Marj's Radio News Time Capsule

As a general assignment reporter for WXRT and WKQK and freelancer for NPR and NBC radio networks, Marj covered the day’s news wherever it could be found. From politics to the arts, local communities to national headliners, Marj’s reporting is a time capsule of what was happening in Chicago during the 1970s and 80s. Click the topics of interest below to hear the news as it was happening. 

1976 interview with Dizzy Gillespie
Tension between snomobilers and environmentalists; aired on NPR circa 1978
Standard news "music" (AP radio?)
Q101 review of Grover's Oyster Bar, 2200 block of Irving
Q101 report on Chicago Sun Club, a suburban nudist club,
news selections (Reagan era) from NBC alternative radio network"The Source"
Q101 report on Gary Dotson pardon hearing, held by Gov.
1978-WXRT-newscast-(September).mp3
1981_Quotes_wav1.mp3
1982_Quotes_wav5.mp3
1983_Stories_wav6.mp3
19_Jewel_Boycott.mp3
28_TheSource1.mp3
29_Home_Rule.mp3
NBC radio newscast, includes story of AIDS insurance changing its
newscast, includes report on plans for "Hands Across America," a
NBC/MH report on child sexual abuse at day care center
part 3
Q101 report senior citizen race, average age: 80
1986 newscast: Bears superbowl prep, federal conviction of Joseph John
Q101 on-site coverage of fans lined up for season tix
Q101 Chicagoans line up for marriage licenses on Valentine's Day
Interview, 1977-78, Stephane Grappelli, violinist
Air-Crash-Victims-Buy-More-Insurance.mp3
Alderman-Burke-This-Is-War!.mp3
Blackman-The-Superhero.mp3
CHA-Robinson-buys-a-car.mp3
Carey's-not-running-for-mayor.mp3
Chicago-City-Council-contract-feud.mp3
Chicago-Sun-Times-Sold.mp3
Chicago-Theatre-Jerry-Reinsdorf2.mp3
Chicago-Transit-Authority-Hughes.mp3
City-Council-Waste-Moritorium-AM-version.mp3
City-Council-Waste-Mortorium-PM-version.mp3
City-Council-Feuds-Gender-quote.mp3
City-Council-Reforms.mp3
City-Finance-Burke's-version.mp3
City-Finance-Mayor-Harold-Washington-veto.mp3
City-Health-Department-Review-task-force.mp3
City-Health-Department-Review.mp3
City-Tie-Up-Angel-Correa.mp3
Cook-County-President-George-Dunne-Jimmy-Byrne-gaffe.mp3
Council-Fight-Lay-Offs.mp3
Council-Fight.mp3
Council-Wars.mp3
Dawn-Clark-Netch-Vote-hold-back.mp3
Ed-Vrdolyak-Alder-Scam.mp3
Epton-Election-HQ-Scam.mp3
Gov.-Reagan-accepts-nomination.mp3
Greylord-Deliberations.mp3
Greylord-Closing-arguments.mp3
Greylord-Courtroom-cops.mp3
Greylord-FBI-agents-testify.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Kowalski-verdict-PM-version.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Kowalski.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-addresses-press-AM-version.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-addresses-press-PM-version.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-takes-the-stand-2.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-takes-the-stand-3.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-takes-the-stand.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-verdict-AM-version.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-verdict-LIVE.mp3
