Sunrise Briefing

The best producer in Chicago (along with my "Radio Producer's Handbook" co-author John Swanson) is WGN Radio's Jim Wiser. He produces the Greg Jarrett show now, but in the past he has produced for Spike O'Dell (WGN), Bob Sirott (Fox Thing in the Morning), and Jonathon Brandmeier (at the Loop, where he was known as "Jimmy Bud Wiser").

This is really a treat if you ask me, but the Tribune blog is now publishing the memo Jim sends company wide every morning. It contains links to the biggest stories of the day. They're calling it Sunrise Briefing.

I know I'll be checking it out first thing in the morning every day. That memo represents hours and hours of work from somebody with a nose for what matters to the people of Chicago.

It almost feels like cheating to me. But hey, I'm not complaining. It will save me a lot of time and effort.