Media
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Jim O’Donnell: If Reinsdorf’s initial $1 billion stadium gambit fails, why not a telethon?Feb 22, 2024 6:00 am - JERRY REINSDORF CELEBRATES his 88th birthday Sunday and there's still no report that his autobiography is in the works. Since Alice Cooper long ago took “Billion Doll...
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Longtime NPR host Edwards dies at 76
Feb 13, 2024 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” for just shy of 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happen...
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Jim O'Donnell: If Kyle Shanahan can't pick a winner, how can America?Feb 11, 2024 6:00 am - AN ESTEEMED ANTIGUA-BASED ODDSMAKER once said: “Everything in life starts out at 50-50. It happens or it doesn't.” Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs +2 today? It hap...
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Here’s what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
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Jim O'Donnell: Live from Las Vegas, Dan Patrick continues to own Super Bowl week chatterFeb 08, 2024 6:00 am - IF THERE WAS ANY LINGERING QUESTION about Dan Patrick being the most engaging daily sports talker in America, he's putting it to rest in Las Vegas this week. Patrick ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Is DraftKings weighing a plan to shake up sports media in Chicago?Feb 04, 2024 6:00 am - WHEN THE THIRD-LARGEST RADIO MARKET in America has two reeling sports talk stations, rumors will rumble. Hottest one going around Chicago right now is that a major sp...
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Think the news industry was struggling already? The dawn of 2024 is offering few good tidings
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Prince Harry hails court victory as ‘great day for truth’ after judge finds tabloid hacked his phoneDec 15, 2023 7:30 am - LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry won his historic phone hacking lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mirror and was awarded over 140,000 pounds ($180,000) in the f...
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The voice of NIU: After 44 years, Baker hanging up the microphone for the HuskiesNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - DeKALB - Bill Baker almost always did as he was told while growing up in Chicago. Clean your room. Be home before the streetlights come on. Go to bed. Yes, Mom. Yes, Dad...
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Voice of NIU radio held many jobs, including one as WWF ring announcerNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - While Bill Baker has spent more than 50 years on the radio calling football and basketball games, he's also held down quite a few other jobs. Beer truck driver. Ad sales...