Rob Sherman 
Rob Sherman
November 30th: Kermit Roosevelt, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, discussed his new book, The Myth of Judicial Activism: Making Sense of Supreme Court Decisions.
November 29th, TWO GUESTS: At 1:00 p.m., Dr. Charles Schewe, a marketing professor at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and co-founder with his wife, Anne, of Sara's Wish Foundation, discussed new portable seat belt technology for bus passengers that is being developed to remedy the problem of no seat belts on school busses, transit busses and tour busses. Professor Schewe's college-age daughter, Sara Schewe, was killed, needlessly, in a bus crash. Then, at 1:20 p.m., Chris Elliott, the nation's premiere travel writer, discussed hot ideas for your upcoming winter vacation.
November 28th: James Crooker, Maitre'D and Sommelier ("wine guy") at Le Titi de Paris French Restaurant in Arlington Heights, discussed how to select a fine wine for your special dinner.
November 27th: Ronnie Rice, formerly of the New Colony Six and one of the great Chicago rockers of the '60s, discussed his fabulous career as Ronnie and I simultaneously approach retirement.
November 23rd:
From local newspaper accounts of the Monday, November 20, 2006, multi-fatality
school bus crash in Huntsville, Alabama.
Dr. Alan Ross, President of the National Coalition for School Bus Safety, discussed how lap and shoulder seat belts on school busses would have prevented death and injury in Monday's multi-fatality school bus crash in Huntsville, Alabama. Associated Press VIDEOS.
November 22nd: Rich Gore, our entertainment concierge, offered suggestions for Thanksgiving and Year End Holiday entertainment in the Chicagoland area.
November 21st: Jim Peterik of the Ides of March previewed tomorrow's big Ides concert at the Beverly Arts Center, located at 111th & Western in Chicago, and discussed the Pride of Lions' new album, The Roaring of Dreams. Also, Ides X-Treme Superfan Jeanie Mikota talked about the history of the Ides of March. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
November 20th: David Corbett, author of Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose and Passion after 50, discussed how to make your retirement years the best years of your life.
November 16th: Tracy Fischman, Vice President for Public Policy at the Chicago area office of Planned Parenthood explained what they do to provide accurate and unbiased information to young women so that they can make informed choices about family planning.
November 15th, TWO GUESTS. At 1 p.m., Pastor Deacon Fred of the Landover Baptist Church provided spiritual guidance and comic relief from the campaign season. Then, at 1:30 p.m., Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, discussed why marriage equality for gays and non-gays is the right thing to do in our country. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
November 14th: Burt Constable, a liberal columnist with the Daily Herald, provided his analysis of the impact of the great Democratic Landslide of 2006. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
November 13th, TWO GUESTS. At 1 p.m.: Dr. Gary Smith, Director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Columbus Children's Research Institute in Ohio, will discuss the CIRP's new study, entitled Nonfatal School Bus-Related Injuries to Children More Common than Previously Thought that demonstrates the need for lap and shoulder seat belts on school busses. (Dr. Alan Ross, originally scheduled for today, is rescheduled to next week on Thursday.) Then, at 1:30 p.m., Scott Kramer of Hands of Love Ministry spoke about Servant Leadership. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
November 9th, TWO GUESTS. At 1 p.m.: Michael Newdow, the famous atheist who took his Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit all the way to the United States Supreme Court, spoke about new litigation that he is involved in to defend the constitutional rights of all of us. Then, at 1:30 p.m.: John Kotter of the Harvard Business School and author of Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding under Any Conditions, discussed political change due to elections.
November 8th, TWO GUESTS. At 1 p.m.: Humphrey Taylor, Chairman of the Board of the Harris Poll, discussed their new Poll #80 on who in America believes that there is a god. We also talked about the science behind polling techniques. Then, at 1:30 p.m.: Robert Borosage of the Campaign for America's Future discussed the impact of yesterday's Democratic Landslide of 2006. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
November 7th: Tim Mooney, Senior Counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, discussed the efforts of CREW to protect the common good from being sold out for the benefit of special interests in our nation's capitol.
November 6th: Sheldon Drobny, the guru of liberal independent radio networks, previewed tomorrow's Democratic Landside of 2006 and talk about his newest venture, NovaMradio. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
November 2nd: Rich Whitney and Julie Samuels, the Green Party candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, were both in the studio to discuss their campaign platform.
November 1st: Rich Means, the nation's foremost election law attorney, explained what candidates will be doing to try to maintain ballot integrity in a country full of radical right-wing election fraud. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 31st: John Laesch, the Democratic candidate for Congress from the 14th District of Illinois (western suburbs to near the Mississippi River), will explain why he will defeat Speaker of the House Denny Hastert in next Tuesday's Democratic Landslide of 2006. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 30th: Two guests. At 1 p.m., Eric Wallace, the Republican Party candidate for State Senate from the 19th District (southwest suburbs), spoke about the planks of his campaign platform. Then, at 1:30 p.m., Tom Malinowski, the Washington, D.C., director of Human Rights Watch, discussed how the Bush administration uses torture to incite terrorism against the United States. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 26th: Ivan Osorio, Director of Labor Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discussed why the popular attacks on Wal-Mart and Sam's Club are unjust.
