Entertainment Columns
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Feder: Cara Carriveau adding her voice to 94.7 WLSJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Cara Carriveau, a longtime favorite of Chicago radio listeners, is the latest familiar personality to sign on at WLS 94.7-FM, the Cumulus Media classic hits station, Rob...
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Feder: Alex Quigley trades radio for Elgin city jobJun 05, 2019 8:05 am - It's not entirely clear if Alex Quigley left radio or radio left Alex Quigley, Robert Feder writes. Either way, the Chicago area broadcaster has traded his work behind a...
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O'Donnell: Bears wide receiver Johnny Morris is winner with a heart of a lionJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - THE DIFFICULTY WRITING about Johnny Morris isn't where to start. It's about how deep to go. The public Johnny breaks down into two easy pieces: Star wide receiver with t...
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Feder: Garry Meier to fill in for Mancow on WLSJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Radio Hall of Famer Garry Meier will soon be heard again on WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station, Robert Feder writes. This time Meier will appear as a guest...
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Feder: Top program exec Dan Soles to leave WTTWJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - For nearly 25 years, everything you saw on WTTW-Channel 11 first had to pass the high standards of Dan Soles. Now he's leaving, Robert Feder writes. Signaling changes in...
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Feder: Another Tribune payday for Michael Ferro - $13.6 millionJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - You may have missed an interesting footnote to news last week that Chicago-based Tribune Publishing declared a special cash dividend of $56 million to its shareholders, ...
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The last 'Game of Thrones' column: What we learned from the postseason documentaryMay 31, 2019 6:00 am - We learned in last Sunday's postseason documentary "Game of Thrones: The Last Watch" that Kit Harington took the end of his tenure on the HBO show particularly hard. "I...
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Feder: 'Those Were the Days' recalls D-Day 75 years laterMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - The 75th anniversary of D-Day will be commemorated by the medium that brought it home to America, Robert Feder writes. Starting this weekend and airing on three consecut...
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O'Donnell: Bouquets, brickbats and a whole lotta hustle to get the full Wolves Calder Cup Finals on local TVMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - THE ON-ICE HUSTLE it took to get the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup Finals was matched by the back checking bang-bang of team management to get the full silver skate s...
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Feder: Four more to join WGN Radio Walk of FameMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Four Chicagoans with deep connections to WGN 720-AM will be added to the WGN Radio Walk of Fame, the Tribune Broadcasting news/talk station announced today, Robert Feder...