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justin freeman’s Biography

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Justin is currently the Associate Director of Promotions at CHIRP Radio, WCXP 107.1 FM, in Chicago. In addition to writing about pop culture, he has almost a decade's worth of research experience from working as a library specialist at several major Chicago-area libraries.

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Pencil This In: Wicker Park's Nicolas Cage Film Series Starts Tonight

Pencil This In: Wicker Park's Nicolas Cage Film Series Starts Tonight

A new series called the “Summer of Cage" aims to showcase the spectacular lunacy of Nicolas Cage films.

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The Creators of Brown Girls Are Bringing Their Magic to HBO

The Creators of Brown Girls Are Bringing Their Magic to HBO

A deal has been made with HBO to produce an adaptation of the popular web series for television.

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Sense8 Cancelled by Netflix

Sense8 Cancelled by Netflix

Netflix announced yesterday they have decided to cancel “Sense8,” the LGBTQ-inclusive sci-fi thriller.

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Music Box Theatre Announces 70mm Film Festival Lineup

Music Box Theatre Announces 70mm Film Festival Lineup

This year will be headlined by a gloriously picturesque 70mm print of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic '2001: A Space…

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Did Your Favorite Chicago TV Show Get Renewed or Cancelled?

Did Your Favorite Chicago TV Show Get Renewed or Cancelled?

We’ve got a mostly complete picture of what Chicago television will look like in a few months.

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David Ross Thinks Chris Pratt Could Play Him in the Cubs World Series Movie

David Ross Thinks Chris Pratt Could Play Him in the Cubs World Series Movie

Eh. They don’t quite look alike, but we can kinda see it.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a music writer for a blog in Chicago called Gapers Block.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

My laptop of course. Tweetdeck keeps me informed of whats happening. Spotify keeps the music going as I work. Coffee or tea, black.