Radio Appearances

Author Beth Finke with Hanni, her guide dog.

Beth Finke is a regular contributor to Chicago Public Radio's 848, and a commentator on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. The links below go to a sampling of her past radio pieces.

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• Christopher Reeve's Legacy for the Disabled
  Just after the actor and activist's death, NPR aired Beth's essay on why people with disabilities had special reason to mourn.

• My Seeing Eye Dog
  On the 75th anniversary of the Seeing Eye guide dog school, NPR ran an audio demonstration of what makes guide dogs so special.

• Group Home
  In this essay, Finke talks about placing her developmentally disabled son in a faraway facility.

Chicago Public Radio, Eight Forty-Eight
848 is Chicago Public Radio's morning magazine program.

• A Day in the Life of Sox Park
  A very special tour of the home of U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox. Beth and her WBEZ colleagues Matt Cunningham and Kate Cahan won the Chicago Society of Professional Journalists' Lisagor Award for sports broadcasting for this piece. (Requires RealAudio)


• A Blind Woman Revels Behind the Wheel of a Mustang
  Beth drives a 2010 Mustang. And loves it. (Requires Flash Player)


• For Some, Tradition Informs a Green Future
  When then President-elect Barack Obama announced his environmental team, he stressed that greener practices and initiatives could bring in, well, more green. That's no surprise to writer Beth Finke and her family. (Requires Flash Player)


• Learning to Sail
  Beth takes a sailing lesson designed for the blind. (Requires Flash Player)