Media
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Rafer Weigel: 'Fox 32 let me go' after revenge porn allegationsJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Rafer Weigel, the Chicago television news anchor who got caught up in a tawdry scandal involving texts of nude photos and allegations of revenge porn, said he was fired ...
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O'Donnell: More spin around Arlington Park - Track may open earlier than ever for 'leased' trainingJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - NO WORDS HAD TO BE SPOKEN for it to be understood at last Tuesday's monthly meeting of the flaccid Illinois Racing Board: When it comes to any aspect about the operation...
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O'Donnell: The Cubs, Sinclair Broadcasting and Comcast - did Ricketts have a PR death wish?Jan 22, 2020 12:00 am - LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, the Cubs had imaging problems with the specters of Joe Ricketts' emails and the return of Addison Russell from domestic entrails hovering over the ...
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Feder: Former WGN-Channel 9 GM Sheldon Cooper diesJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - Over a distinguished career that started in the early days of television, Sheldon Cooper left a lasting impression on Chicago broadcasting as general manager of WGN-Chan...
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Feder: With or without Comcast, Marquee Sports Network to launch Feb. 22Jan 18, 2020 12:00 am - With just 34 days to go, Marquee Sports Network still has no deal with the Chicago area's largest cable company. But the new television home of the Chicago Cubs announce...
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O'Donnell: Scandal - what scandal? MLB dilemma is all about image, not integrityJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - THE FIRST STRATEGIC STEP in the management of any imaging crisis is quite simple: Stop the bleeding. Think Rob Manfred and the masters of Major League Baseball are anywh...
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WGN to launch half-hour sports show at 10:30 weeknightsJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - You won't find live sports broadcasts on WGN-Channel 9 anymore, but that doesn't mean the Nexstar Media Group station is out of the sports business entirely. "GN Sports,...
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Suspicious package triggers evacuation of office building housing the Daily HeraldJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - A suspicious package delivered to the Daily Herald led to evacuation of a six-story office building on the south end of Arlington Heights Thursday morning. Nothing dange...
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O'Donnell: College basketball marquee swinging back toward Underwood and the Fighting IlliniJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - FUNNY HOW THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL MARQUEE can slip away. Or beckon a team back. Three weeks ago, DePaul was 12-1 and the toast of the region. Brad Underwood and Illinois ...
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Feder: WGN America to launch prime-time national newscast from ChicagoJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Nexstar Media Group will launch a three-hour nightly national newscast from Chicago this summer on its WGN America cable network. “News Nation” will air from 7 to 10 p.m...