Carl West is the Publisher and CEO of Truth Magazine, which covers Chicago's hip-hop scene. In this clip, he describes how hard it is for artists to get radio play without the backing of a major lable, and what media ownership has to do with it.
Robin Amer is an artist and radio producer based in Chicago. Much of her work, including the hour-long documentary Reconstructing Providence, deals with the complex lives of post-industrial cities. Prior to joining Vocalo Robin was a producer for the public radio show Open Source in Boston and an artist-in-residence at AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island.