Ray Hanania

Current

• Morning Radio Talk Show Host at Radio Chicagoland WJJG 1530 AM Radio
• Standup Comedy performer and speaker at Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour
• Senior Columnist at Southwest News-Herald Newspaper

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Past

• Columnist/City hall Reporter at Chicago Sun-Times
• columnist at Daily Southtown

Connections

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Industry

Newspapers

Ray Hanania’s Experience

• Morning Radio Talk Show Host

  Radio Chicagoland WJJG 1530 AM Radio

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Morning radio talk show host Monday thru Friday 8 am until 9:30 am. Live radio. broadcast ont he Internet and live radio, www.RadioChicagoland.com on WJJG 1530 AM Radio.

• Standup Comedy performer and speaker

  Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Humor is a powerful form of communications and is often used in conflict resolution. The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy tour promotes peace between Palestinians and Israelis, Jews and Arabs. I also provide a workshop and training and speak to organizations on using the power of humor in conflict and as a motivational device.

• Senior Columnist

  Southwest News-Herald Newspaper

  (Newspapers industry)

  March 2004 — Present (5 years 9 months)

  Write award winning columns for the Chicagoland area weekly newspaper. Senior columnist. Issues addressing all industries, local, regional, national and international. Columns appear in print each Wednesday and Thursday and five times a week online.

• Columnist/City hall Reporter

  Chicago Sun-Times

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  March 1985 — December 1991 (6 years 10 months)

  Columnist at PAGE 10 1985-1987; City Hall Reporter 87-91.

• columnist

  Daily Southtown

  (Newspapers industry)

  1977 — 1985 (8 years )

Additional Information

Ray Hanania’s Interests:

Chicagoland and American politics, journalism, columnist, radio talk shows,Middle East Peace, news and opinion writing

Ray Hanania’s Groups:

National Arab American Journalists Association
Society of Professional Journalists
Asian American journalists Association
AAJA Media Watch Committee

•    Talk Show Host Group
•    Talk Show Radio Hosts
•    Chicago Sun-Times Alumni Group

Ray Hanania’s Honors:

Award Winning Journalist, writer, author, syndicated columnist
Society of Professional Journalism "Lisagor" Award for Column Writing, 3 time winner, seven time finalist (1985, 2002, 2004)
Best Ethnic American Columnist in America, New America Media, Nov. 2006

Ray Hanania’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch