Media
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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...
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Feder: When ABC 7 fired a star sportscaster at the top of his gameMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - In a move that stuns his colleagues and angers his fans, an immensely popular sportscaster suddenly finds himself out of a job at Chicago's top-rated television station....
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Feder: Chicago Star debuts as 'uplifting' monthly newspaperMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - There's a brand new masthead in town. The Chicago Star officially debuted this week as a subscription-based monthly publication with a focus on "uplifting news," Robert ...
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Feder: Will Mark Giangreco ever return to ABC 7?Mar 03, 2021 12:00 am - It's been five weeks since Chicago's most prominent sports anchor was last seen on the city's top-rated television station, where he's been a fixture for 27 years, Rober...
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Feder: ABC 7's Mark Giangreco under fire for 'ditzy' remark about Cheryl BurtonMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Now it can be told: Veteran Chicago sports anchor Mark Giangreco may be on the verge of losing his job at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 because he used the word “ditzy” in an ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Churchill Inc. perfectly positioned to donate land for Halas StadiumMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - FUTURE TOP COLLEGE CURRICULA may one day refer to it as, "The Audacity of Ask." Or, "How the village of Arlington Heights constructively worked with Churchill Downs Inc....
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Feder: iHeartMedia stations pay tribute to 14 'Women Who Win'Mar 02, 2021 12:00 am - From the lieutenant governor of Illinois to the police chief of Aurora, 14 prominent women will be celebrated for their achievements during a monthlong, multiplatform tr...