WBEZ Chicago Technographics
WBEZ Chicago Technographics, Software Purchases, AI and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by WBEZ Chicago and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 150 WBEZ Chicago employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that WBEZ Chicago has purchased the following applications: Sage Intacct for ERP Financial in 2020, Greenhouse ATS for Applicant Tracking System in 2023, FrontApp for Collaboration in 2018 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems WBEZ Chicago is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Sage , Limelight Software , Greenhouse or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing WBEZ Chicago revenues, which have grown to $35.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for WBEZ Chicago intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
WBEZ Chicago Tech Stack and Enterprise Applications
WBEZ Chicago ERP
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| Sage | Legacy | Sage Intacct | ERP Financial | ERP | n/a | 2020 | 2020 |
In 2020, WBEZ Chicago deployed Sage Intacct as its ERP Financial platform. The deployment is visible on their website and supports finance and accounting functions across the organization, which operates with approximately 150 employees. Sage Intacct was configured as the primary financial application for budgeting, transactional accounting, and consolidated financial reporting.
The implementation used Sage Intacct's cloud native architecture and configured core modules including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and financial reporting to orchestrate routine accounting workflows. Operational governance emphasized a centralized chart of accounts and standardized invoice, payment, and reporting processes to establish a single system of record for finance.
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ERP Financial | ERP |
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2023 | 2023 |
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WBEZ Chicago HCM
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
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Market |
VAR/SI |
When |
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Insight |
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| Greenhouse | Legacy | Greenhouse ATS | Applicant Tracking System | HCM | n/a | 2023 | 2023 |
In 2023, WBEZ Chicago implemented Greenhouse ATS as its Applicant Tracking System and deployed the solution to operate directly through the station careers site. WBEZ Chicago is a public media organization with approximately 150 employees, and the Greenhouse ATS instance is surfaced on the WBEZ website to centralize job postings and candidate intake.
The implementation follows a cloud SaaS deployment model typical for Applicant Tracking System solutions, with Greenhouse ATS hosting candidate profiles, application forms, and pipeline data. The careers page integration routes applicant submissions into Greenhouse ATS, enabling web traffic to feed job requisitions and candidate records without on premise infrastructure. Greenhouse ATS is used to publish open roles, capture applicant information, and maintain structured candidate pipelines for each posting.
Functionally the Greenhouse ATS deployment supports core Applicant Tracking System workflows including job requisition setup, job posting management, candidate sourcing and parsing, staged pipeline tracking, interview scheduling and scorecards, and offer management. Configuration emphasizes role based access for recruiters and hiring managers, predefined pipeline stages aligned to newsroom and administrative hiring, and reusable interview kits to standardize evaluation.
Operational coverage centers on the HR recruiting function and hiring managers across editorial, production, and business departments, with governance centered on centralized requisition approvals, permission controls in Greenhouse ATS, and documented hiring workflows. The rollout is oriented around careers site integration and operationalizing consistent interview and selection processes through Greenhouse ATS, with system controls configured to manage user roles and candidate data privacy.
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Learning and Development | HCM |
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2014 | 2014 |
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Recruiting, Applicant Tracking System | HCM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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WBEZ Chicago Collaboration
Vendor |
Previous System |
Application |
Category |
Market |
VAR/SI |
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Insight |
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| Front | Legacy | FrontApp | Collaboration | Collaboration | n/a | 2018 | 2018 |
In 2018, WBEZ Chicago implemented FrontApp to consolidate team messaging and inbound inquiry handling. FrontApp is deployed as a Collaboration application to support sales team workflows and cross team communications within Chicago Public Media's WBEZ operations.
The deployment emphasized shared inbox and coordinated response capabilities, using FrontApp to centralize messages in one place and enable team members to communicate through assignment, internal commenting, and message organization workflows. The configuration aligns with typical Collaboration application functionality such as message triage, tagging, and collaborative threads, delivered via a cloud based SaaS model. User feedback recorded in March 2018 from an internal reviewer at Chicago Public Media indicated less than six months of usage, noting the application was helpful for organizing incoming inquiries and enabling team communication, while also flagging the monthly per user cost as relatively expensive.
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Collaboration | Collaboration |
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2020 | 2020 |
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Event Management | Collaboration |
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2018 | 2018 |
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WBEZ Chicago eCommerce
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eCommerce Fraud Protection | eCommerce |
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2020 | 2020 |
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WBEZ Chicago CRM
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Community Management | CRM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Donor and Fundraising Management | CRM |
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2019 | 2020 |
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Sales Automation, CRM, Sales Engagement | CRM |
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2011 | 2011 |
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WBEZ Chicago ITSM
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Application Performance Management | ITSM |
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2012 | 2012 |
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Application Performance Management | ITSM |
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2019 | 2019 |
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IT Service Management | ITSM |
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2020 | 2020 |
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WBEZ Chicago PaaS
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Transactional Email | PaaS |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Transactional Email | PaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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WBEZ Chicago IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2019 | 2019 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2012 | 2012 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2016 | 2016 |
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IT Decision Makers and Key Stakeholders at WBEZ Chicago
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Apps Being Evaluated by WBEZ Chicago Executives
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