Media
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Jim O'Donnell: WaPo's Sally Jenkins working OT to spotlight treachery of the OlympicsJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPORTS COLUMNISTS SELDOM win Pulitzer Prizes. And a female sports columnist? Ain't never been done. But the inspired Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post could be in the...
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Feder: Chicago City Hall reporter Bill Cameron to retire from WLS RadioJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Bill Cameron, who's reported on every Chicago mayor since Richard J. Daley, has announced his retirement as dean of the City Hall press corps, Robert Feder reports. “Hal...
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Feder: Derek Dalton swept out as CBS 2 general manager after investigationJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Derek Dalton was forced out Thursday as president and general manager of WBBM-Channel 2 as part of a housecleaning of top management at CBS-owned stations in Chicago, Ne...
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Feder: NBC 5's Michelle Relerford follows Olympic hopefuls to TokyoJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Calling it "the biggest assignment of my career," WMAQ-Channel 5 morning news anchor Michelle Relerford arrived in Tokyo Tuesday to cover the 2020 Olympic Games for the ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Petrillo's improbable history of the Arlington Million leaves 'em laughingJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - THREE OF THE GREAT LAUNCH POINTS influencing much comedic anarchy eventually produced by the Baby Boomer generation were “MAD” magazine, any live TV that Steve Allen did...
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Feder: New WBEZ content chief wins Sulzberger FellowshipJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - Tracy Brown, who joined WBEZ 91.5-FM as managing editor in 2019 and was promoted to chief content officer of the Chicago Public Media news/talk station in April, has bee...
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Feder: NewsNation expands with Dan Abrams talk show and 'Morning in America'Jul 19, 2021 1:00 am - Dan Abrams, chief legal affairs anchor for ABC News, will host a one-hour prime-time talk show for NewsNation, Nexstar Media's Chicago-based cable news network, starting...
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Jim O'Donnell: Churchill Downs requests 2022 live racing application - but why?Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOROUGHBRED RACING FUTURE of Arlington Park is ... what? With almost all interested parties braced for the eternal end of live horse racing on the legacied site Sat...
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Feder: WGN drops 'Chicago's Best,' expands 'GN Sports' to weekendsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Say goodbye to "Chicago's Best," the delicious Sunday night food show on WGN-Channel 9. Co-hosted by Elliott Bambrough and Marley Kayden, it's been a weekly treat on WG...
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Feder: When Chicago plumbed the depths of trash TVJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - Chicagoans are justifiably proud of their role in propelling Oprah Winfrey to national stardom and serving as hometown boosters of her phenomenally popular and socially ...