Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Mancow parties with Roger Stone after Trump commutes sentenceJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - When Chicago radio personality Erich Mancow Muller flew down to Florida last week he thought he'd be attending a pity party for his friend Roger Stone, who was set to be...
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Feder: Will a new morning show wake up ESPN 1000's ratings?Jul 10, 2020 1:00 am - All we know for sure is that Mike Golic and Trey Wingo are going away. Beyond that it's anyone's guess as to who'll be hosting mornings on Good Karma Brands sports/talk ...
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O'Donnell: Happy Lake Erie days rooting with Chief WahooJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - IN THE MATTER OF the renaming of the Washington NFL team, forget about "the cancel culture" or the micro-vigilant New Brain Police. Pragmatically, three considerations: ...
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Feder: The Drive's Bob Stroud on Radio Hall of Fame ballotJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Bob Stroud, one of Chicago radio's most knowledgeable and respected authorities on rock music for 40 years, has been nominated for induction in the Radio Hall of Fame, R...
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Widescreen: Drive-ins are back! These are the best movie scenes set at drive-insJul 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Drive-ins are back, and an American tradition that many kids had only heard about is finally a real, tactile experience for the younger set. Outdoor theaters are an impo...
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O'Donnell: Masur hoping to bring Peoria magic to Sox radiocastsJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - THERE APPARENTLY STILL IS a tree with magical broadcast limbs that grows in Peoria. Andy Masur - the new voice of the White Sox on WGN-AM (720) - knows all about it. The...
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Feder: Maze Jackson, Todd Stroger quit morning show at WVONJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Citing pressure from his bosses to ease off criticism of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, WVON 1690-AM morning host Maze Jackson resigned last week, taking co-host Todd Str...
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Feder: NBC 5 apologizes for mixing up Aurora Police Departments in storyJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - WMAQ-Channel 5 is taking the rap for a story posted briefly online that misidentified the police chief of Aurora as her counterpart in Aurora, Colorado, Robert Feder wri...
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Constable: Pandemic closes theaters, but suburban group's online show (and charity) go onJul 04, 2020 1:00 am - The pandemic can take the theater away from performers, but it can't take the theater out of those performers. A suburban group plans to broaden the stage, turn performa...
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O'Donnell: Fourth-and-folly — Who's going to watch all of these summer games?Jul 03, 2020 1:00 am - WHERE WOULD AMERICA BE without summer's whiff of spectacle? Fireworks. Pennant races. NFL training camps. Where would American TV be without the profitable lure of fresh...