Entertainment Columns
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White Sox radio broadcasts return to ESPN AM-1000Nov 12, 2020 12:00 am - It's official: Chicago White Sox baseball will air on sports/talk WMVP 1000-AM under a multiyear agreement announced today. The deal marks a return for the White Sox to ...
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Alex Trebek made a hilarious appearance on this '90s sci-fi show. (What is 'The X-Files'?)Nov 11, 2020 10:00 pm - “Supernatural” comes to an end Thursday after 15 seasons, six more than the original run of one of its progenitors and influences, “The X-Files.” (The less said about th...
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Jim O'Donnell: Students' rush could speed exit of Notre Dame presidentNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - WHEN NOTRE DAME is at its best, even a devout atheist would likely admit it's among the top 20 private research universities in America. When it's not — as it low-cased ...
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Feder: 'News Nation' gets trounced in election coverage raceNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - In a week that saw some cable networks and digital sites set viewership records, "News Nation," the Chicago-based startup launched in September by Nexstar Media Group, b...
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Feder: Need a little Christmas? Lite FM to turn it on at 4 p.m. this FridayNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - With 50 days to go until Christmas WLIT 93.9-FM is ready to become "Chicago's Christmas Music Station." Starting at 4 p.m. Friday holiday music will begin airing around ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Does Tony La Russa have Michael Jordan to thank for his new gig?Nov 04, 2020 12:00 am - DOES TONY LA RUSSA have Michael Jordan and "The Last Dance" to thank for his new autumnal roost as manager of the White Sox? Memorable works of drama are supposed to inc...
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Feder: Election night coverage marks radio's 100th anniversaryNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - "We'd appreciate it if anyone hearing this broadcast would communicate with us as we are very anxious to know how far the broadcast is reaching and how it is being recei...
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Feder: 'Excited, nostalgic,' Carol Marin preps for final election nightNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - As she has done before every election, Carol Marin spent the weekend at her kitchen table poring over pertinent facts and figures as if she were cramming for a final exa...
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Jim O'Donnell: A life of triumph - the improbable dream of Vaughn McClureOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN A YOUNG LAD from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates decided to pursue a longshot dream to become an acclaimed sports writer, there were no national headlines. Tw...
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Feder: Reporter Marie Saavedra comes home to CBS 2Oct 30, 2020 1:00 am - Marie Saavedra, who grew up in Evanston and began as an intern at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, has returned home to join CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 as a reporter, Robert Feder...