Entertainment Columns
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WBBM, WBEZ come roaring back in the ratings with newsFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am - Coming off two months dominated by “The Holiday Lite” Christmas music on iHeartMedia adult contemporary WLIT 93.9-FM, radio listenership surged for Chicago's leading new...
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Feder: Peacock docuseries takes new look at John Wayne GacyFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - A new six-part documentary series produced by NBC News Studios reexamines the case of John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer who buried the bodies of dozens of his victims i...
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Feder: First-time producer Deborah Norville finds moviemaking 'really appealing'Feb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Now you can add movie mogul to Deborah Norville's list of credits. The former Chicago TV news anchor and longtime host of "Inside Edition" is executive producer of the l...
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Classical jazz, dance music and yoga an inspired mash-up for Glenview's TomCat TrumpetFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - Performing was predestined for Tom "TomCat Trumpet" Burke. Growing up around musicians and the touring lifestyle as the son of a Broadway musician, Burke spent his earl...
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Feder: Future of WLS 890 AM up in the air without Rush LimbaughFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - The death of talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh Wednesday leaves Cumulus Media news/talk WLS 890-AM without its most potent personality - and without a designated replacemen...
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Feder: WTTW fires news director Hugo Balta after staff erupts over social mediaFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Hugo Balta was forced out Tuesday as news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of "Chicago Tonight" following a staff uprising over his use of social media...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even Michael Jordan couldn't save an endless Daytona 500Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - FOR FANS OF NASCAR INCLUSIVITY, last Sunday's Daytona 500 was supposed to be a momentous event. Probably the most momentous stock car happening since Black country singe...
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Feder: Time's up for Dean Reynolds as 'NewsNation' correspondentFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - Still reeling from the sudden departure of its news director, “NewsNation” just lost its best known and most experienced reporter. Dean Reynolds signed off Friday after ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Doc Rivers, Fred Hampton and two very different lives 'Made in Maywood'Feb 12, 2021 12:00 am - THERE IS A COMPELLING CROSS of multimedia convergence going on this weekend. At nba.com - as part of the league's "Black History Month Inspirations" - Doc Rivers is feat...
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Feder: WTTW news chief Hugo Balta under scrutiny for social media postsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Hugo Balta, news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of the nightly newscast "Chicago Tonight," has been sidelined by his bosses for apparently sharing to...