Richard Steele (January 6, 1942 - Present) - Born Richard Slaughter, Steele is host of Chicago Public Radios's award-winning program Eight Forty-Eight. Other programs on WBEZ include The Richard Steele Show, A Richard Steele Friday, Page Two and Performance Space. A journeyman in Chicago radio, Steele has also worked for  WVAZ 102.7 FM, WGCI 1390 AM, WBMX 102.7 and WVON 1450 AM, and WGRT (950 AM) AM, and WJPC 950 AM. Steele is vice president of the local AFTRA board and a board member of the Chicago Association of Black Journalists. In addition to Radio, Steele is a frequent contributer to WTTW, especially on the local arts scene.