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About Me

Want to hear me tell you all about myself? I was recently interviewed for the NBC 5 Chicago Street Team podcast. You can hear that 20-minute fascinating, engaging & memorable (okay I may be exaggerating just a bit!) interview HERE .
You can also hear me participate in another interview for the NBC 5 Chicago Streat Team - I, along with Jim Grillo, chat with Alpana Singh (host of "Check, Please" on WTTW and Master Sommolier). Listen HERE (scroll down to the interview). In fact, I am now a member of the NBC5 Street Team - my interviews & blogs will periodically be included HERE .
If you live in Chicago, you've probably heard my voice on the radio. Currently, I am thrilled to be an on air personality at 101.9 WTMX "The Mix". Catch me weekdays 10a-2p and most Saturday mornings 6a-10a. You can see my on air/appearance schedule if you CLICK HERE . If you aren't in Chicago then you can listen online at www.WTMX.com .
If you'd like to see a complete list of radio stations where I've worked, just scroll down this page a bit...
You can hear my killer podcast CARA'S BASEMENT by clicking on an episode (most recent is on top) on the blue player to the left.
My current guest is Fiction Plane (Sting's son is in that band!). You can also hear past interviews with Rik Emmett, Shooting Star, Linkin Park, Lovehammers, Kelly Keagy from Night Ranger, Jimi Jamison from Survivor, JY from Styx, Mick Jones from Foreigner, Stephen Pearcy from RATT, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Peter Himmelman, comedian Dobie Maxwell, songwriting genius Jim Peterik, Tom Gabel from Against Me, metal band Ankla, author/radio genius Rick Kaempfer and more!
Listen to even more musician interviews with me on The Chicago Music Guide
You hear my voice whenever you call the Rosemont Theatre or Allstate Arena. Yep, I'm the annoying phone voice. Well, hopefully not TOO annoying. It's also my voice that you hear when you're in the lobby of the Rosemont Theatre buying drinks. If I'm ever at a show, you can always find me in the lobby chiming right along with the recorded message, so it's like hearing it quadrophonically.
If you haven't heard me yet...or you'd like to hear me right now...click on the player below:
Track 1 is a promo... Track 2 is a radio demo... Track 3 is a commercial demo:
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My Blog

So Tired Of Being Tired

I think I've slept a total of 7 hours in the last three days.  No lie.  This is the worst bout of insomnia I've ever had.  Usually, it'll happen ONE NIGHT.  Not three consective ni...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:14:00 GMT

So..you CAN pay for votes

I’m a bit disturbed by the news I first heard when I flipped on the TV this morning.If what the reporter said was true, Hillary Clinton’s wealthy supporters are offering to shell out over ...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:44:00 GMT

Why The Record Industry Goofed Bigtime

Had to smile when I read this article on yahoo. I couldn’t agree more. The internet is such an incredible exposure vehicle. It’s been my experience since starting my podcast just over a...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:44:00 GMT

F&*%ing Rock & Roll!

I do interviews for The Chicago Music Guide and I have had opportunities to write reviews and always decline. I figure, who am I to say something isn't great? The only way I could ever write a revie...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:56:00 GMT

exaustion and motherhood

I am so fricking tired.  Worked all week at WTMX nights (in fact I'm on now) and getting up early each morning to do my "mom" duties w/the kids.  And I caught a cold.  And my kids are s...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:17:00 GMT

Living Healthy

I know it's typical for people to make New Years resolutions to live healthier - lose weight, eat healthy, quit smoking, etc - and I usually don't join that bandwagon.  I want to set my own goals...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:45:00 GMT

Happy Anniversary To Me & Bill

Wow.  I can't beleive it's been five years since I married Bill on New Years Eve, 2002.  The years really flew by.  It seems like another lifetime when I lived my life without Bill in ...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:44:00 GMT

LOVEhammers

This is really the sort of blog post I'd usually do on my other myspace page (www.myspace.com/carasbasement) because it has to do with my podcast, "Cara's Basement".  But I'm not writing so much ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:21:00 GMT

Painting & Rocking

I can't wait until Thanksgiving.  For several reasons.  First, I am painting my kitchen and that's my "due date" for it to be completely finished.  I'm doing the cabinets, walls, the wh...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:19:00 GMT

Melvin Bs Goes Bye-Bye

So sad. Melvin B's is gone forever. Normally a bar closing doesn't cause me to be so sad, but that happens to be the place where I met my husband. It was a classic love-at-first-sight thing (okay, ...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:25:00 GMT