WCPT 820 Interview: Forrest Claypool

About this episode

Turi Ryder interviews Forrest Claypool about his experiences as CEO of Chicago Public Schools and his book on Richard M. Daley.

Filling in for Joan Esposito, Turi Ryder is joined by Forrest Claypool , former chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, and author of “The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago’s Richard M. Daley.” Catch "Joan Esposito: Live, Local and Progressive" weekdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Central on WCPT ( heartlandsignal.com/programs/live-local-progressive ).   Follow us: Website: https://heartlandsignal.com WCPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WCPT820 Heartland Signal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandSignal Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heartlandsignal   Heartland Signal X: https://x.com/HeartlandSignal WCPT 820 X: https://x.com/WCPT820 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandsignal Threads: threads.com/@heartlandsignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandsignal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Turi Ryder

Guest: Forrest Claypool

Topics covered

• education
• politics
• Chicago
• interview
• leadership

Keywords

• Forrest Claypool
• Chicago Public Schools
• Richard M. Daley
• education
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Public Schools, Heartland Signal

Books & works: The Daley Show: Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago’s Richard M. Daley

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