Media
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Feder: US99 hires Melissa McGurren to host morningsMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - Melissa McGurren, who was a mainstay of Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary WTMX 101.9-FM for 22 years, has been hired by Audacy country WUSN 99.5-FM to lead a new morn...
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Jim O'Donnell: Horses and Bears at Arlington Park would be an amazing daily doubleMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - THE STORY IS LIKELY APOCRYPHAL, but George Stanley Halas reportedly once said, “Make no small manhole covers.” So, Ditka-diming aside, presenting the newest sports capit...
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Feder: Former Fox News anchor Leland Vittert joins NewsNationMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Leland Vittert, a former weekend anchor, reporter and foreign correspondent for Fox News, has landed at NewsNation, Nexstar Media Group's Chicago-based cable news networ...
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Feder: John Kass walks back 'enemy of the people' blast at mediaMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - Rebuked by his colleagues for promoting a tweet that referred to the media as "the enemy of the people," Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass now says he shouldn't have d...
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Feder: Weigel expands memorable entertainment menu with 'MeTV Plus'May 03, 2021 1:00 am - Weigel Broadcasting is about to launch a new 24/7 digital network to extend the brand and expand the audience of MeTV, its "Memorable Entertainment Television" franchise...
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Feder: Jenny Valliere joins The Mix as midday host, music directorApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Just in from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jenny Valliere has been hired as midday personality and music director at WTMX 101.9-FM, the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary statio...
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Feder: Columnist Maudlyne Ihejirika to 'pass the baton' of Chicago media leadershipApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Maudlyne Ihejirika, the prominent Sun-Times columnist and one of the most powerful women in Chicago journalism, has announced she's stepping down as president of two inf...
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O'Donnell: Pay to play at Arlington Park this year? Don't bet on itApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - THE SPECTER OF AN OPENING DAY at Arlington Park was once so deliciously nefarious. Naive goslings down on the apron breaking their virgin betting bones alongside aged bu...
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Feder: Springfield exhibit on 'Music from Illinois' remembers radio tooApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - An ambitious exhibition celebrating music from Illinois and the legendary musicians who made it - including a working radio studio available to DJs throughout the state ...
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Feder: Nexstar Media Group launching Rewind TV channel in SeptemberApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Nexstar Media Group, parent company of WGN-Channel 9 and NewsNation, has announced the launch of Rewind TV, a digital subchannel that will air sitcoms from the 1980s and...