Bill speaks with Chicago Alderman John Arena. Arena is attending the Democratic National Convention this coming week as a delegate for Bernie Sanders. He speaks about Donald Trump’s acceptance speech and comments he made saying he’s got the votes of Sanders supporters. Also looking back at the Republican National Convention, he shares what he expects from the Democrat’s convention. We also get to hear from Senator Dick Durbin, who is going to the DNC as a super-delegate for Hillary Clinton. Then Mayor Rahm Emanual gave a heartfelt speech this week on street violence in Chicago.
Bill Cameron is joined by Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times, Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune, and Greg Hinz of Crain’s Chicago Business. They discuss the happenings at this past week’s Republican National Convention and preview the Democratic convention.
Jennifer Keiper looks at a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called “Louder Than Words: Rock, Power, and Politics.” WLS-AM covered the Republican National Convention in the museum’s host city; Cleveland. The exhibit looks at the roll that music has played in politics and vice versa since Presidencies stretching back to Eisenhower. We discuss the role of music in segregation and how it broke barriers, how music spread awareness about politics and war. Also discussed is the power of rock and roll to change attitudes about patriotism, equality and freedom.
