Media
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Feder: 'A true news lion with heart' raises hopes at CBS 2Aug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Now that Jennifer Lyons has been named president and general manager of WBBM-Channel 2, look for the CBS-owned station to green-light plans to launch a 4 p.m. Monday-thr...
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Jim O'Donnell: The day Dick Duchossois said 'no' to Whitney HoustonAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - MUCH IS BEING MADE about the extraordinarily sad, doomed and downright mean spirits emanating from Arlington Park these days. Arlington's 2021 live season will go down i...
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Feder: WGN leads the cheers as sports legend Jack Rosenberg gets his WayAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - The dedication of "Jack Rosenberg Way" at East Illinois Street and Cityfront Plaza Drive drew a gathering of family, friends and sports media personalities Wednesday to ...
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Feder: Jennifer Lyons named president and general manager of CBS 2Aug 19, 2021 1:00 am - Jennifer Lyons, who's been one of Chicago's most honored and respected broadcast news executives for more than two decades, has been named president and general manager ...
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It all comes down to caring about peopleAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - Building a successful remote enterprise is dependent on connecting on a personal level. When the world became remote in 2020, Program Productions was uniquely prepared t...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago hires reporter Quinn Myers from WTTWAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Quinn Myers, a reporter and producer for WTTW-Channel 11's "Chicago Tonight," has been hired by Block Club Chicago to cover the Wicker Park, Bucktown and West Town neigh...
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Feder: NBC 5 promotes Alicia Roman to top weekday morning weather jobAug 17, 2021 1:00 am - With the impending retirement of longtime meteorologist Andy Avalos, NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 has promoted Alicia Roman to primary weekday morning weather duties, effect...
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Feder: ABC 7's Ryan Chiaverini 'super surprised' to catch COVIDAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - Ryan Chiaverini can't catch a break. In July he got word that "Windy City Live," the daily talk show he's been co-hosting for the past 10 years on ABC-owned WLS-Channel...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Million Day media gets parting gift - Petrillo throws all out of press boxAug 16, 2021 1:00 am - FOR DECADES, DICK DUCHOSSOIS saw to it that at the conclusion of Million Day, most working media received a gracious memento for their toil. Early Saturday evening at Ar...
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Feder: NBC 5 meteorologist Andy Avalos to retire after 'wonderful career'Aug 13, 2021 1:00 am - After more than three decades on the weather front of two Chicago TV stations, Andy Avalos is ready to ride off into the sunset. Avalos, 66, announced Friday he's retiri...