Frank E. Lee

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Frank E. Lee was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. His education in the Chicago Southwest Christian School system left him ill-prepared for a career as a rock superstar, so he turned to the radio. [Read Frank's Full Bio]

Juneteenth Celebration Marks Emancipation From Slavery

Music In The Spirit Of Juneteenth

It was on this day that a Union general issued one of the most monumental orders in modern military history. It didn’t change things overnight and a long road lay ahead, but it was an [...]

WXRT–6 hours ago

Abandoned Village Hosts New Year's Eve Service

Grave Condition

The recently deceased former mayor of New York Ed “How am I doing?” Koch spent a long time planning his final resting place and it still turned out wrong. (Don’t spend too much effort making [...]

WXRT–2013/06/18

Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival 2011 - Day 2

Brother Leon’s Best

Leon Russell, singer-songwriter-arranger-producer-piano man comes to town bearing all his impressive gifts and impeccable musical resume for a pair of XRT shows tonight and tomorrow night at the City Winery. As someone who began their [...]

WXRT–2013/06/17

John Mellencamp & Stephen King: Band Of Ghost Brothers [Listen]

Last week, I had a chance to talk with two titans of modern music and literature: John Mellencamp and Stephen King. They spent many years working on something they have never done before: a supernatural [...]

WXRT–2013/06/14

I don't need a helmet, but I am a big fan.

Hockey’s Greatest Hits

The quest for the Stanley Cup, the best trophy in professional sports, (the green jacket for the Masters is a close second) begins tonight at the United Center. Judging by the number of kiosks and [...]

WXRT–2013/06/12

Thank You For Not Listening

There’s an old saying “Never eavesdrop lest you be vexed” but apparently our national security apparatus will take that chance. Monitoring the general public has always been a popular pursuit of leadership, but with hyperlinks [...]

WXRT–2013/06/11

A Moveable Feast

Several places claim to be the birthplace of the hamburger, but it is almost certainly as old as bread and meat itself. Today, it has reached the point of a religious totem and is often [...]

WXRT–2013/06/10

The Five Greatest Blues Guitarists

It’s the Chicago Blues Fest this weekend in Grant Park, our annual celebration of one of America’s finest music forms. The modern electric blues combo was invented and perfected here in the world’s most beautiful [...]

WXRT–2013/06/07

Superman’s Finest Stories

The Man of Steel, the latest movie version of the Kryptonian (and the first to be filmed just outside the WXRT studios) comes out next week. It covers the familiar origin story with new actors [...]

WXRT–2013/06/06

Jack Vance RIP

Imagine the future. Not next week or next year but millenia or eons down the timeline. Chicago is gone leaving only legends behind like Troy or Atlantis. The surface geography is different and the tectonic [...]

WXRT–2013/06/05

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