Chicago public radio company to acquire Sun-Times, forming joint nonprofit newsroom
by Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune
Jan 19, 2022
2 minutes
The Chicago Public Media board voted Tuesday evening to move forward with its acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times, combining the long-struggling daily newspaper with resurgent public radio station WBEZ-FM 91.5 as one nonprofit multimedia newsroom.
The transaction is expected to close by Jan. 31, creating a potentially groundbreaking model for the future of local journalism.
“This is an important step to grow
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