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Celebrating Chicago
Throughout the taping, Code Switch brought several artists, actors, and reporters on stage to represent the city of Chicago. These guests included South Side’s Sultan Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle; poet José Olivarez; singer and songwriter KAINA; and WBEZ reporter, Adriana Cardona-Maguidad. In conversation with these guests, the hosts of Code Switch explored the topic of home in an interactive way.
Comments From Event Attendees
“My favorite part of the event was the appreciation for the diversity of Chicago. This event couldn’t have happened without the beautiful mix of people here.”
“I appreciated the great venue, delightful free libations, helpful & knowledgeable venue staff and a solid musical performance at the event.”
“I loved that the show had a great variety of voices and segments, with good level of relevance to Chicago. The free cocktail was also nice!”
Sponsor Alignment
Russell’s Reserve Bourbon seamlessly integrated its brand identity with event programming as folks sipped on batch cocktails and samples of bourbon during the show and attended a sponsor-branded post-event reception. The event offered guests 21+ two free drink tickets. Audience members redeemed these tickets at the venue’s bars that were customized to reflect Russell’s Reserve. In addition to sponsorship of the event, National Public Media worked with Russell’s Reserve to create and distribute a high-impact media campaign, reaching 500K households from September to December of 2022 across platforms.
