Logging back on here to say that I was one of the people laid off yesterday. I am so proud of the work we did at Nerdette Podcast and we hope to find it a new home. In the meantime, I'm a soup to nuts producer looking for new opportunities

Anna is the best producer anyone could ask for. She’s quick, she’s got a keen ear, she’s organized, and she’s also just an absolute delight. I’ve been so lucky to work with her and you would be too.

We are losing many incredible colleagues at WBEZ & our sister station Vocalo. H/t to @pksmid for starting a GoFundMe to help. Please contribute if you can, and spread the word: tinyurl.com/58xbmaaw

What are your CTA pet peeves? What are the unwritten rules? How do you wish it was better? For an upcoming episode, reply here with your thoughts.

if your recent photos doesn’t look like this after 15 min at the lake do you even grasp the sheer beauty of living in chicago IL

It’s that time of year again! 19thnews Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowships for recent HBCU grads + alums are now open! Fellows get: ✨Full-time salary and benefits ✨Mentorship and professional development ✨Job preparation support Apply by May 31: 19thnews.org/fellowship2024

The Tortured Journalists Department: -Election Night -My Editor Only Cuts His Favorite Lines -Who’s Afraid of My Little Old FOIA request? -I Can Do It With a Broken Dataset -I Can Make This Deadline (No Really I Can) -I Hate It Here -I Look in Public Records -The Google Doc

I announced in todays episode of Nerdette Podcast that our last episode with WBEZ will be on May 28. We are looking for a new home for the show!

why’d everyone turn 24 and just decide to start running half-marathons what’s going on

A Pulitzer! Team! Special congrats to my partner—the incredible Bettina Chang—who edited this series & built City Bureau's community-first, values-driven editorial dept at for all the right reasons, with the best partners. I’m proud 👋🏾 Our lil’ baby is proud 👶🏽 Community is proud 🥳

In its 2nd year, the Victor Wong fellowship involves 3 months of training in comedy writing, performing + improv. "Youth in Asia (Are You Proud of Me Yet?)" at The Second City is written + performed by the latest group of fellows. My latest for WTTW - Chicago PBS: news.wttw.com/2024/05/18/are…

Foxtrot this, Foxtrot that. Only one fox really matters in this city, and it doesn't sell overpriced natural wine.

Also a weird follow-up, BUT Chicagoans! If you took the Blue Line - Forest Park prior to 2020 but don't take it now, I wanna talk to you! I am deeply curious as to where you've gone and what you're doing instead. 🎤

I rounded up more than a dozen queer Halloween events for Chicago Social Butterflies/Windy City Times! Links to each event page here: linkin.bio/chisocialbutte…

no more gatekeeping

Hey Chicago. Whether you’re part of the City Bureau community or just someone looking for a place to be with people today, our Bronzeville office is open.

Checks to do list: vet and hire CTA, CPS and CHA heads…

It's my last day penning the City Cast Chicago newsletter, and I'm happy-sad. Apply for my job if you are down to: 📝 Explain big local stories (school board saga, corruption trials, etc.) 🗓️ Seek out the coolest events in town 🎧 Contribute to the great sister podcast

Today we published episode 1000 of City Cast Chicago