Media
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Feder: Fox 32 to add 4 p.m. newscast on weekdaysJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - In the first expansion of its news operation in years, Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 announced plans Thursday to add an hourlong newscast at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, re...
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O'Donnell: All about restarts, retreads and Erin Andrews - a midsummer buffetJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - OF RESTARTS, RETREADS AND ERIN ANDREWS, a midsummer buffet of thought that might even draw Charlie Weis away from the Turkey Alfredo: MLB restart - Lost in a scheduled e...
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O'Donnell: Happy Lake Erie days rooting with Chief WahooJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - IN THE MATTER OF the renaming of the Washington NFL team, forget about "the cancel culture" or the micro-vigilant New Brain Police. Pragmatically, three considerations: ...
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O'Donnell: Masur hoping to bring Peoria magic to Sox radiocastsJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - THERE APPARENTLY STILL IS a tree with magical broadcast limbs that grows in Peoria. Andy Masur - the new voice of the White Sox on WGN-AM (720) - knows all about it. The...
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Feder: WBBM news radio sweeps Chicago radio ratingsJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - It was a rare clean sweep for Chicago's all-news radio station in the latest Nielsen Audio survey. Audience estimates released Tuesday showed the Entercom combo of WBBM ...
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O'Donnell: Fourth-and-folly — Who's going to watch all of these summer games?Jul 03, 2020 1:00 am - WHERE WOULD AMERICA BE without summer's whiff of spectacle? Fireworks. Pennant races. NFL training camps. Where would American TV be without the profitable lure of fresh...
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O'Donnell: Determined Thomas trying to keep hope alive at AM-1000Jul 01, 2020 1:00 am - THERE ONCE WAS A TIME when sports talk radio in Chicago was fresh. That would have been when Bill Clinton was in the White House, "The Lion King" was about to happen and...
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O'Donnell: Georgeff never called any rocketing doctors over ArlingtonJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - NO FIREWORKS AT ARLINGTON PARK next weekend reminds of a great holiday-themed local TV racing tale: Gerry Gallitano was a fair-to-middlin' jockey on the Chicago-Florida ...
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Feder: Colleagues to honor Pam Zekman with virtual tributesJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Pam Zekman, the legendary investigative reporter who lost her job last month after 39 years at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, will be honored by her colleagues with virtual t...
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COVID-19 pandemic leads Elgin couple to close store, look for new magazine ownerJun 25, 2020 5:00 am - Mary and Jeffrey Pierce have been prominent players in Elgin's business and cultural scene, between her eclectic downtown boutique and his vibrant monthly magazine about...