Chicago Area Music Media & Retail Contacts

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The Chicago Sun Times
350 N. Orleans
Chicago, IL 60654
P: 312.321.3000
F: 312.321.2566
@SunTimes

Mary Houlihan Club Hopping	Work 312.321.2220	mhoulihan@suntimes.com
Miriam Dinunzio Weekend Editor	Work 312.321.2555	mdinunzio@suntimes.com
Dave Hoekstra Country	Work 312.321.2145	dhoekstra@suntimes.com
Denise O’Neil Ticket Line	Work 312.321.2152	doneal@suntimes.com
Thomas Conner Pop Music Critic	Work 312.321.3033	tconner@suntimes.com
Teresa Budasi Sunday Show Editor	Work 312.321.2562	tbudasi@suntimes.com

The Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
P: 312.222.3232
F: 312.222.0236
@ChicagoTribune

Matthew Pais Metromix Music Producer	Work	mpais@tribune.com
Greg Kot Rock/ Pop Critic	Work 312-222-3406	GKot@tribune.com
Kevin Williams Editor: On The Town	Work 312-222-3506	KmWilliams@tribune.com
Howard Reich Jazz Critic	Work 312.222.4189	hreich@tribune.com
Fauzia Arain Metromix/Tribune Planner	Work 312.222.3357	farain@tribune.com
Scott Powers Entertainment/Music Editor	Work 312-222-4985	slpowers@tribune.com
Rebecca Keith Palmore Metromix Producer	Work	RKPalmore@tribune.com

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The Chicago Reader
11 E. Illinois
Chicago, IL 60611
P: 312.828.0350
F: 312.828.9926
@Chicago_Reader

Philip Montoro Music Editor	Work	pmontoro@chicagoreader.com
Miles Raymer Critic - Sharp Darts	Work	mraymer@chicagoreader.com
Peter Margasak Music Critic	Work	peter@petermargasak.com
Monica Kendrick Music Critic	Work
Deanna Isaacs Music Critic	Work	disaacs@chicagoreader.com
Kevin Warwick Music Critic	Work	kwarwick@chicagoreader.com

New City
770 N. Halsted, Ste 303
Chicago, IL 60642
P: 312.243.8786
F: 312.243.8802
@NewCity

Brian Hieggelke Editor & Publisher	Work	brian@newcity.com
Jan Hieggelke Publisher	Work	jan@newcity.com
Mike Hartnett Associate Publisher	Work	mike@newcity.com

Time Out Chicago
247 S. State Street, 17th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
P: 312.924.9555
F: 312.924.9350
@TimeOutChicago

Brent DiCrescenzo Music Editor	Work	bdicrescenzo@timeoutchicago.com
Areif Sless-Kitain Associate Music Editor	Work	aslesskitain@timeoutchicago.com
John Dugan Web Editor	Work	jdugan@timeoutchicago.com
Joshua P Ferguson Clubs Editor	Work	jferguson@timeoutchicago.com

The Onion A.V. Club
Attn. Marah Eakin
212 W. Superior St., Ste. 200
Chicago, IL 60610
P: 312.751.0503
F: 312.751.4137
@AVClubChicago

Marah Eakin City Editor	Work	meakin@theonion.com
Leor Galil Music Writer	Work	leorgalil@gmail.com
Matt Byrne Music Writer	Work	byrn3136@gmail.com

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Chicago Magazine
500 N. Dearborn, Ste 1200
Chicago, IL 60610
P: 312.222.8999
F: 312.222.0699
@ChicagoMag

Richard Babcock Editor	Work	rbabcock@chicagomag.com
Jennifer Wehunt Events Editor	Work	jwehunt@chicagomag.com

Illinois Entertainer
4223 W. Lake Street Suite 420
Chicago, IL USA 60624
P: 773-533-9333
F: 773-751-5051
@ILEntertainer

Steve Forsteneger Editor	Work	ed@illinoisentertainer.com
Add events to calendar	Work	iecal@illinoisentertainer.com

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Daily Herald (NW)
P.O. Box 280
Arlington Heights, IL 60006
P: 847.427.4300
F: 847.427.1301
@NWHerald

Lisa Miner Features Editor	Work ext. 4516	lminer@dailyherald.com
Scott Morgan Music Listings	Work	smorgan@dailyherald.com
Laura Stewart Music Listings	Work	lstewart@dailyherald.com

The Daily Southtown (S)
6901 West 159th St.
Tinley Park, IL 60477
P: 708.633.6777
F: 708.243.5999

Dennis Robaugh Managing Editor

Work 708.633.6706

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Chicago Jewish Star
P.O. Box 268
Skokie, IL 60076
P: 847.674.7827
F: 847.674.0014

Gila Wertheimer Associate Editor

Work 847.674.7827

chicagojewishstar@comcast.net

Windy City Times, Nightspots, Blacklines, En La Vida
5443 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
P: 773.871.7610
F: 773.871.7609
@WindyCityTimes1

Andrew Davis Managing Editor	Work	andrew@windycitymediagroup.com
Amy Wooten Listings Editor	Work	amywooten@windycitymediagroup.com

Pride Magazine,
1434 W. Montrose
Chicago, IL 60613
P: 773.769.6753
F: 773.769.8426
@PrideMagazine

Susan Arnold Managing Editor

Work

pridemag@aol.com

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Note: A majority of the radio stations below are college stations and have frequent staff changes.

