Exit Interview: WBEZ’s Ben Calhoun Returns To ‘This American Life’
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After more than two years as WBEZ’s vice president of content and programming, Ben Calhoun is returning to the staff at This American Life. WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan sat down with Calhoun on his last day to discuss his career, the WBEZ stories he loved the most and what’s next for him. Click ‘play’ to hear their conversation.
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