Steve Bynum

As Senior Producer for Worldview, Chicago Public Media’s weekday global affairs program, Steve is responsible for creating in-depth series, features, and outreach events that connect listeners to global communities in Chicago and around the world. From Nobel Peace Prize winners to Nicaraguan sweatshop workers, Worldview highlights a range of voices that go beyond the headlines.

Prior to joining Chicago Public Media in 1998, Steve was an Editing Assistant for the Chicago Tribune where he continues as a freelance stringer. He also worked as Morning Show Producer for WMBI 90.1 FM in Chicago and as Program Manager and Producer for WYLL 106.7 FM in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. For his work on the program Sandy Rios Live on WYLL 106.7 FM, Steve shared a Gabriel Award, honoring "works of excellence in broadcasting that serve audiences through the positive, creative treatment of concerns to humankind." He also was worked in marketing for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

A lifelong Chicagoan, Steve has a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame and is completing a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University.