WBEZ - 91.5 FM NPR Station
848 E. Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
P: 312.832.9150
@WBEZ

Aurora Aguilar Editor

Work

aaguilar@chicagopublicradio.org

WCCQ FM (Country)
2410-B Caton Farm Road
Crest Hill , IL 60435
P: 815-556-0100
F: 815-577-9231

Roy Gregory Program Director

Work

rgregory@wccq.com

WDCB - 90.3
College of DuPage
P: 630.942.4200
@WDCBPublicRadio

Mary Pat LaRue Program Director	Work	laruem@cdnet.cod.edu
Paul Abella Music Director	Work	abella@cdnet.cod.edu

WHPK - 88.5
University of Chicago
P: 773.702.8289
F: 773.834.1488
@WHPK

Katie Buitrago Program Director	Work	whpk-pd@uchicago.edu
Krista Christophe Station Manager	Work	whpk-sm@uchicago.edu
Evelyn Rosas Publicity Director	Work	whpk-publicity@uchicago.edu
Julian Hattem Promotions Director	Work	whpk-promo@uchicago.edu
Dave McQuown Music Director Rock	Work	whpk-rock@listhost.uchicago.edu

WKQX - Q101.1 FM Q101.com
230 Merch. Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
P: (312)527-8348
F: (312)527-3620
@Q101Chicago

Mike Peterson Program Director	Work	rgregory@wccq.com
Marci Braun Music Director	Work	m.braun@cbsradio.com

WLUW - 88.7 FM - A Loyola University
820 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
P: 773-508-9589
@WLUW

Tom Jackson Roots Show & New Orleans Music Hour	Work 773.508.9589	tjaxnoladj@aol.com
Danielle Basci General Manager	Work 312.915.8807	wluw-fm@luc.edu
Maxx McGathey Program Director	Work 312.915.8807	wluwprogramming@luc.edu

WNUR - 89.3 FM
Northwestern University
P: 847.491.7101
@WNURAirplay

Anthony Walters General Manager	Work 847.491.7101	gm@wnur.org
David Feldman Program Director	Work	pd@wnur.org
Peter Debelak Rock Music	Work 847.491.7102	rock-md@wnur.org
John Pappas Street Beat Music Director	Work 847.491.7102	streetbeat-md@wnur.org
Rich Besen Promotions Director	Work	promotions@wnur.org

WUSN - US99 - 99.9 FM (Commercial Country) 2 Prudential Plaza Suite 1000 Chicago, IL 60601 P: 312.649.0099 programming@us99mail.com

WXRT - 93.1 FM (Commercial AAA)
P: 773.777.1700
@93XRT

Norm Winer Program Director	Work
John Farneda Music Director	Work
Richard Milne Local Anesthetic	Work
Marty Lenartz Big Beat/Indies	Work

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Borders Downtown 830 N. Michigan Ave Chicago , IL 60611 312.573.0585

Borders Deerfield 49 S. Waukegan Rd. Deerfield , IL 60015 847.559.8599

Borders Lincoln Park 2817 N. Clark Chicago , IL 60614 773.935.4313

Borders Oak Brook 1500 16th St. Oak Brook , IL 60521 630.574.8111

Borders Wilmette 3232 Lake Ave. Wilmette , IL 60091 847.256.3357

Dr. Wax #1 2529 N. Clark Chicago , IL 60614 773.549.3377

Dr. Wax #2 1615 Sherman Ave. Evanston , IL 60201 847.475.8848

Dead Wax 3819 N Lincoln Ave Chicago , IL 60613 773.529.1932

Groovin' High 1047 W Belmont Avenue Chicago , IL 60657 773. 476.6846

Gramaphone 2843 N Clark St Chicago , IL 60657 773. 472.3683

Hard Boiled 2008 W. Roscoe Chicago , IL 60657 773.755.2619

Laurie's Planet of Sound 4703 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago , IL 60613 773.271.3569

Reckless Records #1 3157 N. Broadway Chicago , IL 60657 773.404.5080

Reckless Records #2 1532 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago , IL 60622 773.235.3727

Reckless Records #3 26 E Madison St Chicago , IL 60602 26 E Madison St

Record Exchange #2 1505 W. Morse Ave. Chicago , IL 60626 773.973.0452

Rolling Stone Records 7300 W. Irving Park Rd. Norridge , IL 60631 708.456.0861

See Hear 217 W. North Ave. Chicago , IL 60610 773.664.6285

Saki 3716 W Fullerton Ave Chicago, IL 60647 773.486.3997

Transistor 5045 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60657 p. 312-863-1375

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