Entertainment Columns
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Wizard World takes its convention celebrities online during pandemicApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - An earlier-than-usual start date this year meant that C2E2, the long-running pop culture convention at Chicago's McCormick Place, just beat the wave of event cancellatio...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune offers staffers pay cuts or severanceApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - Salary reductions were announced Thursday for employees at the Chicago Tribune as parent company Tribune Publishing seeks to offset "sharp declines" in advertising reven...
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Feder: Jubal Fresh vanishes from SHE 100.3 morning showApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - Jubal Fresh, who's been missing for more than three months from the syndicated morning show that bears his name, has officially parted company with Hubbard Radio, Robert...
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Brewery cracks open a new beer for 40th anniversary of 'Caddyshack'Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - If ever a movie — especially a sports-themed one — merited an anniversary celebration, it'd be “Caddyshack.” This movie didn't really have a plot. It was just a series o...
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O'Donnell: Anthony Fauci — The point guard who still might save the worldApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - AS AN INTERVIEWER, Mike Krzyzewski isn't going to make anyone forget Tom Snyder. And as a 5-foot-7 high school point guard in Eisenhower-era Manhattan, “Tony” Fauci wasn...
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Feder: Furloughs, wage cuts hit Cumulus Media Chicago stationsApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Tuesday was Cumulus Media's day to share the financial pain of the coronavirus shutdown with its employees, following similar draconian moves by iHeartMedia and Entercom...
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Bobek family returns for another round on 'Family Feud'Apr 07, 2020 6:00 am - They're back! The five Bobek siblings, whose musical talents and Polish heritage took them all the way to the “Family Feud” show, turn up again next week. Family member...
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Feder: Fox 32 adds Milwaukee's Kaitlin Sharkey to sports staffApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - With the world of sports at a standstill, this may seem like an inopportune time to hire a sportscaster. But Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 has its eyes on the future with th...
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Feder: NBC 5 alternates keeping news anchors Stafford, Rosati homeApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - As local TV stations grapple with the coronavirus shutdown and stay-at-home orders, they're finding new ways to accommodate their employees, Robert Feder writes. Starti...
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O'Donnell: A dentist, a priest and the lost local hopes of the Dayton FlyersApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - IN A PERFECT WORLD, Jack and Terry Keehan would be intensely focused on TBS's coverage of The Final Four from Atlanta this weekend. That would be Dr. Jack Keehan of Elgi...