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Smiley & West radio program returns to the Chicago market with two new
affiliates
 (November
1, 2012) Smiley Radio Properties, Inc. celebrates the second anniversary
of its popular radio program, Smiley & West from Public Radio
International (PRI), with the addition of two new affiliates in Chicago,
IL.
The one-hour weekly program, hosted by broadcaster Tavis Smiley and
Union Theological Seminary professor Cornel West, will be heard Sundays
at 3pm on WCPT - Chicago's Progressive Talk starting November 4, and
Saturdays at 11am on WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago starting November
10. WCPT will also carry SRP's other radio program, The Tavis Smiley
Show, Sundays at 2pm. The two programs can be heard on more than 94
stations nationwide.
"We are encouraged to see more stations add The Tavis Smiley Show and
Smiley & West to their airwaves, making it available to more listeners
nationwide. The conversations that Tavis and Dr. West lead are important
to understanding our increasingly diverse communities," said Alisa
Miller, president and CEO of PRI.
Smiley Radio Properties (SRP) is also proud to announce new underwriters
for the programs. Support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, among
others, will allow Smiley & West and The Tavis Smiley Show to continue
an energetic exchange of news, information, insights, and perspectives
throughout 2013.
As a thank-you to their loyal Chicago listeners, Smiley and West will
co-host a FREE town hall event, open to the public. "Poverty, Power, and
the Public Airwaves: Post Election Analysis and Commentary from Tavis
Smiley, Cornel West, and Amy Goodman" will convene at 7pm on Thursday,
November 8, 2012, at Thorne Auditorium at Northwestern University's Law
School, 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. The town hall event
is presented in partnership with Haymarket Books and Democracy Now!
Goodman, Smiley, and West will offer observations on the election and
share insights on the role the media plays in furthering the erosion of
our democracy. How can people organize to ensure that public media
outlets like WBEZ are responsible, representative, and responsive? How
do we ensure that the public media treats our airwaves as the vital
resource that they are? Doors open for "Poverty, Power, and the Public
Airwaves" at 6pm and advance registration is required at
www.smileyandwest.com.
"Now is the time to ask and answer the hard questions on how the public
media space can better serve fellow citizens who have traditionally been
politically, economically, socially, and culturally disenfranchised,"
said Smiley. "We must keep alive the prophetic tradition that defends
the dignity of poor and working people, regardless of whatever costs or
consequences," added West.
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