Crain's Daily Gist

Jeanne Sparrow

Booking Overview

A daily local-business news briefing focused on Chicago headlines, analysis, government, real estate, economics, and consumer-facing business news, with recurring conversations between the host and Crain’s reporters or contributors rather than external guests. This is not a conventional guest-booking target for PR agencies; outside candidates have no established booking path, making the opportunity highly limited.

Metrics

Episodes: 600

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 33.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

fsennett@crain.com

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Host

Jeanne Sparrow - Chicago journalist, broadcaster, and media host.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Direct expertise in a current Chicago business, real estate, development, government, infrastructure, or civic-affairs story; established newsroom or professional subject-matter authority is especially relevant.

Required Achievements:

Established reporting or professional expertise in Chicago business or civic affairs, Direct involvement in or authoritative knowledge of a major local development, policy issue, or market trend

Recent Guest Discussions

Danny Ecker - The 78 Mega-development, Chicago Fire Stadium Infrastructure, And The Related Tax-increment Financing Deal

Dennis Rodkin - Chicago’s Luxury Home Market And Broader Local Housing Trends

Cassandra West - Chicago-area Mutual Aid Groups And The Focus Of The Crain’s Elevate Series

Recent Topics

Business, Local News, Real Estate, Public Policy, Chicago Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Crain's Daily Gist

The shaky state of U.S. democracy

September 29, 2026

Crain's contributor Judith Crown joins host Jeanne Sparrow for a conversation about where U.S. democracy stands, the focus of the most recent Crain’s Forum.Plus: Chicago’s City Council opens a new chapter in the infamous parking meter saga, AI pricing comes to McDonald’s, pushback on Illinois’ tax breaks for Hollywood, and the Loop tower Sidley Austin is leaving heads to market. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

An $85 million bet on in-house AI

September 28, 2026

A Chicago tech company has raised $85 million in venture capital as it rides the wave of interest in generative AI. Crain’s technology reporter John Pletz joins host Jeanne Sparrow to talk about why Chicago is primed for more of this sector’s investment.Plus: The last-minute push to squeeze more out of Stonepeak’s parking meter deal, AbbVie pursues AI-led drug discoveries, a Bay Area cyber-security firm expands to Fulton Market, and Northern Trust joins ETF conversion boom. Hosted by Simpleca...

The effort to fix Illinois' big biotech problem

September 25, 2026

Crain’s healthcare reporter Jon Asplund joins host Jeanne Sparrow to discuss how Illinois is fighting keep the biotechs born here from leaving the state.Plus: Organized labor backs Amtrak’s plan for a new maintenance facility in Bridgeport, Pritzker wants data center legislation in the veto session, more declines in CPS enrollment and another vote delayed in Chicago’s parking meter sale. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

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