Entertainment Columns
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Feder: WGN Radio under new managementSep 20, 2019 1:00 am - With the $6.4 billion acquisition of Tribune Media by Nexstar Media Group finalized Thursday, there's a new man in charge of news/talk WGN 720-AM. Sean Compton, who had ...
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Catching up with Arcada Theatre's Ron OnestiSep 18, 2019 11:00 pm - t hasn't been difficult to keep tabs on what Ron Onesti has done to convert the Arcada Theatre into a national entertainment icon, while also setting the stage for expan...
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O'Donnell: McCauley emerges as voice of the people in Arlington Park situationSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - TO THOSE FAMILIAR with his bona fides, Tom McCauley is not an unlikely hero. In 1983, as a young attorney, he represented Dick Duchossois, Sheldon Robbins, Joe Joyce and...
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O'Donnell: Broadcast giant Dennis Swanson once again helping to boost Illini athleticsSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - AS A BROADCAST EXECUTIVE, Dennis Swanson has moved Olympics. Literally. He was also the critical accelerant in the rise of Oprah Winfrey. In Chicago, his masterwork was ...
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Feder: Ransomware attack reported at Entercom stationsSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Entercom Communications won't confirm reports that it has been crippled by a companywide ransomware attack, affecting email, internet, telephones, music scheduling, prod...
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Feder: WGN's 'Sweetness' special scores in primetimeSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty years after his passing, Walter Payton is still a champion in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. "Savoring Sweetness: The Life & Times of Walter Payton," a one-hour sp...
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Four great horror flicks to stream after Pennywise makes you screamSep 05, 2019 6:00 am - In a year that has already seen Jordan Peele's "Us" and Ari Aster's "Midsommar," this weekend's blockbuster release of "It: Chapter Two" closes the book on a decade that...
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Feder: The Mix moves back to No. 1 in Chicago radio ratingsSep 05, 2019 1:00 am - WTMX 101.9-FM, the Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary station, seesawed back into the top spot in August, trading places with classic rock sibling WDRV 97.1-FM in the ...
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'Dark Crystal' prequel debuts Friday on NetflixAug 30, 2019 6:00 am - Jim Henson made two creepy fantasy flicks in the 1980s, two movies aimed at an audience that was perhaps growing out of “Sesame Street” and “The Muppet Show.” I was defi...
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting turns WCIU into CW26 on SundayAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty-five years after WCIU-Channel 26 shed its affiliation with the Univision Spanish-language network and became fully independent as "The U," the Weigel Broadcasting...