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Windy City on the Air: Chicago and the Golden Age of Radio
2024-12-05 14:00:00 2024-12-05 15:00:00 America/Chicago Windy City on the Air: Chicago and the Golden Age of Radio Presenter Steve Darnall explores Chicago's contributions to radio, including soap operas, juvenile adventure serials, early morning radio shows and local legends that became national sensations. R Main Library - Lake Room

Thursday, December 05
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-12-05 14:00:00 2024-12-05 15:00:00 America/Chicago Windy City on the Air: Chicago and the Golden Age of Radio Presenter Steve Darnall explores Chicago's contributions to radio, including soap operas, juvenile adventure serials, early morning radio shows and local legends that became national sensations. R Main Library - Lake Room

Main Library

Lake Room

Presenter Steve Darnall explores Chicago's contributions to radio, including soap operas, juvenile adventure serials, early morning radio shows and local legends that became national sensations. R

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