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I met Lisa Belcher through documentary producer Jill Hargrave, and she expresses her passion and knowledge of filmmaking. She talks about her creative journey, festivals, AI, her latest film, House of Abraham, how her film career started in Hong Kong, creating shorts, writing scripts, understanding business and legal issues, getting funding for the budget, "just jump," acting, and more. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG213.mp3

Steve Dale is a pet expert and still has two shows on WGN Radio. This is the third time I've interviewed him: first in 2013, then in 2021. He talks about being an entertainment reporter and pet columnist for USA Today and other outlets, making decisions, how started doing the pet column for Tribune syndication, his new book Ask the Dog, advice for petting dogs and avoiding bites, why dogs don’t like to be hugged, social media and not paying to play, writing motivation, and more. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG212.mp3

Jennifer Keiper was an anchor at CBS Radio until it shut down in the spring. I interviewed her 10 years ago at WLS and six years ago at WBBM Newsradio. She talks about working for local vs national radio, quality broadcasting and writing, advice, Burning Man, cars, journalism, and fun. She also talks about personal issues, such as her sister's suicide (she forgot to say in the interview that her 23-year-old nephew died of a drug overdose three months after his mother died by suicide), caring for other people, and her own experiences growing up. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG211.mp3

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM4.mp3 In today's American English Minute, I talk about the common phrase, "You're all set." This is a feature that I sometimes post, based on the English that I hear in Chicago. Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM4.mp3

I met Jill Hargrave in the Writers Guild of America East, and she has lot of TV experience. She has also been producing, writing, and directing documentaries for several years through her company EagleVision Productions. She talks about her career, how she creates documentaries, and her latest documentary: Road to Liberty Through Their Eyes, which is about the battle for American Independence. It will start airing on public television stations next month. This is from a livestream that we did.  Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG210.mp3

Chuck Swirsky has been in sports broadcasting for 50 years and does play-by-play for the Chicago Bulls. He talks about his book, Always a Pleasure; doing radio in Columbus, Cleveland, and Seattle; moving to Chicago to work at WCFL; learning on the job and taking risks; filling in for White Sox baseball with Steve Stone; doing basketball vs baseball; working at WLUP/The Loop and WGN Radio; moving to WJR in Detroit; working DePaul games with coach Ray Meyer; broadcasting University of Michigan Athletics games; joining the Toronto Raptors and becoming a Canadian citizen; getting his dream job with the Chicago Bulls; discipline, working hard, dealing with challenges and mistakes; working with all kinds of athletes, coaches, broadcasters, and programmers; meeting The Pope and giving him a Bulls shirt; Jerry Reinsdorf; what he's learned over the years, including the best advice, “You better take care of your homework, because if you don’t, somebody will," and more. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG209.mp3

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM3.mp3 In today's American English Minute, I talk about phrase you'll hear in the United States: vouch for you. I post this feature periodically, based on the English that I hear in Chicago. Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM3.mp3

Before working in news TV, Mark Maxwell worked at Comcast Sportsnet Chicago. Eventually he became Capitol Bureau Chief at WCIA-TV in Springfield, Illinois, and now covers Illinois and Missouri politics for KSDK-TV in St. Louis. He talks about how he works his beat, challenges of covering politics, his biggest controversy, his career in TV news, and at the end explains why he says he grew "up along Chicago’s South Shore in Hammond, Indiana." Mark seems to demonstrate a passion and knowledge of journalism, and has won numerous awards.  This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG208.mp3

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM2.mp3 In my new short segment called American English Minute, I talk about a common phrase you'll hear here: you're good. I'm doing this feature periodically, based on the English I hear in Chicago. Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM2.mp3

Jay Zawaski is living the dream: he worked for The Score/WSCR and was so successful with his Blackhawks podcast, CHGO Sports asked him to join. Now he's doing everything Hawks on the network and also co-hosts the I'm Fat Podcast. He talks about working at The Score, going digital, podcasting, success, authenticity, sports media, and more. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG207.mp3

https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM1.mp3 This is a new short segment called American English Minute. It’s the English I notice around me in Chicago. Shout-out to Charlie Meyerson, who I worked with [with whom I worked], and who is a stickler for language. Click to play the minute https://www.radiogirl.us/audio/AEM1.mp3

I've interviewed Steve Scott twice: talking about WLS and when he was at WCBS. When WCBS ceased to exist, Steve got a job at KCBS, where he anchors news. He is also the PA announcer for the Golden State Warriors in his home state of California. He talks about WCBS pulling the plug, what San Francisco is like, crime stories, his alma mater town San Jose, news reporting, NBA announcing, and more. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG206.mp3 Listen to the previous interview from 2020 when he just got his college degree, and the first interview from 2012 when he talked about WLS, WCBS, and announcing for the Bulls and Knicks.

I interviewed sportscaster George Ofman with Dave Kerner at WBBM Newsradio ten years ago and wanted to get an update because he's written a book, Tell Me a Story I Don't Know, based on his popular podcast series, and now has a new career. He talks about writing for radio, storytelling with sound, his long radio broadcasting career at The Score/WSCR, WMAQ, WGN, WBBM Newsradio, NPR, the BBC, and in Canada at the CBC and CJCL. He's had a lot of success for several years and even got an awesome job at Midtown Athletics: that's the story he wants to tell. This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG205.mp3

Craig Dellimore spent more than 40 years at WBBM Newsradio, and the last time I interviewed him was in 2018 at City Hall (you can listen to that interview here, direct audio link at http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG156.mp3). In this update after his retirement, he talks about his experience in Chicago as an anchor/reporter, managing editor, legislative correspondent, suburban reporter, and political editor. He also talks about how he got into journalism in his hometown, New York, through a program at Columbia University, where he went to j-school, before working at WNYC and WCBS in New York, then the Associated Press in Washington, D.C. He got "the call" and came to Chicago, where he still lives. He is one of the most decent, talented, kindest people in the news biz! This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG204.mp3

Listen at http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG203.mp3 I'd never met Justin Kaufmann before, but he quickly responded to my interview request and was very friendly and smart in this interview. He talks about a lot: why news stories are like radio shows; producing and being on the air at WBEZ; working with producers; working during the pandemic and broadcasting alone; radio challenges; building subscribers; user-generated content vs journalistic context; how comedy helped him for broadcasting; his show "Schadenfreude," which led to Hollywood; challenges of processing information and being timely; Chicago crime and audience response; getting on the air and advice; why producers should focus on supporting the host; communicating with listeners; dealing with pressure and setbacks; newsletters and online relationships; public radio vs commercial radio; WGN and format changes; social media stories; why daily content helps get more exposure; doing Reset on WBEZ and Extension 720 at WGN (reboot); dealing with setbacks; how he got into news; why Axios is great; the writing process; improv and preparation; journalistic discipline; and more.  This is from a livestream that we did. Click this link to play the interview - http://radiogirl.us/audio/RG203.mp3