Was Bill Ayers involved in the Chicago Annenburg Challenge/grants program?
Officially no. But he hand picked Obama to lead it unofficially under his supervision and they dutifully directed the swag to Ayers’ friends in crime, who had various programs designed to pay them well, er, to “educate”.
That Obama was willing and able to play the game whereby so-called progressives shook people down is probably a part of why he got so much notice in the DNC ... they probably would never consider anyone who won’t help them get richer through corruption.