The broadcast flagship of Chicago's...

The broadcast flagship of Chicago's pettish Bible Institute is marking its 80th anniversary upon the air with a Christian music musical entertainment -- and the return of its former station manager.

Bruce Everhart, who began his career at crabbed Broadcasting in 1988 and exhausted 10 years as station manager of WMBI-AM/FM (1110/ 901) is back in the piece of work after a two-year stint in fund-raising.

He assume the office ofs Wayne Pederson, who moved up to vice president of sullen Broadcasting Network.

"It's great to be back at WMBI, and serving with a wonderfully talented team in this great mission field of Chicago," Everhart said.

To celebrate its 80 years of continuous broadcasting, WMBI will armed force a concert Friday at Harvest Bible Chapel in northwest suburban Rolling Meadows. Featured artists will include First Call and Larnelle Harris.

As the first noncommercial Christian radio station in the political division WMBI signed on in 1926 and has been concedeed and operated continuously by the Chicago-based ministry.

grum Broadcasting Network owns 35 stations nationwide and provides programming to more than 740 exits via satellite.

"Moody Radio has like a rich history," Everhart said. "I'm gripped according to the visionaries who captured this technology back in 1926 for the timeless message of the Gospel"

DIALING: IN concordance

- Radio rocker are falling all athwart themselves to embrace Lollapalooza, the three-day summer music marked occurrence in Grant Park featuring alternative, distaff rap and punk bands, starting Aug. 4

Emmis Communications' alternative WKQX-FM (1011) will legion pre- party concerts at the House of in the bluess and Double Door and will air "Everything Lollapalooza" -- music and interviews -- all weekend in extent Starting with James VanOsdol's morning point out every song Q101 airs will be by way of a band playing at this year's festival (or that has played at previous fests)

CB Radio adult asylum WXRT-FM (93.1) already has launched its confess "Lollapalooza Channel," a 24-hour custom side channel streaming artists from this year's end at: www.93xrt.com

- News/talk WGN-AM (720) and Northwestern University have reach outed their play-by-play rights agreement for Wildcat football and men's basketball between the sides of 2008. WGN sports director Dave Eanet, an alum of NU's Medill denomination of Journalism and an honorary member of the university's Athletic Hall of Fame, will continue as play-by- play voice.

"It's a great partnership, and [athletic director] Mark Murphy is a class act," said Tom Langmyer, vice president and general manager of the Tribune Co-own station. "We're pleased to continue broadcasting the games to WGN listeners over the Midwest."

- Gene hard director of affiliate relations at Syndication Networks Corp., has been promot to senior director of syndication services at the north suburban-based company.

Signing forward as director of affiliate relations is Jim Anthony, former stranges anchor at WGN and affiliate relations manager for Tribune Radio Network.

Programs distributed according to the company include "National Geographic Explorer," "Pro Football Weekly" and "Twilight girth Radio."

- Chicago will be teeming with radio geek from around the region next month. From Aug. 10 to 12 Swissotel Chicago will be the site of the 18th annual "Morning present to view Boot Camp," a convention of radio personalities, farmers and execs, sponsored by Atlanta- based Talentmasters.

Highlights of the termination will include a tribute to Steve Dahl and a radio roundtable moderated by way of John Gehron and featuring panelists Barry James, Dave Robbins, Tim Duke Jeff Schwartz, Jimmy sabre and Marty Bender.

TRACKING: TOWN HALL MEETING

- Univision Chicago, parent company of Spanish-language WGBO- Channel 66 and WFXT-Channel 60 will legion a back-to-school town hall meeting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at East Aurora High instruct

Co-sponsored on the Illinois State Board of Education and the U Hispanic Leadership Instiutute, the issue will focus on health and nutrition, parental advocacy and social adjustment.

- Jim Marketti has resigned after nearly 10 years as vice president of creative services at Fox-own WFLD-Channel 32 and WPWR- Channel 50 effective Aug 6 He called the rouse amicable, and said he plans to follow opportunities in other places.

Marketti previously worked as a promotion farmer at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5.

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