Greylord-Judge-Murphy-verdict-PM-version.mp3
Greylord-LeFevor-responds-to-verdict-AM-version.mp3
Greylord-LeFevor-responds-to-verdict-PM-version.mp3
Greylord-Murphy-taken-advantage-of.mp3
Greylord-Strength-of-case.mp3
Greylord-Trunzo.mp3
Greylord-coverage.mp3
Greylord-explained.mp3
Horner-Homes-violence.mp3
Illinois-State's-Attorney-Bloom-makes-false-charges-against-Daley.mp3
Illinois-State's-Attorney-Wants-A-Debate.mp3
Jane-Byrne-A-penny-is-a-penny.mp3
Jane-Byrne-Chicago.mp3
Jane-Byrne-Election-can-be-bought.mp3
Jane-Byrne-Glad-handing-&-thanks.mp3
Jane-Byrne-Take-Me-Out-To-The-Ball-Game.mp3
Jane-Byrne-on-Daley-and-council-control.mp3
Jane-Byrne-welcomes-President-Carter-to-rally.mp3
Jerry-Reinsdorf-Chicago-Theatre.mp3
Jesse-Jackson-Rally-1.mp3
Jesse-Jackson-Rally-2.mp3
Jimmy-Carter-Fireworks.mp3
John-B.-Anderson-concedes.mp3
May-Harold-Washington-with-student-reporters.mp3
Mayor-Harold-Washington-vs.-Alderman-Edward-Burke-Council-Chair.mp3
McDonald's-30th-Anniversary.mp3
Miscellaneous-convention-sound-bytes.mp3
New-Argo-Plant-CPC-International.mp3
New-York-Promotion-Marj's-suggested-lead.mp3
New-York-Promotion.mp3
Nick-Ruggers-A-piece-of..mp3
PRISM-Task-Force.mp3
President-Carter-concedes.mp3
President-Ronald-Reagan-A-drag-on-the-economy.mp3
Richard-M.-Daley-is-not-running-for-mayor.mp3
Roselin-Arms-Apartment-evictions.mp3
Schools-rally.mp3
Senate-gun-debate.mp3
Skylab.mp3
Task-force-on-child-health-care.mp3
Taxi-speedometers-and-senior-citizen-race-Q101-Reports.mp3
Teachers-Strike-Healy.mp3
Teachers-Strike.mp3
Transportation-Center-Groundbreaking.mp3
Vrdolyak-garbage-dump.mp3
Walter-Cronkite's-Good-Bye-March-6,-1981.mp3
Walter-Mondale-campaigns-in-Chicago.mp3
William-Daley-Voter-fraud.mp3
World's-Fair-Committee.mp3
  • T001.01-Musicians-building.mp3
    T001.02-Musicians-building.mp3
    T002-Romeo-&-Juliet-M-Maggio-(tape-1)-1988.mp3
    T003-Romeo-&-Juliet-(tape-2)-1988.mp3
    T004-Lee-Conklin-antique-museum.mp3
    T005.1-Misc-interviews,-side-2-79-80.mp3
    T005.2-Misc-inteviews,-side-1-1979-80.mp3
    T006.1-Jerry-Falwell-and-Armand-Hammer-1981.mp3
    T006.2-Armand-Hammer-1981.mp3
    T007.1-campaign-1982.mp3
    T007.2-campaign-1982.mp3
    T008.1-Ted-Kennedy-at-Chicago-Council-on-Foreign-Relations-1979.mp3
    T008.2-Ted-Kennedy-at-Chicago-Council-on-Foreign-Relations-1979.mp3
    T009.1-Violin-School.mp3
    T009.2-Violin-School.mp3
    T010.1-Puryear-Koko's-friends-1988.mp3
    T010.2-Puryear-Koko's-friends-1988.mp3
    T011.1-88-archive-1-side-1.mp3
    T011.2-88-archive-1-side-2.mp3
    T012.1-Simon-wins-1984.mp3
    T012.2-Simon-wins-1984.mp3
    T0121-MLK-birthday-celebration-1984.mp3
    T0122-Organ-Museum-(no-year).mp3
    T0123-GOP-National-Convention-1980.mp3
    T013.1.2-Byrne-cocktial-party-NYSE.mp3
    T014.1.2-Chicago-Beat-1986.mp3 T015.1.2-Q101-Meets-Jane-Byrne-1984.mp3
    T016.1.2-Koko-benefit-II.mp3
    T017.1.2-Koko-benefit.mp3
    T018.1.2-Koko-Taylor-1988.mp3
    T019.1.2-Interviews-on-stock-crash-anniversary-1979.mp3
    T020.1.2-Chicago-Beat-1985.mp3
    T021.1.2-John-Anderson-1980.mp3
