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Mike seeing the world through a plant.
Mike Nowak broadcasting on WGN-TV with Dina Bair from the 2006 Chicago Flower and Garden Show
Mike Nowak
Mike Nowak is host of the aptly-named “The Mike Nowak Show,” Sundays from 9 to 11am on Chicago’s Progressive Talk, WCPT 820AM and 92.5, 92.7 and 99.9 FM. For a decade before coming to WCPT, he was the host of WGN Radio's “Let's Talk Gardening” and has appeared on WGN-TV Channel 9, CBS 2 Chicago and the DIY Network. He is also a writer and award-winning columnist for Chicagoland Gardening Magazine. In the April, 2011 issue, Garden Design Magazine lists Mike’s show as one of five radio programs “we’re listening to.”Mike is an Illinois Master Gardener and Openlands TreeKeeper. In 2002, he co-founded the Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association and served as MELA's president for four years. He is president of the Chicago Recycling Coalition and part of the Speakers Network for SafeLawns.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting natural lawn care and grounds maintenance..
In another environment, Mike is a 33-year veteran of the Chicago stage, having received awards for acting, directing and writing.
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