Below is a growing list of the many organizations, foundations and corporations that support WFMT through advertising and sponsorship.
To sponsor or underwrite WFMT on-air, online or in print, please contact:
Alexander Stonor Saunders
General Sales Manager
(773) 509-5357
E-mail
Contact us here for questions about WFMT membership or programming.
To sponsor or underwrite WTTW on-air, online or in print, please contact:
Kristienne Hanna
Senior Director of Development
(773) 509-5579
E-mail
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series
Albank
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Admiral at the Lake
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown
Eugene Jarvis and Sasha Gerritson
Julian Family Foundation
Earl and Brenda Shapiro Family
Wintrust
Helen Zell
Folkstage
Andy and Becky Anderson
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Robert and Laura Boyd
Nancy Clark
Fred Geisler and Lois Polatnick
Freddi Greenberg and Daniel Pinkert
Bruce Hirsch
Robert Sloan and Maurine Neiberg
International Programs and Remote Broadcasts
Friends of Oliver Dragon
Dr. Jan Marie Aramini and Michael Pettersen
Introductions
Kiphart Family Foundation
The Negaunee Foundation
John Norwood Lee Bows
Live from WFMT
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
News Reports
Clifford Law Offices
Original Programming
Madeleine P. and Harvey R. Plonsker
Anne Elise Shafer
Sounds Classical
Sylvia Furner
Lori Julian for the Julian Family Foundation
Studs Terkel Radio Archive
The Becca Kopf Memorial Circle of Friends
All WFMT Sponsors
This is a partial list of advertisers; there are many more that do not appear on this list or who are temporarily off the air.
Airlines
- (Virtually every major national and international carrier has advertised on WFMT.)
Audio & Video Productions and Photography
- Bitter Jester Creative
- Digital Transfer Systems
- Family Line Video
- Future Art Productions
- Robert Jordan’s Video Family Biographies
- Shutan.com
Automotive
- Advanced Auto Parts
- Auto Zone
- Bentley Downers Grove
- Bentley Gold Coast
- BMW
- Buick
- Chevrolet
- Daimler Chrysler Jeep
- Elmhurst BMW
- Fram
- Garmin
- Gerber Collision and Glass
- GM Corporate
- Goodyear
- Highland Park Lincoln Mercury
- Honda of Lisle
- Hyundai
- Infiniti of Lisle
- Interstate Batteries
- Jaguar
- Jiffy Lube
- Knauz Autopark
- Land Rover
- Lakeside International Auto Service Inc.
- Libertyville Auto Dealers Association
- Magellan
- McGrath Acura of Westmont
- Mercedes Benz of Chicago
- Mini
- Nissan
- On Star – GM
- Pinnacle Automotive Group
- Quaker State
- Saab Cars USA
- Saturn
- Subaru
- Toyota
- Volkswagen
- Volvo of Lisle
Casinos
CD Labels and Distributors
- Arkiv Music
- CSO Resound
- Chandos Records
- Deutsche Gramophon
- EMI Classics – Virgin Classics
- Harmonia Mundi
- Maestro Classics
- Naxos Direct
- Sony Music
- Universal Classics
- Warner Classics and Jazz
(plus dozens of small and independent labels)
Education
- Attain Group, LLC
- College Illinois
- French Institute of the North Shore
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Lake Forest College
- Lake Forest Country Day School
- Lake Forest Graduate School
- Newberry Library
- Roycemore School
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- University of Chicago Graham School
- Valparaiso University
Entertainment/Performing Arts/Museums/Broadcasting
- Allstate Arena
- Apollo Theater
- Arlington International Racecourse
- Aspen Music Festival
- Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
- Bitter Jester Creative
- Bravo Cable Network
- CNN
- Chicago a cappella
- Chicago Auto Show
- Chicago Bulls
- Chicago History Museum
- Chicago Opera Theater
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Chicago Theatre
- Comcast
- Disney
- Drury Lane Theatre
- Elgin Symphony Orchestra
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Genesee Theatre
- Goodman Theatre
- Grant Park Music Festival
- Harris Theater for Music and Dance
- House of Blues
- Hubbard Street Dance Company
- Jam Theatricals
- Joffrey Ballet
- Lake Forest Symphony
- League of Chicago Theatres
- Music Theater Works
- Lookingglass Theater
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire
- Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
- McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
- Metropolitan Opera
- Music of the Baroque
- NEIU Jewel Box Concert Series
- Northlight Theatre
- Old Town School of Folk Music
- OurConcerts.live
- Outsider Pictures
- PBS
- Pick-Staiger Concert Hall at Northwestern University
- Ravinia Festival
- Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
- Royal George Theater
- Smart Museum of Art
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- TNT
- Universal Home Video
- The University of Chicago Presents
- WGBH Television – Boston
(plus hundreds of off-loop and regional theaters and performing arts organizations)
Financial/Business Services/Insurance
- A. Robert Taylor Financial
- American Chartered Bank
- Alpha Wealth Group
- AT&T
- Allstate
- American Bullion
- Bank of America
- Bank on Yourself
- BDR Consulting Inc.
