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Jim O'Donnell: Maybe there will be some magic at midnight after Arlington Park closesSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - THEY SAY THEY ARE CLOSING a racetrack in Arlington Heights this weekend. For good. And who is left to push back? A disinterested governor? An overwhelmed suburban mayor?...
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Feder: Chicago's broadcast museum announces new leadershipSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - As the Museum of Broadcast Communications prepares to bounce back after the pandemic and works to redefine its mission, there's a new boss in the front office. Jim Carlt...
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Feder: Friends rally to support moribund Chicago ReporterSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - It's been a year since The Chicago Reporter abruptly went on hiatus, halting the crucial work of the nonprofit investigative news organization focusing on race, equity a...
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Feder: Jonathon Brandmeier to host Radio Hall of Fame ceremonySep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago radio legend Jonathon Brandmeier has been tapped to emcee the 2021 Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Museum of Broadcast Communications announced Tuesda...
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Feder: WCPT hires Edwin Eisendrath as Saturday afternoon hostSep 20, 2021 1:00 am - Even he knows you don't replace a Dick Kay. But in the nine weeks Edwin Eisendrath has been filling in Saturday afternoons on WCPT 820-AM, he's shown himself to be an ad...
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Feder: Gaynor Hall to co-anchor WGN weekend mornings with Sean LewisSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - Gaynor Hall, a general assignment reporter at WGN-Channel 9 since 2008, has been named co-anchor of the Nexstar Media station's Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts alo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Manning brothers 'man cave' flashes potential in spotty 'Monday Night' premiereSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - THE MEGACAST OF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" by the Manning brothers? Apparently, not for the whole family. Unless you played quarterback at Eastern Illinois or at least the ...
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Journalist turned politician hopes to eliminate Illinois' news desertsSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - A former television journalist who has spent the last decade as an Illinois state senator is hoping a newly created Local Journalism Task Force will help find a way to r...
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O'Donnell: 5 more years of racing at Arlington Park, then Bears? McCauley's common sense says yesSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - IS THERE A DIVINELY CRAFTED LIFEBOAT available for the interim future of Arlington Park that includes the continuation of racing beyond 2021 and construction of a new Be...
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Feder: B96 leaves listeners wondering: 'Where's Nina?'Sep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago radio's latest guessing game involves the whereabouts of Nina Hajian, who co-hosts mornings with Gabe Ramirez on Audacy Top 40 WBBM 96.3-FM, Robert Feder writes....