Below is a growing list of the many organizations, foundations and corporations that support WFMT through advertising and sponsorship.
To advertise in the Guide or on our websites, please contact:
Anne Gleason
(773) 509-5554
[email protected]
To underwrite WFMT programming, please contact:
Alexander Stonor Saunders
(773) 509-5357
E-mail
To underwrite WTTW11 programming, please contact:
Doug Carleton
(773) 279-2128
E-mail
The Admiral at the Lake
• Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Audio Consultants
• New Releases
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown
• Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
• Impromptu
The Clare at Water Tower
• Grant Park Music Festival broadcasts
Family Law Offices of Davis Friedman
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts
In memory of Carl and Fern Gaensslen Charitable Giving Fund
• Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Susan and Richard Kiphart
• Introductions
Negaunee Foundation
• Introductions
Les Nomades
• Los Angeles Opera
• Metropolitan Opera
• San Francisco Opera
PianoForte Foundation
• PianoForte Salon Series Live
PNC Wealth Management
• Sunday Fine Arts Calendar
Poetry Foundation
• Spoken Word programming
Joyce Saxon
• Fiesta
Schiller DuCanto and Fleck
• Los Angeles Philharmonic
• San Francisco Opera
• San Francisco Symphony
Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation
• Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
Steinway Piano Gallery-Chicago
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcasts
Thompson Coburn LLP
• Grant Park Music Festival broadcasts
Helen Zell
• Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin
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
- 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
- College of DuPage
- Columbia College Chicago
- Compy School
- DePaul University
- Fra Angelico Art Foundation
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Lake Forest College
- Lake Forest Country Day School
- Lake Forest Graduate School
- Loyola University of Chicago
- Newberry Library
- North Park University
- Northwestern University
- Robert Morris University
- Roycemore School
- St. Xavier University
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- Trinity International University
- University of Chicago Graham School
- Valparaiso University
Entertainment/Performing Arts/Museums/Broadcasting
- Allstate Arena
- American Ballet Theatre
- Apollo Theater
- Arlington Park Racecourse
- Ars Viva
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Aspen Music Festival
- Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
- Aurora Public Art Commission
- Bitter Jester Creative
- Bravo Cable Network
- CNN
- Chicago a cappella
- Chicago Auto Show
- Chicago Bulls
- Chicago Chamber Musicians
- 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
- Flat Iron Artists Assn.: First Fridays
- French Institute of the North Shore
- Gene Siskel Film Center
- Genesee Theatre
- Goodman Theatre
- Grant Park Music Festival
- Harris Theater for Music and Dance
- House of Blues
- Hubbard Street Dance Company
- International Concerts
- Jam Theatricals
- Joffrey Ballet
- Lake Forest Symphony
- Light Opera Works
- Lookingglass Theater
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- MAM Presents Tango Fire
- Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire
- Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
- McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
- Metropolitan Opera
- Midwest Young Artists
- Music of the Baroque
- NEIU Jewel Box Concert Series
- Northlight Theatre
- Old Town School of Folk Music
- Outsider Pictures
- PBS
- Pick-Staiger Hall at Northwestern University
- Ravinia Festival
- Royal George Theater
- The Silent Film Society of Chicago
- Smart Museum of Art
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
- TNT
- Universal Home Video
- The University of Chicago’s Artspeaks Series
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Kensington Wine of Chicago
- Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe
- L. A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates
- Le Titi de Paris
- Les Nomades
- Lettuce Entertain You
- Limelight Catering
- Lockwood Restaurant
- Merle’s
- Meru Tea
- 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
- 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
- Arts & Riverwoods
- Bernacki and Associates
- Cassiopeia
- The Chicago Art Auction
- Chicago Conservation Center
- Douglas Rosin Decorative Arts & Antiques
- 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
- Natural-Scenics.com
- Packer Schopf Gallery
- Printers Row Fine and Rare Books
- Printworks Gallery
- Rita Bucheit, Ltd.
- 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
- Atlas Restoration LLC
- Bedrooms by Brynne
- Best Cabinets
- Carrier Heating & Air Conditioning
- Century Tile
- Chalet Nursery & Garden Shop
- Chicago Luxury Beds
- Chicago Specialty Gardens
- 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
- House Anew – the Design Studio of George Adamczyk & Company
- 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
- Eye Can See Clearly
- 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
- Oneliners Stress Relief Workshops
- 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 II (Enterprise Company)
- Prairie Crossing
- Ritz Carlton Residences
- Sedgebrook
- Serosun Farms
- Ten East Delaware
- Tryon Farm
- UGL-Equis
- 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
- Borders
- Bose Corporation
- Bower Natural Bedding
- 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
- Downtown Oak Park
- Europa Books
- Exxon Mobil
- Eye Spy Optical
- FTD
- Fair Trader Chicago
- Genevieve Lethu
- Georg Jensen
- H. C. Nahigian & Sons
- Hanig’s Footwear
- 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
- Mephisto Great Lakes Shoes
- Merchandise Mart of Chicago
- Midwest Stamp Dealers Association
- 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 Technician’s Guild
- Pickle Piano Company
- Printers Row Fine and Rare Books
- 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
- Toys Etcetera
- Truefitt & Hill
- US Cellular
- Village of Long Grove
- Walgreeens
- Walter E. Smithe Custom Furniture
- Waxberg’s Walk Shoppe
- whirlwindblog.com
- Women & Children First
- The Workshop of Eric Swanson
- Yvonne Estelle’s
- Zales
Senior Living
- Home Care Assistance
- Mallinckrodt in the Park
- The Mather
- The Merion Evanston
- Montgomery Place
- Partners in Senior Care
- Plymouth Place
- Sedgebrook
- Senior Bridge
- Smith Crossing
- Smith Village
- Whitehall of Deerfield
Tourism/Travel/Transportation
- AAA Travel Agency
- 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
- Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce
- Singapore Tourism Board
- Super 8 Motels
- Symphonic Voyages
- 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 River Arts Festival
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism
- Your Man Tours