Media
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Jim O'Donnell: Chasing the brackets - 4 steps to a perfect Final FourMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - YES, OPRAH DID a marvelous job with Meghan and Harry. But she failed to ask the Brexiting royals for their NCAA men's selections. Because it's that weekend again. It's w...
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Feder: Giangreco, ABC 7 officially part ways after 'ditzy, combative' comment about Cheryl BurtonMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - Mark Giangreco officially ended his 27-year run as the top sports anchor at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 Friday with a settlement on the remaining 18 months of his contract a...
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Feder: Bill & Wendy ham it up on 'Toon In With Me' todayMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - There's an extra special treat for Chicago radio fans on today's edition of "Toon In With Me," the delightful morning cartoon and sketch-comedy show hosted by Bill Leff ...
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Feder: 20 years of up and downs for WBBM's 'Noon Business Hour'Mar 11, 2021 12:00 am - Friday will be a red letter day at WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Entercom all-news powerhouse, Robert Feder writes. It's the 20th anniversary of the "Noon Business Hou...
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Jim O'Donnell: Stop devouring their own - a cure for Big Ten men's basketballMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - AS W.C. FIELDS ONCE SAID, "Start a day with a smile and get it over with." Maybe that thought contributed to the foundational philosophy when they started the Big Ten me...
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Feder: Nexstar CEO fiddles with morning show while NewsNation burnsMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - NewsNation went from bad to worse this week after Jennifer Lyons followed her top two lieutenants out the door at the Chicago-based cable news network they built from sc...
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Feder: Former Channel 9 exec Lyons resigns from NewsNationMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Jennifer Lyons, the eminent Chicago TV news executive who segued from WGN-Channel 9 last year to launch a primetime cable news operation for parent company Nexstar Media...
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Feder: NBC 5 boss David Doebler to retireMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - There's a change coming to the C-suite at Chicago's NBC Tower, Robert Feder writes. David Doebler announced today he plans to retire as president and general manager of ...
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Feder: ABC 7's fractured family retains ratings crown for nowMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - With sports anchor Mark Giangreco on his way out because of an on-air comment about news anchor Cheryl Burton, it's anyone's guess whether the implosion at WLS-Channel 7...
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Jim O'Donnell: Wavelengths say Giangreco's next first stop could be ESPN RadioMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO FOUR DECADES, when writing about Mark Giangreco, normally the hardest thing is to find a synonym for "puckish." (Devilish? Sardonic? Buffalo-bred?) This wee...