How to get your story on the air in Chicago

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Ava Martin, Stephanie Tichenor,
Justin Kaufmann, Stacey Baca,
Charlie Meyerson
(Photo: Maggie O'Keefe.)

The Publicity Club of Chicago, once again taking advantage of my offer to moderate for food, invited me to preside over a panel of Chicago broadcasters gathered to explain just how to get on their radar—and why you’d care about aging media like AM, FM and broadcast TV.

Here’s how it sounded* May 8, 2019, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Skokie, as I grilled ABC7 anchor and reporter Stacey Baca, WGN Radio Extension 720 host Justin Kaufmann, WLS Radio program director Stephanie Tichenor and WTTW Chicago Tonight assignment manager Ava Martin—exploring “Radio & TV Best Practices: Getting on Air in Chicago.”

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And check out more of my interviews with thought-leaders through the years on this website, in Apple Music, on Spotify, via Alexa-powered speakers, through your favorite podcast player, and at Chicago Public Square.

* Technical note: In an experiment, this panel was recorded using just two iPhones—an iPhone 4s and an iPhone SE—simply set on the table we shared. What do you think of the audio quality? Email Sound@MeyersonStrategy.com.