live on the air. Listeners may also call the hotline, (888) 635-1112, or participate online at www.vocalo.org. The event is free to the public.
Why: Says Vocalo.org interim general manager Adam Yoffe, “As part of the mission of the station, we reach out to local institutions like Pioneer Gardens to get voices on the airwaves that you won’t hear anywhere else.”
Who: Vocalo.org host producer Brian Babylon will emcee the broadcast. Special guests will include the residents of Pioneer Gardens.
When: The live remote broadcast will be held on Thursday, December 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Pioneer Gardens is located at 3800 S. King Drive, Chicago.
Vocalo.org can be heard on 89.5 FM throughout northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world at www.vocalo.org/stream.
About Vocalo.org:
Vocalo.org is a website and radio station committed to fostering conversation between diverse constituents in the Lake Michigan region. Vocalo.org was started in June 2007 as an initiative of Chicago Public Radio to make public radio more open to the public at-large. The station invites everyone to join the conversation by uploading stories, interviews, and text to www.vocalo.org or by calling the hotline at 888-635-1112. Vocalo.org broadcast live from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features all-night and weekend mix tapes of content during automated hours. Vocalo.org broadcasts on 89.5 FM to a footprint of 2.5 million residents in northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world. As of 2009, Vocalo.org’s online community has grown to more than 5,000 contributors.
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