- Business Software Alliance
- CarusoPR
- Chase Card Services
- Chubb Insurance
- College Illinois
- ComEd
- Constant Contact
- David A. Noyes & Company
- Designed to Fit (computer consulting)
- Discover
- Fidelity Investments
- Fifth Third Bank
- Foreign Exchange Services
- Gofen and Glossberg, L.L.C.
- Harris Bank
- Hewlett Packard
- H&R Block
- ING Direct
- JP Morgan
- Marketstaff
- MB Financial
- Mission Investments
- Morgan Stanley
- Northern Trust
- Our Community Insurance Consultants (Long-term care)
- PNC Wealth Management
- Private Bank
- Progressive Insurance
- Quicken
- Retirement Planning Group
- McGladrey
- Silverleaf Financial
- State Farm
- TD Waterhouse
- Thrivent Financial
- True Partners Consulting
- TurboTax
- UBS
- UPS
- Wintrust Financial
Food/Beverage/Restaurants
- Anna Maria Pasteria
- Anna Shea Chocolates
- Artist’s Café
- Bakers Square
- Café Bernard
- Café Selmarie
- Caribou Coffee
- Clos du Bois
- Collins Caviar
- The Cottage on Dixie
- Davis Street Fish Market
- Fannie May
- Froggy’s French Cafe
- Hotel Chocolat
- House of Glunz
- House Red
- Isola Imports
- Julius Meinl Coffeehouses & Coffee Bars
- Kensington Wine of Chicago
- Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe
- KOVAL Distillery
- L. A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
- Le Titi de Paris
- Les Nomades
- Lettuce Entertain You
- Limelight Catering
- Lockwood Restaurant
- Merle’s
- National Pork Board
- Parthenon Restaurant
- Paulina Market
- Pepsi
- Pete Miller’s Steakhouse
- Petterino’s Restaurant
- Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant
- Prosecco
- Red Apple Buffet
- The Revel Group
- Russell Stover
- Russian Tea Time
- Safeway
- Santa Margherita
- Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating
- See’s Candies
- Schaefer’s Wine
- Sheer Bliss
- Starbucks
- Swedish Bakery
- Terlato Wines
- Teuscher Chocolates
- Tommy Nevin’s Pub
- Trader Joe’s
- Upton Tea
- Urban Accents
- Vanille Patisserie
- Veruca Chocolates
- Village Batch
- Washington Gardens Italian Restaurant
- Wishbone
- Wollersheim Winery, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Foundations/Religious Organizations
- Alphawood Foundation
- Matthew Bucksbaum Family
- Edlis
- Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
- Gordon/Edgewater
- Pianoforte Foundation
- The Salvation Army
- UNICEF
Galleries/Antiques
- Bernacki and Associates
- Cassiopeia
- Chicago Conservation Center
- Douglas Rosin Decorative Arts & Antiques
- Epilogue Arts
- Expo Chicago
- Expression Galleries of Fine Art
- Floating World Gallery
- Frame Warehouse
- Galleria Internet Ltd.
- Galleries Maurice Sternberg
- Judith Racht Gallery
- Knightsbridge Antiques
- Lalique
- M. Stefanich Antiques, Ltd.
