I moved to Chicago in 1998, a couple of years after Worldview started…Jerome McDonald still had a beard. As a third culture American, I immediately felt an affinity not only with Jerome, but with the care, foresight, and insight with which the Worldview team shared world news and information. I always share some nugget of insight, a new voice, an unknown perspective, with my network of global citizens…I am deeply saddened by the news of Worldview’s cancellation and I hope that WBEZ reconsiders this decision, thinks of ways to preserve this important resource and treasure for Chicago, maybe make it a weekly program, partner with another network to co-produce it, whatever the case, if WBEZ proceeds with this cancellation, Chicago will be less for the loss and my sojourn here in this city I love will be less rich, less connected to my third culture self, and less connected to the issues that shape our times.
Chipo Nyambuya
Virgil, Inc.