Folk music a ‘Special’ tune at ‘Midnight’ for 30 years
By Eric Zorn
When the already legendary folk music program "The Midnight Special" hit the 30 year mark back in 1983, I wrote this feature/column for the Tribune:
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Why Nashville eclipsed Chicago as the nation’s country music capital and other stories from Mark Guarino’s new book
By Eric Zorn
During a recent guest-hosting stint on WCPT-AM 820, I interviewed Mark Guarino, a Chicago-based producer for ABC’s “Good Morning America” and other shows. He also...
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50 things I learned in my first 50 years
By Eric Zorn
Published Jan 3, 2008 I'm turning 50 next week. So I thought I'd take the opportunity here to list 50 things I've learned in 50...
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Homeless advocate Doug Fraser on housing asylum seekers in Chicago: ‘What’s going on here?’
By Eric Zorn
full interview I recently again filled in for afternoon host Joan Esposito on WCPT-AM 820 and again invited on as a guest my good friend...
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Is ‘wussy’ a vulgar term?
By Eric Zorn
From my blog, November 2003: I raised a question after a recentTribune editorial griped about "the wussy nature" of a filibuster then taking place in...
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