Entertainment Columns
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Feder: 'Black Ink Crew' star Charmaine Bey named midday host on WGCIJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Charmaine Bey, who leveraged her popularity on the VH-1 hit reality show "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" into a radio career, has been promoted to midday personality at WGCI 1...
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Feder: Pioneering aviator, trailblazing Chicago television host Jim Tilmon diesJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - It's a sign of how much Chicago loved Jim Tilmon that when he retired in 1994, Mayor Richard M. Daley proclaimed it "Jim Tilmon Day in Chicago," the Federal Aviation Adm...
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Widescreen: 'The Stand' tries too hardJan 16, 2021 6:30 am - The CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand" would be the most-discussed thing on television right now if A) it was on a more popular streaming service an...
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Sound check: Livestream Andrew Salgado, Jimmy Eat World, MLK Day specialJan 15, 2021 5:00 am - Hometown country Suburban country boy Andrew Salgado may have moved down to Nashville, but in healthier times he makes regular visits home, playing local bars and v...
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Widescreen: Hollywood Bowl comes home, virtually of courseJan 15, 2021 5:00 am - Live outdoor concerts? In January? During COVID-19? PBS makes it possible with a new limited series premiering at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, on WTTW Channel 11. “In Con...
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Feder: Three jobs cut in 'incredibly painful' layoffs at Univision Chicago stationsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Veteran sports director Hector Lozano and midday co-host/entertainment reporter Aureliano "Auri" Salgado were among three longtime staffers at Univision Chicago who lost...
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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...