Entertainment Columns
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Feder: WGN scores with Lin Brehmer's ode to the CubsApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - Fans know Chicago radio treasure Lin Brehmer as a rock and roller who writes with the soul of a poet, Robert Feder writes. That was on display Sunday when WGN-Channel ...
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Arya Stark and Ramin Djawadi: The heroes of Winterfell on 'Game of Thrones'Apr 28, 2019 1:00 am - "Game of Thrones" fans had been hearing about Sunday's supersized 82-minute episode for months. It would contain "the most sustained action sequence ever made for televi...
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Feder: As May sweep opens, CBS 2 ratings still flatliningApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - Following a surprising change to its anchor lineup, WBBM-Channel 2 begins the May ratings sweep no better off than before, Robert Feder writes. In April the CBS-owned st...
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O'Donnell: ABC/ESPN driving tribalism with mammoth coverage of NFL draftApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE YET to find evidence The Old Roman Sports Network ever devoted hours of prime-time coverage to the choosing of the next batch of gladiators. But that...
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Feder: Jim Dunbar, a WLS original rock jock, dies at 89Apr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Though best known for his nearly four decades as a radio talk show host in San Francisco, Jim Dunbar will forever be remembered in Chicago as one of the original Top 40 ...
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Feder: Peggy Kusinski debuts sports podcast with sonApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - "The Sportscaster and Her Son" is the self-explanatory title of an appealing new podcast series launched this week on SoundCloud by Peggy Kusinski, the award-winning spo...
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Where does 'Avengers: Endgame' rank among all 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe films?Apr 23, 2019 5:00 pm - Editor's Note: This is an updated version of an article that first appeared in April 2018, just before the release of "Avengers: Infinity War." Eleven years, 22 mov...
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Feder: Pulitzer for L.A. Times reflects Chicagoan's key roleApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - Jim Kirk's brief tenure as editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times last year yielded more than just the respect and gratitude of the staff for the veteran Chicago journ...
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O'Donnell: Coppock's final weeks were filled with work, hope, happiness … and then his family's sad vigilApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - On Sunday morning, April 7, Tyler Coppock and sister Lyndsey Coppock-Connolly were texting back and forth about a common new-mill dilemma: Who's going to pick up Dad at ...
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Feder: Correcting the record on Chet CoppockApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - Initial media reports on the death of legendary Chicago sportscaster Chet Coppock Wednesday contained incorrect information on the date and location of the traffic accid...