- Malcolm Franklin
- Packer Schopf Gallery
- Printworks Gallery
- School Shop & Antiques
- West End Antiques
(many small and independent galleries and shops not listed here)
Government Agency
Health
Home Improvement & Furnishings/Interior Design/Lawn and Garden
- Adamczyk Fine Homes & Interiors
- Atlas Restoration LLC
- Bedrooms by Brynne
- Best Cabinets
- Carrier Heating & Air Conditioning
- Century Tile
- Chalet Nursery & Garden Shop
- Chicago Luxury Beds
- Chicago Specialty Gardens
- City Grange Garden Center
- Connoisseur Slate & Tile
- The Container Store
- Country Florals and Gifts
- Dream Kitchens
- EcoSMART Technologies
- eurofurniture
- Gethsemane Garden Center/Wild Pansy Gift Shop
- The Golden Triangle
- Grand Street Gardens
- Grant & Power Landscaping
- Home Depot
- Ikea
- iWire Chicago
- Kristin Leigh – Faux Artist
- Leader Builders
- Leafguard
- Lowe’s
- Luna Carpet
- Manifesto Furniture
- Mecox Gardens
- Normandy Remodeling
- Northfield Block
- North Shore Garage Doors
- North Star Heating and Air Conditioning
- Olympic Paint
- Ray Stojak Decorating
- Repipe Specialists
- Schmechtig Landscape Company
- Scotts Company
- Solstice Art Source
- Toms-Price Home Furnishings
- Urhausen Greenhouses
Legal/Medical/Professional Services
- A1 High Definition Hearing
- Advocate Healthcare
- Attain Group, LLC
- Beutel Hurst Boleky LLC
- American Back Center
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Beutel Hurst Boleky LLC
- Block & Landsman
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- CVS Drugs
- Central DuPage Hospital
- Clifford Law Offices
- Davis Friedman
- Downs Law Offices
- Erwin Law
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Heart Scan of Chicago
- Ivana North Shore Institute of Medical Aesthetics
- Laner Muchin
- Lakeview Oral Surgery
- Law Office of Evelyn Gross
- Law Office of Frederick R. Dempsey
- Loyola University Medical Center
- Lysinski & Associates P.C
- Mayo Clinic
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Midwest Center for Sight
- Morrison Associates, Ltd.
- NCNS (Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Sleep Medicine)
- Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg
- Neurofeedback Centers of Greater Chicago
- North Shore Eye Center
- Northshore University Health Systems
- Northwestern Center for Clinical Research
- Northwestern Dental Group
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Nutrition 21
- Palos Community Hospital
- Professional Life & Casualty
- Radiant Research
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
- Romanucci & Blandin LLC
- Rush University Medical Center
- Sinai Health System
- Schlller DuCanto and Fleck, LLP
- Solutions First Legal Services
- Tom Scully, Attorney at Law
- University of Chicago Medicine
- University of Illinois Medical Center
- Video Family Biographies
Pets
- Canis Sapiens Dog Training
- Chicago Aquarium Company
- Hartz
- Petswelcome.com
- Ralston Purina
- Smart Dogs Training and Lodging
Publishing/Periodicals
- Allegra Print and Imaging
- Barrons
- Carus Publishing/Cricket Magazine
- Crain’s Chicago Business
- The Economist
- Gourmet Magazine
- The New York Times
Real Estate Development
- 850 Lake Shore Drive
- Esperanza Development Group
- Friendship Village
- The Great American Home Collection
- The Hummel Group, Ltd.
