Media
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Feder: V103 widens margin of victory in latest radio ratingsJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B station, widened its lead over Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM in the latest Nielsen Audio survey released Monday. For the t...
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Feder: Chicago's Invisible Institute shares Pulitzer Prize for national reportingJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Invisible Institute, the Chicago-based nonprofit journalism production company, won its first Pulitzer Prize Friday for its work on a yearlong investigation of K-9 units...
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Feder: Owner says MeTV FM will 'live and thrive' despite FCC deadlineJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - Great news for fans of MeTV FM: Weigel Broadcasting's popular soft-rock oldies station at WRME 87.7-FM won't be going away any time soon, according to owners of the low-...
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Feder: Roe Conn makes 'unexpected pivot' to job in sheriff's officeJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Roe Conn, the veteran Chicago broadcaster, has joined the Office of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart as a senior project manager, Robert Feder writes. He's currently working...
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Jim O'Donnell: Duchossois 'sad' about probable end of Arlington? Don't bet on itJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOUGHT HAS BEEN presented on multiple occasions this spring: “Mr. (Dick) Duchossois must be very sad about the end of Arlington Park.” Roundabout response: “Well, y...
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Global glitch: Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage
Jun 08, 2021 1:00 am - LONDON - Dozens of websites went down briefly around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times and Britain's government home page, after an outage at the clou...
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Feder: 'Wendy and Ray Show' debuts Saturday night on WLSJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Wendy Snyder and Ramblin' Ray Stevens, two of the most likable personalities on Chicago radio, are getting their own weekly show on WLS 890-AM, Robert Feder writes. Sta...
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Feder: David Kaplan named to Chicagoland Sports Hall of FameJun 07, 2021 1:00 am - David Kaplan, the Chicago sportscasting dynamo, has been named to the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. He'll be inducted October 28 at Wintrust Arena in a 2021 class th...
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Feder: Buyouts expected to accelerate exodus from Chicago TribuneJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - By this time next week the Chicago Tribune could be saying goodbye to some of its best-known bylines, Robert Feder writes. An exodus of top talent is expected now that ...
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Jim O'Donnell: 'Mongo' McMichael set for move to 'more friendly' home in RomeovilleJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO 40 YEARS, Steve McMichael has been one of the most outrageously vibrant personalities on the Chicago sportscape. News of his gallant battle with ALS this sp...