BIO
Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow AUTHOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION--- Professor Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow is an expert in human communication skills and is a published writer and public speaker. Her motivational speaking specialty is "Communication Life Survival Skills." Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow is the founding General Manager of WYCC-TV/Channel 20, a PBS affiliate in Chicago. Elynne is Chicago’s first female television GM. She is the 2006-07 Distinguished Service Professor of Wright College in Chicago.
Elynne has written, produced and hosted television and radio programming. Among her PBS television credits is a production on “Missing Children” which aired nationally, the documentary “70 Years Of Being Wright” on the history of Wright College, “This Is Your College” on the City Colleges of Chicago. In addition to General Manager, Elynne served as the on-air spokesperson for WYCC-TV, Channel 20, the Chicago PBS affiliate she built. On NPR she was Supervising Producer of “The Big Onion” which was broadcast on WBEZ-FM and won the Ohio State Award in Radio.
Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow’s non-fiction stories and essays have been published in magazines and newspapers and are anthologized in Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul (HCI Books) THE REVOLVING DOOR; The Wisdom of Old Souls (Hidden Brook Press) GRANDMA LEBEDOW; Forever Friends (Mandinam Press) THE RED PEN, THE ELEVATOR, MR. X and MR. Y, and LIFE 101; My Dad Is My Hero (Adams Media Publishing) HIS WAY; and The Ultimate Teacher (HCI Books) THE HAT. (All Things That Matter Press) will publish Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages with THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK and MY GIFT OF NOW.
June 1, 2009 marked the recording debut of Elynne’s fiction “Professor Gabriel and Her 101 Posse”. It airs on The Deepening Website (World of Fiction) and is recorded by DLKeur. http://thedeepening.com/
She has published her stories, essays and articles in the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune Newspapers, Innovation Abstracts Journal, City Woman Chicago Magazine, Chicago Suburban Woman Magazine, Suburban Woman North Shore Magazine, Newcity Magazine, The Rambler Magazine, Releasing Times Magazine, Heartlands Magazine, Sasee Magazine, ESL Magazine, Parent:Wise Magazine, Gull Lake Visitor Guide Canada and several online magazines and publications including the Communication Research and Theory Network of the National Communication Association (NCA), the Blog Herald, Cafe She Ezine, Soap Opera Digest Website, Psychologies.co.uk Magazine Website, Gapers Block Website, Moondance Ezine, Bread 'n Molasses Online Magazine, TeachersCount Website, The Novelette.com and WomenBloom.com.
On WBBM Radio Elynne has been interviewed by Regine Schlesinger.
August 9, 2009 at 7:30AM on WGN Radio she was interviewed by Rick Kogan on his morning program Sunday Papers.
The September 2009 Today's Chicago Woman Magazine featured FOREVER FRIENDS as its book club selection showcasing four of Elynne's stories: The Red Pen, The Elevator, Mr. X and Mr. Y, Life 101.
Elynne's guest lectures and adult storytelling include Chicago's Flashpoint Academy, Chicago's YWCA, Niles TWP High School District and other organizations and educational institutions. She has performed her nonfiction stories for the Wellness Center in Northbrook, Illinois; Women's American ORT; Oakton College's Emeritus Bluestem Humanities Festival; Truman College ESL Program; Glenview Public Library; Northwestern University's Major Alumni Event "A Day With Northwestern"; The North Shore Senior Center among other engagements.
She has had book signings at Barnes & Noble, Women & Children First, The Book Stall, Borders, Chapters in Canada and for a variety of organizations.
Elynne has won several awards for her community service in television and for her teaching. Among them she has received Wright College's Distinguished Professor and Excellence in Teaching Awards and was named Chicago's Outstanding Woman in Communication by the YWCA. She was awarded the Golden Apple by the Phi Theta Kappa Student Honor Society and the HUG Award for Mentoring by Future Teachers of America. She was named the Woman Communicator of the Year by Women’s American ORT, was cited by “Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine” as One of 100 Women Making a Difference and was a multiple recipient in "Who's Who" of America's Best Teachers. She is a 2007 recipient of the National Medallion for Excellence in Teaching from the University of Texas, Austin's NISOD Award. Elynne is a 2007 recipient of the State of Illinois Excellence in Teaching Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association.
