Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Reader to host 'Love Letter to Chicago Journalism'Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader is counting on the gratitude and generosity of local journalists to help jump-start its latest fundraising effort, Robert Feder writes. The independe...
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Feder: Ryan Baker getting tryout as CBS 2 news anchorAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - After 16 years as a high-profile sports anchor in Chicago, is Ryan Baker switching to news? No one will say for sure, but Baker has been spending the week alongside Eri...
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Feder: The Drive revs up to the top of Chicago radio ratings after 18 yearsAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - Eighteen years after WDRV 97.1-FM signed on as an edgy new choice for Chicago radio listeners, the Hubbard Radio classic rocker is the most popular station in town, Robe...
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Feder: Nine personalities added to Radio Hall of FameAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the psychosexual therapist who hosted the groundbreaking radio show "Sexually Speaking" in the 1980s, and Ryan Seacrest, the Los Angeles-based natio...
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Widescreen: 'Avengers: Endgame' is now available for digital purchaseAug 02, 2019 6:00 am - The highest-grossing movie of all time is now available on digital purchase platforms and packed with special features to make it worth your $19.99. "Avengers: Endga...
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Feder: NBC Sports Chicago adds weekday afternoon sports betting showAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - NBC Sports Chicago is betting it can win over viewers with a four-hour weekday afternoon talk show devoted to the burgeoning business of legalized sports gambling, Rober...
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Feder: Justice Department approves Nexstar deal for Tribune MediaAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department has approved the $6.4 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media by Nexstar Media Group, Robert Feder writes. Th...
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Feder: How Barry Rozner got Peggy Kusinski to open upJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - If you didn't read Barry Rozner's column in the Daily Herald Tuesday, don't miss it, Robert Feder writes. His extraordinarily sensitive and insightful report on the rea...
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Feder: CBS 2 ratings plunge after AT&T blackoutJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - As expected, the ongoing impasse between CBS and AT&T is wreaking havoc on WBBM-Channel 2's already low ratings, Robert Feder writes. The blackout of CBS 2 on DirecTV, ...
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Feder: ABC 7 to end 7 p.m. newscast on The UJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 will cease production of the prime-time local newscast it has been producing for Weigel Broadcasting WCIU-Channel 26, the two stations jointly co...