Entertainment Columns
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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...
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Feder: NBC Chicago launched record-setting run for Hugh DownsJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - The great Hugh Downs, whose more than five decades in television earned him a Guinness-certified record for most hours on network TV, started it all in Chicago, Robert F...
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COVID-friendly Fourth fun you can watch on TVJul 02, 2020 6:00 am - Here comes another big date on the calendar that won't be quite what we've come to expect from years past. Gone are the traditional suburban festivals and their firework...