Media
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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 ...
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Feder: Former Tribune critic Howard Reich writes ballet about Japanese-Canadian internmentDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - For more than 40 years Howard Reich covered music and the arts for the Chicago Tribune with passion and sensitivity, adding six books and three documentary films to his ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Live, from Green Bay, it's a new NBC version of an old NFL game show!Dec 11, 2021 4:00 am - OFFICIALLY, NBC SPORTS will be presenting a “Sunday Night Football” game between the Bears and Green Bay. Unofficially, it's really a TV game show called “Organic or Non...
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Jim O'Donnell: Adaptive genius of Belichick provides a lesson for windy cities everywhereDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - AT ITS CORE, the National Football League is a band of illusion. Gambling houses hang a point spread on a game. Officiating crews generally hold audience into the fourth...
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Feder: Chicago TV's Silver Circle to add eight broadcast legendsDec 06, 2021 12:00 am - Don Cornelius, who created, produced and hosted the long-running and culturally influential dance music show "Soul Train," will be honored posthumously with the Chicago ...