Jenny Lizak first honed her DJ skills on a Fisher Price record player, and later, a Care Bears cassette player. A devotee of the Kermit the Frog philosophy of reporting, she was well recieved for her journalism and music programming amongst both her little sister and their stuffed animals. Several decades later, she studied communication at Loyola University and worked at the college radio station, where she fell in love with radio.
Jenny is one of the original board members of the Chicago Independent Radio Project and has served as Marketing Co-Director, Legislative Director, Vice President, President of the Board. Her favorite CHIRP moment was presenting the case for low power FM radio in Chicago to President Obama's technology advisor in the White House, and helping to successfully lobby for the passage of the Local Community Radio Act.
When she's not CHIRPing, Jenny works in the Cultural, Civic and Literary Engagement Department of the Chicago Public Library. She is an avid volunteer with the American Cancer Society and with her family has raised over $150,000 for cancer research and programs since 2001.
CHIRP relies on your support to pay our bills - Donate to Jenny's personal fundraising page and help her raise money for CHIRP this year!
You can find Jenny's two most recent shows below:
2/25 - 5pm hour
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5:21pm
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Laetitia Sadier
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Summertime
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The Trip (Drag City)
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5:15pm
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Magic Carpet Local
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Aum U Wah
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Broken Compass (FPE)
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5:09pm
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J. Garza, Jacob Fawcett, Peter Wojtowicz Local
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Wrong Room
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Moab (self-released)
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5:03pm
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Björk
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Hunter
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Homogenic (Elektra)
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5:00pm
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Kate Bush
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This Woman's Work
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The Sensual World (Columbia)
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2/25 - 4pm hour
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4:55pm
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El Perro Del Mar
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One More Time
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Big Anonymous (City Slang)
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4:53pm
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Jerry Paper
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Grey Area (featuring Weyes Blood)
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Like A Baby (Stones Throw)
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4:49pm
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Tagua Tagua
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Tanto
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Tanto (Wonderwheel Recordings)
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4:46pm
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Molly Lewis
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Crushed Velvet
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On The Lips (Jagjaguwar)
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4:42pm
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The Magnetic Fields
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Andrew in Drag
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Love at the Bottom of the Sea (Merge)
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4:38pm
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The Bundles
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Pirates Declare War
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The Bundles (K)
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4:36pm
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Tractor Beam
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Thinking of You
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Early Reflections (Tractor Corp)
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4:30pm
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Neko Case Local
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Deep Red Bells
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Blacklisted (Bloodshot)
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4:27pm
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Angel Olsen Local
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Shut Up Kiss Me
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My Woman (Jagjaguwar)
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4:23pm
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Madi Diaz
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Don't Do Me Good (featuring Kacey Musgraves)
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Weird Faith (Anti-)
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4:18pm
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The Zombies
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Care Of Cell 44
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Odessey & Oracle (The Stereo Album) (Date)
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4:15pm
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Perfume Genius
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Without You
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Set My Heart On Fire, Immediately (Matador)
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4:12pm
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The Last Dinner Party
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The Feminine Urge
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Prelude to Ecstasy (Island)
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4:07pm
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Alvilda
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Cinéma
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Négatif (Alien Snatch)
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4:04pm
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Shannon And The Clams
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The Warlock In The Woods
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I Wanna Go Home (1-2-3-4 Go!)
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4:00pm
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BLØØDH¥PE Local
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Boys
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Trendoids (Dark Circles)
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2/18 - 5pm hour
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5:57pm
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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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Up to Infiinty
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Lost Songs (Richter Scale/Superball)
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Track Notes: going out to #TheResistance
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5:52pm
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The Clash
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Know Your Rights
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Combat Rock (Epic)
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5:49pm
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Weaklung Local
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Friends in the Industry
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Smiles for Your Loved Ones (Spiteful Engineering)
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5:45pm
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The Bats
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The Other Side of You
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The Law of Things (Flying Nun / Mammoth)
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5:43pm
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Kiwi Jr.
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Tyler
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Cooler Returns (Sub Pop)
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5:40pm
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Ducks Ltd.
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The Main Thing
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Harm's Way (Carpark)
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5:36pm
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Jeffertitti's Nile
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Blue Spirit Blues
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The Electric Hour (Beyond Beyond is Beyond)
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5:32pm
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Rosie Flores
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Working Girls Guitar
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Working Girl's Guitar (Bloodshot)
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5:28pm
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Chris O'Leary
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No Rest
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The Hard Line (Alligator)
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