Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Chuck Schaden still bringing luster to Golden Age of RadioJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - On a lazy Sunday afternoon when he should be at home relaxing, Chuck Schaden is working the room at the Morton Grove Civic Center with the energy and enthusiasm of a man...
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O'Donnell: Vegas Stats and Info aiming to cash in on Chicago TVJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - What happens in Vegas continues to further impact that growing media intersection of Sports and Gaming. And with segments of Illinois business and leisure anxiously awai...
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Feder: Layoffs hit Entercom Chicago stationsJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Not even the owner of Chicago's top revenue-producing radio station is immune from financial pressures, Robert Feder writes. Entercom Communications, parent company of a...
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O'Donnell: American women bend into ugly during 13-0 overkill of ThailandJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - "THE UGLY AMERICAN" isn't anything new. From the USS Maine to Allen Dulles to now, it's a global virus that only gets more virulent. There was no missing the ugly when t...
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Feder: 'Eric in the Morning' still leading the radio ratings packJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Once again led by “Eric in the Morning with Melissa & Whip,” WTMX 101.9-FM held onto the top spot in Chicago's radio ratings for a second straight month, Robert Feder wr...
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Feder: 101.9 The Mix adds new music show at midnightJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago's top-rated radio station is about to dedicate the midnight hour to the newest releases in pop music, Robert Feder writes. Starting tonight, "The Mix New Music C...
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Feder: WBEZ's 'Wait Wait' nominated for Radio Hall of FameJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - "Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!," the popular NPR comedy-quiz show produced by Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM, is among this year's nominees for the Radio Hall of Fam...
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Special suburban movie screenings: 'Ghostbusters,' 'Superman' and an Icelandic gemJun 07, 2019 6:00 am - Two beloved blockbusters come back to big screens in the suburbs, and the After Hours Film Society presents a film from Iceland that won acclaim at last year's Cannes Fi...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio plans big sendoff for Kris KridelJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Look for Sherman Kaplan to return to WBBM 780-AM/105.9-FM today to join in the farewell festivities for his longtime anchor partner, Kris Kridel, Robert Feder writes. Ka...
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O'Donnell: New sports gaming bill means absolutely nothing to currently credible bookiesJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - So Illinois has a new sports gaming bill-plus. Translated in "Combine" - John Kass's clever description of the bipartisan sneak oilers who manipulate some affairs of the...