Entertainment Columns
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Feder: NBC 5 mentor Renee Ferguson boosts Pete Buttigieg campaignApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - When Pete Buttigieg officially kicked off his 2020 presidential bid on Sunday, a former Chicago television news reporter was front and center, Robert Feder writes. Among...
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Five highlights from the 'Game of Thrones' premiereApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - There were no large-scale battles and no major character deaths, but HBO's "Game of Thrones" wasted no time in delivering jaw-dropping moments in Sunday's season premier...
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Constable: Girl with autism shares art — and joy — with patientsApr 13, 2019 2:00 am - As a toddler, Mackenzie Collins not only devoured children's books, but she loved to add a bit of herself to the stories with a crayon. “A lot of parents are like, 'No! ...
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Star Wars Celebration: Naperville fan's home-built droid, plus Disney magicApr 13, 2019 1:00 am - "Excuse me, may I plug in my Artoo?" That's the kind of question that doesn't feel out of place at Star Wars Celebration, a five-day convention that will entertain thous...
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Feder: WLS Radio celebrates 95 years on the airApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - On April 12, 1924, Sears, Roebuck and Company officially began broadcasting its new radio station from the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, naming it WLS (for "World's La...
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Feder: 'Crazy' Howard McGee is back, this time on V103Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - It's the biggest radio comeback of the year: "Crazy" Howard McGee, who was one of Chicago's most popular morning stars before he lost his job to Steve Harvey, is about j...
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Star Wars Celebration: Tears, cheers and awe for 'Episode IX'Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - For a lifelong, 40-year-old fan of "Star Wars," Friday's event presenting the first footage of "Episode IX" - now known as "The Rise of Skywalker" - felt like the beginn...
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Feder: Big John Howell health scare alarms WLS listenersApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago radio talk show host Big John Howell said he plans to see a neurologist after a health scare on the air took him by surprise and alarmed many of his co-workers a...
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Feder: WGN's Andrea Darlas to join U of I as Chicago liaisonApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - After more than 21 years as a multitalented and award-winning news anchor, reporter and program host at news/talk WGN 720-AM, Andrea Darlas is opening a new chapter in h...
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Feder: It's all over for Johnson Publishing CompanyApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - It's a good thing John H. Johnson didn't live to see this day. Johnson Publishing Company, former publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday - 77...