Entertainment Columns
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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...
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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...