Entertainment Columns
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O'Donnell: David Stern's handling of 'The Michael Jordan Crisis of 1993' might have been his greatest featJan 03, 2020 11:30 pm - IF NOTHING ELSE, David Stern departed to join celestial company. When the longtime commissioner of the NBA died Wednesday, he was immediately hailed as a peer of the mos...
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Widescreen: New TV season brings five must-see January premieresJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - The new year is here, and so is a new television season. Here are five January premieres to add to your watchlist: Tuesday, Jan. 7 "Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Ti...
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Feder: As new WGN Radio morning host, Bob Sirott has friendliness in mindJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Bright and early Monday morning Bob Sirott will step into the studio of WGN 720-AM and instantly become the biggest star on the Nexstar Media Group news/talk station, Ro...
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Feder: ABC 7 wins New Year's Eve ratings in a blowoutJan 02, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago viewers overwhelmingly chose WLS-Channel 7 to ring in the new year Tuesday night, Robert Feder writes. The ABC-owned station drew 354,947 households - more than...
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O'Donnell: Don Imus and Larry Lujack both touched sports, but from very different baselinesJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK HAD Don Imus, Chicago had Larry Lujack. With the passing of Imus at age 79 last week, the question is inbounds as holiday games: Who ruled? Both hit the nationa...
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Feder: In a bleak year for Chicago media, WGN drops out of sportsDec 31, 2019 12:00 am - A change of address for "Chicago's Very Own," the end of free TV for the Chicago Cubs, a doomsday prediction for the Chicago Tribune, and a wayward alligator dubbed Chan...
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Feder: Final fade-out for CLTV leaves Chicago poorerDec 30, 2019 12:00 am - At precisely 6 p.m. Tuesday - just six hours before a new year begins - CLTV will sign off the air forever, Robert Feder writes. Paul Lisnek's "Politics Tonight" will be...
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Dynamic duos: 10 great screen performances in 2019Dec 27, 2019 5:00 am - No actor does his or her work alone, and many of 2019's finest big- and small-screen performances came in twos. Here are five dynamic duos you'll want to see again: Bean...
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O'Donnell: Too hard not to be lookin' back at 2019, peekin' ahead to 2020Dec 27, 2019 12:00 am - WAY BACK WHEN BOB SEGER was still singing hungry, he noted: "Too many people lookin' back." Nonetheless, at the end of a calendar year, that's what media does. So, purel...
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Feder: On New Year's Eve, Steve Darnall will party like it's 1958Dec 27, 2019 12:00 am - Steve Darnall, host of "Those Were the Days," will ring in 2020 retro-style with his third annual "New Year's Eve Big Band Dance Party" on College of Du Page's jazz stat...