Edie Rubinowitz of Northeastern Illinois University provided a fascinating insight into Chicago Public Radio’s community radio project, :Vocalo, at the Convergence and Society conference. And yes, it is supposed to be “:Vocalo”, as Rubinowitz explained at the start of the talk. The colon is a deliberate attempt to create an emoticon. :Vocalo is its own distinct radio station which downplays its relationship with Chicago Public Radio (CPR). Rubinowitz explained that