- Hunter’s Fairway/Sotheby’s International Realty
- The Isabella Northfield
- Lake Erie Land Company
- Lakefront Realty Group
- Mallinckrodt in the Park
- The Mather
- Meridian Vista Real Estate
- One Museum Park
- Prairie Crossing
- Ritz Carlton Residences
- Sedgebrook
- Senior Lifestyle Corporation
- Serosun Farms
- Ten East Delaware
- Tryon Farm
- UGL-Equis
- The Velocity Real Estate Group
- Vineyards at Tabor Fields
- Victory Tenders
Retail and Miscellaneous
- Abt Electronics and Appliance Store
- American Music World
- Anderson’s Book Shop
- Audio Consultants
- Barretts Home Theater
- Barry Regent Cleaners
- Best Buy
- The Book Cellar
- Book Stall at Chestnut Court
- Bose Corporation
- BP
- Careful Peach Boutique
- Chicago Aquarium Company
- Chicago Jewish Funerals
- Chicago Piano Superstore
- Children’s Gift Shop
- City of Enchanted Florist
- Cordogan’s Piano Gallery
- Culligan
- Corrado Cutlery
- Cultivate Urban Rainforest & Gallery
- Downtown Oak Park
- Epilogue Arts
- Europa Books
- Exxon Mobil
- Eye Spy Optical
- FTD
- Fair Trader Chicago
- Genevieve Lethu
- Georg Jensen
- H. C. Nahigian & Sons
- Hanig’s Footwear
- Hazel Gifts & Apparel
- Hendricks Pianos
- Hickey Freeman
- Home Depot
- The Horn Stash
- Irish Connoisseur
- iWire Chicago
- Jared Jewelers
- JC Penney
- Job Yoshael Rug Company
- Jos. A. Bank Clothiers
- Juvo Products
- Kurt Saphir Pianos
- Lambrecht’s Jewelers
- Little Passports
- Macy’s
- Main Street Evanston
- Marbles: The Brain Store
- Mary Walter
- Marshall Pierce & Company
- Mattie M
- Merchandise Mart of Chicago
- Midwest Stamp Dealers Association
- Midtown Funeral Home & Cremation Options
- MJ Miller Jewelers
- Motel 6
- Northwestern Cutlery
- Nortons USA
- Odor Eaters
- Office Depot
- Old Navy
- Orggit
- Paul Stuart
- Persin & Robbin Jewelers
- Philip Morris
- Piano4te
- PianoForte Chicago
- Piano Soft Express
- Piano Technicians Guild
- Pickle Piano Company
- The Poetry Garage
- Round Table Books
- Royal Jewelers & Loans
- Salamander Shoes
- Scandinavian Design
- Seminary Co-Op Bookstores
- Shell Oil
- Spex
- Steinway & Sons
- Steinway of Chicago
- Stuart Brent – Children’s Book Club
- Suits 20/20
- Synthesis Audio-Video
- The Sweden Shop
- Target
- TempurPedic
- Ten Thousand Villages
- Tiffany
- Timeless Toys
- Toys Etcetera
- Truefitt & Hill
- US Cellular
- Village of Long Grove
- Walgreeens
- Walter E. Smithe Custom Furniture
- Waxberg’s Walk Shoppe
- Weber Furniture Service
- whirlwindblog.com
- Women & Children First
- The Workshop of Eric Swanson
- Yvonne Estelle’s
- Zales
Senior Living
- The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
- Elderspaces
- Home Care Assistance
- Mallinckrodt in the Park
- The Mather
- The Merion Evanston
- Montgomery Place
- Partners in Senior Care
- Plymouth Place
- Sedgebrook
- Senior Bridge
- Senior Lifestyle Corporation
- Smith Crossing
- Smith Village
- Whitehall of Deerfield
Tourism/Travel/Transportation
- AAAChicago
- Alice Travel
- Alpine Trails
- Arizona Office of Tourism
- Austrian Tourist Board
- Best China Tour
- Caravan
- Chula Vista Resort
- Collette Vacations
- Destination Quebec
- Earthbound Expeditions
- Eshet Incoming
- Fall Art Tour – Wisconsin
- Frosch
- General Tours
- Great Canadian Travel Company
- Greyhound
- Heritage Corridor Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Israel Ministry of Tourism
- Metra
- Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- Norwegian Cruise Lines
- Opera Adventures
- Orbitz
- PACE
- Park Hyatt
- Petswelcome.com
- Quebec City Tourism
- River Arts on Water Gallery
- Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce
- Singapore Tourism Board
- Super 8 Motels
- Thomas P. Gohagan & Company
- Travel 100 Group
- Travel Michigan
- Travelex International
- Visit Florida
- Visit Oak Park
- Waldorf Astoria Chicago
- Wales Tourism Board
- Wilderness Resort
- Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism
- YMT Vacations