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iHeartMedia urban contemporary WGCI Chicago (107.5) is launching the inaugural \u201cTone Kapone Day,\u201d a live event honoring longtime afternoon host Tone Kapone, set for May 29 at House of Blues Chicago. Designed to reflect Kapone\u2019s on-air energy and deep connection with listeners, the celebration will feature DJs, surprise guests, and a performance by R&B artist Jacquees. Hosted by Kapone, the event will also include appearances from his \u201cWhat More Can I Say\u201d podcast co-hosts Keke and Zach Boog. \u201cTone Kapone Day will celebrate music, culture and community while honoring a radio legend who is integral to not only WGCI, but the entire city of Chicago,\u201d said Kashon Powell, Vice President of Programming.
\n University of Pennsylvania adult alternative WXPN Philadelphia (88.5) is rolling out a slate of music-driven initiatives to mark America\u2019s 250th anniversary, positioning the station as a cultural centerpiece of the celebration. Highlights include \u201cThe Philly 250,\u201d a July countdown of songs tied to the city, and \u201cPhilly Anthems,\u201d a commissioning project featuring artists such as Christian McBride and Devon Gilfillian alongside emerging talent. The station is also launching a 24-Hour Song Challenge tied to the project, offering a $5,000 prize and festival performance slots. Additional programming includes a Philadelphia-focused installment of World Cafe\u2019s \u201cSense of Place\u201d series and \u201cSound of History,\u201d a collaboration debuting new works on Juneteenth at the Museum of the American Revolution.Late night TV talk host Stephen Colbert has just weeks left hosting \u201cThe Late Show\u201d on CBS-TV, and that has led to speculation that he will make the leap to podcasting. In an interview with The New York Times<\/a>, Colbert isn\u2019t ruling it out. Colbert says he now spends \u201cmore time with podcasts than any form of entertainment.\u201d But he tells the Times he hasn\u2019t made any firm decisions, saying the TV show requires \u201c95% of his brain.\u201d CBS-TV\u2019s new owners canceled the show last year for what it says are financial reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News Bites for April 28… iHeartMedia urban contemporary WGCI Chicago (107.5) is launching the inaugural \u201cTone Kapone Day,\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":612134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,7056,216,3],"class_list":["post-612133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-free","tag-music","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/612134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}