Media
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Feder: Chicago news bosses warn journalists to be careful out thereJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - In the wake of attacks on reporters at the U.S. Capitol uprising January 6 and the continued threat of violence against journalists nationwide, Chicago area news organiz...
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Feder: Connor McKnight to host White Sox pregame, postgame shows on ESPN 1000Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago sportscaster Connor McKnight has been hired as host of Chicago White Sox baseball pregame and postgame shows on WMVP 1000-AM, the Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/t...
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Jim O'Donnell: McCaskey parlor games beg for a Jerry Jones cloneJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - WITH A WEEK AHEAD when sports should mean so little, let's cut to the chase: Until the Bears get dynamic new ownership, the organization is a cork on the NFL ocean. The ...
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Good chance Drew Brees will head to broadcast booth next seasonJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - Bears fans better remotely cheer or jeer Drew Brees while they can (Sunday, CBS & Nickelodeon, 3:40 p.m.). Age (42) plus residuals from 11 fractured ribs and a punctured...
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Feder: WLS Radio owner Cumulus Media forbids talk of 'stolen elections'Jan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Cumulus Media, parent company of conservative news/talk stations nationwide including Chicago's WLS 890-AM, has ordered its talk show hosts to refrain from spreading lie...
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Feder: Len Walter signing off after 52 years at WBBM NewsradioJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Len Walter, dean of Chicago business reporters and the first journalist to broadcast regularly from the Midwest Stock Exchange, has announced his retirement after 52 yea...
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Feder: 'Bold and fierce' Kristie Graybill joins 'The Fred Show' on Kiss FMJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - WKSC 103.5-FM is adding a new voice to Christopher "Fred" Frederick's morning show on the iHeartMedia Top 40 station known as Kiss FM. Kristie Graybill, just in from St....
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Feder: MeTV rises and shines with 'Toon In With Me'Jan 08, 2021 12:00 am - History will note that Bill Leff took his first pie in the face on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Undoubtedly there are more to come, Robert Feder writes. "Toon In With Me...
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Twitter bans Trump permanently, citing risk of incitementJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Twitter says it is banning President Donald Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." The social media giant said Friday: "A...
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Feder: Podcast delivers postmortem on Chicago's Edgewater HospitalJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Among the dozen or so employees who lost their jobs in mass layoffs at Hubbard Radio Chicago last spring in the wake of the pandemic, few could claim the talent or the t...