Professor Chaplik-Aleskow holds a Masters Degree in Speech from Northwestern University. For Inquiries on Booking Speaking Engagements, please e-mail her at---- elynne1@attglobal.net
Elynne has written, produced and hosted television and radio programming. Among her PBS television credits is a production on “Missing Children” which aired nationally, the documentary “70 Years Of Being Wright” on the history of Wright College, “This Is Your College” on the City Colleges of Chicago. In addition to General Manager, Elynne served as the on-air spokesperson for WYCC-TV, Channel 20, the Chicago PBS affiliate she built. On NPR she was Supervising Producer of “The Big Onion” which was broadcast on WBEZ-FM and won the Ohio State Award in Radio.
Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow’s non-fiction stories and essays have been published in magazines and newspapers and are anthologized in Chicken Soup for the Chocolate Lover's Soul (HCI Books) THE REVOLVING DOOR; The Wisdom of Old Souls (Hidden Brook Press) GRANDMA LEBEDOW; Forever Friends (Mandinam Press) THE RED PEN, THE ELEVATOR, MR. X and MR. Y, and LIFE 101; My Dad Is My Hero (Adams Media Publishing) HIS WAY; and The Ultimate Teacher (HCI Books) THE HAT. (All Things That Matter Press) will publish Contemporary American Women: Our Defining Passages with THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK and MY GIFT OF NOW.
June 1, 2009 marked the recording debut of Elynne’s fiction “Professor Gabriel and Her 101 Posse”. It airs on The Deepening Website (World of Fiction) and is recorded by DLKeur. http://thedeepening.com/
She has published her stories, essays and articles in the Chicago Sun-Times and Tribune Newspapers, Innovation Abstracts Journal, City Woman Chicago Magazine, Chicago Suburban Woman Magazine, Suburban Woman North Shore Magazine, Newcity Magazine, The Rambler Magazine, Releasing Times Magazine, Heartlands Magazine, Sasee Magazine, ESL Magazine, Parent:Wise Magazine, Gull Lake Visitor Guide Canada and several online magazines and publications including the Communication Research and Theory Network of the National Communication Association (NCA), the Blog Herald, Cafe She Ezine, Soap Opera Digest Website, Psychologies.co.uk Magazine Website, Gapers Block Website, Moondance Ezine, Bread 'n Molasses Online Magazine, TeachersCount Website, The Novelette.com and WomenBloom.com.
On WBBM Radio Elynne has been interviewed by Regine Schlesinger.
August 9, 2009 at 7:30AM on WGN Radio she was interviewed by Rick Kogan on his morning program Sunday Papers.
The September 2009 Today's Chicago Woman Magazine featured FOREVER FRIENDS as its book club selection showcasing four of Elynne's stories: The Red Pen, The Elevator, Mr. X and Mr. Y, Life 101.
Elynne's guest lectures and adult storytelling include Chicago's Flashpoint Academy, Chicago's YWCA, Niles TWP High School District and other organizations and educational institutions. She has performed her nonfiction stories for the Wellness Center in Northbrook, Illinois; Women's American ORT; Oakton College's Emeritus Bluestem Humanities Festival; Truman College ESL Program; Glenview Public Library; Northwestern University's Major Alumni Event "A Day With Northwestern"; The North Shore Senior Center among other engagements.
She has had book signings at Barnes & Noble, Women & Children First, The Book Stall, Borders, Chapters in Canada and for a variety of organizations.
Elynne has won several awards for her community service in television and for her teaching. Among them she has received Wright College's Distinguished Professor and Excellence in Teaching Awards and was named Chicago's Outstanding Woman in Communication by the YWCA. She was awarded the Golden Apple by the Phi Theta Kappa Student Honor Society and the HUG Award for Mentoring by Future Teachers of America. She was named the Woman Communicator of the Year by Women’s American ORT, was cited by “Today’s Chicago Woman Magazine” as One of 100 Women Making a Difference and was a multiple recipient in "Who's Who" of America's Best Teachers. She is a 2007 recipient of the National Medallion for Excellence in Teaching from the University of Texas, Austin's NISOD Award. Elynne is a 2007 recipient of the State of Illinois Excellence in Teaching Award from the Illinois Community College Trustees Association.
Professor Chaplik-Aleskow holds a Masters Degree in Speech from Northwestern University. For Inquiries on Booking Speaking Engagements, please e-mail her at---- elynne1@attglobal.net
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