Crain's Daily Gist

Amy Guth

fsennett@crain.com

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Booking Overview

Crain’s Daily Gist is a fast, workday-ready roundup of Chicago news with analysis and context from the newspaper’s reporters. For PR pros, it’s a high-visibility channel to surface timely stories and explain the “so what” behind local business, policy, and markets coverage. Booking value is strongest for executives and spokespeople who can comment quickly and clearly on Chicago developments.

Metrics

Episodes: 600

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 33.0k followers

Contact Information

fsennett@crain.com

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Host

Amy Guth - Described as the host of Crain's Daily Gist, introducing stories and analysis from Crain's reporters for essential Chicago headlines and context.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
In-organization subject-matter journalists (Crain's reporters) rather than external guests; for PR pitches, likely appeal is strongest when your spokesperson can provide business/policy commentary that a local business newsroom can quickly contextualize.
Required Achievements:  
Topical expertise cited via role (e.g., real estate reporter, restaurants reporter), Ability to comment on Chicago market/policy impacts in short segments

Recent Guest Discussions

Ally Marotti - Chicago Dining Scene; New Restaurants

Dennis Rodkin - Chicago Housing Market; Home Prices

Rachel Herzog - Residential Landlord & Tenant Ordinance And Renter Protections; Commercial Real Estate Impacts

Recent Topics

Chicago, Business, Real Estate, Technology, Healthcare

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Crain's Daily Gist
:

Eight new restaurants to try this summer

July 02, 2026

From Roman pizza to New York bagels, Crain's restaurants reporter Ally Marotti and host Amy Guth discuss some of the fresh faces in Chicago's dining scene. Plus: Larry Snelling is retiring as Chicago’s top cop, lawsuit threatening $184 million Loop office conversion gains traction, Rivian boosts delivery outlook as EV sales top estimates and strip mall near Foundry Park development site trades for $18 million. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...

Chicago's home price hot streak reaches 3 months

July 01, 2026

Crain’s residential real estate reporter Dennis Rodkin joins host Amy Guth to discuss the latest local housing news, including how the Chicago housing market still defies national downswings as prices hit another high. Plus: West Suburban hospital sends 500 layoff notices as rescue talks roll on, Mariano’s parent Kroger to buy Giant Eagle for $1.65 billion in Midwest push, Stripe signs massive Chicago office lease expansion and Lightfoot claims Bally’s work doesn’t violate revolving door rul...

Fight over renter protections brewing in City Hall

June 30, 2026

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s legislation to overhaul the city’s Residential Landlord & Tenant Ordinance faces pushback from local landlords. Crain’s commercial real estate reporter Rachel Herzog discusses with host Amy Guth. Plus: Nation’s largest industrial landlord bets $100M on Chicago warehouse demand, AHA taps Massachusetts hospitals exec as next CEO, CME launches new beef contracts as U.S. cattle prices surge and Nuveen doubles down on grocery-anchored retail with $26M Park Ridge purchase. ...

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