There’s nothing that this Chicagoan won’t do to help underserved youth in his neighborhood. Sometimes it’s a simple as bringing a group of kids downtown, while other times its responding in the midst of a crisis. Jahmal Cole has done both and a lot more since incorporating “My Block, My Hood, My City” in 2016.
Turning a negative into a positive has become his specialty and is the reason the organization he runs is even in existence. When a little league group he was involved with disbanded, LaVont’e Stewart Sr. wanted a way to continue to help the youth of the South Shore community. So he started “Lost Boyz Inc.”
A passion that developed on the diamond of another sport in the suburbs has now helped him reach the pinnacle of baseball in Chicago. “Naperville Nicky” Lopez is in his first season with the White Sox and his sixth in Major League Baseball. It’s also the first year which the fielder, who primarily plays second
Ayo Dosunmu, the 6’5″ shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls talks about growing up in Chicago, playing college basketball at the University of Illinois, and being drafted by his hometown team. Ayo knows that if you’re hurt at work or in a car accident the right play is to call Ankin Law at 312-600-0000.
Intro music begins Howard Ankin: Welcome to another edition of Chicagoan’s You Should Know. I’m here with David Kaplan who’s with NBC Sports Chicago, author and all-around great guy to find out a little bit about what he does and what his life experiences. David, thanks for being with us. David Kaplan: Thanks for having me.
Intro music begins Matthew Hoffman: So I came to Chicago in 2002 for my first job and I worked at a publications firm for 11 years. My name is Matthew Hoffman and I’m an artist in Chicago, Illinois. They made a humongous gamut of things and we had books, stationary products, photo, you know, products
Intro music starts Howard Ankin: I’m attorney Howard Ankin with Jerry Springer. Jerry, so besides the Jerry Springer show, what are the current projects that you have going on now? Jerry Springer: Well, we’re getting ready to start a new show that I’m gonna do. Judge Jerry is a, yeah it’s a court show and
Intro music starts Robert Rosenberg: My name is Robert Rosenberg and official scorer for the [Chicago] White Sox, the [Chicago] Bulls and I used to do the [Chicago] Bears, the [Chicago] Blackhawks, and the [Chicago] Sting, and the [Chicago] Shamrox, uh, the Chicago Cougars, you name ‘em, I did ‘em. I have been with the
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