Media
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Feder: Block Club Chicago adds reporters Melody Mercado, Mack LiedermanFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - With the addition of two new reporters, Block Club Chicago just expanded its full-time staff to 22. That's nearly a threefold increase since the nonprofit neighborhood n...
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Feder: Fox 32 hires Anita Blanton as morning anchorFeb 24, 2022 12:00 am - Anita Blanton, a news anchor at NBC affiliate WAVY in Norfolk, Virginia, has been signed to co-anchor "Good Day Chicago" on Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32, starting April 4. ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will the new Chicago casino trim the chances of the Bears moving to Arlington Heights?Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - ONE YEAR AGO THIS WEEK, the headline atop The Daily Herald sports & media column said: "It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington Park." And the wonderland derb...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio, V103 tie for first place in Chicago radio ratingsFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Audacy all-news combo, and WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B station, tied for first place in Chicago radio ratings released Tuesday, Rob...
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Feder: ESPN 1000 picks up weekly golf show with Barry CroninFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - In partnership with the Chicago District Golf Association, Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM will air "The CDGA Golf Show" from 7 to 9 a.m. Sundays, starti...
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Feder: Bob Sirott interviews Cubs greats for MarqueeFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - Bob Sirott, morning personality at Nexstar Media news/talk WGN 720-AM and lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, will host a series of in-depth conversations with Cubs legends for M...
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O'Donnell: DeRozan OK, but NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland is no place for polkas, pierogiesFeb 19, 2022 8:15 am - THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING more pointless than the four major All-Star competitions pockmarking the TV sports landscape. But if there is, a mildly clever name would have t...
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Feder: Ronnie Ramos named BGA's first editor in chiefFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - Reinaldo "Ronnie" Ramos, former executive editor of the Indianapolis Star, has been hired as editor in chief of Chicago's Better Government Association. In the newly cr...
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Feder: WTTW's 'Wild Travels' wraps up season with 'Frozen Dead Guy Days'Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Despite delays due to COVID-19 restrictions Harvey Moshman and Will Clinger traveled to 14 states for the third season of "Wild Travels," the quirky travel series airing...
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Feder: Illini Media honors 20 legendsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - The late Chicago journalist and author Nelson Algren leads the list of luminaries who'll be inducted this year in the Illini Media Hall of Fame at their alma mater, the ...