October 25th: Debra Fine, author of The Fine Art of Small Talk, and Mike Meehan of American Delivery discussed what you should and should not say at Thanksgiving dinner.
October 24th: At 7:30 a.m., Clarence Page, the all-star political columnist with the Chicago Tribune, discussed the upcoming election and whether Barack will be our next President. Also, Craig Horwitz, President of H. Horwitz Co. Jewelers, spoke about holiday season gift ideas. Then, at 1 p.m., Karen White, the National Political Director of Emily's List spoke about their fabulous array of women candidates who are running across the country. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this afternoon's show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 23rd: Kim Savage is another rising star of the Democratic Party. She will be the next Illinois State Representative from the 82nd District (Darien and Downers Grove area, southwest suburban Chicago). We spoke about her campaign on today's show. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 19th: Margaret Blackshere, President of the Illinois AFL-CIO, discussed the importance of having a pro-labor government in Washington, D.C., and in Springfield, IL.
October 18th: Rich Whitney, the Green Party candidate for Illinois governor, explained why he believes that he should be the next leader of our state.
October 17th: At 7:30 a.m., Susan Maddox of Le Titi de Paris French Restaurant in Arlington Heights gave away hundreds of dollars worth of dinner certificates to callers to the show and discussed how their chefs craft the most magnificent meals in the entire world, right here in our own neighborhood. Then, at 1 p.m., Pat Foley, Chicago's legendary hockey broadcaster, discussed his fabulous career and the upcoming Chicago Wolves hockey season, and at 1:20 p.m., Jim Oberweis, Chairman of the Board of Oberweis Dairy, handicapped this year's political races. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this morning's show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 16th: Political satirists Prince Myshkins entertained us with humor from the liberal perspective by singing clever, original works while accompanied by a guitar and an accordian. Folks, you just don't get good stuff like this on 50,000-watt corporate radio! The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 12th: Karen Gonzalez, the Democratic candidate for Illinois State Representative for the 85th District, enlightened us on how she is going to balance the budget and maintain a progressive agenda when she goes to Springfield in January.
October 11th: Frederick Clarkson, co-founder of Talk2Action.org and a specialist on the Religious Right, spoke about what the Christian Right is doing to our country. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 10th: Nan Aron, President of the Alliance for Justice, spoke about the right wing assault on our courts. Also, comedian Michael Meehan entertained us with his thoughts about politics and the world around us. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 9th: Athan Manuel, Director of Lands Protection at the Sierra Club, educated us about global warming and land preservation. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 5th: Peter Montgomery, Vice President of Communications of People for the American Way PFAW, discussed how the far right wing is blaming the pervert fiasco of Republican ex-Congressman Mark Foley on cultural tolerance of homosexuality.
October 4th: Bill Moyer, Executive Director of the Backbone Campaign, spoke about what his organization is doing to create dynamic, progressive leaders for America.
October 3rd: Eric Zorn, the Chicago area's premier newspaper columnist, discussed the many issues that he has covered from the liberal perspective for the Chicago Tribune. Also, Professor Daniel Hamilton of the Chicago-Kent College of Law, who is a representative of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy previewed the hot cases that the Supreme Court of the United States will hear during the 2006-07 term, which traditionally starts on the first Monday in October. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
October 2nd: Marilyn Milos, RN, of NOCIRC, the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers, explained why the religious custom of circumcision is an unnecessary, brutal mutilation of defenseless boys' bodies. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
September 28th: Steve Hindi of SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) explained what his organization is doing to end the American custom of abusing and torturing animals for entertainment and profit, known as rodeo. The Illinois Department of Agriculture, which regulates rodeo here in Illinois, declined an invitation to participate in the show.
September 27th: Tony Peraica, Republican candidate for President of the Cook County Board, explained what he will do to end waste, fraud and corruption when he takes over. The Rob Sherman Show thanks the Chicago Sun-Times for including this show in its Radio Highlights column.
September 26th: Henry Farig of Stormy Weather and Canterbury Productions spoke about the fabulous sounds of Doo-wop music and discuss the musical backgrounds of the stars of his upcoming Ultimate Doo-wop Shows in Milwaukee and Merrillville. Rich Gore, our entertainment concierge, talked about additional entertainment opportunities in the Chicagoland area.
September 25th: Whitey O'Day of Musical Note was live, in the studio, to sing popular Irish folk tunes to help all of us try to recover from the demise of Magic 104.3 and RealOldies 1690.
