Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Jeff Joniak to join Chicagoland Sports Hall of FameAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Jeff Joniak, sports director of Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM and longtime radio voice of the Chicago Bears, will receive the Media Award from the Chicagol...
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Feder: Program director David Polk leaving classical music station WFMTAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - David Polk, who rose from intern and production assistant to program director of WFMT 98.7-FM, is leaving the Window to the World Communications classical music station ...
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Feder: Jazz host Barry Winograd leaving WDCB middaysAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - After more than 18 years at WDCB 90.9-FM, Barry Winograd is stepping down as midday jazz host on the west suburban College of DuPage public radio station, Robert Feder w...
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Feder: Broadcast museum to turn on 'Stay Tuned: Rock on TV'Aug 13, 2019 1:00 am - A major multimedia exhibit on the historic connections between rock music and television in America is coming this fall to Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications, ...
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Feder: WLS Radio adds VSiN sports betting showsAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station, is the latest Chicago media outlet to bet on sports gambling, Robert Feder writes. It's teaming up with VSiN, the Vegas ...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago snaps up neighborhood news fansAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A wayward alligator in the Humboldt Park lagoon - as well as generous grants from three local foundations - are making this a great summer for Block Club Chicago, Robert...
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Feder: Chris Petlak returning to The Mix as evening host, digital content directorAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - There's big news on the night shift at Chicago's powerhouse hot adult-contemporary station, Robert Feder writes. Chris Petlak, who created, wrote, produced and starred i...
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Widescreen tidbits: Orchestral splendor, underwater spectacleAug 09, 2019 6:00 am - Class up your summer at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, when WTTW Channel 11 airs the Vienna Philharmonic's 2019 Summer Night Concert as part of PBS' “Great Performances” series....
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Feder: Blackout ends as CBS and AT&T kiss and make upAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - After holding viewers hostage for 20 days, AT&T restored CBS programming Thursday on DirecTV, DirecTV Now and AT&T U-verse platforms, Robert Feder writes. Since July 20...
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Constable: Just how good are poll's most satisfying job (singer) and least (radio/TV producer)?Aug 08, 2019 5:30 am - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones have made more than a satisfactory living singing hit songs including "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." But according t...