Media Matters with Bob McChesney
Sundays at 1 pm Central on AM580
Media Matters features host Bob McChesney in conversation with a variety of guests. Listeners may call with comments or questions.
Bob McChesney is a research professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Information and Library Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "The media are central to all our lives," he says. "Yet the media are the most frequently misunderstood parts of our lives. We want to help people understand the role of media in society."
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Michael Albert
Bob talks with Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Michael Albert, longtime activists, authors and bloggers for the Huffington Post and ZMagazine.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Media Matters Pledge Drive
Robert McChesney and John Nichols co-host Media Matters from 1PM to 3PM this Sunday. Guests on this pledge drive edition include Ben Scott, Norman Solomon and Noam Chomsky. Call and contribute to WILL-AM 580, show support for public radio in your community and for great programming like Media Matters with Bob McChesney. For more information on how you can pledge, click "Support" on the WILL homepage.
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Michael Moore "Capitalism: A Love Story" and Sue Wilson "Broadcast Blues"
Filmmaker Michael Moore sits down with Bob McChesney this week to discuss his new movie "Capitalism: A Love Story." This is a 20 minute interview pre-recorded with Bob and Moore, so no calls will be taken during that segment. Sue Wilson will then join us live to talk about her movie "Broadcast Blues" the movie "the media does not want you to see." http://www.broadcastblues.tv
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Sunday, October 04, 2009
Josh Silver, Executive Director Free Press
Josh Silver and McChesney discuss Net Neutrality - Mr. Silver of the Free Press oversees all programs, campaigns, fundraising and special projects. Josh previously served as campaign manager for the successful statewide ballot initiative for public funding of elections in Arizona and as the director of development for the cultural arm of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. He has served as the director of an international youth exchange program and as a development and management consultant. Josh publishes frequently on media, campaign finance and other public policy issues. He attended the University of Grenoble, France, and Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash.
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