Media
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O'Donnell: Shanahan, Shanahan and Belichick - Could Jimmy G possibly be more prepared for SB 54?Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - WITHOUT SPECULATION, where would the Super Bowl be? A major national gaming association has estimated that at least 26 million Americans will have some sort of direct be...
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O'Donnell: TNT 'wake,' fresh Super Bowl helping America mourn KobeJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - SPORTS MASS AMERICA has never needed a fresher, more distracting Super Bowl than it does this week. And Sports Mass America has seldom needed a very public video wake as...
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O'Donnell: Kobe and Michael — Two images who should stay forever youngJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - When Michael Jordan entered the NBA, he was laden with tempered expectations. He wasn't going to be the next Bill Russell. Nor the next Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-...
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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,...