Media
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Feder: ABC 7 shuts down State Street to film New Year's Eve show dance numberDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - If competitors want to take advantage of WLS-Channel 7 for banishing Chicago's king and queen of New Year's Eve, that's show biz. But there's still one big reason I wou...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio promotes Cisco Cotto to morning drive, Rob Hart to middaysDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Making smooth transitions may be one reason WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM has managed to stay at or near the top of the ratings for most of its 53 years as an all-news stati...
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Jim O'Donnell: Adam Amin continues to position himself for Bob Costas-style ascendancyDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - FOR MORE SEASONED CHICAGO SPORTS TV watchers, there is a palpable sense of déjà vu hovering around Adam Amin. And the "déjà" in that "vu" is Bob Costas. For 19 fleeting ...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio morning star Pat Cassidy retiring after 'charmed career on top'Dec 17, 2021 12:00 am - For more than 50 years, by the dawn's early light, generations of Chicago area listeners have started their day to the mellifluous voice of Pat Cassidy on the radio. Now...
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Feder: WGN Radio renews morning host Bob SirottDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Legendary Chicago broadcaster Bob Sirott, who's been a rare shining star in the ratings at WGN 720-AM, just extended his contract as morning host for two more years. "B...
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Feder: CBS 2 taps Jim Williams, Marie Saavedra to co-anchor new 4 p.m. weekday newscastDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Jim Williams, the veteran Chicago journalist and weekend news anchor at WBBM-Channel 2, will team with reporter Marie Saavedra on a new 4 p.m. Monday-through-Friday news...
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Jim O'Donnell: The Bears at Arlington Park trending tepid as a telling 2022 approachesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - WITH CHRISTMAS 2021 CLOSING IN, increasingly complex puzzles should be left only to the most beautiful minds at places like MIT. Unfortunately, that compact list might ...
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Feder: After signing off at WBBM, Julie Mann takes job with Kane CountyDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Julie Mann, the beloved newsroom leader and managing editor who just signed off after 25 years at Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, is on to her new adventure. ...
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Good Karma Brands acquires ESPN AM-1000Dec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Good Karma Brands, which has been operating ESPN Radio sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM under a local marketing agreement since October 2019, has agreed to acquire the station f...
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Feder: Sun-Times political reporter Rachel Hinton joins BGADec 14, 2021 12:00 am - Rachel Hinton, chief political reporter for the Sun-Times, is joining the Better Government Association as its first enterprise reporter. Her hiring, effective January ...