Author: aajachicago

  • Trivia Bowl 2012 Recap

    Thanks to everyone who made this year’s Trivia Bowl a successful and enjoyable event! Our food and raffle sponsors, quiz master, emcees, volunteer judges and participants all came together for a fantastic afternoon of trivia that culminated in a nail-biting, three-way tie between Chicago Now, WBEZ and Crain’s Chicago Business. Chicago Now emerged victorious, claiming

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  • 2012 AAJA-Chicago Trivia Bowl

    Come to the 7th Annual AAJA-Chicago Trivia Bowl! Match wits with newsrooms and other organizations (nearly as smart as yours…) in a team trivia competition that benefits AAJA-Chicago’s scholarship fund. Date: Saturday, Nov. 17 Time: Doors open at 1 p.m. Teams can get to work on the picture round right away. Place: Jenner & Block | 353 N. Clark St.

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  • Summer Cocktail Party

    It’s summer! Join the chapter for food, drinks and conversation with special guest Mei-Ling Hopgood, author of Lucky Girl and How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm. WBEZ is generously hosting and providing treats, and we’ll also have beer courtesy of Goose Island. Date: Friday, June 15 Time: 6 pm – 9 pm Location: WBEZ’s Navy

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  • 2012 Linda Yu Broadcast Scholarship Winner

    Congratulations to Natalie Cheng, this year’s recipient of the Linda Yu Broadcast Scholarship! Natalie will be entering her junior year at the University of Missouri. She is double majoring in business and journalism, focusing on entrepreneurial, emerging and converged media. In addition to taking classes, she has been a producer and reporter at mid-Missouri’s NBC

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  • Unity 2012 Stipends

    There’s no excuse not to go to Unity 2012 because we are giving away registrations! (Unity 2012 will run in Las Vegas from August 1 through August 4.) The AAJA Chicago chapter board has decided to cover registration costs for two members and two students to attend Unity. The deadline to apply for a stipend

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