Today we have Shawn Campbell the head of CHIRP Radio joining us to discuss what separates local community radio from the big radio stations. CHIRP Radio is Chicago’s only non-commercial community run radio station at 107.1 FM or via the web at chirpradio.org. Shawn dives into her journey through radio, what she learned along the way, what she brought to creating her own radio station and her thoughts on what makes the Chicago local music scene special and unique. 

Podcast Time Stamps:

why the name: 00:40

shawn campbell intro : 02:53

start of interview: 04:10

shawn's thoughts on baseball: 06:10

shawn's college & career start: 07:45

importance of being on the radio as a program/music director: 13:10

evolution of thoughts on radio: 15:45

move to wluw: 20:10

shawn measuring success with reader personal ads 22:00

the start of CHIRP: 24:24

shawn's thoughts on what radio should be aka her manifesto 26:45

CHIRP elevator pitch: 31:30

your show is not for you it's for your audience: 38:50

what does Chicago music mean to you: 43:35

back to the future (resurgence of singles): 48:00

we are in staunch defiance of these trends: 49:20

is there a CHIRP 2.0?: 56:30

Chicago questions: 59:45

final question - house red at the metro: 65:02