    T022.1.2-Jesse-Jackson-&-Michael-Dukakis-1988.mp3
    T023.1.2-Harold-Washington-elected-1983.mp3
    T024.1.2-1983-and-84-morgue-tape.mp3
    T025.1.2-Misc-reports-1980.mp3
    T026.1.2-Ruth-Page-1987.mp3
    T027.1.2-Alvin-Ailey-on-Kathleen-Dunham-1988.mp3
    T028.1.2-K-Dunham-1988.mp3
    T029.1.2-Schools-crisis-1979,-Byrne-at-Cabrini-Green-1981.mp3
    T030.1.2-Gun-control-passed-1982.mp3
    T031.1.2-Jane-Byrne's-greatest-hits-1980-82.mp3
    T032.1.2-K.-Dunham-music-Winnetka-react-1988.mp3
    T033.1.2-Dunham-music-1988.mp3
    T034.1.2-Martin-Puryear-1987.mp3
    T035.1.2-Lava-Lamp-1986.mp3
    T036.1.2-Crossroads-1987.mp3
    T037.1.2-Steppenwolf-Grapes-1988.mp3
    T038.1.2-Steinem-Hoffman-Blues-Brothers-1980-81.mp3
    T039.1.2-Steppenwolf-1987.mp3
    T040-Chicago-Beat-February-March-1985.mp3
    T041.1.2-Chicago-Beat-January-1985.mp3
    T042.1.2-Chicago-Beat-September-October-1985.mp3
    T045-(Temp-1)-Chicago-Beat-November-1985-(Jayne-Byrne).mp3
    T046.1.2-Desmond-Tutu-rally-and-news-conf-1986.mp3
    T047.1.2-Stevenson-Announces-1985.mp3
    T048.1.2-Harold-Washington-dies-1987.mp3
    T049.1.2-Byrne-election-HQ-1987.mp3
    T050.1.2-4-reports-1983.mp3
    T051.1.2-Jimmy-Carter-with-Byrne-funder.mp3
    T052.1.2-Vito-Marzullo-interview.mp3
    T053.1.2-Carter-at-Byrne-Fundraiser.mp3
    T054.1.2-(same-content-as-T053.1.2).mp3
    T055.1.2-Bilandic-Byrne-etc.mp3
    T056.1.2-Fine-Tuning-election-special-1981.mp3
    T057.1.2-Bilandic-Byrne-campaign-79-82.mp3
    T058.1.2-Harold-Washington-100-days-and-first-year.mp3
    T059-Council-fireworks-May-2-and-4-1983.mp3
    T060-Song-Contest-1983-Song-of-Chicago-Alive.mp3
    T060-Song-Contest-1983-The-Grand-Prize-Game.mp3
    T060-Song-Contest-1983.mp3
    T101-Elements.mp3
    T102-Passover-1988-89.mp3
    T103-Misc-reports-NPR-(no-year).mp3
    T104-spoof-tape-(no-year).mp3
    T105-WFYR-Special-Appeal-program-1988.mp3
    T106-X-roads-Home-for-retired-musicians-1987.mp3
    T107-Child's-Play-Theater-1987-(estimate)-.mp3
    T108-1988-Archive-4.mp3
    T109-NPR-Archives-1988.mp3
    T110-1988-Archive-3.mp3
    T111-1988-Archive-2.mp3
    T112-NPR-1988.mp3
    T113-Credit-and-Privacy-the-local-picture-1978.mp3
    T114-Mayor-Richard-M-Daley-1989.mp3
    T115-Peter-Sellars-1988.mp3
    T116-Tattoos-1985.mp3
    T116.2-second-side-of-tape.mp3
    T117-Stocks-and-Kids-1986.mp3
    T118-1987-archive-tape.mp3
    T119-1987-archive-tape.mp3
    T120-no-label-1987.mp3
    T124-Archive-'87-(Aunt-Dan-and-Lemon).mp3
    T125-1987-Stories-2.mp3
    T126-1987-Stories-2.mp3
    T127-Archive-'87-(Aunt-Dan-and-Lemon).mp3
    T128-Marj-Guest-News-WXRT-2002.mp3
    T129-Marj-audition-tape-1978.mp3
    T130-1987-stories-(sept)-4.mp3
    T131-1986-Stories.mp3
    T132-1985-Stories.mp3
    T133-Nemico-Mio.mp3
    T134-Juvenile-Court-1996.mp3
    T135-Paul-McCartney-news-conference-1984.mp3
    T136-Vicky-Balloon-Lady-1985.mp3
    T137-Chicago-Beat-October-1984.mp3
    T138-Q-101-report-highlights-1985-1986.mp3
    T139-Wild-at-Heart-(no-year).mp3
    Temp-3-Chicago-Beat-1985-(Mike-Royko).mp3