You can keep the spirit of litfest going all year by downtown loading the printers row app where you can fine all of the Chicago Tribune premium books content, free did downed ebooks and the complete litfest scud all. Download today and get five dollars off merchandize. Todays program will be broadcastlift on cspan2s booktv. We ask you to use the microphone to your right to ask questions. We ask that you silence your cell phones and turn off your camera flashes. Please welcome reporter from the Chicago Tribune and todays sir interviewer. Talk to us. His public,ty defender, hoyt have chicago iconic newspaper. Thank you both for being here for this conversation. Lets get started by talking about your personal connections to the stories you are tellingful both of you have given birth to stories you have personal connections to, so what led to these topics . Start out, natalie. Sure. So, im a chicago native. I went away to school, work other places, moved back here about ten years ago, and
Man that they remember Michael Slagers south jersey connection stems here in Burlington County all of the way to the shore where he began a career of Public Service before attending the Police Academy in South Carolina. Neighbors say they remember a Young Michael slager who lived in this home with his stepmom playing ball and a game called jail break in mt. Laurel. To think that somebody out of this neighborhood could do Something Like that i just dont understand. A far different picture than we see in video making national headline, that of the South Carolina cop pulling the trigger and now charged with the murder of walter scott, an unarmed black man who was running away. Slager is a 2001 graduate of winipea high school. His classmates are sounding off on facebook. One childhood friend said quote, as a fellow coast guardsman and classmate, it is a shame to see violence committed unnecessarily that ends in death and ones life ends as he knows it. Not only as a cop, but a veteran. We h
The uncarrier added subscribers, more than verizon and at t. Tmobile is using cheaper plans and promotions to lower customers to lure customers. The Company Posted a loss of 151 million. All this is coming as sprint is preparing for tmobile takeover bid. I spoke with the president and started by asking about the boom in start up growth and how this happened. We added not only 2. 4 million customers this quarter, but 6 million in the last year. 1. 3 million postpaid net adds in 3. 5 million in the year. As you said, we added 12 times as many phone net adds as our nearest competitor. The only reason is that the other two competitors, the calculation is infinity. Even smart people like you cant out that math. It is a vindication that the on on the uncarrier movement is the right one. It has plenty of runway to go. Once you have our numbers, the Wireless Industry grew in q1. All the growth went to tmobile, so it is a good start. How long can you sustain this . How many customers are really
Customers to lure customers. All this is coming as sprint is preparing for a tmobile takeover bid. I spoke with the president and started by asking about the boom in start up growth and how this happened. We added not only 2. 4 million customers this quarter, but 6 million in the last year. 1. 3 million postpaid net adds in 3. 5 million in the year. As you said, we added 12 times as many phone net adds as our nearest competitor. The only reason is that the other two competitors, the calculation is infinity. Smart people like you cant out that math. Once you have our numbers, the Wireless Industry grew in q1. All the growth went to tmobile, so it is a good start. How long can you sustain this . How many customers are really that unhappy with their service that they will cut bait and switch to you . Just approaching 50 million customers. Last time i checked, the duopoly has 100 million. We have a long way to go. At t and verizon have been making changes to respond to us. They are tempora
Tmobile is using cheaper plans and promotions to lower lure customers. Coming as sprint is preparing for tmobile takeover bid. I spoke with the president and started by asking about the boom in start up growth and how this happened. Added not only 2. 4 million customers this quarter, but 6 million in the last year. In million postpaid net adds 3. 5 million in the year. As you said, we added 12 times as many phone net adds as our nearest competitor. The only reason is that the other two competitors, the calculation is infinity. In an smart people like you cant out that math. It is a vindication that the on Carrier Movement is the right one. It has 20 of runway to go. Numbers, the our Wireless Industry grew in q1. All the growth went to tmobile, so it is a good start. How long can you sustain this . Customers are really that unhappy with their service that bait and switch to you . Just approaching 50 million customers. Checked, the duopoly has 100 million. We have a long way to go. Beena