Alison Cuddy Explained

Alison Cuddy is a former host of Chicago Public Radio’s (WBEZ 91.5 FM) "Eight Forty-Eight" weekday news magazine show.[1] She served as the artistic director for the Chicago Humanities Festival.

Life and career

On Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ 91.5 FM),[2] Cuddy became solo host of "Eight Forty-Eight" on August 1, 2010,[3] and was replaced by Tony Sarabia in January 2012.[4] She has been named among “the most powerful women in Chicago journalism” by local media journalist Robert Feder of Timeout Chicago magazine.[5] Before becoming solo host for "Eight Forty-Eight", Cuddy was co-host with Richard Steele for two years.[6]

Jason Marck directs "Eight Forty-Eight".[7] Cuddy secured her first radio position in 2001 as assistant producer of "Odyssey", also a Chicago Public Radio program. She eventually produced "Odyssey" and "Chicago Matters", another WBEZ production.

Before radio, Cuddy worked in the immigration department for an IT firm (ThoughtWorks, Inc.) in Chicago. Cuddy also taught at DePaul University in Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh.[8]

Since 2017, Cuddy was the artistic director of the Chicago Humanities Festival.[9] [10] She no longer works at the festival as of December 2021.[11]

Personal life

Her age is undisclosed. She stated “I’m sensitive about revealing everything to the audience...I want the way people relate to me to be on the basis of the job, which is not necessarily about who I am.”[12] She may be in an exclusive relationship, but does not clearly say so.[13]

Education

Cuddy holds a B.F.A. in cinema studies from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[14] She has also earned an M.A. in English from the University of Pittsburgh.[15]

Residence

Cuddy hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is a current resident of Chicago, Illinois, living in the Lake View neighborhood.[15]

Criticism

Criticism of her vocal quality started when she became the solo host of "Eight Forty-Eight".[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WBEZ's Alison Cuddy. Timeout Chicago. July 22, 2011.
  2. Web site: Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ. WBEZ.org. June 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607071657/http://www.wbez.org/eight-forty-eight. 2011-06-07. dead.
  3. Web site: Alison Cuddy to fly solo as host of Eight Forty-Eight. Timeout Chicago Magazine. July 22, 2011.
  4. Web site: Chicago Public Radio's WBEZ adds local programs. Chicago Tribune. April 12, 2012.
  5. Web site: Feder. Robert. Most powerful women in Chicago journalism. tumblr.com. July 22, 2011.
  6. Web site: Eight Forty-Eight. WBEZ.org. July 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607071657/http://www.wbez.org/eight-forty-eight. 2011-06-07. dead.
  7. Web site: About Eight Forty-Eight. WBEZ.org. July 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904011404/http://www.wbez.org/program/218/about. 2011-09-04. dead.
  8. Web site: Alison Cuddy, WBEZ. WBEZ.org. July 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101112093944/http://www.wbez.org/staff/alison-cuddy. November 12, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Profile - Bio - Chicago Humanities Festival. chicagohumanities.org. 2018-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023458/https://chicagohumanities.org/profile/bio?userid=5bea5976-dec1-4a47-884d-fca11a9bb698. 2018-03-27. dead.
  10. Web site: Alison Cuddy promoted to Chicago Humanities Festival artistic director. Steve. Johnson. .
  11. Web site: 2021-12-22. Today In The Culture, December 22, 2021: Alison Cuddy Leaving Chicago Humanities Festival COVID Cultural Closures University Art Museums Tackle Themes of Violence, Torture Newcity. 2022-01-04. en-US.
  12. Web site: WBEZ's Alison Cuddy. Timeout Chicago Magazine. July 22, 2011.
  13. Web site: WBEZ's Alison Cuddy. Timeout Chicago Magazine. July 22, 2010.
  14. Web site: Alumni in the news. Concordia University. July 22, 2011.
  15. Web site: About Alison Cuddy. WBEZ.org. July 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101112093944/http://www.wbez.org/staff/alison-cuddy. November 12, 2010. dead. mdy-all.
  16. Web site: Feder. Robert. Blog. Timeout Chicago. July 22, 2011.

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