Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Mark Grace, Elise Menaker join Marquee Sports Network teamFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - With 10 days to go before its launch as TV home of Chicago Cubs broadcasts, Marquee Sports Network has added former Cubs first baseman Mark Grace to its roster of part-t...
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Feder: John Records Landecker named to NAB Broadcasting Hall of FameFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - John Records Landecker, the Chicago radio icon who inspired a generation of rock 'n' roll disc jockeys across the country, has been selected for induction into the Broad...
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Feder: Marquee Sports Network to air sports betting show 'Follow The Money'Feb 10, 2020 12:00 am - Marquee Sports Network, set to debut February 22 as TV home of Chicago Cubs broadcasts, will air a weekday morning sports betting show - "Follow The Money" with Mitch Mo...
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Elgin High School students, teachers create webinars on biodiversityFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - Years before Greta Thunberg brought the perils of our planet more clearly onto a global stage, a group of Elgin High School students was doing their part to create aware...
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Widescreen: Big-screen grandeur at the Music Box, and another milestone for John WilliamsFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - The annual 70 mm Film Festival returns Thursday, March 5, to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago, with a two-week lineup of films presented in one of t...
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Feder: Bill Geist named to Illinois Broadcasters' Hall of FameFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Bill Geist, who retired in 2018 after 31 years as a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning," will be inducted this spring in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of...
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Feder: Voting starts for Illinois Rock and Roll Museum Hall of FameFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - With the opening of the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 in Joliet set for this summer, voting is underway on the first Hall of Fame class, Robert Feder writes....
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Feder: CBS 2 eyes launch of 24/7 streaming news service in MarchFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Look for CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 to roll out a 24/7 streaming news service this spring, Robert Feder writes. Branded as CBSN Local, it will feature locally anchored pr...
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Feder: Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder launch podcast for CumulusFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder, who were forced out as midday co-hosts at Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM in November, just launched a podcast for Cumulus Media Chi...
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Feder: Why new morning host Richard Milne loves WXRT 'and everything it stands for'Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Thirty-four years after Richard Milne joined WXRT 93.1-FM as weekend overnight host, he's about to become the face and the voice of morning drive at "Chicago's Finest Ro...