Radio show
Sound Opinions
is an independent radio
talk show
and
podcast
based in
Chicago
. It focuses on the discussion of music genres, history, artists and albums. It airs weekly on over 150 public radio stations nationwide and is
syndicated
though the
Public Radio Exchange
. It is also available for download and streaming worldwide as a podcast.
The show is hosted by
Jim DeRogatis
and
Greg Kot
and features interviews with musicians and industry figures as well as dissections of classic albums and musical movements. Kot and DeRogatis also review recent record releases and share under-the-radar albums they call "Buried Treasures."
Sound Opinions
is an independent production, produced by Alex Claiborne and Andrew Gill.
Sound Opinions
was adapted for television by
WTTW
in Chicago.
History
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Sound Opinions
began life as a regular feature on
Ed Schwartz
's overnight program on
WLUP-AM
in 1993 featuring then
Chicago Sun Times
music critic Jim DeRogatis and
Bill Wyman
who was the rock critic for the
Chicago Reader
at that time. It was then given its own time-slot on Sunday afternoons following the
Sunday Funnies
, a comedy program hosted by
Brian McCann
. In 1994 it moved to
Q101
. The show ended in 1995 when DeRogatis joined
Rolling Stone
. It was reincarnated on
WXRT
with Kot replacing Wyman in 1998. In 2005 after 354 shows it moved to
WBEZ
. It was distributed nationally by
American Public Media
and was also available as a
podcast
.
[1]
On July 1, 2010, the program switched distributors from APM to the
Public Radio Exchange
, a web-based distribution outlet for public radio programs, the first ongoing series to leave one of the big three satellite-delivered public radio program distributors for
PRX
.
[2]
On June 15, 2020, WBEZ announced that it would end its production deal with
Sound Opinions
.
[3]
As of September 1, 2020,
Sound Opinions
has existed as an independent production based at
Columbia College Chicago
. They fund the show through ads, sponsorships and
donations
.
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Message board
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The Sound Opinions Message Board, also known as "the SOMB," attracted music aficionados. Its users, or "SOMBies," discussed music, the Chicago scene, pop culture, politics, and occasionally their personal lives. Annual "Best Of" lists were also regularly compiled.
While it is no longer in operation, there is a
Sound Opinions
discussion group
on Facebook that serves a similar function.
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