Media
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Jim O'Donnell: An old beer commercial helped flip John Madden into an NFLer for the agesDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - FOUR WARRING WORDS greatly assisted the rise of John Madden from former NFL coaching curiosity to beloved national icon: "Tastes great! ... Less filling!" That was it. W...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Caray and Swirsky among new list of America's Top 100 sportscastersDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - SPORTS BROADCAST JOURNAL is an engaging trade newsletter distributed every week. SBJ's publisher is David J. Halberstam - not to be confused with the late Pulitzer Prize...
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Feder: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2021Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Gone but not forgotten: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2021. Bill Barnhart business columnist Bill Bird reporter Roger Brown news writer Bill Cam...
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Feder: Court upholds former producer's lawsuit against Eric FergusonDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - A former assistant producer's lawsuit against Chicago radio personality Eric Ferguson over allegations of an "unwelcome sexual relationship" during their employment at W...
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Jim O'Donnell: Was the Bears' brief weekend in London the beginning of the end for Nagy?Dec 22, 2021 12:00 am - WHEN INVESTIGATORS from The National Transportation Safety Board arrive in Lake Forest to begin sifting through the debris of The Matt Nagy Era, here's a date to focus o...
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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...